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Bellevue Reserve Pinotage 2020

Name: Bellevue Reserve Pinotage 2020 | Simon Wine Emporium
Brand: Bellevue Wine Estate
SKU: BEL_007
Price: 280.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock

R280,00

This is our richest, most powerful expression of South Africa’s national heritage grape, made from selected parcels of fruit from various older Pinotage blocks. A sleekly muscular wine with dense, concentrated fruit flavours polished by French oak.

Rich and concentrated with violet and cedarwood perfume leading to bold flavours of sweet-sour raspberry and maraschino cherry with a savoury umami undertone, supported by dense, fine-grained tannins with a clean, lingering finish.

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Specifications

SKU: BEL_007 Alcohol Volume: 15,11% Sugar: 1.9%

Winery: Bellevue Wine EstateType of wine: Red WineCultivar: PinotageFood Pairing: Barbecues, Cheese, Meat, Roast Beef, VenisonCategory: Bottelary Hills, Old Vines, The Governors Club

In the cellar

The grapes were cold soaked for four days before inoculation. Fermentation took place in tanks with three daily aerated pump-overs. After alcoholic fermentation, the skins were pressed, the wine was settled and racked off the lees. It underwent spontaneous malolactic fermentation in 300-liter French oak barrels (50% new, 50% second fill) and matured for 22 months.

In the vineyard

A selection of the best parcels of fruit from old vineyards, all irrigated. Most vintages, grapes from a vineyard planted in 1996 are chosen. Situated on an eastern slope with a north-south row orientation, these bush vines flourish in decomposed granite and shale soils.

Ageing

22 months

Cultivar

Pinotage

Food Pairing

Calls for seriously well-aged red meat or the finest stinky cheeses.

Awards and Recognition

Platter’s 2024 – 4½ Stars
Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge 2024 – Double Gold
Michelangelo Awards 2024 – Gold
Tim Atkin Report 2024 – 90 Points

About the Wine Estate

Bellevue Wine Estate in the prestigious Stellenbosch wine growing region in South Africa, cultivates approximately 152ha of vineyards on a variety of sites. This enables the winemaker to select the very best pockets from which to make the exquisite wines that Bellevue Wine Estate is renowned for.