Estate - Pinotage 2023

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2023 Kanonkop Pinotage – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Pinotage; alkohol 14%; fadlagring 18 måneder, 80% nye fade. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed Granite and Hutton clay soils. Age of vines: 34- to 67-year-old bush vines. Irrigation: Dry land vineyards. Trellising: Bush vines. Yield: 5 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: The 2023 vintage followed a late, relatively dry winter with good June rainfall. Cold spells and a dry spring encouraged even budding, with minimal disease pressure. A very wet December brought larger berries, resulting in softer tannins. Harvest commenced as usual in early February. Winemaking/maturation: Fermented 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 225L French Nevers oak barrels. Producentens smagsnote (frit oversat fra fact sheet kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-19): En uigennemsigtig purpurrød farve indleder aromaer af blommer, brombær og morbær, lagdelt med rig vanilje, røgede noter og ristede nødder. Munden er fuld af blommer, kirsebær, sorte figner og granatæble, suppleret af mørk chokolade, brombær og krydret fad. Fyldige, cremede tanniner er smukt integreret med en livlig syre i perfekt balance.