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TESTALONGA Baby Bandito ‘Chin Up’ 2025

R205.00

Cinsaut

A calculated and complex red built on a the hopes to consistently over-deliver, representing a focus on quality and structure. From 1981-planted, dryland bush vines in Paardeberg, on decomposed granite, the core Cinsaut is co-fermented with 10% Tannat – the “ace of spades” – specifically included for enhanced acidity, stability, and crucial structure.

The grapes were destemmed and gently worked for two weeks before the wine spent 11 months aging on fine lees in a large concrete tank. This process yields a tactile wine with a great mouthfeel and a playful quality that is light-bodied yet surprisingly moreish.

“Matured for 11 months in concrete. Overtly perfumed with cranberry and floral notes. Light-bodied and pure, with zippy acidity and the faintest tannic grip. Cheerful, uncomplicated and made for early drinking.” – Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za

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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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