Kanonkop Pinotage (South Africa)

Climate: cold and wet winter with some warm days during the picking season. Age of vines: up to 62 year old bush vines. Soil: decomposed granite and hutton soils. Vinification: fermentation took place in open concrete fermenters @ 28 degree celsius. Cap was punched manually every 2 hours and was the juice drawn off the skins after 3 days. Production description: a complex wine with layers of different aromas that eveolve in the glass. The 2014 vintage offers more red fruit flavours in its youth but after some bottle age this wine will start to show some farmyard earthy and forest characteristics. Maturation: matured for 18 months in 75% new 225 lit. French and 25% 2nd fill. Potential: can under decent conditions mature for at least 20 years. Food suggestions: red meat or spicy asian style dishes when young. Better with lamb or mutton when matured. – kanonkop