Pinot Noir
2021 Growing Season
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The 2020 Pinot Noir harvest will be remembered as more abundant after the challenging and extremely low-yielding 2019 vintage. Overall the year was much wetter than the previous few years - with a total annual rainfall of close to 900 mm for the Vrede vineyard for calendar year 2019. Very good rainfall during October and January alleviated the drought pressure to a great extent. Temperature wise, the vintage was cooler than 2019 and equal to the celebrated 2015 vintage.
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Vrede
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Alcohol: 13.65 %
Acid: 5.7 g/l
pH: 3.48
Residual Sugar: 2.9 g/l
Wooding: 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
20% 2020, 28% 2019, 32% 2018, 20% 2017
Coopers: 52% Mercurey, 40% Francois Freres, 4% Chassin, 4% Cadus
Vineyard Yield: 0.61 kg/vine, 2.5 t/ha
Production: 510 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: February 2021
Release date: March 2022
Acknowledgements:
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2020 - 96, South African Report 2021, Tim Atkin,
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2020 - 5 stars, Platter’s Wine Guide 2021
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2020 - 97, Winemag.co.za, Christian Eedes
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Ignis
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Alcohol: 13.05 %
Acid: 5.7 g/l
pH: 3.57
Residual Sugar: 3.1 g/l
Wooding: Tight grain French oak 228L; 11 months
27% 2020, 14% 2019, 36% 2018, 23% 2017
Coopers: 50% Francois Freres, 41% Mercurey, 9% Chassin
Vineyard Yield: 0.72 kg/vine, 3.2 t/ha
Production: 540 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: February 2021
Release date: March 2022
Acknowledgements:
Storm Ignis Pinot Noir 2020 – 5 stars, Platter’s Wine Guide 2021
Storm Ignis Pinot Noir 2020 - 96, Winemag.co.za, Christian Eedes
Ridge
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Alcohol: 13.64 %
Acid: 5.8g/l
pH: 3.59
Residual Sugar: 2.8 g/l
Wooding: 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
20% 2020, 14% 2019, 38% 2018, 28% 2017
Coopers: 57% Francois Freres, 33% Mercurey, 5% Chassin, 5% Adour
Vineyard Yield: : 0.72 kg/vine, 5.4 t/ha
Production: 490 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: February 2021
Release date: MArch 2022
Acknowledgements:
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Storm Ridge Pinot Noir 2020 - 95, South African Report 2021, Tim Atkin
Storm Ridge Pinot Noir 2020 - 98, highest SA score to date awarded to a SA PN, Christian Eedes
2022 Growing Season
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The timing of our 2022 harvest was similar to 2021 but a touch later than average. Ripening was slow and extended, and the harvest was fortunately complete before the first rains in early March. The preceding winter was our wettest in 24 years. The skies absolutely opened up from early May, filling soil reservoirs and dams, making sunbathers giddy, and satisfying the vineyards’ extreme thirst. Then, come September, we winemakers shifted from a rain dance to a winegrowing dance, and, miraculously, all precipitation stopped, allowing for a perfect, healthy, and even bud break. The summer weather was glorious. The vintage proceeded smoothly and delivered opulent, pure, generously textured wines. In short, the 2022 vintage shows (for the first time) quality along with quantity - yields were appreciably up from 2021’s extremely low yields.
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Vrede
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Alcohol: 13.05 %
Acid: 5.7 g/l
pH: 3.57
Residual Sugar: 3.1 g/l
Wooding: Tight grain French oak 228L; 11 months
27% 2020, 14% 2019, 36% 2018, 23% 2017
Coopers: 50% Francois Freres, 41% Mercurey, 9% Chassin
Vineyard Yield: 0.72 kg/vine, 3.2 t/ha
Production: 540 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: February 2021
Release date: March 2022
Acknowledgements:
Storm Ignis Pinot Noir 2020 – 5 stars, Platter’s Wine Guide 2021
Storm Ignis Pinot Noir 2020 - 96, Winemag.co.za, Christian Eedes
Ignis
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Alcohol: 13.64 %
Acid: 5.8g/l
pH: 3.59
Residual Sugar: 2.8 g/l
Wooding: 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
20% 2020, 14% 2019, 38% 2018, 28% 2017
Coopers: 57% Francois Freres, 33% Mercurey, 5% Chassin, 5% Adour
Vineyard Yield: : 0.72 kg/vine, 5.4 t/ha
Production: 490 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: February 2021
Release date: MArch 2022
Acknowledgements:
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Storm Ridge Pinot Noir 2020 - 95, South African Report 2021, Tim Atkin
Storm Ridge Pinot Noir 2020 - 98, highest SA score to date awarded to a SA PN, Christian Eedes
2020 Growing Season
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The 2020 Pinot Noir harvest will be remembered as more abundant after the challenging and extremely low-yielding 2019 vintage. Overall the year was much wetter than the previous few years - with a total annual rainfall of close to 900 mm for the Vrede vineyard for calendar year 2019. Very good rainfall during October and January alleviated the drought pressure to a great extent. Temperature wise, the vintage was cooler than 2019 and equal to the celebrated 2015 vintage.
