Testalonga Baby Bandito Chin Up 2024

A fun, smashable wine of red fruit and zippy acidity

Cinsault and Tannat

$55.00

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Red Fruit and Pepper / Spice, Leather / Earthy

BODY: Medium -
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: Coastal Region (Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Swartland, Constantia & More), South Africa

Grape Varietals:
Cinsault and Tannat

Winemaking:
Natural Winemaking
Extended Maceration

Maturation: 7-12 Months Stainless Steel Tanks

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING

Testalonga

The wines of Testalonga defy convention in a lot of ways. Started in 2008 in Swartland, Craig and Carla Hawkins have become one of South Africa's leading natural wine producers

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Testalonga Baby Bandito Chin Up 2024

Grape Varietals & Region: Cinsault with 10% Tannat from Swartland, South Africa. Planted in 1981, bush vine, dryland, farmed organically. This is a 3ha block on the farm of Rick McGrindle

Taste Profile: Red cherry and a hint of earth on the nose while the palate is light with zippy acidity and very fine, powdery tannins. Entirely smashable

Winemaking Process: Hand harvested and 100% destemmed into open 2000L fermenters. Fermented on the skins for 12 days before being pressed off into a 5000L cement tank and stainless-steel tank. Fermented slightly warmer for a bit more extraction

Bright & Easy Reds

Easy drinking red wines with bright fruit aromas and low tannins. The wines are often released without much aging in tank, oak barrels or bottle, and are meant to be drunk early

These wines typically can be nejoyed without food, and are usually served cooler. They can be light bodied wines like Beaujolais, or light extraction styles that do not emphasize tannin & color extraction