Kanenkop Kadette Cape Blend
Kanonkop is a 4th generation family-owned wine estate, which has been handed down from generation to generation and is now in the hands of brothers Paul and Johann Krige.
VINTAGE CONDITIONS
Warmer periods during the latter part of the winter resulted in some un-even budding,
flowering and fruit set. The moisture levels in the soils were satisfactory throughout
the growing and ripening phase, and very little moisture stress was noticeable on the
vines. The late start to the 2021 harvest was one of the distinguishing hallmarks of this
vintage. The cooler growing conditions of the 2021 vintage produced elegant wines
with softer tannin structures that will make them accessible and drinkable from an
earlier age.
WINEMAKING / MATURATION
Fermentation took place in open top concrete fermenters at 280C. The floating skins
were punched down mechanically, every 2 hours during fermentation. The juice was
drawn off the skins after 3 – 5 days. After malolactic fermentation the wine was
matured for 12 months in 2nd and 3rd fill 225L French Nevers oak barrels.
TASTING NOTES
Crimson red in colour, with complimenting aromas of raspberries, dark cherries, black
plums, cinnamon, and all spice. Supple, elegant tannins supported by fresh acidity
which is balanced with an explosion of fruit on the palate. Juicy flavours of red and
black fruits, and a hint of chocolate, all which lingers on the finish.
FOOD PAIRING
Pizza | Pasta | Barbequed meat | Roast chicken | Beef or lamb burgers | Beef stew
The name Kanonkop is derived from a hillock (kop) on the Simonsberg mountain above the wine estate from where, during the 17th and 18th centuries, a cannon (kanon) was fired to announce the arrival of sailing ships entering Table Bay.
The roar of the cannon would be the signal to local farmers, who were waiting to make the 50-kilometer journey to the harbour, to load up their wagons with fresh fruit and vegetables to barter their produce.
The first wines bearing the Kanonkop label were produced in 1973.
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Kanenkop Kadette Cape Blend
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