Newton Johnson
Family Vineyards Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir from Hemel En Aarde Valley, South Africa
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R145 nationwide
Newton Johnson
Newton Johnson Vineyards is owned and managed by the Newton Johnson family. The farm is based in the upper Hemel en Aarde Valley near the seaside town of Hermanus an hour and a half’s drive out of Cape Town. This is a popular tourist destination famous for some of the most spectacular land-based whale watching in the world lush indigenous fynbos a floral kingdom home to 1500 species and exclusive to the Cape mountain walks and bike trails. Led by Dave a Cape Wine Master with a thesis on Pinot Noir and his wife Felicity (nee Newton) the Newton Johnson family moved to the Upper Hemel en Aarde Valley in 1995 built a cellar and started planting vines shortly thereafter. This enthusiasm for wine and Pinot noir in particular was passed on to and eagerly adopted by his sons Bevan and Gordon. They in turn have taken this family cellar and vineyards to new heights in exploring the nuances of this grape and their vineyards.
Description
"The 2020 Family Reserve Pinot Noir outshines many of its peers, internationally as well, because of its excellent value, even if the price tag suggests this wine calls for a bit more attention once the cork has been popped. This finely structured wine combines youthful, sweet red-fruited prettiness with some intriguing forest floor-driven aromatics which has slowly started to appear after a year in bottle. Fragrant rose petals and a twist of orange zest bring a lovely contrast to the spicy nutmeg and its dark graphite-like, serious core. Huge respect to the gentle hand that has allowed the fruit to maintain its delicacy of colour with a perfectly fine-tuned level of extraction allowing the vintage to show itself in such a beautifully balanced way. Light on its feet, yet with the stylish classiness expected of its underlying layers. This is not a wine to stow away for the long run. But hey, why wait for something that is so utterly beautiful right now and will remain so for the next few years? After all, how many of us really respect the maximum ageing potential of a wine? Most of them are enjoyed long before their indicated optimal drinking window." MMW
Food Pairing
A great match with salmon or other fatty fish, roasted chicken or pasta dishes.
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