Allesverloren Red Muscadel 2025

Description
A full-bodied, luscious Muscadel with a deep salmon hue and classic muscat spice on the nose. The palate reveals intense flavours of sun-dried raisins and rich, ripe fruit, balanced by a zesty acidity that lifts and refreshes. Smooth and sweet, with a lingering, soft finish, this vintage offers both depth and elegance in every sip.

Vintage Notes
A cold winter with high accumulated cold units ensured even dormancy, while an early warm spell in August spurred early budding in some cultivars. Despite strong winds during flowering, our Red Muskadel vines thrived, benefiting from well-managed soil moisture and deeprooted resilience. A hot, dry summer lead to optimal ripening, resulting in a wine with balanced acidity, concentrated fruit, and a lingering richness — a true reflection of the Swartland’s terroir.

Winemaking Philosophy
Crafted with meticulous care, only the finest grapes were hand-selected and harvested at 26° Balling. Traditional open fermenters and intense pump-overs ensured maximum flavor extraction before fortification with neutral spirits. Rooted in Allesverloren’s Old-World winemaking tradition, this wine embodies rich fruit concentration, firm structure, and a naturally balanced character. Minimal intervention in the cellar allows the terroir to take centre stage, creating a generous, spice-layered, and irresistibly indulgent Muskadel. The wine will continue to improve with age for up to 40 years.

Vineyard Philosophy
Sourced from a single, high-yielding vineyard, our Red Muskadel thrives at the foot of the Kasteelberg mountain, where the cooling afternoon shadows ensure a perfect balance of acidity, pH, and sugar levels. Trellised and drip-irrigated, these vines benefit from the Swartland’s rocky shale and sandstone soils, encouraging deep-rooted resilience. With cold, wet winters and warm, dry summers, our vineyards adapt naturally to their environment, producing fruit of exceptional concentration and character, a true reflection of the terroir-driven elegance that defines Allesverloren wines.

Blend

100% Muscat de Frontignan

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