1953 Pinotage

Game, lamb and braised dishes

A cold dry winter, followed by a mild, dry spring and cooler than average summer created perfect conditions for the development of small berries and highly concentrated wines.

The wine matured in new and 2nd fill French oak barrels for 18 months.

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. Malolactic fermentation took place in barrels.

Bellevue Wine Estate, a family-owned estate with over 200 years of winemaking heritage, proudly pioneered one of South Africa’s first commercial Pinotage plantings. Rooted in Stellenbosch's rich viticultural history, we create terroir-driven wines with minimal intervention, crafting each bottle to tell a story.