KanonkopPinotage750ml

<p>TASTING NOTESBright red in colour, with a purple hue. Bold aromas of plums & blackberries,with layers of liquorice, smoke, roasted nuts and rich vanilla on the nose. Thepalate is packed with flavours of plums, black and red cherries, darkchocolate and spicy oak. The integrated and ripe tannins, together with thesatisfying acidity, results in a balanced wine with a long finish, promisinggreat maturation potential.</p><p><p>WINEMAKING / MATURATIONFermented in open top concrete fermenters at 280C. The floating skins werepunched down by hand, every 2 hours during fermentation. The juice wasdrawn off the skins after 3 days. After malolactic fermentation the wine wasmatured for 18 months in 80% new and 20% second fill 225L French Neversoak barrels.</p><p>VINTAGE CONDITIONS2022 was the latest in the past 25 years, about 2 weeks later than normal. We had aproper cold winter with enough rain, that resulted in budbreak that was 2 weekslate. e earlier part of the season was quite cool, with December showing lowermaximum and minimum temperatures. January was more moderate with a coupleof hot days.We had slow ripening conditions that resulted in concentrated fruitdevelopment and palate weight.</p><p>VINTAGE CONDITIONSWarmer periods during the latter part of the winter resulted in some unevenbudding, flowering and fruit set. The moisture levels in the soils weresatisfactory throughout the growing and ripening phase, and very littlemoisture stress was noticeable on the vines. The late start to the 2021 harvestwas one of the distinguishing hallmarks of this vintage. The cooler growingconditions of the 2021 vintage produced elegant wines with softer tanninstructures that will make them accessible and drinkable from an earlier age.</p><p>FOOD PAIRING </p><p>Spicy Asian-style dishes | Aromatic curriesVenison meat | Seared game fish | Duck</p>