
About the wine

Producer:
Kanonkop Wine Estate

Winemaker:
Abrie Beeslaar

Grapes:
100% Pinotage

Closure:
Cork

Country:
South Africa

Units:
750ml

Type:
Still red wine

Region:
Simonsberg, Stellenbosch

Style:
South African Pinotae

Vintage:
2020

Colour:
Deep ruby red

Alcohol:
14.3

Body:
Full bodied

Oak:
Yes, French barriques

Blend:
Pinotage only

Tasting Notes:
Bright purple-red colour. The palate is packed with flavours of plums, cherries, black figs, dark chocolate, blackberries and spicy oak. The beautifully integrated plush, creamy tannins with satisfying acidity result in a wonderfully balanced wine with a long finish, promising great maturation potential.

Bouquet:
Bold aromas of plums, blackberries, hints of liquorice and tar, layers of smoke, roasted nuts and rich vanilla on the nose.

Maturation:
Fermented in open top concrete fermenters at 280C. The floating skins were punched down by hand, every 2 hours during fermentation. The juice was drawn off the skins after 3 days. After malolactic fermentation the wine was matured for 18 months in 80% new and 20% second fill 225L French Nevers oak barrels.

Ageing Potential:
20 years and more.