Kershaw Pinot Noir (Clonal Selection) 2021

Kershaw Wines Clonal Selection Elgin Pinot Noir is a pure, precision expression of cool-climate Elgin Pinot Noir from Richard Kershaw MW, South Africa's only winemaking Master of Wine. Defined by its purity of fruit, focus and freshness, the wine layers black cherry, pomegranate, rose petal and raspberry over fine, powdery tannins on a deliciously succulent palate. It is built from seven tiny Elgin parcels and four Pinot Noir clones — predominantly 777 and 115 — grown on sandstone, granite and clay soils, with each clone and soil type micro-vinified separately before blending. Matured for 10–11 months in French oak from a small selection of Burgundy coopers, the wine was tasted and assessed every six weeks throughout ageing before minimal fining and light filtration. A rare, tiny-production wine from one of South Africa's most cerebral producers, classed as a First Growth in the South Africa Report by Tim Atkin MW.