Belfield Magnifica 2008

The nose, lingering and soft, together with the bright, fresh colour, are the first impressions of this wine. A mouthful reveals a smoothness which belies its tender age, together with dark black berries, and mintiness. Our flagship wine.

Total production: 5000 bottles

Alcohol: 13%

Purchasing Belfield Wines

To order any of our current vintages from the farm please contact Mike Kreft - mike@belfield.co.za or 082 575 1849. Alternatively you can purchase from:

Under the Influence - Wine E-Tailers - National
Carolines Fine Wines - Cape Town
Wine Concepts - Cape Town
Vino Pronto - Cape Town
Morgans Wines - Tygervalley (Cape Town)
Manukas - Somerset West
Norman Goodfellows - Johannesburg
Riverside Liquors - Bryanston Johannesburg
Bootleggers - Johannesburg
Liquor City - Beyers Naude Johannesburg
Parklane Tops - Pietermaritzburg
Hermanus Wine Village - Hermanus

Internationally:

Belfield Aristata 2007

A careful blend between the two adjacent vineyards on the property. A classic Bordeaux style blend with incredible balance and finesse, enhanced by the cool climate site and iron stone soils. Dark fruit, chocolate and spice flavours abound.

Total production: 4500 bottles

Blend: Merlot 57 % / Cabernet Sauvignon 43 %
Alcohol: 13.5%

Belfield Merlot 2008

Sourced from a 3/4 of a hectare vineyard on the farm, this hand crafted Merlot shows old world elegance and New World fruit. Lovely oak integration gives flavours of dark chocolate and spice mingled with the red berries, typical of the fruit from the vineyard.

Total production: 1600 bottles

Alcohol: 14%

Recent Accolades:

Belfield Magnifica Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 - 4.5 Stars Platters Guide 2010

Belfield Magnifica Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 - 4.5 Stars Platters Guide 2009

Belfield Blend 2006 - 4 Stars Platters Guide 2009

Belfield Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 - 4.5 Stars Platters Guide 2008

What has been said by leading wine critics:

Steve Tanzer, leading New York wine critic - 88+% rating “Saturated ruby-red. Aromas of crushed cassis, blueberry and spices… Cool, herbal and minty notes give this a youthful restrained character…."

Michael Fridjon, leading South African wine critique had this to say about Belfield’s Magnifica at a tasting of Elgin wines, “The Belfield Magnifica Cabernet 2006 may have been the red wine discovery of the tasting…. It had lovely, unshowy concentration and beautifully managed ripe tannins….”

Wine Magazine, October 2008, food pairing with Belfield 2006 Magnifica, at leading Cape Town restaurant-95 Keerom Street. Comments by the owner and executive chef, Giorgio Nava; “ I think it is a fantastic wine- it has a lightness and freshnessabout it, and I particularly like the well-balanced tannins and alcohol”

Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2009 – Hugh Johnson is considered to be the world’s favourite wine writer. He mentions Belfield’s Magnifica in the South African section, called “From the Nursery”. His description, “Belfield, family label from Elgin; Leafy, lovely Cabernets and Bordeaux red.”

Michael Olivier featured Belfield in his 2009 edition of Crush,” Waves of cassis and blood plums crash on a beach of chunky yet smooth tannins and carry through in a delicious long aftertaste”.