Black Label Pinotage 2016

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2016 Kanonkop Black Label Pinotage – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Pinotage; alkohol 14.7%; fadlagring 18 måneder, 100% nye fade. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed granite and Hutton soils. Age of vines: 63 years old. Irrigation: Dry land vineyards. Trellising: Bush vines. Yield: 2,8 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: Cold weather arrived late, with below-average rainfall resulting in low soil moisture and dam levels. The budburst period was very dry, placing strain on the vines and reducing the number of berries per bunch, as well as the overall crop size. Harvest conditions were very warm and dry, with minimal wind damage and disease pressure. 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): En tæt, fyldig og rig vin med parfume og rød frugt og et strejf af krydderi, der øger kompleksiteten. Munden er struktureret og kraftfuld med moden rød frugt, sorte blommer og mørk chokolade. Tanninerne er kornede og mundfyldende med en tør, appetitvækkende finish.