Tesselaarsdal Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, South Africa 2019 Bottle:12 Chandon By the Bay is

Chandon By the Bay is also a love declaration to the San Francisco bay area

but they aren't entirely out of character for the house style

including la Grande Rue

Grapes are harvested at two different ripeness levels and two lots of wine are produced

with well-cut acidity enlivening the flavors of green melon

Tesselaarsdal Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, South Africa 2019 Bottle:12 Chandon By the Bay isA particularly bright, tight, and pure Pinot Noir with marked elegance. Clean and lifted wild red fruit and sour cherry aromas introduce a long, gentle palate with a salty minerality. This is a graceful and age worthy wine with an almost crystalline purity.