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Ridge
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Alcohol: 13.65 %
Acid: 5.7 g/l
pH: 3.48
Residual Sugar: 2.9 g/l
Wooding: 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
20% 2020, 28% 2019, 32% 2018, 20% 2017
Coopers: 52% Mercurey, 40% Francois Freres, 4% Chassin, 4% Cadus
Vineyard Yield: 0.61 kg/vine, 2.5 t/ha
Production: 510 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: February 2021
Release date: March 2022
Acknowledgements:
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2020 - 96, South African Report 2021, Tim Atkin,
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2020 - 5 stars, Platter’s Wine Guide 2021
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2020 - 97, Winemag.co.za, Christian Eedes
2019 Growing Season
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The year 2019 was a culmination of three years of bone-dry soils. Although vines are drought-tolerant, 2019 was the year when the stress reached a crescendo. Darwin and Mother Nature are stunning dance partners. A vine’s core purpose is to nurture its offspring ‒ its seeds/grapes. Stress vines to the limit with three years of drought and they focus all their energy into very few grapes. And if we do our job right, that intensity goes into the fermenter, barrel and, eventually, the bottle.
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Vrede
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Alcohol: 13.25 %
Acid: 5.8 g/l
pH: 3.43
Residual Sugar: 3.1 g/l
Wooding: 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
24% 2019, 23% 2018, 32% 2017, 21% 2016
Coopers: 36% Francois Freres, 44% Mercurey, 20% Chassin
Vineyard Yield: 1.46 t/ha, 0.95 hl/ha, 0.33 kg/vine
Production: 275 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: February 2020
Release date: April 2021
Acknowledgements:
Stom Vrede Pinot Noir 2019 – 5 stars, Platter’s Wine Guide 2020
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2019 - 96, South African Report 2020, Tim Atkin
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Ignis
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Alcohol: 13.53 %
Acid: 6.0 g/l
pH: 3.44
Residual Sugar: 3.4 g/l
Wooding: 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
25% 2019, 25% 2018, 50% 2017
Coopers: 50% Francois Freres, 41% Mercurey, 9% Chassin
Vineyard Yield: 2.7 t/ha, 1.8 hl/ha, 0.6 kg/vine
Production: 290 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: February 2020
Release date: April 2021
Acknowledgements:
Storm Ignis Pinot Noir 2019 – 94, South African Report 2020, Tim Atkin
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Ridge
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Alcohol: 13.51 %
Acid: 6.1 g/l
pH: 3.30
Residual Sugar: 3.2 g/l
Wooding: 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
26% 2019, 23% 2018, 15% 2017, 36% 2016
Coopers: 55% Francois Freres, 27% Mercurey, 18% Chassin
Vineyard Yield: : 0.72 kg/vine, 5.4 t/ha
Production: 340 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: February 2020
Release date: April 2021
Acknowledgements:
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Storm Ridge Pinot Noir 2019 – 95, South African Report 2020, Tim Atkin
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2018 Growing Season
The 2018 harvest was in line with the normal timing that we are used to in the Hemel-en-Aarde, with harvest kicking off in the first week of February. With extremely low yields and light bunches coupled with tiny berries, with slightly more perfume and opulence than 2017 – in all, wines with poise, elegance and layered concentration showcasing their sense of place.
