Testalonga El Bandito Skin Chenin Blanc 2025 750ml

Testalonga El Bandito ‘Skin’ Chenin Blanc 2025

Secure your allocation of the legendary Testalonga El Bandito ‘Skin’ Chenin Blanc 2025. Visionary winemakers Craig and Carla Hawkins deliver absolute mastery with this iconic bottling. It holds a highly revered status. This bottling originally established the Testalonga label back in 2008 as a true vanguard of the global orange wine movement.

The brilliant 2025 vintage perfectly displays a growing season defined by exceptional freshness, immaculate structural balance, and fantastic aging potential. Plentiful winter rainfall thoroughly energized the historic old bush vines in the Paardeberg region. This deep moisture allowed the grapes to develop an incredible natural acidity and remarkably lower pH levels. Craig extended the gross lees aging program by an extra six to seven months for this specific vintage. This patient winemaking decision imparts an incredibly luxurious texture while maintaining laser-like structural precision.

Tasting Notes & Profile

This skin-contact masterpiece pours a beautifully bright, deep golden amber color in the glass. The intensely aromatic nose opens with layers of fragrant honeysuckle, wild fynbos herbs, fresh ginger, and rich beeswax. On the palate, the wine reveals magnificent fruit concentration, showing ripe peach and apricot notes backed by a brilliant, lively acidity. The multi-layered mouthfeel begins remarkably plush and creamy before culminating in a deeply complex, lingering, and beautifully savory finish.