Black Label Pinotage 2013

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2013 Kanonkop Black Label Pinotage – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Pinotage; alkohol 14.5%; fadlagring 18 måneder, 100% nye fade. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed granite and Hutton soils. Age of vines: 60 years old. Irrigation: Dry land vineyards. Trellising: Bush vines. Yield: 2,8 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: A long, cold, and wet winter was followed by a slow and steady ripening period. Very strong winds occurred at the end of November, followed by welcomed rainfall at the beginning of February. 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 3,5 days. After malolactic fermentation the wine was matured for 18 months in 100% new 225-litre French Nevers oak barrels. Producentens smagsnote (frit oversat fra fact sheet kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-19): 2013-årgangen har mere udtalt frugt end andre årgange, men hælder stadig mest mod en Pinot Noir-stil. En stor, struktureret vin med fløjlsbløde tanniner, der fylder hele munden. I eftersmagen åbner forskellige smage sig og holder én i spænding om, hvad der kommer.