Pinotage 2014

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2014 Kanonkop Pinotage – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Pinotage; alkohol 14.8%; fadlagring 18 måneder, 75% nye fade. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed granite, Hutton and Clovelly soils. Age of vines: Up to 61 years old. Irrigation: Dry land vineyards. Trellising: Bush vines. Yield: 5 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: A cold and wet winter was followed by heavy rainfall in November. Some warmer days occurred during the picking season. 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 18 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 vin med lag af forskellige aromaer, der udvikler sig i glasset. 2014-årgangen har mere rød frugt i sin ungdom, men efter nogen tid på flaske begynder vinen at vise noter af staldgård, jord og skovbund.