Scenes from a movie based on the life of Napoleon were shot on the Cinéma site the year before vineyards were introduced, which gave this wine its name. This Cuvée is a selection of barrels made from said single vineyard, a premium site in the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge that was meticulously designed to produce the highest quality Pinot Noir with the planting of high density vines using disease-free Dijon clones.

Latest release (2023)

An energetic vintage showing cherries, wild strawberry, pomegranate, orange peel and musk on the nose. The palate is led by muddled raspberry and other ripe red fruits with a woodland earthiness arriving with time in glass. Cherry pith and pink spice as well as a saline freshness mark the finish. Expressive in youth but with components in place to age.

Vinification

Fermented using only native yeasts with a ratio of whole clusters (60%) to whole berries (40%) in a stainless steel tank. The total time in tank was 31 days. The wine was then transferred to barrel (25% new) where it remained for 11 months before bottling.

Technical Analysis