Pinotage 2017

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2017 Kanonkop Pinotage – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Pinotage; alkohol 14.3%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed granite and Hutton soils. Age of vines: 30 to 64 years old. Irrigation: Dry land vineyards. Trellising: Bush vines. Yield: 5 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: The preceding winter was the third dry winter in a row, with less rainfall than the previous year and warmer temperatures. A warm spring resulted in early budding. Regular rain showers during flowering and berry set, together with high pest pressure, created challenges. The picking season was very dry with limited irrigation water, although cooler night-time temperatures during February benefited ripening. 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): Klare rubinrøde nuancer. En lærebogs-Pinotage fra Stellenbosch med aromatiske og krydrede aromaer af morbær, hindbær og kanel. Muskuløse, velintegrerede tanniner giver stor struktur. Smage af vilde brombær, violer, blommer og brombær afbalanceres af fadet. En elegant vin.