Storm Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Pinot Noir Ridge 2019 EARHARDT This white demands attention for

This white demands attention for its mineral complexity and architectural elegance—a serious contender for Burgundy's best-value fine Chardonnay

with red and black cherry on the nose and a fleshiness on the palate

this elixir has hints of sour apple

From the producer: Over the past several years

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Storm Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Pinot Noir Ridge 2019 EARHARDT This white demands attention forThe Hemel en Aarde Ridge sits highest, coolest and furthest inland of the valley's three wards, and its Pinot Noir ripens last of all. Hannes Storm's Ridge bottling comes off a cool, stony parcel of clay rich Bokkeveld shale, and it is the tightest wound of his three: where his granite sites give lift, the shale gives density, structure and a savory, brooding core. Time in bottle has done the 2019 a great favor, unwinding it into something layered and