Youthful perfume with intricate spice and tertiary notes. Fresh violet petals, dark cherry and grape stem spice play with the darker, more brooding and earthy characters of wood bark and truffles. The silky tannin structure encompasses the ripe cherry succulence, with cranberries, cinnamon and gentle acidity drifting into the finish.

The 'Walker Bay' Pinot Noir is the shadow of Newton Johnson's best vineyards, bearing perhaps not the same gravitas, but a level of quality and personality from Pinot Noir that is typically the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. It is an Estate wine made from younger vines and vineyards on the lower slopes.

Newton Johnson is owned and managed by the Newton Johnson family. The farm is based in the upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley near the seaside town of Hermanus, an hour and a half drive out of Cape Town. This is a popular tourist destination, famous for some of the most spectacular land-based whale watching in the world lush indigenous fynbos, a floral kingdom, home to 1500 species and exclusive to the Cape, mountain walks and bike trails.

"Fragrant notes of strawberries, dried roses, orange rind and green tea follow through to a medium-bodied, fresh and lightly herbal palate. Crunchy tannins. Drink now. 90 points."
James Suckling, October 2024.