R203.00
Carignan
Planted in 2001, bush vine, farmed organically. This is a block that is fairly vigorous for the dry soils of the Swartland and produces a good number of high-quality grapes with very juicy large berries. We try keep as many leaves as possible to shade the block as it can suffer from sunburn.
Hand harvested and 100% whole bunch fermented in concrete.
Fresh pomegranate, cherries, touch of pepper with a bright crunchy acidity and gentle tannin grip.
Summer red enjoyed chilled a little.
Alc 12.5%
5 in stock
The wines of TESTALONGA defy convention in a lot of ways. Craig has never been accused of being “a follower” and these wines represent the avant-garde of South African wine. The fruit is farmed by Craig and his team using organic and biodynamic methods. Craig is proud of making natural wines, thus early picking, a lack of additions (minute amounts of SO2 are infrequently used) with no fining or filtration are all hallmarks of his approach. They have bought a farm in the Piketberg area in northern Swartland, and have started to plant vines as of 2018.
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