Atticus

Rich oxtail or red meat dishes

The effect of the continuous drought was once again felt with a tiny crop and gradual ripening of the fruit. Tiny berries allowed the product of wines with highly concentrated varietal character.

The wine matured in American oak.

The grapes were harvested at 25.5°B, the juice spent 6 hours on the skins before inoculation. fermentation took place at 26-28°C for about 4 days. Pumped over 3 times daily during alcoholic fermentation. Malolactic fermentation was completed in tanks.

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.