Pinotage 2016

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2016 Kanonkop Pinotage – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Pinotage; alkohol 14.6%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed granite and Hutton soils. Age of vines: 30 to 63 years old. Irrigation: Dry land vineyards. Trellising: Bush vines. Yield: 5 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: Cold weather arrived late, with below-average rainfall resulting in low soil moisture and dam levels. The budburst period was very dry, placing strain on the vines and reducing the number of berries per bunch, as well as the overall crop size. Harvest conditions were very warm and dry, with minimal wind damage and disease pressure. 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 225-litre French Nevers oak barrels, 80% new and 20% second fill. Producentens smagsnote (frit oversat fra fact sheet kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-19): Dyb purpur farve. Intense aromaer af sorte blommer, røde og sorte bær, vanilje og aromatiske søde krydderier. Årgangen har god kompleksitet med lagdelte smage af rød og sort frugt, som er afbalancerede og tilgængelige, men vil udvikle krydrede, salte noter med flaskealder.