Pinotage 2003

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2003 Kanonkop Pinotage – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Pinotage; alkohol 14.5%; fadlagring 16 måneder, 80% nye fade. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed Granite and Hutton clay soils. Age of vines: Up to 58 years old. Irrigation: Dry land vineyards. Trellising: Bush vines. Yield: 6 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: A cold winter with warm and dry conditions during ripening. This allowed for excellent ripening, yielding a good crop. Winemaking/maturation: Fermented in open concrete fermenters at 28°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 16 months in 80% new and 20% second fill 225L French oak barrels. Producentens smagsnote (frit oversat fra fact sheet kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-19): En uigennemsigtig purpurrød farve indleder udtryksfulde aromaer af kraftige blommer, brombær og morbær, lagdelt med rig vanilje, røgede noter og ristede nødder. Fyldige, cremede tanniner er smukt integreret med en livlig syre, hvilket giver en vidunderligt afbalanceret vin. Finishen er lang og lover stort lagringspotentiale.