Pinotage 2020

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2020 Kanonkop Pinotage – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Pinotage; alkohol 14.3%; fadlagring 18 måneder, 80% nye fade. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed Granite and Hutton soils. Age of vines: 33 to 67 years old. Irrigation: Dry land vineyards. Trellising: Bush vines. Yield: 5 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: The preceding winter had sufficient rainfall and cold units. Throughout the harvest period, the weather remained favourable, with relatively warm days, no significant heatwaves, and cool night temperatures. 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 80% new and 20% second fill 225-litre French Nevers oak barrels. Producentens smagsnote (frit oversat fra fact sheet kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-19): Klar purpurrød farve. Kraftige blommer, brombær, antydninger af lakrids og tjære samt lag af røg, ristede nødder og rig vanilje i næsen. Efterfulgt af en mund fuld af blommer, kirsebær, sorte figner, mørk chokolade, brombær og krydret fad. De smukt integrerede, fyldige og cremede tanniner med en tilfredsstillende syre giver en vidunderligt afbalanceret vin med en lang finish, der lover stort modningspotentiale.