Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2013 Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Cabernet Sauvignon; alkohol 14.4%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed granite, Hutton and Clovelly soils. Age of vines: 25 years on average. Irrigation: Combination of dry land and supplemental irrigation. Trellising: 5 wire hedge. Yield: 4 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: A long, cold, and wet winter was followed by a slow and steady ripening period. Very strong winds occurred at the end of November, followed by welcomed rainfall at the beginning of February. Winemaking/maturation: Fermentation took place in open concrete fermenters at 28°C, with the cap manually punched down every 2 hours. After 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 50% new and 50% second fill. Producentens smagsnote (frit oversat fra fact sheet kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-19): En tæt, fyldig Cabernet Sauvignon med noter af smidig solbær, sorte blommer, cedertræ og krydderi, som fortsætter i munden. Munden byder desuden på blyantspåner, teblade og cassis, afbalanceret af god syre og integrerede, modne tanniner. En vedvarende finish fuldender en vin, der vil have gavn af flaskemodning.