Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

'Beginning to brown, with a gorgeous spicy berry aroma followed by forest floor, decaying berry and smoke flavors. Silky and dense on the palate, this is ready to enjoy.' - Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator (May 2000)

'My limited experience with South African Pinot Noirs suggests that they are reminiscent of a cross between the Burgundian and the New World style. Meerlust's 1997 is medium to dark ruby-colored, and has beautifully ripe, dark cherry aromas intermingled with toasty oak. This tangy, nicely dense, medium-bodied wine is packed with red cherry fruit, and finishes on just a trace of alcoholic warmth. It is softly-textured, well-balanced, yet regrettably is expensive (like all too many of the world's Pinot Noirs). Drink it over the next 3-4 years.' - Pierre Rovani, Wine Advocate (Jan 2000)