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.