Kanonkop
Paul Sauer
Red Blend from Stellenbosch, South Africa
WS
92
RP
92
JR
17
P
4
R4,000
Bottle size:
750 ml
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Rueda Wine Fruit forward and giving – both black and red fruits on the nose – primarily berry fruits, supported by vanilla, cigar box, and dried herbs. Slight tertiary notes are starting to appear but by no means getting old.
Vanilla
Cigar Box
Dried Herbs
Blackberry
Origin:
Stellenbosch
Appellation:
Stellenbosch
Alcohol Volume:
14%
Sugar G/L:
1
Cultivar:
69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc
5 days on skins in open fermenters @ 29 °C - cap-punched manually every 2nd hour.
24 months in new 225 litre. French Nevers - medium toasted
Beef, Lamb, Game (deer, venison), Poultry
Beef
Lamb
Venison
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
Fruit forward and giving – both black and red fruits on the nose – primarily berry fruits, supported by vanilla, cigar box, and dried herbs. Slight tertiary notes are starting to appear but by no means getting old.
Vanilla
Cigar Box
Dried Herbs
Blackberry
Food Pairing
Beef, Lamb, Game (deer, venison), Poultry
Beef
Lamb
Venison
Poultry