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"The palate has great depth of fruit, bright acidity and tightly packed, quite firm tannins."
Storm Wines - Vrede Pinot Noir 2022
€49,50
Estate
:
Region
: Hemel & Aarde
Vintage
: 2022
Grape
: Pinot Noir
Color
: Red
Degree of alcohol
: 13.5%
Vrede Pinot Noir 2022
€49,50
Description
Storm Wines Vrede Pinot Noir 2022 comes from a steep, northeast-facing slope in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Its vines grow in stony, clay-rich Bokkeveld shale with low vigour. The vineyard was planted in 2008, and the 2022 harvest began on 14 February. After an exceptionally wet winter and a dry September that helped even budding, the vintage yielded a wine the estate describes as pure and generously textured. It is a distinctive place to start exploring South African Pinot Noir.
Hannes Storm established Storm Wines after working with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay through twelve vintages in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. The estate’s first vintage was 2012. Today Hannes and Nathalia Storm make wines from sites in each of the area’s three appellations, allowing the character of Vrede’s shale-grown fruit to sit alongside Pinot Noirs from different ground. In the 2024 South Africa Top 100, JamesSuckling.com placed this Vrede at number two.
Bring it to the table as the evening slows. Pour a glass, let the conversation wander and give the wine a little room to unfold.
TASTING NOTES
Storm Wines Vrede Pinot Noir 2022 opens with restrained dark cherry, earth and spice. Give it time in the glass: its fruit has depth rather than weight, with bright acidity drawing the palate forward. The tannins are close-knit and firm, leading to a long, dry finish. It is a Pinot Noir with generous texture and a distinctly savoury edge.
FOOD PAIRING
Try roast duck breast with cherry sauce: the fruit echoes the wine’s dark-cherry notes. Mushroom risotto plays to its earthy side, while herb-roasted chicken suits its savoury spice and firm finish.
Varietal Composition: 100% Pinot Noir
Only 12.480 bottles were produced for this vintage.
| Bottle Size: | 750ml |
| Alcohol: | 13,56% |
| Acidity: | 6,4 g/l |
| pH: | 3,43 |
| RS: | 3,1 g/l |
Estate: Storm Wines
