Wine prices
| Reference | Vintage / size | Price / bottle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Producer priceRecommended retail price | 2020 / 750ml | ≈ $32.86Original ZAR 540.00≈ €29.24 · £24.70 | beaumont.co.za ↗ |
| Lowest shop price | 2019 / 750ml | ≈ $50.57Original €45.00 | gute-weine.de ↗ |
2021 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Mourvedre, Pinotage, Syrah, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot
Mourvedre
Pinotage
Syrah
Cab Franc
Petit Verdot
Region Walker Bay
Production Details The official Beaumont Platter 2026 tasting-notes post describes the 2021 Vitruvian as an eclectic blend of Mourvedre, Pinotage, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. It states that the 2021 vintage was mainly co-fermented to create seamless integration and describes it as a worthy flagship red.
Tasting Notes
Nose: plums, leafy notes
Palate: seamless integration, firm tannins, pleasurable now, solid future
2020 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.82%
Residual Sugar 1.3 g/L
pH 3.56
Total Acidity 5.7 g/L
Calories (estimated) 105 kcal / glass
150ml glass105 kcal
750ml bottle525 kcal
Grape Varieties Syrah, Mourvedre, Pinotage, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot
Syrah32%
Mourvedre29%
Pinotage23%
Cab Franc11%
Petit Verdot3%
Drinking Window 10-15 years
Region Walker Bay
Vine Age 17-47 years
Oak Types French
Production Volume 1,985 bottles
Bottles1,985
Magnums20
Production Details Official Beaumont technical sheet. Vitruvian is named after the farm's 250 year old water mill and is intended as a pure expression of place, with elegance favored over power. The sheet states that 60% of the 2020 blend was co-fermented for early integration. Appellation: Bot River. Yield was 3-5 tons per hectare and Balling at harvest was 23°-24.5°. The wine was made and matured in eight 225L French oak barrels for 36 months, of which 35% was new oak. Vintage conditions are described as a gentle dry vintage that produced open, full wines with great flavours and gentle tannins.
Tasting Notes
Palate: elegant, full, great flavours, gentle tannins
Food Pairing coq au vin, Italian sausage pasta, steak with cumin, steak with pepper, steak with coriander
2019 Technical Specifications
Region Walker Bay
Oak Aging 24 months
Production Details The official Beaumont Platter's 2024 post describes Vitruvian as the estate's eclectic flagship, made only in the best vintages to capture the best of Beaumont in a blend. It states that the 2019 vintage is a five-variety blend including Shiraz, Mourvedre, and Pinotage, and that it spent 2 years in small oak with 25% new oak.
Tasting Notes
Nose: raspberries, cherries
Palate: fresh, vibrant, fine tannin seam, delicious, finesse
2017 Technical Specifications
Region Walker Bay
Oak Aging 24 months
Production Details The official Beaumont Platter 2023 results post describes the 2017 Vitruvian as an eclectic flagship made only in the best vintages. It states that the 2017 blend was 40% Mourvedre co-fermented with Cabernet Franc, Pinotage, Tinta, and Petit Verdot, and that it was matured for 2 years in French oak with 25% new oak. The producer also notes that it was released in 1.5L, 3L, and 5L formats.
Tasting Notes
richer, graceful, beautifully unified
Shop prices
| Reference | Vintage / size | Price / bottle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shop price | 2019 / 750ml | ≈ $50.57Original €45.00 | gute-weine.de ↗ |
| Wine-SearcherLWIN 1236189 | — | — | wine-searcher.com ↗ |
Producer Information
Website
Address
Compagnes Drift Farm, Bot River, P.O. Box 3, 7185, South Africa
Phone
+27 28 284 9194
Email
Owner
Sebastian and Nici Beaumont
Cellarmaster
Sebastian Beaumont