2027 vintage · Crew
Hemel-en-Aarde Pinot Noir
Hemel-en-Aarde, South Africa
The place
Hemel-en-Aarde, South Africa
Shale soils and a sea breeze off Walker Bay that hold the Pinot Noir in check This lot leads with the region, the style, and the season's data — Pinot Noir from Hemel-en-Aarde, on decomposed bokkeveld shale and clay over weathered granite.
- Wine
- Hemel-en-Aarde Pinot Noir
- Vessel
- 228L French oak barrel
- Yield
- 1.3 bottles / vine
- Minimum
- 5 vines
- Per vine
- $78
- Vintage
- 2027
Blend
The year ahead
Every shipment, every sample, every pick.
A typical calendar for this hemisphere. Exact dates are confirmed as the vintage moves.
November 2026
Flowering update
Fruit set, first yield estimate.
January 2027
Verijuice ships
Pressed from green fruit, shipped to every member.
March 2027
Pick expected
Livestream from dawn. Date confirmed 48 hours ahead.
May 2027
Post-ferment sample
Your wine at its youngest, weeks after pressing.
August 2027
First barrel sample
A pull from the vessel where your wine lives.
November 2027
Blend trial
Vote on the final cuvée with the Crew.
February 2028
Bottling
Livestream from the bottling line.
April 2028
Wine arrives
Your bottles, allocated pro-rata to your vines.
November 2026
Flowering update
Fruit set, first yield estimate.
January 2027
Verijuice ships
Pressed from green fruit, shipped to every member.
March 2027
Pick expected
Livestream from dawn. Date confirmed 48 hours ahead.
May 2027
Post-ferment sample
Your wine at its youngest, weeks after pressing.
August 2027
First barrel sample
A pull from the vessel where your wine lives.
November 2027
Blend trial
Vote on the final cuvée with the Crew.
February 2028
Bottling
Livestream from the bottling line.
April 2028
Wine arrives
Your bottles, allocated pro-rata to your vines.
How it's priced
By the vine.
This lot is priced per vine. Buy as few as 5 — choose how many in the next step. Your bottles are allocated pro-rata to your vines.
Hemel-en-Aarde Pinot Noir
Priced by the vine · 5-vine minimum
$78 / vine
From $390 · 5 vines · USD
- A share of the lot, by the vine (5-vine minimum)
- Samples across the season: verijuice, post-ferment, barrel, finished wine
- A vote at every fork — pick date, oak, where the blend lands
- Your bottles at release, allocated pro-rata to your vines
- Livestream access to every moment
Pickup or ship
How your wine reaches you.
Pick it up at the estate when it's ready — that's free. Otherwise we ship within the US (most states). Outside the US: storage, pickup at the estate, or a US address.
Ship to my address
Within the US (most states), by standard carrier with an adult signature. Flat fee per shipment. You can switch the destination per shipment at any time.
Ships to: US
Choose at signup. Switch per shipment anytime.
Join this Crew.
Five vines or more, one vintage. Taste every stage, vote on the calls with the Crew, and take your share of the wine by the case.