A cool climate terroir driven wine. Purple edges with cherry red centre. A bouquet of red cherries and white pepper develops into a velvety mid palate crammed with savoury and earthy notes. A wine that has a clean fresh finish. A Pinot noir experience.
The grapes were handpicked in the early morning on 28th January 2016 into 18kg lug boxes at a Balling of 23°. Once picked the grapes were placed in cold storage for overnight cooling at a temperature of 4°C. The following day the grape bunches were hand sorted before being destemmed and then placed on a vibrating sorting table for berry sorting to ensure only the highest quality. Thereafter the tank’s cooling system is switched off, allowing for the grapes to warm up naturally before being inoculated with Brioso yeast at 30g/hl. Once begun, fermentation took 11 days to complete before the wine was pressed and left to settle for two days. Thereafter the wine was inoculated with MLF bacteria and moved to barrel for MaloLactic fermentation. Once complete, the wine is then racked and sulphurated before returning to barrel for a further 9-10 months of maturation before being filtered and bottled.
Winemaker : Reino Thiart
Winemaker : Reino Thiart
Whalehaven is the third oldest wine producer in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Carefully crafting wines since 1995. Galileo Galilei said it best, “Wine is sunlight, held together by water”.
Named after the protective bay that shelters breeding Southern Right whales in the cool Cape winter months, Whalehaven is a boutique winery situated in Hemel-en-Aarde, just outside Hermanus, that creates a delightful array of wines that intrigue and tantalise the palate. Our artisan winery offers an array of hand crafted wines and produces exceptional Merlot, Cabernet Franc as well as site-specific Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
Named after the protective bay that shelters breeding Southern Right whales in the cool Cape winter months, Whalehaven is a boutique winery situated in Hemel-en-Aarde, just outside Hermanus, that creates a delightful array of wines that intrigue and tantalise the palate. Our artisan winery offers an array of hand crafted wines and produces exceptional Merlot, Cabernet Franc as well as site-specific Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
