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Newton Johnson Seadragon 2020
Only the third release of this cuvée, sourced from the oldest vines on the Newton Johnson estate. When a South African Pinot Noir transports you to Chambolle-Musigny in the blink of a sip, it’s time to sit up and take notice, even if the price will cause tuts and eye-rolling in certain quarters. That’s only to be expected, because many believe that a South African Pinot Noir can never reach the giddy heights of a great Burgundy and we know such disbelievers exist, because we were among them. But tasting this single vineyard Pinot Noir from the cool, Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley changed all that. It took us straight back to the cellars of Mugneret-Gibourg in Vosne-Romanée and, more specifically, the experience of tasting, from barrel, their young Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru ‘Les Feusselottes’. That probably sounds a bit twatty, but certain wine moments are imprinted on your memory and that sense of drinking liquid rubies was never more vivid than in the vaulted cellars of Mugneret-Gibourg, until it happened again in The Cape while sampling this magnificent wine. 13.5% alc. Drink now-2029.
Press review:
Tim Atkin MW: “Since its first, headline-grabbing vintage in 2015, Seadragon has gone on to establish itself as one the New World's best and most graceful Pinot Noirs. This pale, ethereal, finely wrought red has Musigny Grand Cru levels of complexity. Pure, floral and spicy, with bright acidity, fine-grained tannins and intense pomegranate, water melon and wild strawberry flavours. 2023-2032." 97 points