Tasting Notes
'... 2024 Moment of Silence is the wine every single person new to this estate must guzzle greedily on account of its mesmerisingly kaleidoscopic flavour.' Matthew Jukes Our old favourite, Moment of Silence. Incorporating some old vine Chenin Blanc, and Viognier, fermented and aged in a mix of old oak barrels, amphora and concrete tanks.. Stunning fruit - golden delicious apples, apricots and ripe pears with a lovely lift of acidity on the finish. Blank Bottle at its very best. It is an amazing value wine.
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Every one of Pieter’s wines is a story, rather than a grape variety, and it’s the juice inside the bottle which reveals that story. He doesn’t own any vines, but instead scours South Africa’s winelands for top-quality fruit that has somehow slipped under the radar, now sourcing from nearly 70 sites. Some years he’ll make 20 wines, other years 35. With the benefit of anonymity, variety and regional identity take a back seat while parcel expression does the driving. These are some of South Africa’s most original wines, made by one of South Africa’s most original winemakers. Pieter is getting better as a winemaker and has more say and control in the vineyards than ever before. That's a significant investment but it means the quality of fruit is higher.