Catherine Marshall Pinot Noir in Clay 2022

This Pinot Noir is like a symphony for your taste buds, with each sip revealing a new note of flavor and complexity.

Pinot Noir (Pinot Nero)

$69.00

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Red Fruit and Pepper / Spice, Smokey

BODY: Medium -
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: Cape South Coast (Hermanus, Elgin, Walker Bay & More), South Africa

Grape Varietals:
Pinot Noir (Pinot Nero)

Winemaking:
Vegan Friendly
Crushed, Destemmed, Whole Bunch, and Malolactic Fermentation

Maturation: 7-12 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Turkey, mushroom risotto

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Herbal duck, Black pepper beef on hotplate

Catherine Marshall Wines

What began as a festive three-barrel foot stomp event attended by a handful of friends on a south peninsula beach in 1996 has led to the decision was made in 2007 to source all grapes from mostly cool climate Elgin and the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley

Description

Catherine Marshall Pinot Noir in Clay 2022

Grape varietal & region: Catherine Marshall's Pinot Noir on Clay Soils 2020 is a vibrant and elegant wine from the cool climate region of Elgin in South Africa. The grapes are grown on the clay-heavy soils of the vineyard, which impart a unique minerality and depth to the wine.

Taste profile: The nose is full of red fruit aromas, including cherries and raspberries, with a hint of smokiness and spice. On the palate, the wine is well-balanced with silky tannins and a long, satisfying finish.

Winemkaing process: The grapes were hand-picked and sorted before undergoing a cold maceration for five days. Fermentation took place in small batches with wild yeast, with manual punch-downs and pump-overs to ensure maximum extraction of flavor and color. The wine was then aged in 100% French oak barrels for 11 months, of which 20% were new barrels.

Bright & Easy Reds

Easy drinking red wines with bright fruit aromas and low tannins. The wines are often released without much aging in tank, oak barrels or bottle, and are meant to be drunk early

These wines typically can be nejoyed without food, and are usually served cooler. They can be light bodied wines like Beaujolais, or light extraction styles that do not emphasize tannin & color extraction

Malolactic fermentation

MLF is a process that results in reduction in acidity & the production of buttery texture & taste profile, often applied to more bodied styles of red & white wines
While not all creamy whites or rich fruity reds undergo MLF, and can adopt similar profiles from barrel ageing,