Pinotage 2001

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2001 Kanonkop Pinotage – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Pinotage; alkohol 14.5%; fadlagring 14 måneder, 90% nye fade. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed granite and Hutton soils. Age of vines: Up to 55 years old. Irrigation: Dry land vineyards. Trellising: Bush vines. Yield: 6 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: A wet winter with a moderate growing season was followed by warm and dry conditions during the ripening period. An excellent vintage. Winemaking/maturation: Fermented in open concrete fermenters at 29°C. 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 14 months in 90% new and 10% second fill 225L French oak barrels. Producentens smagsnote (frit oversat fra fact sheet kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-19): Fyldig vin med dyb rubinrød farve. Bløde tanniner fra eg og druer i munden. En kompleks vin.