Private import

Johan Herman Meyer

2015

Elgin WO

Schist "Koue Bokkeveld" Sandstone Clay

320 meters above sea level

South-West

100% Pinot noir

Organic

Guyot

3 000 ft/ha

36 hl/ha

Hand harvested

No oxidation is allowed before fermentation, the grapes are fermented 100% whole bunch, crushed, with one batonnage per day. The wine ferments at 30 degrees for about 10 days and spends 22 days on the skins for the integration of the tannins

Indigenous

11 months on the lees, in 2000L old french oak barrels and then 12-16 months in bottle

12.8% alc./vol.

21 mg/l

2.2 g/l

5.4 g/l

Red Ruby

The nose is an amalgam of cherry, sweet spices and fresh herbs. The palate has a fine grain and reveals aromas of cranberry, pomegranate and red cherry, all sliced by a precise acid.

15-16 °C