Kumusha Cabernet Sauvignon 2024 EARHARDT while whole-bunch pressing and native

while whole-bunch pressing and native yeast fermentation in neutral oak for nineteen months build complexity without masking authenticity

on a north-facing slope in the upper valley

ages nearly two years in untoasted Slavonian oak

and a crisp

full-bodied and surprisingly smooth with a delicate

Kumusha Cabernet Sauvignon 2024 EARHARDT while whole-bunch pressing and nativeTinashe Nyamudoka was head sommelier at Cape Town's Test Kitchen, running one of the best wine lists on the continent, before he decided he'd rather make the stuff than pour it. Kumusha means "your home" in Shona, a nod to the Zimbabwe he came from and the South Africa that gave him his shot. His Cabernet is nothing like the oaky, weighty version the grape usually gets turned into: Western Cape fruit, spontaneous fermentation, aging in old neutral