Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Kanonkop, fact sheet (kanonkop.co.za – linket fra kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-18): 2020 Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon – område: Simonsberg-Stellenbosch; 100% Cabernet Sauvignon; alkohol 14.5%; fadlagring 24 måneder, 50% nye fade. Producentens noter (engelsk): Soil: Decomposed Granite and Hutton clay soils. Age of vines: 30 years on average. Irrigation: Dry land vineyards. Trellising: 5 wire hedge. Yield: 4 tons per hectare. Vintage conditions: The preceding winter had sufficient rain and cold units. Throughout the harvesting period the weather remained favourable, with relatively warm days, no significant heatwaves and cool night temperatures. 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 50% new and 50% second fill 225L French Nevers oak barrels. Producentens smagsnote (frit oversat fra fact sheet kanonkop.co.za, hentet 2026-10-19): Dyb granatrød farve. Kompleks næse af cedertræ, cigarkasse, cassis, blyantspåner, laurbærblad og et strejf af paprika. Intens mund fuld af lag af solbær, sorte kirsebær, røde blommer, valnødder, bagekrydderier, cremet vanilje og cedertræ. Vinen har en bred midte i munden, smukt afbalanceret syre, silkebløde tanniner og en lang, tilfredsstillende finish.