Pinot Noir

Meat dishes like lamb or venison or fish like tuna or Norwegian salmon.

Various Pinot Noir clones and vineyard sites have been used to make up the blend.

12 months in 2nd fill and a further 6 months in 4000l French oak barrels.

Two methods of vinification are used, namely pump over and pushing through the cap (piage). The wine completes both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in Burgundy barrels which has played a key role in producing the integrated style of wine.

Vriesenhof has a history dating back to the early eighteen century where its south facing slopes are perfectly positioned to produce wines of a fine character. The estate has plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot Pinotage and small block of Pinot Noir. You’ll find it between the Helderberg and Stellenbosch mountains amidst the Paradyskloof Valley. Three ranges of superb wines are produced including the labels of Vriesenhof Talana Hill and Paradyskloof. Jan Boland Coetzee is the wine maker of the estate and he has ensured that the position of each variety is planted in the ideal position.