{"product_id":"towns-wine-co-pinot-noir-inkwell-overberg-750ml","title":"Towns Wine Co. Pinot Noir Inkwell Overberg 2022 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eSOUTH AFRICA : WESTERN CAPE : OVERBERG\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePinot Noir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMED-BODIED, RED CHERRY, WILD STRAWBERRY, POMEGRANATE, EARTHY, OAK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverberg sits roughly ninety miles east of Cape Town, where the Atlantic pushes cool air inland across shale-derived, clay-rich soils — conditions that produce Pinot Noir with more tension and less fruit-forward warmth than most South African examples. The result reads closer to a cool-climate Burgundy village wine than anything from Stellenbosch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowns Wine Co. is the project of Alicia Towns Franken, a former wine director at Grill 23 in Boston, named Wine Enthusiast Future 40 Tastemakers in 2023, who co-founded the label to invest in underrepresented voices in the wine industry. The wine is made by a woman vineyard manager and cellar assistant whose career was shaped at Hamilton Russell — South Africa's benchmark house for cool-climate Pinot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed for Inkwell Beach on Martha's Vineyard. Ten months in French oak — 10% new, 20% second-pass — a restrained hand that preserves site character over wood. Only 215 cases produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePAIRINGS :\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eDuck breast\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eacidity cuts the rich fat; the wine's cherry carries like a built-in sauce\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003ePan-seared salmon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003emineral character echoes ocean-brined flesh; gentle tannins don't overpower\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eRoasted beet and goat cheese\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eearthy notes align with beet; bright red fruit lifts the dish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"VINTUS NY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44926015045791,"sku":"7612","price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0232\/3203\/files\/IMG_2749.jpg?v=1707871003","url":"https:\/\/eastsidecellars.com\/products\/towns-wine-co-pinot-noir-inkwell-overberg-750ml","provider":"Eastside Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}