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Hamilton Russell: Burgundy's African Rival
Cool-climate Pinot pioneer: Tim Hamilton Russell spent 1975-1994 perfecting 52 hectares of iron-rich terroir in Hemel-en-Aarde to rival Burgundy.
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- Winery · Hemel-en-Aarde Hamilton Russell Vineyards Tim Hamilton-Russell's 1975 pioneering estate in Hemel-en-Aarde sits 1.5km from the Atlantic Ocean — 22 hectares of Pinot Noir and 30 of Chardonnay on clay-rich soils shaped by cooling maritime breezes.
- Winery · Walker Bay Hemel-en-Aarde Pinot Noir South Africa's Pinot capital: Hemel-en-Aarde Valley's Bokkeveld shale and ocean spray create salty, earthy Pinot Noir with bergamot spice—Burgundy of the South Atlantic.
- Winery · Elgin Paul Cluver Forest Amphitheatre Paul Cluver pioneered Elgin's cool-climate wines in 1986 with Riesling; today the 4th-generation winery sits in a UNESCO Biosphere, producing benchmark Pinot Noirs from a forest amphitheatre overlook.