Crystallum Mabablel Pinot Noir 14% 750ml

Crystallum Mabablel Pinot Noir 14% 750ml

MABALEL PINOT NOIR
Mabalel is named after a poem by the legendary South African polymath Eugene Marais, which tells the story of a local chieftain’s daughter of the same name who was ambushed while fetching water from the Limpopo river by the crocodile, Lalele. The vineyard is planted on ‘Kaaimansgat’ farm - meaning Crocodile’s lair - and a river flows past the vineyard. The site is 700m high and surrounded by dramatic mountains, with peaks that are are often snow-capped in winter.

VINIFICATION
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.

Brand: Crystallum
Country: South Africa
Region: New South Wales
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Style: Light, Dry Reds
Container Type: Bottle
ABV %: 14