Testalonga, El Bandito, I am the Ninja, Swartland, South Africa Featyured Country - Hungary

Country - Hungary

the region and the spirit of this part of Catalunya

Suggested espresso recipe:Weight in - 17gWeight out - 32-34gRatio - 1:2Extraction time - 23-25 seconds

The current vintage is 2021

This year's vintage of Cuvée Alice sees Syrah taking the dominant role with Carignan and Cinsault supporting bringing more dark fruits and pepperiness into the equation

Testalonga, El Bandito, I am the Ninja, Swartland, South Africa Featyured Country - HungaryCraig and Carla Hawkins' wines seem to get better with every vintage. They make beautiful, poised, satisfying and utterly lovely wines from low yielding vines mainly growing on granitic soils in Swartland. Often using techniques including whole bunch ferments, extended skin contact and old oak foudres, with just a touch of sulphites at bottling, these are lovely, almost delicate wines that are a million miles from the stereotypical blockbuster South