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J.H. Meyer Signature Wines

2021

‘Cuvée NoS’

Pinot Noir   |   Cape South Coast - South Africa
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About

The goal of showcasing the terroir of the Cape South Coast through single vineyard Chardonnay and Pinot Noir took a ‘little’ detour when Stompie and Anri purchased the land now known as ‘Platteklip Vineyards’ in Piket-bo-berg, Swartland. The intense planting work done there shifted the focus of ‘JH Meyer Signature Wines’ to eventually becoming ‘Platteklip Vineyards.’ Stompie plans to get back to the single vineyard game when the Platteklip vines are mature, but in the meantime, he will continue to put his deft hand (and hair) to work with Burgundy varieties across the Cape. The 2021 ‘Cuvée NoS’ is an amalgamation of organically farmed Palmiet (Elgin) and Elandsrivier (Elandskloof) sites.

The fruit was hand picked at optimum sugar levels with Stompie keeping a keen eye on the pH levels being his more important ‘number.’ The grapes were fermented entirely whole-cluster and crushed by hand with a single daily punchdown over the course of 10 days. The wine fermented for 10 days and then spent another 22 days post-fermentation on skins for further tannin integration. The wine was then gently pressed with only the free run juice along with gross lees into a single old French 40hL foudre where the wine aged for 12 months. It was bottled directly from cask without fining, filtration or a sulfur addition.

Stats

  • Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir
  • Vineyard: Palmeit (Elgin) and Elandsrivier (Elandskloof)
  • Vine Age: 12-18-years-old
  • Soil Type: Sandstone - clay - shale
  • Viticulture: Sustainable
  • Fermentation: Native – open-top stainless-steel (100% whole-cluster)
  • Skin Contact: 32 days
  • Aging: 12 months on gross lees in a 4000L old French foudre
  • Alcohol: 12%
  • pH: 3.38
  • Total Acidity: 6.3 g/L
  • Total SO2: None
  • Total Production: 442 cases
  • UPC: 700083441508

Tasting Note

This is an elegant, balanced and complex Pinot Noir given its rather ‘relaxed’ approach to winemaking. It has a nose full of sweet cherries and red fruits with spices and savory herbs. The palate is bright with loads of acidity keeping the saturated palate elevated. The finish is taught and gives energetic drive lingering to the next sip.

Press & Reviews

Wine Spectator

91

"An herbaceous red, with generous tobacco and cedar notes wafting through bright, tangy steeped black raspberry, orange peel, graphite and floral flavors. Lightly chalky in texture, with snappy tannins showing on the lively finish. Drink now through 2026."

- Alison Napjus
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J.H. Meyer Signature Wines

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Cape South Coast

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South Africa

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