The 2017 release of their beautiful single vineyard Vrede Pinot Noir is perhaps the estate's best to date. Scoring 95-point ratings from both Tim Atkin and Decanter, it is a "another stunning Pinot by (owner/winemaker) Hannes Storm" (TA).
Hannes Storm makes three distinctive and very different Pinot Noirs from estate-grown fruit in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley near Hermanus. The Vrede Pinot comes from an elevated vineyard site on shale soils and is very Burgundian in style but with a new world flair. Lush red fruit dominates the nose and palate with cherries and violets dominating before a lick of oak leads to more tertiary characters of soil and tomato leaf. Long and delicious.
Drinking Window: 2019 - 2024
Reviewer Name: Chris Wilson
Review Date: 10th September 2019
Another stunning Pinot from Hannes Storm, who makes some of the best examples of the grape in the Cape. This is on shale-derived clay and has produced a wonderfully aromatic red in 2017: lifted, floral and serene with fine tannins, supple red berry fruit and some tannic support.
Drinking Window: 2019 - 2025
Reviewer Name: Tim Atkin MW
With an impeccable focus on the nose, the 2017 Pinot Noir Vrede is red-fruited and aromatically floral with soft orange rind and oak tones layered underneath the fruit. The palate reveals the heart of Pinot Noir in an elegant and true manner. The structure is immaculate, yet seductively light. Medium-bodied the finish is cherried with a feral wildness and strawberry-kissed focus that is really amazing. The wine is still tight and is built for aging, packing a punch wrapped in a glove of silk. 7,500 bottles of Pinot aged for 11 months in Burgundy barrels, 28% being first use barrels.
Drinking Window: 2019 - 2032
Reviewer Name: Anthony Mueller
Review Date: 31st October 2019
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- Year 2017
- Colour Red
- Country South Africa
- Region Cape South Coast
- Sub Region Walker Bay
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- Classification
- Pack Size 6x75cl
- ABV 13.5°
- Drinking Window 2019 - 2032
- Drinking Recommendation Drinking Now, will improve
- LWIN 135066920170600750
- Reviews (3)
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95 Decanter
Hannes Storm makes three distinctive and very different Pinot Noirs from estate-grown fruit in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley near Hermanus. The Vrede Pinot comes from an elevated vineyard site on shale soils and is very Burgundian in style but with a new world flair. Lush red fruit dominates the nose and palate with cherries and violets dominating before a lick of oak leads to more tertiary characters of soil and tomato leaf. Long and delicious.
Drinking Window: 2019 - 2024
Reviewer Name: Chris Wilson
Review Date: 10th September 2019
95 Tim Atkin MWAnother stunning Pinot from Hannes Storm, who makes some of the best examples of the grape in the Cape. This is on shale-derived clay and has produced a wonderfully aromatic red in 2017: lifted, floral and serene with fine tannins, supple red berry fruit and some tannic support.
Drinking Window: 2019 - 2025
Reviewer Name: Tim Atkin MW
93+ Wine AdvocateWith an impeccable focus on the nose, the 2017 Pinot Noir Vrede is red-fruited and aromatically floral with soft orange rind and oak tones layered underneath the fruit. The palate reveals the heart of Pinot Noir in an elegant and true manner. The structure is immaculate, yet seductively light. Medium-bodied the finish is cherried with a feral wildness and strawberry-kissed focus that is really amazing. The wine is still tight and is built for aging, packing a punch wrapped in a glove of silk. 7,500 bottles of Pinot aged for 11 months in Burgundy barrels, 28% being first use barrels.
Drinking Window: 2019 - 2032
Reviewer Name: Anthony Mueller
Review Date: 31st October 2019
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