Aristea, Pinot Noir, Hemel en Aarde, South Africa, 2018

2018 was the maiden vintage of Aristea Pinot Noir from Hemel-en-Aarde and comes from two wonderful vineyards at the top of the valley.
It is a delicately layered wine, with red fruit aromas of cranberry, raspberry, blackberry and slight hints of Turkish Delight on the nose.

On the front of the mouth it shows bright, seductive and succulent fruit followed by more gentle black fruit down the middle, whilst the balanced acid and tension on the sides combine well with the velvety-soft tannins to give the wine a grippy backbone and long lingering finish.