Crystallum Mabalel Pinot Noir 2023 Single Pot Still There’s a lovely hint of

There’s a lovely hint of vanilla and oak present

and a release generally not available in SA

matured for 12 years in oak casks before being finished for 9 months in a reconstructed ex-sherrywood octave (approximately 60-litre cask) and bottled in 2021

The Cinsault fermented spontaneously for 10 days before pressing and racking to concrete

with smooth tannins and bright acidity

Crystallum Mabalel Pinot Noir 2023 Single Pot Still There’s a lovely hint ofMabalel is named after a poem by Eugene Marais, which tells the story of a local chieftains 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 (meaning crocodiles lair) farm and a river flows past the vineyard. The site is 700m high and surrounded by mountains, with peaks that are often snow capped in winter. Crystallum Mabalel Pinot Noir 2023 is a