Kanonkop
Pinotage
Pinotage from Stellenbosch, South Africa
R430
Bottle size:
750 ml
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Kanonkop Bright ruby-red hues. A textbook Stellenbosch Pinotage with aromatic and spicy aromas of mulberry, raspberry and cinnamon. Muscular, well integrated tannins add great structure. Flavours of bramble, violets, plums and black berries are balanced by scented new oak. An elegant wine with savoury notes on the lengthy finish, and a lifting underlying freshness.
Cinnamon
Violets
Mullberry
Raspberry
Cellaring Potential:
15 yrs+
Origin:
Stellenbosch
Appellation:
Stellenbosch
Alcohol Volume:
14.32%
Sugar G/L:
2
Cultivar:
100% Pinotage
Fermentation took place in open concrete fermenters at 28°C. The cap was punched down manually every 2 hours and the juice was drawn off the skins after 3 days.
A very dry and hot growing season which resulted in lower yields
Matured for 16 months in 225L French Nevers oak barrels – 80% new and 20% 2nd fill barrels.
Red meat or spicy Asian style dishes when young. Better with lamb or mutton when matured.
Lamb
Beef
Poultry
Spicy Food
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
Bright ruby-red hues. A textbook Stellenbosch Pinotage with aromatic and spicy aromas of mulberry, raspberry and cinnamon. Muscular, well integrated tannins add great structure. Flavours of bramble, violets, plums and black berries are balanced by scented new oak. An elegant wine with savoury notes on the lengthy finish, and a lifting underlying freshness.
Cinnamon
Violets
Mullberry
Raspberry
Food Pairing
Red meat or spicy Asian style dishes when young. Better with lamb or mutton when matured.
Lamb
Beef
Poultry
Spicy Food