Bellevue Pinotage Reserve 2020

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.

AWARDS

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

Decanter – Gold

R245,00

Alcohol
14.5%

Region
Stellenbosch, South Africa

Variety
100% Pinotage

More Information - Bellevue Pinotage Reserve 2020

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 cedar-wood 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. AWARDS

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

Back Story & Wine Information

The Bellevue Wine Estate started out as a livestock farm long before it made history as the center of commercial pinotage cultivation in South Africa. Our characteristic, closely planted bush vines lends itself naturally to sustainable, bio-dynamic cultivation, while delivering fruit with intense and concentrated flavour.