Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir 2020

Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir is an icon and their wines are regarded as the best in SA. One of the country’s most southerly wine estates, it produces world-class wines that are unique thanks to the estate’s enviable climate, soil and tiny yields. We receive a small allocation of the world class Hamilton Russell Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wine so make sure you order when they’re in stock to avoid disappointment! Hamilton Russell Vineyards is an icon and their wines are regarded as the best in SA. One of the country’s most southerly wine estates, it produces world-class wines that are unique thanks to the estate’s enviable climate, soil and tiny yields. This Pinot is not overtly fruity but it is soft and ‘sweet’ and it shows hints of an alluring savoury primal character along with a dark, spicy, complex primary fruit perfume.

The 2020 Hamilton Russell Vineyards Pinot Noir is in a league of its own, surely the finest Pinot in all the Cape and nothing short of a grand cru if such a thing existed in South Africa. It’s not just the wonderful fruit, nurtured by long, hot days and cooling sea breezes; it’s the structure too. Like a fine Gevrey Chambertin it needs time but, goodness, it’s a belter. – Jonathan Ray, The Spectator