Seadragon Pinot Noir

Pairs beautifully with duck breast, roast quail, grilled salmon, wild mushroom risotto and roast pork. The wine's elegance and fine tannin structure also complement charcuterie, truffle dishes and mature cheeses.

The wine is matured for 11 months in 228-litre Burgundian French oak barrels, 25% of which are new, before further élevage in tank prior to bottling without fining and with only coarse filtration.

The grapes are hand-harvested, cooled overnight and carefully sorted before being destemmed, with approximately 20% whole-bunch fermentation included to build aromatic complexity and structure. Fermentation occurs naturally with indigenous yeasts and gentle punch-downs, followed by approximately 25 days on the skins.

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.