Vrede
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Alcohol: 13.77 %
Acid: 5.8g/l
pH: 3.41
Residual Sugar: 3.2 g/l
Wooding: 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
25% 2018, 22% 2017, 28% 2016, 25% 2015
Coopers: 50% Francois Freres, 47% Mercurey, 3% Chassin
Vineyard Yield: 3.2 t/ha, 21 hl/ha, 0.73 kg/vine
Production: 500 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: January 2019
Release date: April 2020
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2018 - 96, South African Report 2019, Tim Atkin
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" One of the world's greatest Pinot Noir Producers." Tim Atkin MW
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Ignis ​
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Alcohol: 13.50 %
Acid: 6.0 g/l
pH: 3.41
Residual Sugar: 3.0 g/l
Wooding: 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
30% 2018, 10% 2015, 60% 2014
Coopers: 70% Francois Freres, 30% Mercurey
Vineyard Yield: 3.0 t/ha, 20 hl/ha, 0.80 kg/vine
Production: 290 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: January 2019
Release date: April 2020
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Ignis Pinot Noir 2018 - 95, South African Report 2019, Tim Atkin
Storm Ignis Pinot Noir 2018 - 5 stars, Platter’s Wine Guide 2020
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Ridge
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Alcohol: 13.50 %
Acid: 6.0 g/l
pH: 3.40
Residual Sugar: 2.9 g/l
Wooding: 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
27% 2018, 23% 2016, 14% 2015, 36% 2014
Coopers: 73% Francois Freres, 27% Mercurey
Vineyard Yield: 4.0 t/ha, 26.0 hl/ha, 0.88 kg/vine
Production: 490 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: January 2019
Release date: April 2020
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Ridge Pinot Noir 2018 – 94, South African Report 2019, Tim Atkin
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2017 Growing Season:
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After a particularly early 2016 vintage, the 2017 vintage was more in line with the normal timing that we are used to in the Hemel-en-Aarde, harvest starting only slightly earlier than our long-time average. A warm December, a cool January and a warmer February, coupled with cool nights, were beneficial during the ripening stages. These conditions afforded good colour and flavour development while preserving acidity. 2017 was an excellent vintage for us – perhaps a favourite – with poise and elegance and layered concentration showcasing its sense of place.
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Vrede
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Alcohol: 13.74 %
Acid: 5.8g/l
pH: 3.45
Residual Sugar: 2.7 g/l
Wooding: 28% 2017, 23% 2016, 9% 2015, 40% 2014 - 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
Coopers: 36% Francois Freres, 64% Mercurey
Vineyard Yield: 3.0 t/ha, 20 hl/ha, 0.72 kg/vine
Production: 650 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: January 2018
Release date: March 2019
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2017 - 95, South African Report 2018,
Tim Atkin, MW
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2017 - 95, Chris Wilson, Decanter 2019
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Ignis
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Alcohol: 13.80 %
Acid: 5.9 g/l
pH: 3.44
Residual Sugar: 2.9 g/l
Wooding: 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
30% 2017, 10% 2015, 60% 2014
Coopers: 70% Francois Freres, 30% Mercurey
Vineyard Yield: 3.0 t/ha, 20 hl/ha, 0.80 kg/vine
Production: 250 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: January 2018
Release date: March 2019
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Ignis Pinot Noir 2017 - 5 stars, Platter’s Wine Guide 2020, PN of the Year Award
Storm Ignis Pinot Noir 2017 - 96, South African Report 2018, Tim Atkin
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Ridge
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Alcohol: 13.76 %
Acid: 6.0 g/l
pH: 3.41
Residual Sugar: 2.6 g/l
Wooding: 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
27% 2017, 23% 2016, 14% 2015, 36%
Coopers: 73% Francois Freres, 27% Mercurey
Vineyard Yield: 4.0 t/ha, 26.0 hl/ha, 0.88 kg/vine
Production: 500 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: January 2018
Release date: March 2019
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Ridge Pinot Noir 2017 - 94, South African Report 2018, Tim Atkin
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2016
2016 Growing Season
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The 2016 harvest was early and condensed – Storm Vrede Pinot Noir picked on 20th January, Ignis on 28th January and Ridge on 4th February. The excessive heat and extreme dry conditions (characteristic of the vintage throughout the Cape Winelands), luckily did not characterise the 2016 vintage in the Hemel-en-Aarde. The cool Atlantic ocean’s influence was particularly beneficial in this warmer vintage, yielding small, concentrated bunches with high natural acidity.
2016 - An opulent vintage with good concentration.
