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Peter Max Pinot Noir 2021 Crystallum
Vendor code : 311
Crystallum specialises exclusively in Burgundian grapes: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, working under ideal conditions in and around the Walker Bay region. The approach to winemaking involves minimal intervention: only local yeasts are used for fermentation. These wines can be described as the true doppelgangers of Burgundy in the most positive sense of the word.
Color
Red
Fortress
14%
Country
South Africa
Grape
Pinot Noir
Region
Western Cape
Producer
Crystallum
Vintage
2021
Similar to the 2020 vintage, this wine exhibits both red and black fruit aromas. The scent of wild strawberries and rhubarb mingle with blackberries and tomato leaf, while black olives, salty liquorice, and a smoky meat-like flavor contribute to the wine's weightiness. On the palate, the wine is lively, crisp, and exact, with flavors of red plums and sour cherries complemented by a sharp acidity and delicate tannins reminiscent of pine resin. This wine is a sophisticated representation of its diverse vineyards and possesses the potential to age well beyond 2030.
Crystallum Winery, established in 2007 in the Walker Bay region, is a small, privately owned family winery. The owners, brothers Andrew and Peter-Allan Finlayson, are third-generation Finlayson winemakers and sons of the man who first started growing Pinot Noir in South Africa's Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Andrew studied architecture and Peter-Allan studied philosophy and economics at the University of Stellenbosch. But winemaking "pulled" the brothers back into the family cellars. Peter-Allan Finlayson - "a gentle giant with a great sense of humor, determined and simple, a great guy" - became the company's head winemaker. Cristallum's first wine was a Sauvignon Blanc, produced in 4,134 bottles. The brothers expanded their wine selection in 2008 to include Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, leading to Crystallum now exclusively crafting wines from these specific Burgundy grapes. "We aim to produce classic wines in a new world context that reflect the traditional, age-old way of working combined with the new vineyards whose fruit we use in our work," say the Finlayson brothers.
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