Crystallum Bona Fide Pinot Noir 2022

Crystallum Bona Fide Pinot Noir 2022

 

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Crystallum
Bona Fide Pinot Noir 2022
  • Vintage : 2022
  • Country : South Africa
  • Region : Walker Bay
  • Subregion
  • Type : Red
  • Style Fruity Medium Bodied
  • Format : 75cl
  • Alcohol : 13,5°
  • Grappes : 100% Pinot Noir

Experts Score Vintage
RP Robert Parker 92+ 2022
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Darker and more intense than any other Crystallum Pinot. The heavy soils create stress for the vines resulting in a wine of great concentration and flavour while maintaining freshness and elegance typical of the Hemel en Aarde area. Bright cassis and cherry notes, with spice and a slight smokiness that lead to a rich and generous palate with supple fruit and full, grippy tannins. Integrated and ready to drink, but will improve into 2020.
"The finest debut South African Chardonnay and Pinot Noir pair" They are situated in the cool Walker Bay region, on South Africa's south coast around the town of Hermanus in the Hemel en Aarde valley. Production at Crystallum is tiny at the moment. The brother's focus on sustainability runs from the vineyard through to the winery. A new straw bale winery is being built using recycled steel, clay and stone from the property and straw bales from a farm just up the road. They… Read more

Robert Parker (RP) : 92+ Points (2022)
Coming from a vineyard near Storm's Vrede Vineyard, the 2022 Bona Fide Pinot Noir is fresh and vibrant with a juicy nose of dark cherry and potpourri. Medium-bodied, this is complex, with layers of bitter black tea and firm red fruit notes alongside tight tannins that will need additional time in the bottle to come around but will no doubt be fantastic with food. Just over 2,500 bottles were produced after resting for 11 months in 20% new French oak. Nicely done! 13.5% alcohol.

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Crystallum
Peter Max Pinot Noir 2022
VN
92
TA
93
W&S
90
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RP
92
VN
93
TA
96
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The Agnes Chardonnay 2022
VN
92
TA
93
W&S
90
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34,00 €
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Cuvée Cinema Pinot Noir 2022
RP
95
VN
93
TA
95
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55,00 €
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VN
91
TA
95
RP
91
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51,90 €
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Crystallum Bona Fide Pinot Noir 2022 Reviewed by Robert Parker 17-01-2024 . Score: 4.5