CUVEE CINEMA PINOT NOIR

Cuvée Cinéma Pinot Noir

Scenes from a movie based on the life of Napoleon were shot on the Cinéma site the year before vineyards were introduced, which gave this wine its name. This Cuvée is a selection of barrels made from said single vineyard, a premium site in the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge that was meticulously designed to produce the highest quality Pinot Noir with the planting of high density vines using disease-free Dijon clones.

Latest release (2025)

A coiled and complex expression of the famous site; vivid rose and violets burst forth early on the nose as well as strawberry, pink musk candy, blood orange peel and sumac. Layers of cranberry, black cherry and sweet spices alongside a powerful, grippy palate lead towards a focused finish defined by a kelpy salinity. Weighty and yet beautifully ethereal.

Vinification

Naturally fermented with 40% of the fruit de-stemmed and the remainder left as whole clusters. Extraction is kept to a minimum during active fermentation with a total time of 4 weeks on the skins. The wine was then transferred to barrel (25% new) where it remained for 11 months before bottling.

Technical Analysis