The 2009 Peter Max Pinot Noir shows a marked improvement with a light herbaceous red cherry and red currant fruit on the nose. The palate is soft and seductive on the entry with good acidity and much better fruit concentration than the 2008. Plush and generous on the finish it is understated, refined and beautifully poised. Drink now-2015. Peter-Allan Finlayson is a young winemaker-cum-surfer dude who is fashioning a few barrels of delectable Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in Hemel-en-Aarde. The wines showed dramatic improvement in quality between debut and sophomore vintages, an upward trajectory that should continue as Peter hones his craft. There is a lot of talk about this boutique producer and I suspect it is only a matter of time before someone has the idea to bring them into the US.No US importer.