Bellevue Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch SA (2024)
Wine Tasting Notes:
The 2024 Bellevue Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon shows cassis, dark plum, cranberry and raspberry, accented by a pleasant herbal note, cedarwood and pencil shavings. The medium-bodied palate is elegant and understated, with vibrant acidity, clean minerality and fine, chalky tannins. Matured in French oak (60% new) for nearly two years, it calls for a rib-eye steak, braised short ribs or lamb chops.
Press:
Christian Eedes (Winemag.co.za): 92 points
Winery/Producer Highlights:
Bellevue Wine Estate in Stellenbosch's Bottelary hills draws on more than 200 years of winemaking heritage and pioneered one of South Africa's first commercial Pinotage plantings. The Reserve Cabernet comes from dry-farmed, trellised vines planted in 1999 on a southern slope in sand, clay and loam soils. Long-serving winemaker Wilhelm Kritzinger crafts the Reserve range with minimal intervention to express the estate's terroir.
Descriptive Words:
Cassis, Elegant, Cedary, Fresh, Structured
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