2023 Testalonga 'Skin' Swartland, South Africa Thibaud Boudignon Gamay + very old Pinot

Gamay + very old Pinot Noir from a Burgundian massale selection (the first vines planted by Claude Sauvat

95% Palomino with 5% other unknown red and white varieties (maybe Colombard and Muscat

the wine had great flavor and complexity

which is now part of the Sonoma Land Trust

’ The name of the project is derived from the ancient Greek Longuro which denoted the particularly fertile

2023 Testalonga 'Skin' Swartland, South Africa Thibaud Boudignon Gamay + very old PinotSkin is the wine that started it all; it was Craig and Carlas first wine in 2008, inspired by a skin macerated Vermentino from Antonio Perrino during a trip to Italy. The wine has come a long way and each year provides with new flavors. They have toned down on the extraction and have now stopped experimenting as much as they used to, finding the wines sweet spot in terms of skin contact and the balance of flavors theyre looking for. Overall, theyve