Pinotage 2004

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2004 Kanonkop Pinotage – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Pinotage; alkohol 14.5%; fadlagring 16 måneder, 90% nye fade. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed granite and Hutton soils. Age of vines: Up to 56 year old. Irrigation: Dry land vineyards. Trellising: Bush vines. Yield: 5,5 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: Moderate climatic conditions with a slow ripening period resulted in very balanced and elegant wines. 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 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.