TESTALONGA El Bandito ‘Lekker’ 2025 – MAGNUM

Name: TESTALONGA El Bandito 'Lekker' 2025 - MAGNUM
SKU: w2180
Price: 1015.00 ZAR
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Produced exclusively in magnum, this northern Swartland Chenin comes from deeply sandy soils with limestone below. Saline, textural and quietly powerful, with old oak contributing subtle complexity rather than flavour.

‘The nose shows pear, peach and apple. The palate is open and immediately accessible, with fruit-forward presence rather than opulence, its acidity well integrated. A gently savoury, lightly grippy finish adds shape and interest. Alc: 13%. CE’s rating: 92 | “Delicious” 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.