About the wine
Producer:
Kanonkop Wine Estate
Winemaker:
Abrie Beeslaar
Grapes:
Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet Franc and Merlot.
Closure:
Cork
Country:
South Africa
Units:
750ml
Type:
Still red wine
Region:
Stellenbosch
Style:
Bordeaux style blend
Vintage:
2017
Colour:
Deep ruby red
Alcohol:
14%
Body:
Full bodied
Oak:
Yes, French oak barriques
Blend:
76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc, 7% Merlot
Tasting Notes:
The palate is rich and supple, with seamless fruit/oak integration, delicate tannins and a fine seam of acidity. Layers of plush fruit explode on the palate with concentrated flavours of tomato cocktail, black and red fruits, and stewed meat. A wine of immense purity, depth and freshness.
Bouquet:
Complex and intense aromas of cassis, plums, spiced oak and cigar box on the nose.
Maturation:
Fermented in open top concrete fermenters at 290C. 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 100% new 225L French Nevers oak barrels.
Ageing Potential:
20-30 years