Crystallum 'Cuvée Cinema' Pinot Noir
Hemel-en-Aarde 2023
South Africa, South Africa
Regular price£195.00
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| Style: Red | Drink from: 2024 |
| ABV: 14.0% | Drink to: 2030 |
| Packaging: OCC | Stock arriving: October 2024 |
Critic scores
96 TA, 93 NM, 93 GM
Critic reviews
"Picked before the rains, the 2023 Cuvée Cinema comes from the same parcel as the Clay Shales Chardonnay with high-density planting. It includes around 25% whole bunches and was matured in 20% new oak. Often one of Crystallum's strongest cards in the pack, this has a wonderful cranberry- and wild-strawberry-scented nose, with briar and light sous-bois scents percolating through with time. The palate is medium-bodied with a fine, sturdy backbone, but the tannins are finely tuned with a pure, lingering, savory/dried blood finish. Superb."
Neal Martin, August 2024, Vinous.com
"Cuvée Cinéma showcases the quality of a vineyard at 320 metres on the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge. Denser and more powerful than the other Crystallum Pinot Noirs, this has some underlying grip, top notes of blood, fynbos and iron and a medley of bramble, raspberry and black cherry fruit framed by scented 20% new wood."
Tim Atkin, SA Special Report 2024
Neal Martin, August 2024, Vinous.com
"Cuvée Cinéma showcases the quality of a vineyard at 320 metres on the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge. Denser and more powerful than the other Crystallum Pinot Noirs, this has some underlying grip, top notes of blood, fynbos and iron and a medley of bramble, raspberry and black cherry fruit framed by scented 20% new wood."
Tim Atkin, SA Special Report 2024
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