2016 Beeslaar Pinotage

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  4/17/2023 - awever Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Gut, komplex , spürbare Säure

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  1/1/2020 - Zoltán Németi Does not like this wine: 85 Points

  Imressive structure, firm tannins. Great length and depth of flavor, and there's an unforced feel to it. However it's an oak monster, smells sweet, the nose is lead by coconut, espresso and rum aromas. Burnt rubber appears too, it's unmistakeably South-African. Disjointed on the palate, sweet and sour too - is that adjusted acidity? It feels so. Not an enjoyable wine, although interesting and serious. I wonder if it will ever come together. Try in 2022 the earliest.

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  6/8/2019 - appel54 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Lilaröd färg
  
  Körsbärgslikör, vanlij, plommon, aceton, lite eldigt, fat, sötlakrits
  
  Torr, stram lite eldig, mycket frukt
  
  En typisk pinotage av bättre snitt.

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  2/18/2019 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 94 Points

  We have been working on our South Africa and Egypt trip for months. Diligently doing research and taking about it daily.
  
  One of our stops will be a week on the Western Cape or as many define it, Stellenbosch. It has always been on my wine region bucket list for its wines and beauty. One of my goals was to find some excellent producers of Pinotage.
  
  This Beeslaar is the private label of the Winemaker at Kanonkop, Abrie Beeslaar. Abrie makes a black label Kanonkop that sells retail at $200. That’s right, $200! It must be deliriously good if they can get $200 for it.
  
  I found this 2016 Beeslaar at K&L for just under $37. It’s the 1st Pinotage that has my eyes wide open as to what can’t be done with this difficult varietal in the right hands. If his private label is this good, I hope to visit Kanonkop and taste their black label.
  
  The nose reveals; dark chocolate raisins, dark eastern spices, plum and black cherry, blueberries, baked strawberries, blackberries, black raspberries, black raisin currants, smokiness and grilled meats, black pepper and a touch of white, some green vegetal notes, cinnamon, dark chocolate mocha bar, dark fruit steeped tea, gravely schist, touch of coffee grounds, dark fruit roll-ups, leather, tobacco with ash with fresh, dark red & blue florals.
  
  The body is full, thick and rich. There is a dark, tarry, dusty tannin structure. This will benefit from 3-5 years plus in bottle but, it is crazy good. Sound, firm; structure, big tension, long length and very good balance. Dark chocolate raisins, smokiness and grilled meats, dark eastern spices that brings pronounced heat to the palate, black plum, plum and black cherry, blueberries, baked strawberries, blackberries, black raspberries, raspberries, black raisin currants, dark berry bubblegum, black pepper and a touch of white, tree bark with a touch of sap, some green vegetal notes, cinnamon, dark chocolate mocha bar, dark fruit steeped tea, gravely schist, dry stones, touch of coffee grounds, dark fruit roll-ups, new un-smoothed leather, tobacco with ash with fresh, dark red & blue florals. The acidity is round and splendid. The elegant, rich finish runs ripe fruits to dry tannins with dusty earth and shows an even tug of war with its fruits and earthiness.
  
  It drinks like a combination of; Grand Cru Gamay, Shiraz and Northern Rhône.
  
  I will be getting more of this and forgetting about it for 5 more years. Can’t wait for that moment and noting the changes.
  
  This wine raises my excitement level for our trip with each sip.
  
  Pinotage is a grape variety made from a cross of Pinot Noir & Cinsaut that was created in South Africa in 1925 by Abraham Izak Perold, the first Professor of Viticulture at Stellenbosch University...making it one of the youngest grape varietals.

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