2012 Henri Goutorbe "Spécial Club" Brut, Champagne, France

Wines that express a sense of place

John and Arnot Roberts

especially mildew

In 1999 Benoît began plowing his vineyard to help revitalize the microbial life in the soils and at the same time he also began to prune his vines differently to decrease yields and reduce the disease pressures in this famously inclement appellation

and a trip to the Dundee Hills in 1976 convinced him that this was where the finest Pinot noir in North America was being grown

The oak integration in Purple Angel is generally considered exceptionally refined for such a powerful wine

5ha holdings

With experience and practice

regions and vineyards across the Western Cape

owing to this special sandy soil which prevented Phylloxera from spreading and reaching the vine roots

the first results

one is able to display the true expression of grape and place