Bellingham The Bernard Series Bush Vine Pinotage 2010

Name: Bellingham The Bernard Series Bush Vine Pinotage 2010
Brand: The Bernard Series
SKU: 30539

A full bodied Pinotage with a deep plum purple colour. The wine embodies sensual flavours unique to the variety including ripe black fruit, smoked meat and a hint of truffle beautifully balanced with complex aromas from French oak.

A sumptuous wine that is tremendously versatile with a variety of gastronomy.

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variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Bellingham Wines

winemaker : Niel Groenewald

wine of origin : Coastal Region

analysis : alc : 14.35 % vol rs : 4.2 g/l pH : 3.48 ta : 6.06 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full taste : Fragrant wooded

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

AWARDS

2024 Absa Vintage Pinotage Awards of Excellence - Winner

ageing : Drinking well already, although promises to develop savoury richness, secondary intrigue and definitive smoothness with up to 10 years bottle maturation.

in the vineyard : Origin: Wine of Origin Coastal Region Darling and Stellenbosch

The grapes used to make this Pinotage come from 3 vineyard blocks. These vineyards are old dry-land bush vines between 20 and 40 years old. Vines grow in weathered granite soils with small yields are hand-picked at 25°Balling.

about the harvest: The best bunches are individually selected in the vineyard.

in the cellar : Berry sorting at the cellar. Fermented in open French oak barrels with daily punch downs. After malolactic fermentation in barrel 50% of the wine was matured in new French oak and 50% in second fill barrels for a period of 12 months.

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