Pinot Noir 2025

Hamilton Russell Vineyards, årgangsark (hamiltonrussellvineyards.com) og «Production History» (hamiltonrussellvineyards.com), linket fra hamiltonrussellvineyards.com, hentet 2026-10-18: 2025 Hamilton Russell Vineyards Pinot Noir – område: Hemel-en-Aarde Valley; druer: Pinot Noir; alkohol 13.2%; TA 5.62 g/l; pH 3.65; 2604 kasser à 12 flasker. Fadlagring 10 måneder i 228 l franske egefade, 25% 1. fyld (nye). Producentens noter (engelsk): Growing season: After the challenges of the 2024 vintage, 2025 felt perfect. Although yields were very low, as is usual for us, bud break was even and complete following excellent cold units in July and August. The canopies were particularly healthy and there was no disease pressure to speak of. Harvest was relatively compressed, beginning in the 1st week of February as usual, and finishing on February 19th. Rainfall was in line with our long-term average and usefully lower in the month of harvest. Our grapes ripened perfectly with bright acidity and deep fruit flavours. Average maximum temperatures for Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, were a touch warmer than our long-term average at 25.35 Centigrade. The resulting wines have a particular purity of fruit and depth without any excess. We consider 2025 to be one of the best our 45 vintages to date. Wine style: Our low-vigour, stony, clay-rich, iron-rich soil, cool maritime mesoclimate, naturally tiny yields of well under 35 hl/ha and our philosophy of expressing our terroir in our wines – give rise to a certain tightness, tannin line and elevated length to balance the richness and generosity of our Pinot noir. Our Pinot noir is not overtly fruity, soft and “sweet” and it generally shows hints of that alluring savoury “primal” character along with a dark, spicy, complex primary fruit perfume.