2012 Chamonix Pinot Noir Reserve

The 2012 Pinot Noir Reserve has a pure, well-defined bouquet with blackberry and cranberry, touches of briery and wild hedgerow. The palate is medium-bodied with a soft, supple opening. There is good fruit concentration here with layers of red currant and cranberry fruit, a slight viscous feel in the mouth and a dash of white pepper enlivening the finish. This is a well-crafted Pinot. Drink now-2016. If you want to taste some of Franschhoek’s finest expressions of Chardonnay then look no further than Cape Chamonix. This is one producer that I have been following for a number of years and over the last decade the wines just seem to get better and better. Kudos to winemaker Gottfried Mocke and his team. Importer: Knauth & Visser LLC, Branford, CT; tel. (203) 488-6665; and ABS Agencies (UK)