The more delicate red wine is probably the Pinot Noir 2014 Acusp, which is named after a higher altitude hill within the estate where the Pinot Noir was planted at some 9,000 vines per hectare in 2003, and located at some 1,000 meters above sea level. Part of the wine fermented in the 12th century stone pools in the property and the rest in stainless steel, followed by malolactic in new French oak barrels where the wine matured for 11 months. 2014 was also a cool vintage, not unlike 2013, but with the need to sort and they had to discard many grapes. The nose is subtly perfumed, with aromas of sour cherries and a pinch of sweet spices, somewhere in between Morey St Denis and Central Otago, but this wine often reminds me of the Charme from Niepoort. The palate shows bittersweet flavors of cherries and a hint of oak, with some creaminess. There is good acidity and freshness, and the finish is nicely and subtly bitter. 11,800 bottles and 200 magnums were filled in December 2015.
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