The Story
Pinotage has a reputation problem, too often big, jammy, and overworked, and Beaumont's 'Jackals River' bottling is the quiet rebuttal. In the cool, sea-influenced hills of Bot River, the Beaumont family works old vines planted back in 1974, fermenting in open concrete and punching down gently so the wine never turns heavy-handed. The result is a mid-weight, focused South African red that shows what its signature grape can do when someone actually restrains it. Dark-fruited and savory, with firm but balanced tannins, this is Pinotage worth reconsidering.
Description
Pinotage has a reputation problem, too often big, jammy, and overworked, and Beaumont's 'Jackals River' bottling is the quiet rebuttal. In the cool, sea-influenced hills of Bot River, the Beaumont family works old vines planted back in 1974, fermenting in open concrete and punching down gently so the wine never turns heavy-handed. The result is a mid-weight, focused South African red that shows what its signature grape can do when someone actually restrains it. Dark-fruited and savory, with firm but balanced tannins, this is Pinotage worth reconsidering.
