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Tesselaarsdal Pinot Noir

2022

A wine with a wonderful history and one that really stands up to the hype and well-deserved attention it is receiving.

Tesselaar is a small village, 24km from Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, named after Johannes Tesselaar, an East India Company settler and slaver. Upon his death, Tesselaar left the land he had acquired to the people he had enslaved. Tesselaardal winemaker Berene Sauls is one of their direct descendants of the enslaved and was born in the village. Learning her trade at the highly esteemed Hamilton Russell winery over the past 15 years, Sauls then established Tesselaardal Wines in 2017 in honour of her family’s heritage.

As a black-and-female owned winery, Tesselaardal represents refreshing diversity within the industry, and the wines are small production and truly outstanding.

This Pinot is classically beautiful: shining notes of red cherries, cranberries and raspberries combined with hints of nutmeg and clove spices.

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Wine Type	Red wine
Closure	Natural Cork
Alc. Vol	13
Units	9.75
Region	Walker bay
Country	South Africa
Grape Varietal	Pinot Noir
Oak Length	9 months
Oak Type	French Oak

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Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is a red grape variety and a style of red wine that is typically light to medium-bodied, fruit-forward, and relatively low alcohol compared to other red wines. With its higher acidity and lower tannin, Pinot Noirs are very versatile when it comes to food pairing. The red grapes can also be used to make white, rosé and sparkling wine (Blanc de Noirs).

Originally from Burgundy, the thin-skinned Pinot Noir grape is notoriously hard to grow, demanding optimum growing conditions and favouring cooler, coastal climates.

While many experts still consider the best Pinots to come from Burgundy, it is grown in regions around the world, including Oregon, California, New Zealand, Australia, Chile, France, Spain, Germany, and Italy. The wine's diverse geographical range means that you might also find it labelled as Red Burgundy, Pinot Nero, Blauburgunder, or Spätburgunder.