Black Label Pinotage 2006

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2006 Kanonkop Black Label Pinotage – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Pinotage; alkohol 14.5%; fadlagring 16 måneder, 100% nye fade. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed granite and Hutton soils. Age of vines: 53 years old. Irrigation: Dry land vineyards. Trellising: Bush vines. Yield: 2,2 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: A cold, wet winter with a moderate growing season. Good flowering and fruit set ensured balanced bunches with a slow ripening period. This vintage produced classic, age-worthy wines. Winemaking/maturation: Fermentation took place in open concrete fermenters at 28ºC. The cap was punched down manually every 2 hours and the juice was drawn off the skins after 4 days. After malolactic fermentation the wine was matured for 16 months in 100% new 225-litre French Nevers oak barrels. Producentens smagsnote (frit oversat fra fact sheet kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-19): Fyldig struktur og en kompleks vin. Bløde, modne tanniner med en klassisk tør finish. Pinotages særlige karakter af røde bær, svampe og skovbund. De store, kraftige tanniner er elegant afbalancerede.