1953 Pinotage

Game, lamb and braised dishes

This was the third successive dry Winter which led to a small crop and gradual ripening. Tiny berries allowed the production of wines with highly concentrated varietal character.

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.