KanonkopKadette Pinotage 2021

Product code: 17328
£15.15 inc VAT
South Africa
Red Wine from
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Country
Country: South Africa
Region
Region: Stellenbosch
Type
Type: Red Wine
Winery
Winery: Kanonkop
Alcohol
Alcohol: 14.3%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Winemaker
Winemaker: Abrie Beeslaar
Grape
Grape: Pinotage
Grape: 100% Pinotage
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Country
Country: South Africa
Region
Region: Stellenbosch
Type
Type: Red Wine
Winery
Winery: Kanonkop
Alcohol
Alcohol: 14.3%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Winemaker
Winemaker: Abrie Beeslaar
Grape
Grape: Pinotage
Grape: 100% Pinotage

Product Notes

Kanonkop Kadette Pinotage is a dynamic and vigorous red wine from the Western Cape of South Africa. The wine is composed of 100% Pinotage grapes, providing an intense deep ruby color and a complex aroma of strawberries, cloves, black cherries, and cedar wood. The palate features notes of cranberry, raspberry, and blackcurrant that are balanced by a good amount of tannins and a smoky finish. It has a medium body, making it perfect to pair it with grilled meats or strong cheeses. This wine can be enjoyed now but will continue to improve after a few years of aging, showcasing a potential to develop a unique complexity and a subtle earthy flavor.

Tasting Notes

Intense purple hues with lively aromas of fresh plums, mulberries and allspice, followed by a meaty undertone. The palate displays an inherent earthy touch, with flavours of crimson beetroot and maraschino cherries. Coherent balance between the fruit and the fresh acidity, with muscular support from the tightly-woven tannin structure.

About the Winery

Kanonkop is one of South Africa’s most renowned wine estates run by the fourth generation of its founding family. The family-owned winery remains located in the region of Simonsberg in the city of Stellenbosch. It serves as a beacon of the area’s involvement and achievements in the wine industry for generations after generations.

The winery’s name, Kanonkop, comes from a hillock or kop lying on the Simonsberg Mountain. It is in a location above the estate. From that place, a canon or a kanon got fired sometime during the 17th century or the 18th century. It announced and signified the arrival of numerous sailing ships into Table Bay. 

Kanonkop got established back in 1929. However, it was not until 1973 that its first wine with its iconic label debuted. After that, the winery took about fifty years before it managed to gain and amass worldwide fame, interest, and recognition. The reason for it lies in the extreme turmoil and hard work of its founder, Paul Sauer. 

In recent times, the fourth-generation descendants of the founder, Paul Sauer, Johann and Paul Krige, possess the ownership rights of Kanonkop. They handle and manage all the work, systems, and operations related to the winery. 

Kanonkop believes in respecting the concept or notion of terroir during viticulture. They consider these qualities or influences of the climate, topography, and soil to be some factors of the utmost importance. They deem it so because they trust that these natural and environmental features directly affect the standard of the planted grapevines and the produced wines. For that reason, the workers in the vineyards of Kanonkop pay exceptional care to avoid damaging the surroundings and ecology of the land. The winery ensures so by minimising human interference and interaction in the fields unless where it is necessary. 

https://www.kanonkop.co.za

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