Village Pinot Noir

Serve with rosemary and mustard infused lamb. Asian style fish dishes or vegetarian lentil burgers

The valley, where our estate is based, has quite a big diurnal difference due to our altitude, thus the evenings was cool and days moderate during harvest. Harvesting of our Pinot noir started on the 4th of February and finishing the 28th of February. Picking of the grapes took place in the early hours of the morning and stored in cold storage overnight to ensure optimal quality.

The wine is partially matured in French oak for 10 months to add complexity and silkiness.

For the Village Pinot noir, we select the vineyards which has not yet reach full maturity, young vineyards tend to show more varietal character which is what we want to express in this wine. Clones 115, 113, 777 and PN5 are used. Extensive individual berry sorting was done by hand prior to destemming without crushing. The whole berries were transferred without pumping to the fermentation tanks, which was followed by cold maceration at 12°- 14° Celsius for 5-6 days. After cold maceration, the fermentation started spontaneously with some bathes inoculated with selected strains of Burgundian yeast to ensure complete fermentation. The skin cap was punched through by hand at least 2 times per day during fermentation. After the completion of the fermentation and pressing the wine was transferred to older French oak barrels and 5000 litre wooden vats for malolactic fermentation and maturation.

Paul Cluver Wines is a family owned and family run winery focused on producing world class wines that reflect the uniqueness of the cool-climate Elgin terroir. The family is proud to have pioneered the Elgin appellation and for being a leader in sustainable farming.