Restless River Hemel-en Aarde Pinot Noir 2023Restless river has quickly reached cult status among many South African wine lovers, although they haven't been around that long the wines they have created are of the highest quality. The vines they look after are some of the oldest in the Hemel en Aarde Valley. This coastal region far away from the bulk producers based around Cape Town is highly regarded as one of the best climates to produces wines from. The Pinot Noir shows pale ruby red in the

The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks but spends a short period on fine lees

It is a complex wine of dark fruit

Sweet vanilla expressed from the oak with silky soft tannins

or even a light toasty flavour

Established in 1860

Traditional port varieties

Half the bunches are left whole during fermentation

which it often is on the Isle of Man

between Beychevelle and St Julien

and wormwood that linger elegantly into a refreshing finish

quality and German terroir

Christian Patat