Red Wine
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Bellevue Atticus 2018 Cape Blend
Taste: Bold ripe berries, soft tannins
Smell: Plum, blackberry, and vanilla
Compliments: Rich oxtail or red meat dishes
Cuisine: South African / German -
Bellevue Cinsaut 2020
VITICULTURIST DIRKIE MORKEL
WINEMAKER WILHELM KRITZINGER
ORIGIN BOTTELARY, STELLENBOSCH
SOIL CARTREFF, WESTLEIGH
TRELLISING UNTRELLISED
AGE OF VINES 65 YEARS OLD
YIELD 2 TON PER HECTARE
CLIMATE
THE EFFECT OF THE CONTINIOUS DROUGHT WAS ONCE AGAIN FELT WITH A TINY CROP AND GRADUAL RIPENING OF THE FRUIT. TINY BERRIES ALLOWED THE PRODUCTION OF WINES WITH HIGHLY CONCENTRATED VARIETAL CHARACTER.
VINIFICATION
THE GRAPES WERE HARVESTED ON FEB 20TH AT 25.3°B. FERMENTED AT 26 – 28°C FOR ABOUT 4 DAYS. PUMPED OVER DAILY DURING ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION. MALOLATIC FERMENTATION TOOK PLACE IN BARRELS. THE WINE MATURED IN NEW AND 2ND FILL FRENCH OAK BARRELS FOR 18 MONTHS.
TASTING NOTES
THIS WINE SHOWS MARASCHINO CHERRY AND PLUM FLAVOURS ON THE NOSE, COMPLIMENTED BY A SILKY TANNIN STRUCTURE AND A LINGERING FINISH. IN GOOD CELLARING CONDITIONS, THIS WINE HAS AN AGEING POTENTIAL OF 10 YEARS PLUS.
ANALYSIS ALC: 13.29 PH: 3.42 RS: 2.1 TA: 5.7
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Bellevue Malbec 2019
As the temperature heats up, a refreshing case of Bellevues award winning wines will ensure you can fill your glass with a refreshing cool chill that will take the wilt out of your day. Get stocked up with our summer mixed case, a curated experience you and guests will enjoy during the hot summer months
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Sale!
Bellevue Monthly Deal
Save R177 for a mixed case (6 bottles) of Bellevue’s finest reds: Malbec 2019 & Cinsaut 2020
Valid until 30 August 2022
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Bellevue Pinotage 2018
Simple, young and fresh. Imbued with all the virtues of Pinotage, with flavours of strawberries, plums and raspberries and strawberries. A deliriously silky finish for those who like the fun to linger a little longer
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Bellevue Shiraz 2020
VITICULTURIST: DIRKIE MORKEL
WINEMAKER: WILHELM KRITZINGER
ORIGIN: BOTTELARY, STELLENBOSCH
SOIL: GLENROSA, WESTLEIGH, KROONSTAD
TRELLISING: TRELLISED
AGE OF VINES: 20-28 YEARS OLD
YIELD: 6TONS PER HECTARE
CLIMATE:
THE EFFECT OF THE CONTINUOUS DROUGHT WAS ONCE AGAIN FELT WITH A TINY CROP AND GRADUAL RIPENING OF THE FRUIT. TINY BERRIES ALLOWED THE PRODUCTION OF WINES WITH HIGHLY CONCENTRATED VARIETAL CHARACTERVINIFICATION:
THE GRAPES WERE HARVESTED AT 23°B THE JUICE SPENT 6 HOURS ON THE SKINS BEFORE INOCULATION. FERMENTATION TOOK PLACE AT 26 – 28°C FOR ABOUT 4DAYS, PUMPED OVER 3 TIMES DAILY DURING ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION, MALOLATIC FERMENTATION WAS COMPLETED IN TANKS. THE WINE MATURE IN FRENCH AND AMERICAN OAK.TASTING NOTES:
THEIS WINE IS A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF A MODERN SHIRAZ, SHOW MOCHA. WOOD SMOKE AND MULBERRIES ON THE NOSE. THIS FOLLOWED BY BOLD LAYERS OF RIPE FRUIT AND SMOKED BEEF ON THE PALATE THE WINE HAS AN AGEING POTENTIAL OF 5 YEARS.ANALYSIS: ALC: 14.68 PH: 3.60 RS: 2.4 TA: 5.8
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Bellevue The Reserve Collection Pinotage 2017
TASTE: Fine grained tannins , ripe plums and Marachino Cherry.
SMELL: Perfumed fragrances of raspberry and Marachino Cherry
COMPLEMENTS: Heavy red meat dishes , game meats , stews
CUISINE: South African
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Bellevue The Reserve Collection Tumara 2018
Bold but elegant. An opera of smooth tannins , wood and dark fruit. The TUMARA RESERVE 2018 encapsulates the diversity of the Bottelary Hills terroir.
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Commemorative Pinotage 2019
The privileged minority that recently tasting one of the few remaining bottles of the original 1959 Lanzerac Pinotage describe the wine with notes of tobacco and tea, together with vibrant black berry and cherry fruit. Harmonious and expressive with maturity but also freshness.