Black Label Pinotage 2020

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2020 Kanonkop Black Label Pinotage – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Pinotage; alkohol 14.4%; fadlagring 18 måneder, 100% nye fade. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed Granite and Hutton soils. Age of vines: 67 years old. Irrigation: Dry land vineyards. Trellising: Bush vines. Yield: 2,8 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: The preceding winter had sufficient rainfall and cold units. Throughout the harvest period, the weather remained favourable, with relatively warm days, no significant heatwaves, and cool night temperatures. Winemaking/maturation: Fermentation took place in open top concrete fermenters at 28ºC. The floating skins were punched down by hand every 2 hours during fermentation. 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): Dyb purpur farve med en koncentreret, rig profil af røde og sorte kirsebær, mørke blommer, sødt krydderi og noter af mørk chokolade fra den franske eg. Noter af tør jord og saltet kød øger kompleksiteten. Det sømløst integrerede fad og de fløjlsbløde tanniner giver struktur til den lune frugtkerne. Den perfekte balance mellem elegance og kompleksitet – en jernhånd i en fløjlshandske!