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Paul Cluver Seven Flags Pinot Noir 2018

R1,177.00

Region: Elgin

Tasting note:

Well defined with amazing poise, the colour is bright red, alluring and luminous. The aroma has wonderful elegant red and dark berry fruit expression, ending with lovely soft oak notes. The palate is a combination of firm concentration and freshness, with some enticing savoury notes, and amazing length and complexity with great freshness lifting the fruit.

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Paul Clüver Wines is a fourth generation family business. They have been farming in the Elgin Valley for more than 120 years and are proud to have pioneered Elgin as a premium wine growing region. The estate is nestled in an inland mountain plateau with close proximity to the ocean, encapsulated by the UNESCO Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve.
At the time of harvest, there were 22.9 hectares of Pinot Noir on the estate (28% of total plantings).
The first Pinot Noir vines were planted in 1989 and the youngest in 2018. Vineyards selected for Seven Flags range in age from eleven to seventeen years. The soil is predominantly decomposed Bokkeveld Shale with underlying clay
layers of varying depths. Vine orientation is North/South on Northeast and South facing slopes and Northwest/Southeast on the South facing slopes. Height above sea level ranges from 280m to 400m.
To confirm the superiority of the vineyard sites, the earmarked Seven Flags Pinot Noir barrels are tasted blind in conjunction with all Paul Clüver Pinot Noir barrels in the cellar. The best of the site are then selected and blended to form the Seven Flags Pinot Noir. The new wood and second fill components equate to 34% each, and the remainder third and fourth fill.