Pinotage 2015

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2015 Kanonkop Pinotage – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Pinotage; alkohol 14.5%; fadlagring 18 måneder, 75% nye fade. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed Granite and Hutton soils. Age of vines: Up to 62 years old. Irrigation: Dry land vineyards. Trellising: Bush vines. Yield: 5 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: A perfect vintage. The vineyards experienced no moisture stress during the growing season, while December conditions provided just enough strain on the vines to prevent excessive vigour during the final stages of growth. These temperate conditions resulted in even ripening without sudden surges in sugar levels. Winemaking/maturation: Fermentation took place in open top 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 days. After malolactic fermentation the wine was matured for 18 months in 75% new and 15% second fill 225-litre French Nevers oak barrels. Producentens smagsnote (frit oversat fra fact sheet kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-19): Dyb, intens rubinrød blommefarve med et purpur skær. En kraftig intensitet af røde blommer og røde bær og en koncentration af mørk chokolade, vanilje og aromatisk sødt krydderi. 2015-årgangen har god kompleksitet med lagdelte smage, der vil fortsætte med at udvikle sig og integreres i mange år.