Pinotage 2012

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2012 Kanonkop Pinotage – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Pinotage; alkohol 14.5%; fadlagring 16 måneder, 75% nye fade. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed granite and Hutton soils. Age of vines: Up to 59 years old. Irrigation: Dry land vineyards. Trellising: Bush vines. Yield: 5 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: Cool conditions until January were followed by two consecutive heatwaves. Very little wind and lower rainfall contributed to slow ripening, resulting in a very good vintage. Winemaking/maturation: Fermentation took place in open concrete fermenters at 28°C. The cap was punched down manually every 2 hours and the juice was drawn off the skins after 3 days. After malolactic fermentation the wine was matured for 16 months in 75% new and 25% second fill 225-litre French Nevers oak barrels. Producentens smagsnote (frit oversat fra fact sheet kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-19): En kompleks og frugtig vin med rød og sort frugt, når den er ung. Efter nogen tid på flaske begynder vinen at vise noter af staldgård, jord og skovbund.