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Pinotage 2013 Late Release - Kanonkop
Pinotage 2013 Late Release - Kanonkop
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Pinotage is a native grape variety of South Africa, born in 1925 from a unique cross between Pinot Noir and Hermitage (or Cinsaut). The father of Pinotage was Abraham Izak Perold, a university professor and winemaker who sought the best resistance to the dry summers of the Western Cape region of South Africa.
Rare late release of Pinotage from Kanonkop.
A complex and fruity Pinotage. After some bottle aging, this Pinotage will begin to show some earthy and underbrush characteristics.
Table pairings: Pinotage perfect to go with red meats and, drunk now, with lamb.
Production: 75,000 bottles.
Expected evolution: Kanonkop's Pinotage gives its best within 15 years of bottling.
Alcohol content: 14.5%
Cork
Origin
Origin
Wine of Origin South Africa, Stellenbosch.
In the vineyard
In the vineyard
Vintage characterized by a cold and wet winter, with a few days with milder temperatures during harvest. 60-year-old vines.
In the cellar
In the cellar
Fermentation took place in steel tanks at 28°C. Tickling every 2 hours, and after 3 days the must was separated from the skins. This was followed by aging in 225-liter French oak barrels for 16 months: 75% new and 25% 2nd-use barrels.
Awards
Awards
Fallstaff: 92/100;
Tim Atkin: 94/100;
Wine Spectator: 91/100;
Cellar Tracker: 91/100;
James Suckling: 93/100.
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