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Crystallum Litigo Pinot Noir 2023
R776.00
Fruit from Crystallum’s own Shaw’s Mountain vineyard just outside the Hemel-en-Aarde valley. The Litigo, meaning ‘discussion’ in legal terms, is a wine made in partnership with lawyer Eben van Wyk.
Red plum, dried herbs, tomato leaf and a pine needle. Freshness on the nose ahead of red cherry, redcurrant and light woodsmoke. Bright red fruits lead on the palate with a hint of both sour cherry and dark chocolate, while the finish is grippy, saline and spicy.
Fermented using only native yeasts in stainless steel tanks. There was a 20% wholebunch component with the rest destemmed, but left intact as whole berries. The wine spent a total of 4 weeks on the skins after which it went into French and Hungarian oak barrels (30% new) for 11 months.
ANALYSIS: ALC 13.5% | TA 5 g/l | RS 1.8 g/l | pH 3.76
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Description
Crystallum is a family-run and privately-owned winery based in the Walker Bay region of South Africa.
They specialise in the Burgundian varieties, working with the ideal conditions in and around the Walker Bay region. Their winemaking approach favours low intervention, with only native yeasts used for fermentation. Their Pinot Noirs are fermented in small stainless steel tanks and aged in French oak for 11-16 months before bottling. The Chardonnay is wholebunch pressed and fermented in barrel where the wine remains for 11 months before bottling. All fruit is handpicked in small crates.
Brothers Andrew and Peter-Allan are the third generation of Finlayson winemakers and sons of the man who pioneered Pinot Noir winemaking in the Hemel-en-Aarde region. Andrew is an architect by training, and Peter-Allan a student of philosophy and economics, but it didn’t take long for the lure of wine to take effect, with Andrew drawn to the vineyards and Peter-Allan to the cellar.
The company was founded in 2007 when it produced just over 4000 bottles of Sauvignon Blanc. The following vintage saw the introduction of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and Crystallum now produces these Burgundian varieties exclusively, making up its collection with multi-vineyard blends and single-vineyard wines.
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