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Haut Cabrière Pinot Noir - 2006(W-818)

Haut Cabrière Pinot Noir
Smooth & Elegant

Winery Story

Home of Pierre Jourdan and Haute Cabrière wines, the beautiful Cabrière Estate, situated on the banks of the Franschhoek river, was grante... (more...)d to the French Huguenot refugee farmer Pierre Jourdan on the 22 December 1694. The Haute Cabrière cellar is specially designed to handle Pinot Noir, the most fragile, delicate and demanding cultivar. To achieve this, the cellar is unique in construction and situation, positioned as it is on the slopes of the Franschhoek Pass overlooking the Haute Cabrière Pinot Noir vineyards. The process of harvesting is totally gravity fed. The grapes enter through the roof of the cellar, the juice, from crushing to pressing to filling fermentation tanks, gently flows by its own gravity three stories deep to the bottom of the mountain cellar. The gentle handling of the young wine due to the design of this state-of-the-art cellar, is clearly expressed in the elegance of the Pierre Jourdan range yet especially in the Haute Cabrière Pinot Noir, the Burgundy style red wine of the estate.

Tasting Note

The Pinot Noir grape records the vintage more accurately than any other cultivars, due to her small berries and thin skins. The 2004 vintage... (more...) was hot and dry with a small crop and is classified on Cabrière as a powerful vintage in the mould of 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002 with a more cherry and plum red wine character when compared to 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003. The latter would be more typically Burgundian, suited to be enjoyed with Yellowtail, whereas the slightly more robust 2004 would pair well with Oxtail!

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Ainsley H.'s taste profile Ainsley H. Ainsley H
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May 24, 2006
Color: bright red/orange. - Nose: bright cherry. - Palate: delicious. Very fresh, mineral.


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