Western Cape Wine Estate
Crystallum
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At a glance
Region
Hemel-en-Aarde
Established
2007
From Cape Town
119 km
Tastings
Available
What you can do here
Principal cultivars
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The estate
Boutique Hemel-en-Aarde estate producing celebrated single-vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
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.
Wine
Crystallum specialises in the Burgundian varieties, working with the ideal conditions in and around the Walker Bay region. The winemaking approach favours low intervention, with only native yeasts used for fermentation. Pinot Noirs are fermented in small stainless steel tanks and aged in French oak for 11–16 months before bottling. The Chardonnay is whole-bunch pressed and fermented in barrel, where the wine remains for 11 months before bottling. All fruit is hand-picked into small crates.
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