Crystallum Wines Peter Max 2021 Pinot Noir

Producer Information: Crystallum Wines

Crystallum Wines is a boutique wine operation started in 2007 by brothers Peter-Allan and Andrew Finlayson, third-generation wine producers and sons of Peter Finlayson of Hamilton Russell Vineyards and Bouchard Finlayson fame, and South Africa’s Pinot Noir and Chardonnay pioneer.

Crystallum is situated in the cool Walker Bay region, on South Africa’s south coast around the town of Hermanus in the Hemel en Aarde valley. They strive to find a balance between using old-world methods and traditions - trying to nurture what comes off the vines rather than manipulating the fruit to fit a predetermined outcome. All Crystallum wines now fermented by wild yeasts and with reduced use of new oak to help the bright fruit shine through. This philosophy was firmly recognised when Peter-Allan was named Tim Atkin MW’s ‘South African Winemaker of the Year’ in 2021.