Kanonkop
Kadette Pinotage 1.5L
Pinotage from Stellenbosch, South Africa
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92
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89
R280
Bottle size:
1.5 L
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Kanonkop A deep purple-red colour, with a bright rim. This Pinotage offers notes of raspberry, strawberry and red cherry, which is balanced by characteristics of sweet spice, plum, red currant and supple tannins.
Plum
Raspberry
Sweet Spices
Strawberry
Cellaring Potential:
6 to 8 years
Origin:
Stellenbosch
Appellation:
Stellenbosch
Alcohol Volume:
14.5%
Sugar G/L:
3.4
Cultivar:
100% Pinotage
Fermentation took place in open concrete fermenters at 28C. The cap was punched down manually every 2 hours and the juice was drawn off the skin after 3 days.
Our Pinotage vines have been retained as bush vines to provide optimum sunlight, which allows for maximum ripeness. These vines range from 5 to 20 years of age.
Matured for 12 months in 2nd and 3rd fill French oak barrels.
Best served with BBQ red meat or chicken, pastas and spicy Asian style dishes.
Lamb
Beef
Spicy Food
Poultry
Kanonkop
The name Kanonkop was derived from a kopje (hillock) from which a cannon was fired in the 17th Century to alert farmers in outlying areas that sailing ships plying the waters between Europe and the Far East had entered Table Bay for a stopover at Cape Town.
Description
A deep purple-red colour, with a bright rim. This Pinotage offers notes of raspberry, strawberry and red cherry, which is balanced by characteristics of sweet spice, plum, red currant and supple tannins.
Plum
Raspberry
Sweet Spices
Strawberry
Food Pairing
Best served with BBQ red meat or chicken, pastas and spicy Asian style dishes.
Lamb
Beef
Spicy Food
Poultry