The Bellevue Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is a wine with a powerful yet elegant character, showcasing the capabilities of Stellenbosch. In the glass, it displays a deep ruby red color, nearly opaque, immediately suggesting concentration and ripeness. The aroma unfolds slowly and layered: ripe blackberries, cassis, and dark plums form the core, complemented by refined notes of cedarwood, cigar box, violets, and subtle spices. The extended aging in French oak (22 to 24 months) is evident but well-integrated and supportive of the fruit.
On the palate, the wine is full and structured, with firm yet ripe tannins providing grip and depth. The flavor is dominated by dark fruit, followed by hints of spices, a touch of vanilla, and a slight earthy minerality. The balance between fruit, wood, and fresh acidity is excellent, making the wine powerful without heavy or clumsy.
The finish is long, dry, and complex, with persistent notes of blackberries, herbs, and an elegant touch of oak. This makes the Bellevue Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve a wine with clear aging potential, which will develop and refine further in the coming years.
At the table, this wine shines best with grilled red meat, lamb dishes, game, or rich stews. It is a characterful, classic Cabernet Sauvignon combining power and finesse, perfect for special dinners or moments when a wine should truly impress.
Bellevue Wine Estate, a family business with over 200 years of wine heritage, proudly pioneered one of South Africa’s first commercial Pinotage plantings. Rooted in the rich viticultural history of Stellenbosch, they create terroir-driven wines with minimal intervention, each bottle telling a story.
On October 5, 1701, Bellevue was founded as ‘Houd den Mond’. The land was granted by Cape Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel to blacksmith Christoffel Groenewald. On December 6, 1861, Bellevue was purchased by Dirk Cloete Morkel; the Morkel family owned the estate for 150 years before it passed to the Neethling family.
In 1959, P.K. Morkel entered his Pinotage in the Cape Wine Show, then South Africa’s leading wine competition, and won the coveted General Smuts Trophy, crowning him the new ‘king of wine’ in South Africa.
With approximately 152 hectares of vineyards in various locations, winemaker Wilhelm Kritzinger can select the very best grapes from which he crafts the outstanding wines for which Bellevue Wine Estate is known.
On the palate, the wine is full and structured, with firm yet ripe tannins providing grip and depth. The flavor is dominated by dark fruit, followed by hints of spices, a touch of vanilla, and a slight earthy minerality. The balance between fruit, wood, and fresh acidity is excellent, making the wine powerful without heavy or clumsy.
The finish is long, dry, and complex, with persistent notes of blackberries, herbs, and an elegant touch of oak. This makes the Bellevue Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve a wine with clear aging potential, which will develop and refine further in the coming years.
At the table, this wine shines best with grilled red meat, lamb dishes, game, or rich stews. It is a characterful, classic Cabernet Sauvignon combining power and finesse, perfect for special dinners or moments when a wine should truly impress.
Bellevue Wine Estate, a family business with over 200 years of wine heritage, proudly pioneered one of South Africa’s first commercial Pinotage plantings. Rooted in the rich viticultural history of Stellenbosch, they create terroir-driven wines with minimal intervention, each bottle telling a story.
On October 5, 1701, Bellevue was founded as ‘Houd den Mond’. The land was granted by Cape Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel to blacksmith Christoffel Groenewald. On December 6, 1861, Bellevue was purchased by Dirk Cloete Morkel; the Morkel family owned the estate for 150 years before it passed to the Neethling family.
In 1959, P.K. Morkel entered his Pinotage in the Cape Wine Show, then South Africa’s leading wine competition, and won the coveted General Smuts Trophy, crowning him the new ‘king of wine’ in South Africa.
With approximately 152 hectares of vineyards in various locations, winemaker Wilhelm Kritzinger can select the very best grapes from which he crafts the outstanding wines for which Bellevue Wine Estate is known.