Storm Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Pinot Noir Ignis 2020 Jura and Savoie and (actually) dry

and (actually) dry

This is elegant

juicy acidity

with subtle apricot notes and a strong sherry influence

slightly meaty character beneath its honeyed exterior

Storm Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Pinot Noir Ignis 2020 Jura and Savoie and (actually) dryHannes Storm is the only person making Pinot Noir from all three wards of the Hemel en Aarde, the cool, ocean facing valley near Walker Bay whose name means "Heaven and Earth" and which has become South Africa's most convincing address for the grape. Ignis is Latin for fire, a nod to the igneous rock underneath: decomposed granite scattered with round pebbles, on a north facing slope in the upper valley. Granite tends to give Pinot lift and a wiry