Pinot Noir 'Mabalel'

• 100% Pinot Noir, sourced from a single vineyard, ‘Kaaimansgat’ farm – meaning Crocodile’s lair
• The site is 700m high and surrounded by dramatic mountains, with peaks that are are often snow-capped in winter
• Fermented using only native yeasts and this year with all fruit destemmed
• The total time in tank was 29 days with a 14 day post-fermentation maceration
• The wine was then transferred to barrel (20% new) where it remained for 11 months before bottling

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