2025 Testalonga 'Follow Your Dreams' Carignan Swartland, South Africa Emmanuel Rouget 50% Clairette (planted in 1986

50% Clairette (planted in 1986

3 grams per liter of total acidity and a pH of 3

Albariño juice goes through wild yeasts fermentations and then spends 10 months in stainless steel and 2 months in a 500L barrel

The wine sees additional aging - in this case 42 months (nearly four years) before disgorgement

2025 Testalonga 'Follow Your Dreams' Carignan Swartland, South Africa Emmanuel Rouget 50% Clairette (planted in 1986The grapes were hand harvested and kept as intact clusters for spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel tanks. After 12 days of skin contact, the wine was pressed off the skins and went into a 3500L old oak foudre and a 500L barrel for malo and aging. After 11 months, the wine was blended & bottled with a gentle filtration and small sulfur addition. No fining.