Seven Flags Pinot Noir 2016 - Paul Cluver

The Seven Flags Pinot Noir by Paul Cluver is a truly outstanding wine from this cool region of South Africa. It presents itself full-bodied, firm and spicy as well as particularly complex. On the nose, black cherry and vanilla with a little chocolate. The palate is filled similarly to a Burgundy wine, with plenty of dense, mature and soft tannin. A wine with an impressive character and a lot of enamel that goes well with game dishes, mushrooms, trout with Beurre rouge and veal chop!
Herewith Paul Cluver has never come so close to the perfect Pinot Noir. He enthuses:"A selection of vineyards and barrels that brings together all the wine-making beliefs of our family. This wine is the highest expression of our terroir."

Vinification for the Seven Flags Pinot Noir

Hand-picked grape material. 6 days of cold maceration. First the fermentation starts spontaneously, then the addition of special Burgundian yeasts. The cap is pumped over 3-4 times a day. Ageing for 11 months in oak barrels (20% new) together with the yeast. Only the best Pinot Noir barrels are used for the Seven Flags.

Food recommendation for the Seven Flags Pinot Noir by Paul Cluver

This Pinot Noir from South Africa is an excellent accompaniment to game dishes, mushroom dishes, stewed ham, trout with Beurre rouge or veal cutlets.