Moya Meaker Pinot Noir Elgin 2023 750ml

The 2023 Pinot Noir Elgin comes from vines on Bokkeveld shale, fermented with whole berries but not whole clusters to avoid pepperiness. It matured in 20% new Burgundian barrels for 11 months. This is perhaps a step up from the 2022 last year. There,s more complexity andÿsous-boisÿcharacteristics on the nose, with vivacious red berry fruit, briar and graphite. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid red fruit and good structure. Gently grippy, this might just miss a bit of finesse and persistence, but it has the substance to merit aging in bottle.