Bellevue Reserve Pinotage 2020
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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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
300-liter French oak barrels (50% new, 50% second fill) and matured for 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.
