Testalonga El Bandito Queen of Spades 2022

Manufacturer: Testalonga

El Bandito Queen of Spades

️ Swartland, South Africa

Testalonga

100% Amarela dye

2022

️ 12.5%

Red wine

  From a 0.1 ha sapling microvineyard planted in 1999 at 150 meters above sea level on decomposed granite. Yield 20 hl/ha. The grapes ferment in whole bunches for three days in open tanks before being moved to a 3000L wooden barrel where the refinement ends.

Rose and Violet, Blackberries and Blueberries, earthy notes, humus and great minerality

Agile but pulpy mouth with a gentle tannin that makes drinking easy, long finish with aromatic herbs

Serving temperature 16°-18°

Brie and Figs

Exceptional wine obtained from a grape unthinkable to grow in Portugal

SWARTLAND (South Africa)

Craig Hawkins is a young South African producer with work experience in wineries in Austria and Portugal who founded the Testalonga company.

The company is considered among those of reference in the world of alternative wines.

Purity, expressiveness and drinkability represent his idea of ​​wine.