Beeslaar Wines is a small family-run business, specializing in the production of handcrafted, high-end Pinotage wines, originating from a single-vineyard site in the heart of the Cape Winelands.

My love affair with Pinotage led me to establishing the brand in 2011, with the aim to produce wines that embody and personify the many beautiful characteristics of a grape variety that was born and bred in South African soils.

Concentrated aromas of black cherries, Christmas cake, wild strawberries, plums and cinnamon spice. The nose has that typical Beeslaar perfumed character, with an underlying earthy tone. Beautifully poised and elegant, with fine tannins to support the broad, plush fruit spectrum. The palate is mouth-filling and effortlessly balanced, with lingering savoury notes on the finish.

WINEMAKER Abrie Beeslaar

COMPOSITION 100% Pinotage

ORIGIN Stellenbosch – single vineyard

AGE OF VINES 26 year old bush vines

IRRIGATION None – dry land vineyards

SOIL TYPE Shale, Oakleaf and decomposed granite

YIELD 5 tons per hectare

AGEING POTENTIAL 15 to 20 years from vintage

ALC 14.50% | RS 2.65 g/l | TA 5.3 g/l | pH 3.63 | TOTAL SO2 89 mg/l

Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge – 92 points

Tim Atkin MW – 96 points