Pinot Noir, Ridge, Hemel en Aarde, 2023

Ridge 2023 is a wilder, blue and purple fruited Pinot, offering notes of pine and brambles, with very detailed citrus and floral accents. Each year it seems to grow in refinement, the 2023 offering the usual fresh core of acidity but this time surrounded by fleshier, more open berried fruits compared to previous years. Superb. The highest site in the range at 330m in the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, Ridge Pinot benefits from a cool south easterly wind. Its easterly exposition means a longer hang time and a tighter, mineral feel. Aged for a year in 25% new French oak.