2018 Beeslaar, Pinotage, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Abrie Beeslaar made this magnificent wine from 25-year-old bush vines, and it was fermented in concrete tanks with regular punch-downs to gain as much extraction from the powerful Pinotage skins as possible.  It was then aged for 21 months in 40% new French oak barriques.  There is nothing particularly unusual about this recipe, and so […]