2022 Storm Pinot Noir
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From a site with iron-rich soils planted in 2008, the Storm 2022 Hemel-En-Aarde Valley Pinot Noir Vrede is a beautiful wine with fresh blooming violet, rose water and sweet Turkish delight all wrapped within a silky mouthfeel and grippy tannins (thanks to 10% to 20% stem inclusion). The oak program includes Burgundian coopers François Frères, Tremeaux and Chassin, with mostly medium and light-toast barrels (and 25% new oak). An aging regime of 12 months is the same for most of these wines, followed by 14 months in bottle. I love the tension of this pretty Pinot Noir.
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Neal Martin
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The 2022 Pinot Noir Vrede includes 15% whole bunch and matured for 11 months in French oak barrels, 35% new. The aromatics needed a little coaxing from the glass, revealing brambly red berry fruit intermixed with briar and light sous bois scents. The palate is medium-bodied with a brisk, peppery opening, a noticeable marine element and a linear, strict finish. This is very fine, but it will need a couple of years in bottle; of the three Pinot cuvées from Storm, this improves the most in the glass.