Kanonkop Pinotage 2007

Silver - International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2005
A full bodied typical Pinotage is deep red in colour. The typical sweet blackberry flavours are well intergrated with the oak aromas. A big wine with frim tannin structure that are in balance with the fruit.

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variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Kanonkop Wine Estate

winemaker : Abrie Beeslaar

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 2.3 g/l pH : 3.86 ta : 5.3 g/l va : 0.61 g/l so2 : 80 mg/l fso2 : 29 mg/l

type : Red wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

Silver - International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2005

ageing : 7 to 10 years

in the cellar : 3 days on the skins in open fermenters. Punch cap every 2hours for 1 and half day, then every 4 to 6 hours. The best colours and flavours are extracted rapidly and fast. After malolactic fermentation (20% in oak) the wine was matured in 225Li French Nevers barrels for 14 months (90% new and 10% second fill).

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