Bushvine Pinotage

This wine pairs excellently with venison and other hearty red meat dishes, enhancing the flavors with its rich fruit profile and savory undertones.

Sourced from two bushvine vineyards in Paarl, the vines are planted primarily on Malmesbury Shale soils. These soils have good water retention and a high clay content, imparting minerality and fresh acidity to the wine.

Aged for 13 months in French oak barrels, 15% of which were new, contributing to the wine's complexity and structure.

The grapes were hand-harvested and underwent fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Post-fermentation, the wine was transferred to 225-liter French oak barrels for malolactic fermentation and aged for 13 months, with 15% new oak.

Lievland’s history dates back to 1715, when the original farm was granted to the ex-soldier Jurie Hanekom. Lievland lies on the western slopes of the Simonsberg mountains between Stellenbosch and Paarl, two of the most prominent wine-growing areas in the Cape. The climate, location, and soil on the slopes are conducive to the cultivation of high-quality grapes, and some of the Cape’s best-known wines are made here. Lievland is all about "the here and now", and their wines are made in a generous fruit-forward, well-extracted style.