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Beltramo's Wines & Spirits
1540 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Monday-Friday: 10:00am-7:30pm
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(650) 325-2806
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2009 Hamilton Russell - Pinot Noir Walker Bay

2009 Hamilton Russell - Pinot Noir Walker Bay
Hamilton Russell Vineyards - the most southerly wine estate in Africa and the closest to the sea - is located in the cool, maritime Walker Bay wine appellation, in a beautiful valley behind the old fishing village of Hermanus. The estate specialises in producing highly individual, terroir driven Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, which are widely regarded as the best in South Africa and among the best in the New World.

Founder, Tim Hamilton Russell purchased the undeveloped 170 hectare property in 1975, after an exhaustive search for the most southerly site on which to make South Africa's top cool climate wines from a selection of noble varieties. His son Anthony, who took over in 1991, narrowed the range to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay only and registered Hamilton Russell Vineyards as an Estate, committing to work only with grapes from their terroir. Extensive soil research initiated in 1994 identified 52 hectares of stony, clay-rich, shale-derived soil as optimal for the individual, origin expressive style they aim for and all plantings have now been limited to this soil type.

Our low vigor, stony, clay-rich soil, cool maritime mesoclimate, naturally tiny yields of around 35 hl/ha with the philosophy of letting our terroir express itself in our wines give rise to a focused tannin line and elevated length to balance the richness and generosity of our Pinot Noir.

Our Pinot Noir is not overtly fruity, soft and sweet. It generally shows hints of that alluring 'primal' character along with a long, complex primary fruit perfume. For
this reason, many knowledgeable enthusiasts around the world regard Hamilton Russell Vineyards as the finest Pinot Noir in South Africa and one of the best in the New World. Hamilton Russel Vineyards
93 points Wine Advocate:
:Cropped at 3.2tons/ha and raised entirely in French oak (45% new) the delectable 2009 Pinot Noir has a lifted bouquet of bright red cherries, red currant and a hint of dried blood. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannins and a lovely caressing texture in the mouth, fine tension and poise with crisp red-berried fruits on the shimmering finish. Drink 2012-2017+ Neal Martin

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