Vrede
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Alcohol: 13.74 %
Acid: 5.8g/l
pH: 3.45
Residual Sugar: 2.9 g/l
Wooding: 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
25% 2016, 25% 2015, 50% 2014
Coopers: 100% Francois Freres
Vineyard Yield: 3.0 t/ha, 20 hl/ha, 0.72 kg/vine
Production: 650 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: February 2017
Release date: March 2018
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2016 - 95, South African Report 2017,
Tim Atkin
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2016 - 17 points, Jancis Robinson, MW,
Jancisrobinson.com
"Really rather Burgundian nose. Proper, well-constructed wine with a dry finish and reasonably accessible opening impressions. Really very exciting and palate-gripping with quite enough ripe fruit. Long. Bravo!" Jancis Robinson MW
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Ignis
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Alcohol: 13.50 %
Acid: 5.9 g/l
pH: 3.41
Residual Sugar: 2.9 g/l
Wooding: 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
25% 2016, 25% 2015, 50% 2014
Coopers: 100% Francois Freres
Vineyard Yield: : 2.9 t/ha, 20 hl/ha, 0.65 kg/vine
Production: 275 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: February 2017
Release date: March 2018
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Ignis Pinot Noir 2016 - 96, South African Report 2017, Tim Atkin
Storm Ignis Pinot Noir 2016 - 95, Top 100 Wine of the Year, Wine & Spirits, 2020
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Ridge
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Alcohol: 13.64 %
Acid: 6.0 g/l
pH: 3.45
Residual Sugar: 2.9 g/l
Wooding: 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
25% 2016, 25% 2015, 50% 2014
Coopers: 100% Francois Freres
Vineyard Yield: 4.0 t/ha, 27.0 hl/ha, 0.88 kg/vine
Production: 250 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: February 2017
Release date: March 2018
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Ridge Pinot Noir 2016 - 94, South African Report 2017, Tim Atkin
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2015 Growing Season
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The 2015 vintage was exceptional and will be remembered as one of the driest and earliest in years with harvest starting two weeks earlier than usual. Despite the dry conditions, lower than average maximum temperatures were experienced during the ripening and harvesting phases in the Hemel-en-Aarde. Compact bunches, small berries, fresh natural acidity, fine grained tannins, full, opulent and concentrated are words that describe the 2015 vintage.
Ignis
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Alcohol: 13.80 %
Acid: 5.9 g/l
pH: 3.48
Residual Sugar: 3.1 g/l
Wooding: 25% 2015, 25% 2016, 50% 2017 - 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
Coopers: 100% Francois Freres
Vineyard Yield: 3.0 t/ha, 20 hl/ha, 0.66 kg/vine
Production: 650 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: January 2016
Release date: April 2017
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 95, South African Report 2016, Tim Atkin, MW
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 92, Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015- 95, Laura Buzzeo Wine Enthusiast- Editors’ Choice.
Vrede
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Alcohol: 13.80 %
Acid: 5.9 g/l
pH: 3.48
Residual Sugar: 3.1 g/l
Wooding: 25% 2015, 25% 2016, 50% 2017 - 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
Coopers: 100% Francois Freres
Vineyard Yield: 3.0 t/ha, 20 hl/ha, 0.66 kg/vine
Production: 650 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: January 2016
Release date: April 2017
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 95, South African Report 2016, Tim Atkin, MW
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 92, Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015- 95, Laura Buzzeo Wine Enthusiast- Editors’ Choice.
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"There’s an herbal edge right up front on the nose of this wine, with some earthy foliage, raw cocoa nib and fresh-tilled dirt aromas
that are amply supported by a fruity core of red cherry flesh, plum, wild strawberry and raspberry. The bright palate offers beautiful minerality, as pristine, pure red-fruit flavors are coupled with a saline burst on the mid palate and through the close. Fine tannins lend a subtle structure. It’s well balanced,focused and precise, a gorgeous wine that is hard to resist now and should evolve well through 2028." Laura Buzzeo
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Ridge
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Alcohol: 13.80 %
Acid: 5.9 g/l
pH: 3.48
Residual Sugar: 3.1 g/l
Wooding: 25% 2015, 25% 2016, 50% 2017 - 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
Coopers: 100% Francois Freres
Vineyard Yield: 3.0 t/ha, 20 hl/ha, 0.66 kg/vine
Production: 650 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: January 2016
Release date: April 2017
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 95, South African Report 2016, Tim Atkin, MW
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 92, Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015- 95, Laura Buzzeo Wine Enthusiast- Editors’ Choice.
2014 Growing Season
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The 2015 vintage was exceptional and will be remembered as one of the driest and earliest in years with harvest starting two weeks earlier than usual. Despite the dry conditions, lower than average maximum temperatures were experienced during the ripening and harvesting phases in the Hemel-en-Aarde. Compact bunches, small berries, fresh natural acidity, fine grained tannins, full, opulent and concentrated are words that describe the 2015 vintage.
