Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2017 Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Cabernet Sauvignon; alkohol 14.9%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed Granite, Hutton and Clovelly soils. Age of vines: 28 years on average. Irrigation: Combination of dry land and supplemental irrigation. Trellising: 5 wire hedge. Yield: 4 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: The preceding winter was the third dry winter in a row, with less rainfall than the previous year and warmer temperatures. A warm spring resulted in early budding. Regular rain showers during flowering and berry set, together with high pest pressure, created challenges. The picking season was very dry with limited irrigation water, although cooler night-time temperatures during February benefited ripening. Winemaking/maturation: Fermentation took place in open top concrete fermenters at 29°C. The floating skins were punched down by hand every 2 hours during fermentation. The juice was drawn off the skins after 5 days. After 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): Mørk og ruvende med indviklede aromaer af krydderi fra fadet, brombærcoulis, grafitpulver, våd tobak og chai-te. Munden er luksuriøs og elegant med lagdelte smage af solbær, kirsebær, hindbær og mørke kaffebønner, alt sammen indrammet af et robust, men delikat gitterværk af fintkornede tanniner. En vin med ro og præcision.