Kanonkop Pinotage 2012

Name: Kanonkop Pinotage 2012
Brand: Kanonkop
SKU: 35531

A complex wine with hints of red fruit and mocha flavours. Elegant tannin structures with a good length and dry finish.

Pasta, red meat and spicy Asian style dishes.

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variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Kanonkop Wine Estate

winemaker : Abrie Beeslaar

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol rs : 1.7 g/l pH : 3.66 ta : 5.4 g/l va : 0.60 g/l so2 : 90 mg/l fso2 : 55 mg/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle size : 0 closure : Cork

ageing : Can mature for a further 6 - 8 years.

in the vineyard : Climate: Long, cold and wet winter with a slow steady ripening period.
Age of vines: 5 to 20 years
Irrigation: Supplementary
Soil: Decomposed granite and Hutton soils.
Yield: 6 - 7 tons/ha

in the cellar : Fermentation took place in open concrete fermenters @ 28°C. Cap was punched manually every 2 hours and was the juice drawn off the skins after 3 days. Matured for 14 months in 2nd fill French oak.

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