Intellego 'Halagasha' Pinotage 2021

“Halagasha” is the Xhosa term which this South Africa tribe use when celebrating the score of a soccer goal. Pinotage is a celebration of what we can achieve with this local variety in South Africa and Halagasha is just one of many examples of this diverse style.

Whole bunch fermented under semi-carbonic conditions for 8 days in stainless steel tanks.

Aged for 5 months in 225L barrels after which it spends 4 weeks in stainless steel tanks before bottling.

Strawberry, candied raspberry; super light, bright color.  Suede, red cherries, cranberry, Boston creme pie, nutmeg.  Light palate, soft.  Fleeting white pepper on finish.  Made from 100% bush vine Pinotage  (cross of Pinot Noir and Cinsault).