Storm Wines

Pinot Noir, Ridge, Hemel en Aarde, 2022

Name: Pinot Noir, Ridge, Hemel en Aarde
Brand: Storm Wines
Price: 40.58 GBP

95/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

94/100

Vinous

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2022
75cl
DP
£40.58
2022
75cl
DP
£40.58
2022
6x75cl
DP
£243.53

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Darker and more powerful in profile but with real aromatic lift, Ridge offers a classy mix of forest fruits and fresh plums delivered with higher, crisper acidity. The highest site in the range at 330m in the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, the Ridge Pinot benefits from a cool south easterly wind. Its easterly exposition means a longer hang time and a tighter, mineral feel.

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GUARANTEED PROVENANCE

Provenance in fine wine

When it comes to purchasing wine, provenance is of utmost importance. A wine’s history – where it’s sourced from and how it’s been stored – can have an enormous influence on the eventual enjoyment it provides. At Justerini & Brooks, we can trace nearly every case back to the domaine, estate or Château it originally came from; we ship from over 200 wine producers throughout the world.

Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

The Journey

Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

This information is sent from our systems to the warehouse every day to ensure the trail of ownership is verified and upheld.

While customer reserves are stored in Corsham, our physical stocks are kept in Hoddesdon, further providing a geographical separation between customers’ wines with Cellarers and Justerinis’ own stock.

Further Reassurance

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is a legally separate limited company from Justerini & Brooks which currently holds approximately £450 million worth of customer reserves. It is fully insured to catastrophic loss. Many merchants will state that wine in their care is fully insured, but in reality this is on an individual case basis with insufficient cover for total loss as this is prohibitively expensive. The cover provided by Octavian and Justerini & Brooks is unmatched.

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is audited by PwC every year.

Critic Reviews

95/100

Monica Larner,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The Storm 2022 Hemel-En-Aarde Ridge Pinot Noir Ridge opens to aromas of purple violet, cassis, grilled herb and pencil shaving. This site is harvested three weeks later on average, and that accounts for the developed complexity and enhanced aromas present here. In fact, this bottle was placed last in our tasting because of its more powerful profile. It is almost brooding in personality with allspice, a botanical character and lingering wildflower. The Ridge shows a special textural impact that is tight, firm and silky overall. There's so much energy and freshness in all these wines from the talented Hannes Storm.

drinking window 2024 - 2037

date of review 06/2025

94/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2022 Pinot Noir Ridge comes from an east-facing block on La Viege. It includes 15% whole bunch and matured in French oak (22% new). This has my favorite bouquet of the three cuvées: a mélange of red and black fruit, dried rose petal, a touch of sour cherry and crushed stone. The palate is very well balanced and pixelated, with a keen line of acidity, lovely salinity and real precision toward the finish. This splendid Pinot Noir is Storm's standout of the year.

drinking window 2025 - 2036

date of review 09/2024

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Specifications

Country:

South Africa

Region:

Western Cape

Appellation:

Hemel en Aarde Valley

Producer:

Storm Wines

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Pinot Noir

abv:

13.5%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.