This wine is a blend of 45% Pinotage, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 9% Cabernet Franc. The age of the vines was between 5 and 3o years old. The vines were trellised to 5 wire hedge system. The vines were grown in decomposed granite and hutton soils. The average yield was 6.5 tons per hectare.
The must spent 3 to 4 days on the skins in open top concrete tank fermenters at 29 degrees for up to 5 days; the cap was manually punched down at least every two hours. The wine was matured in second and third fill 225 litre French Nevers oak barrels for 14 months. Abrie Beeslaar was the winemaker.
Kanonkop means "Cannon Hill" and is derived from the days when cannons were fired to signal the arrival of Dutch trade ships into Cape Town Harbour.
Colour : Dark blackcurrant
Aroma : Burnt notes, smoke, blackcurrant, tobacco
Taste : Burnt toast, smoke, blackcurrant, green pepper, liquorice, oak
Alcohol : 14%
Price : 99 SEK
Mark : C
Website : Kanonkop Wine Estate
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
TN : Kanonkop Kadette 2008, Simonsberg Stellenbosch, South Africa
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