Bushvine Pinotage - Lievland

Bushvine Pinotage - LievlandThe barrel-aged Bushvine Pinotage from the Cape South Coast viticultural region shows in the glass in bright purple, light red. This South African cuvée flatters in the glass wonderfully expressive notes of mulberries, plums, plums and blueberries. These are joined by hints of other fruits. This dry red wine from Lievland is perfect for purists who prefer to drink bone dry. The Bushvine Pinotage is already quite close to this, as it was pressed with just 2.5 grams of residual sugar. Due to the balanced fruit acidity, the Bushvine Pinotage flatters with a velvety mouthfeel, without lacking juicy liveliness. In the finish, this youthful red wine from the Cape South Coast wine-growing region finally inspires with beautiful length. Once again, hints of black cherry and blueberry show through. Vinification of the Lievland Bushvine Pinotage The starting point for the first-class and wonderfully balanced cuvée Bushvine Pinotage from Lievland are Cinsault, Pinotage and Shiraz grapes. After the grape harvest, the grapes arrive quickly at the winery. Here they are sorted and carefully crushed. Fermentation then takes place in large wood at controlled temperatures. After the end of fermentation, the Bushvine Pinotage is aged for another 13 months in French oak barrels. Food recommendation for the Lievland Bushvine Pinotage Experience this red wine from South Africa ideally tempered at 15 - 18 ° C as a companion to stuffed peppers, duck breast with sugar snap peas or goose breast with ginger red cabbage and marjoram. Awards for the Bushvine Pinotage from Lievland This wine from Stellenbosch convinces not only us, no also well-known wine critics awarded it with 90 points and more. Among the ratings are for the 2019 vintage Wine Enthusiast - 91 points Tim Atkin Master of Wine - 91 points