MANGALIZA 2020 0,75l

Craig Hawkins über seinen Mangaliza:

"The wine is born from my experiences in working close the Hungarian border in Austria. Here I came into contact with the grape Harslevelü, which is beautifully fragrant and has a great natural oily texture together with decent acidities. I came back to South Africa and worked with a tiny 0.5 ha vineyard, (which is next to the Sweet Cheeks and Cortez vineyard). Whilst in Hungary I also discovered the Hungarian “Sheep Pig” locally called Mangalitsa, I like pigs and particularly pigs that look like sheep, so I called the wine Mangaliza in homage to the sheep pig. The photo was taken by myself of a field mouse which I rescued from my dogs, it lived to fight another day."

VINIFICATION: Hand-harvested then fermented after being 100% whole bunch pressed. Pressed into 1x500L and 1 x 225L French oak casks. No added yeast or acid. Full Malolactic fermentation takes place. SO2 added a month before bottling, un-fined, and with a light clarifying filtration.

 

Region	Land/Country
Swartland	Südafrika
Farbe/Colour	Kategorie/Category
weiß	Wein
Rebsorte(n)/Grape(s)
Hárslevelű
Stil/Style	Filterung/Filtration
classy with a twist - funky - freaky	unfiltered, clear
Aromatik/Aromatics	Zucker/Dryness
floral - fruity - spicy - mineral - earthy	dry - semi-sweet - sweet
Körper/Body	Säure/Acidity
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