December 2018
Even though Lievland is located in Stellenbosch, you will notice that the 2017 Lievland Pinotage wine carries the Paarl appellation on the label, as grapes were sourced from several bush vine vineyards in the Paarl and not from estate fruit. This is made in a modern style, fruit forward and vibrant on the nose with notes of cherry, raspberry with shades of vanilla to the wine’s aromatics. The red fruit carries over into the palate which has engaging richness and nice mid palate suppleness with a savory note on the back end that adds some extra nuance to the red fruit flavors. Medium to medium fuller bodied, this is very elegant, with good fruit purity and freshness with finer grained tannins allowing you to enjoy now, but has enough structure to show well over the next 2-3 years.