TESTALONGA El Bandito ‘Mangaliza’ Harlevelu 2025 – MAGNUM

Name: TESTALONGA El Bandito 'Mangaliza' Harlevelu 2025 - MAGNUM
SKU: w2195
Price: 1015.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock

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A tiny-production Hárslevelű from 1972 plantings on decomposed granite soils. Extended lees ageing brings texture and depth to a variety Craig increasingly loves for its piercing acidity and precision.

“Matured in a single older 300-litre barrel. The nose opens with floral perfume and ginger before notes of peach and apple. The palate is lip-smacking – concentrated fruit matched by piercing acidity, finishing saline. Impressive fruit weight and a silky texture despite an alcohol of just 11.5%. Focused and immensely drinkable. CE’s rating: 94 | ‘’Distinctive” 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.