{"id":10357,"date":"2014-08-28T14:09:27","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T14:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=10357"},"modified":"2014-09-01T14:00:40","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T14:00:40","slug":"craig-hawkins-testalonga-and-lammershoek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/south-africa\/craig-hawkins-testalonga-and-lammershoek","title":{"rendered":"Craig Hawkins: Testalonga and Lammershoek"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Craig Hawkins (pictured above with significant other Carla Kretzel in the background) is one of South Africa’s most talented and brave winemakers. He’s the winemaker at Lammershoek, and also makes his own wines under the Testalonga label. He’s very experimental, and has worked a lot with skin contact and lees. He prefers picking earlier, making lower alcohol wines, and works pretty naturally. These are some of the more recent releases of his wines. The Lammershoek ‘Cellar Foot’ series is Lammershoek’s small batch, adventurous label.
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Testalonga El Bandito Cortez 2012 Swartland, South Africa<\/strong>
\n10.5% alcohol, pH 2.99. No skin contact. Lively, fresh, lemony and bright. Very fresh with lovely purity. A direct, linear, lighter style. 93\/100 (04\/14)<\/p>\n

Testalonga El Bandito Skin Contact 2011 Swartland, South Africa
\n<\/strong>This had 6 weeks on the skins, and was 40% whole bunch. Lovely grip here: really fresh and detailed with notes of grapes, citrus and pear, as well as some spiciness. 94\/100 (04\/14)<\/p>\n

Testalonga King of Grapes Grenache 2013 Swartland, South Africa
\n<\/strong>100% whole bunch, 11.5% alcohol. So fresh, lively and peppery with nice grip and brightness. Lovely pure red cherries and herbs. Drinkable and fresh, in a lighter style. 93\/100<\/p>\n

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Lammershoek Cellar Foot The H\u00e1rslevel\u0171 2013 Swartland, South Africa
\n<\/strong>Soft, textured with nice apple and pear fruit. Nuts, herbs and a nice texture. 91\/100<\/p>\n

Lammershoek Cellar Foot Underwater Wine 2013 Swartland, South Africa
\n<\/strong>A blend of Grenache, Mourvedre and Carignan, aged in barrels submerged in water. Lovely purity. Sweet, fresh cherry and plum fruit with a bit of grip. Linear with lovely balance. 93\/100<\/p>\n

Lammershoek Cellar Foot Mourvedre 2012 Swartland, South Africa
\n<\/strong>Lively, fresh, sweet and spicy with attractive fruit and a bit of grip. Some ginger spice notes, as well as herbal characters. Lovely freshness. 92\/100<\/p>\n

UK agent: Les Caves de Pyrene (Testalonga); Fields Morris & Verdin (Lammershoek)
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