A.A. Badenhorst Ramnasgras Cinsault 2023 Bandol iron and earth on the

iron and earth on the finish

almost pure chalk with very little clay

and open it 30 minutes ahead — at this level it needs air more than chill

geology that shows up in the glass as a chalky mineral edge rather than as fruit weight

A.A. Badenhorst Ramnasgras Cinsault 2023 Bandol iron and earth on theThe Land The Swartland reads as hot, dry, and flat from a distance, and the Paardeberg corrects that impression. The mountain is a granite pluton rising out of the wheat country between Malmesbury and Wellington, and the Badenhorst farms climb its slopes from 180 to 330 meters. Ramnasgras is a single 1. 6 hectare parcel of old bush vines facing southeast, planted in decomposed granite. Granite here is a specific kind of luck: it drains hard, holds