Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2012 Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Cabernet Sauvignon; alkohol 14.3%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed granite and Hutton soils with high clay content. Age of vines: 22 years on average. Irrigation: Combination of dry land and supplemental irrigation. Trellising: 5 wire hedge. Yield: 4,5 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: Cool conditions until January were followed by two consecutive heatwaves. Very little wind and lower rainfall contributed to slow ripening, resulting in a very good vintage. Winemaking/maturation: Fermentation took place in open concrete fermenters at 28°C, with the cap manually punched down every 2 hours. After 5,5 days, the juice was drawn off the skins. Following malolactic fermentation, the wine was matured for 24 months in 225-litre French Nevers oak barrels, comprising 60% new and 40% second fill. Producentens smagsnote (frit oversat fra fact sheet kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-19): En mere middel- til fuldfyldig Cabernet Sauvignon fra den elegante 2012-årgang. Noter af smidig solbær, sveske og parfumeret krydderi, som fortsætter i munden. Munden byder desuden på cedertræ, teblade og cassis, afbalanceret af god syre og integrerede, modne tanniner. En vedvarende finish fuldender en vin, der vil have gavn af flaskelagring.