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Vrede
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Alcohol: 13.80 %
Acid: 5.9 g/l
pH: 3.48
Residual Sugar: 3.1 g/l
Wooding: 25% 2015, 25% 2016, 50% 2017 - 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
Coopers: 100% Francois Freres
Vineyard Yield: 3.0 t/ha, 20 hl/ha, 0.66 kg/vine
Production: 650 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: January 2016
Release date: April 2017
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 95, South African Report 2016, Tim Atkin, MW
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 92, Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015- 95, Laura Buzzeo Wine Enthusiast- Editors’ Choice.
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Ignis
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Alcohol: 13.80 %
Acid: 5.9 g/l
pH: 3.48
Residual Sugar: 3.1 g/l
Wooding: 25% 2015, 25% 2016, 50% 2017 - 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
Coopers: 100% Francois Freres
Vineyard Yield: 3.0 t/ha, 20 hl/ha, 0.66 kg/vine
Production: 650 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: January 2016
Release date: April 2017
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 95, South African Report 2016, Tim Atkin, MW
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 92, Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015- 95, Laura Buzzeo Wine Enthusiast- Editors’ Choice.
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2013 Growing Season
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The 2015 vintage was exceptional and will be remembered as one of the driest and earliest in years with harvest starting two weeks earlier than usual. Despite the dry conditions, lower than average maximum temperatures were experienced during the ripening and harvesting phases in the Hemel-en-Aarde. Compact bunches, small berries, fresh natural acidity, fine grained tannins, full, opulent and concentrated are words that describe the 2015 vintage.
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Vrede
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Alcohol: 13.80 %
Acid: 5.9 g/l
pH: 3.48
Residual Sugar: 3.1 g/l
Wooding: 25% 2015, 25% 2016, 50% 2017 - 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
Coopers: 100% Francois Freres
Vineyard Yield: 3.0 t/ha, 20 hl/ha, 0.66 kg/vine
Production: 650 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: January 2016
Release date: April 2017
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 95, South African Report 2016, Tim Atkin, MW
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 92, Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015- 95, Laura Buzzeo Wine Enthusiast- Editors’ Choice.
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Ignis
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Alcohol: 13.80 %
Acid: 5.9 g/l
pH: 3.48
Residual Sugar: 3.1 g/l
Wooding: 25% 2015, 25% 2016, 50% 2017 - 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
Coopers: 100% Francois Freres
Vineyard Yield: 3.0 t/ha, 20 hl/ha, 0.66 kg/vine
Production: 650 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: January 2016
Release date: April 2017
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 95, South African Report 2016, Tim Atkin, MW
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 92, Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015- 95, Laura Buzzeo Wine Enthusiast- Editors’ Choice.
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2012 Growing Season
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The 2015 vintage was exceptional and will be remembered as one of the driest and earliest in years with harvest starting two weeks earlier than usual. Despite the dry conditions, lower than average maximum temperatures were experienced during the ripening and harvesting phases in the Hemel-en-Aarde. Compact bunches, small berries, fresh natural acidity, fine grained tannins, full, opulent and concentrated are words that describe the 2015 vintage.
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Vrede
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Alcohol: 13.80 %
Acid: 5.9 g/l
pH: 3.48
Residual Sugar: 3.1 g/l
Wooding: 25% 2015, 25% 2016, 50% 2017 - 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
Coopers: 100% Francois Freres
Vineyard Yield: 3.0 t/ha, 20 hl/ha, 0.66 kg/vine
Production: 650 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: January 2016
Release date: April 2017
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 95, South African Report 2016, Tim Atkin, MW
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 92, Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015- 95, Laura Buzzeo Wine Enthusiast- Editors’ Choice.
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Ignis
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Alcohol: 13.80 %
Acid: 5.9 g/l
pH: 3.48
Residual Sugar: 3.1 g/l
Wooding: 25% 2015, 25% 2016, 50% 2017 - 228 litre, tight grain, French oak, 11 months
Coopers: 100% Francois Freres
Vineyard Yield: 3.0 t/ha, 20 hl/ha, 0.66 kg/vine
Production: 650 cases (12) produced
Bottling Date: January 2016
Release date: April 2017
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Acknowledgements:
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 95, South African Report 2016, Tim Atkin, MW
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015 - 92, Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2015- 95, Laura Buzzeo Wine Enthusiast- Editors’ Choice.
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