Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2014 Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Cabernet Sauvignon; alkohol 14.2%. 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 cold and wet winter was followed by heavy rainfall in November. Some warmer days occurred during the picking season. Winemaking/maturation: Fermentation took place in open concrete fermenters at 29°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 fyldig Cabernet Sauvignon med dyb rubinrød farve. Aromaer af cassis, tranebær og cedertræ fortsætter i munden, som suppleres af blyantspåner, røde kirsebær og lidt krydret, salt krydderi. Smuk balance mellem syre, fad og de integrerede, modne tanniner.