About the wine
Producer:
Kanonkop Wine Estate
Winemaker:
Abrie Beeslaar
Grapes:
Cabernet Sauvignon
Closure:
Cork
Country:
South Africa
Type:
Full bodied red wine
Region:
Stellenbosch
Style:
Full bodied red wine
Vintage:
2016
Colour:
Deep ruby red
Alcohol:
14.37%
Body:
Full bodied
Oak:
French
Blend:
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Tasting Notes:
This 5-star rated classic Simonsberg Cabernet, exuding a sense of coolness, despite the warm vintage conditions. The palate is delicate and fresh, with an austere old-world charm about it. Grainy tannins compliment the earthy profile, with subtle hints of liquorice on the lengthy finish.
Bouquet:
A perfumed nose filled with notes of blackcurrants, fennel, cigar box, tea leaf and “fynbos” shrub.
Maturation:
Fermentation took place in open top concrete fermenters at 29oC. The floating skins were punched down by hand, every 2 hours during fermentation. The juice was drawn off the skins after 5 days. After malolactic fermentation the wine was matured for 24 months in 50% new and 50% second fill 225L French Nevers oak barrels.
Ageing Potential:
20 years