{"product_id":"mabalel-pinot-noir-24","title":"Mabalel Pinot Noir '24","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe vineyard takes its name from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMabalel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003epoignant poem by Eugene Marais. The poem tells the story of a crocodile who ambushes a Limpopo \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003echieftain’s daughter. The wine, fittingly, tells the story of a high-altitude vineyard with a river tracing its edge \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eon Kaaimansgat (crocodile’s lair) Farm that captured the Prince of Pinot's heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMabelel is shaped as much by its story and terroir as it is by the hand that guides it. In the cellar, all the fruit was destemmed and naturally fermented, with extraction kept deliberately light during the four week maceration on skins. The wine was then transferred to barrel (20% new) for 11 months to \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ebind the place and the story even tighter together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 2024 vintage \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003efeels both lyrical and weighty. The nose of juicy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ered plum and cranberry is grounded by flintyness; the compact yet generous palate is fruit-forward, earthy, complex, and somehow finishes on cacao and buttered popcorn. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crystallum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44557210681515,"sku":"CRYS600","price":932.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/9644\/0235\/files\/MabalelPinotNoir_a3c268e0-7c14-4d12-b13c-522bc11bae17.jpg?v=1735298881","url":"https:\/\/www.winebar.shop\/products\/mabalel-pinot-noir-24","provider":"Winebar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}