Beeslaar Wines
Pinotage
Pinotage from Stellenbosch, South Africa
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R99 nationwide
Beeslaar Wines
Starts with Prof Isak Perold that crossed Pinot Noir and Cinsaut in 1924. I did not pick Pinotage, it picked me. Starting my career at Swartland Winery working with 3000 tons of Pinotage, and later moving to Kanonkop where it is still 50% of the plantings I work with. I have been working with the Beeslaar Pinotage vineyard for the last 17 years, and in 2011 my wife, Jeanne, and I, decided that this site needs a voice, and that is Beeslaar Pinotage.
Description
Dense crimson-red colour, bursting with scented aromas of cranberry, raspberry, crème de cassis and macerated cherries, supported by notes of oak spice, tobacco leaf and Fynbos shrub. The palate is rich, luscious, and powerful, with a framework of juicy plum and black cherry flavours complimented by French oak, potpourri spices and an earthy herbaceous undertone. The wine offers layers of dark chocolate, bramble berries and Asian spice along an integrated and gentle oak-driven essence on the lengthy finish. A wine that is age worthy, complex and elegant.
Food Pairing
Beef, Game (deer, venison), Poultry
