Hemel-en-Aarde Winegrowers Pinot Noir Celebration 2017 – ratings

The 2015 vintage in the three Hemel-en-Aarde wards was early, grapes harvested in particularly good condition by all accounts and this shows in the end-wines, these having particularly purity and clarity compared to 2014. Ratings based on the tasting at the recent Hemel-en-Aarde Winegrowers Pinot Noir Celebration 2017 as follows:

Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Hamilton Russell Vineyards 2015 – 92
Storm Vrede 2015 – 91
Bouchard Finlayson Galpin Peak 2015 – 89

Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Newton Johnson Family Vineyards 2015 – 93
Storm Ignis 2015 – 93
Bosman Family Vineyards Upper Hemel-en-Aarde 2015 – 87
Sumaridge 2015 – 86
Whalehaven Conservation Coast 2015 –  84

Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge
Storm Ridge 2015 – 93
Ataraxia 2015 – 90
La Vierge Noir 2015 – 89
Creation Art of Creation 2015 – 88
Domaine des Dieux 2015 – 88
Whalehaven 2015 – 87