Glen Carlou Coastal Region Pinot Noir 2009 83 Points

Glen Carlou Coastal Region Pinot Noir 2009 83 Points


Clear, bright, ruby cherry red with slight mahogfany rim, medium plus concentration, high viscosity, no gas or sediment.

Clean with medium intensity showing a combination of ripe cherries, overipe strawberries and just ripe plums, earthy mushroom note, spicy oak and hints of clove spice, delicate oaking, probably French oak (10 months), pure, good Pinot profile.

Dry with medium plus acidity, probably acidified, but balanced, high alcohol (14 ABV) low plus tannin, new flavors of spicy prunes, chgerry pip, earthy / forest floor note follows through a medium complexityt and medium plus lenght, now until 2017.

A delicate Pinot, perfect served lightly chilled with light seafood, braised game bird or wild mushroom risotto.

Made predominantly from home grown Simonsberg Paarl fruit with the inclusion of some Wellington fruit as well.