Live Virtual Auction, 3 April 2022

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Critics Ratings

'The 3 Storm Pinots treated identically in the cellar (except for 3% variance in new-oak portion) to express terroir. From more light-structured decomposed granite of Upper Hemel-en-Aarde, Ignis more fruit forward than siblings and thus more approachable in youth but with such precise acid tension it could easily prove the most long-lived. 2018 exceptional pure-fruited charm; long-lingering 2017 (97 pts) unshowy but similar honed athletic frame. Both 30% new wood. Also in magnum.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2020, 5* (96/100)

'Ignis comes from a north-facing site opposite the Newton Johnsons' cellar, located on stony granite soils. Grippy, sappy and crunchy, with the freshness of a cooler slope, refined tannins, notes of fynbos and cassis leaf and a long, tapering finish. Classy Pinot. 2020-26.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2019, 95/100