Chenin Blanc is remarkable in the versatility of styles it can be crafted into. This time it shines in the form of a skin contact white from Swartland, South Africa. Organically grown fruit from 50 year old vines was fermented for 8 days on skins and aged for a further 4 months in large format oak. It’s vibrant and fresh with orange peel, ginger and floral flavours, and lovely front palate texture. 

In the midst of South Africa's established wine industry, Testalonga are an exciting, fresh face. They're situated in the Swartland region, just north of Cape Town in a province called the Western Cape. Craig and Cara Hawkins of Testalonga have been making wine since 2008 and are highly regarded as the pioneers of skin contact winemaking in South Africa. Organic farming was a non negotiable from the very beginning, and mininal intervention is the go here, as they simply state on their labels, Testalonga wines are "Made from Grapes" only.