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Crystallum is a family-run and privately-owned winery based in the Walker Bay region of South Africa.

Brothers Andrew and Peter-Allan are the third generation of Finlayson winemakers and sons of the man who pioneered Pinot Noir winemaking in the Hemel-en-Aarde region. Andrew is an architect by training and Peter-Allan a student of philosophy and economics, but it didn’t take long for the lure of wine to take effect, with Andrew drawn to the vineyards and Peter-Allan to the cellar.

The company was founded in 2007 when it produced just over four thousand bottles of Sauvignon Blanc. The following vintage saw the introduction of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and Crystallum now produces these Burgundian varieties exclusively, making up its collection with multi-vineyard blends and single-vineyard wines.

Peter and Max are the first names of the growers who supplied the fruit for the first vintage of this wine. The fruit sources have since changed but the name remains to honor the beginnings of our multi-vineyard Pinot Noir blend. The philosophy here is to use the different batches to form a blend that is more than the sum of its parts.

Winemaking:
Naturally fermented with 50% of the fruit de-stemmed and the remainder left as whole clusters. Extraction is kept to a minimum during active fermentation with a total time of 4 weeks on the skins.

Description:

Nose: Red cherries, cranberry, rose and lavender lead the way aromatically before tomato leaf and sumac. 

Taste: The palate is dense and focused, with a tartness from sour cherry and rhubarb balanced by riper notes from mulberry and black cherry. A dry, grippy tannin profile supports the weight of fruit.

【酒仕🍷酒莊】
💁🏻‍♂️ Crystallum 位於開普敦Walker Bay的一個家族經營的小酒莊。酒莊是Hemel-En-Aarde產區中第一個以當地十分獨特涼快的風土，種植Chardonnay 及Pinot Noir 的酒莊。

💁🏻‍♀️ 現時酒莊已傳至第三代- Andrew 及Peter-Allan，Andrew負責葡萄園管理，Peter-Allan則擔任釀酒師。酒莊採用Burgundy Dijon的Pinot Noir，由木桶以至釀造方式均以Burgundy為藍本，加上使用原生酵母發酵，將南非風土結合Burgundy手法，釀造出極高質量的葡萄酒。

💁🏻‍♀️ Crystallum年產僅三萬瓶，酒莊的釀酒哲學就時不多作干預，以高質量及風土所引領下以釀造出最高質量的葡萄酒。

【酒仕🍷釀酒】
💁🏻‍♂️ 以傳統腳踩方式🦵🏻，柔和破皮，於不鏽缸中進行浸泡及溫控溫發酵。部分葡萄會連梗發酵，完成後再於法國橡木桶中陳釀，Chardonnay 約11個月，Pinot Noir 約16個月。