Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2018 Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Cabernet Sauvignon; alkohol 14.8%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed Granite, Hutton and Clovelly soils. Age of vines: 29 years on average. Irrigation: Combination of dry land and supplemental irrigation. Trellising: 5 wire hedge. Yield: 4 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: Winter rainfall was higher than during the previous two seasons. Irregular temperatures from winter through flowering, together with cool growing conditions, led to significant variation in the vineyards. Cool weather and regular rainfall reduced water stress during ripening. Harvest was characterised by intermittent rain showers. 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): En kompleks næse af mørke aromaer af brombær, cassis og tobak med cedertræ og krydderi fra fadet. Munden er smidig og mundfyldende med koncentreret sort frugt understøttet af krydderi fra fadet, ristede nødder og et strejf af frisk fynbos. Tanninerne er faste, men velintegrerede.