Crystallum Cuvee Cinema Pinot Noir, Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, South Africa

An energetic vintage showing cherries, wild strawberry, pomegranate, orange peel and musk on the nose. The palate is led by muddled raspberry and other ripe red fruits with a woodland earthiness arriving with time in glass. Cherry pith and pink spice as well as a saline freshness mark the finish. Expressive in youth but with components in place to age.