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| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.6 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 33 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Eurojon on 1/16/2022 & rated 89 points: Drank over two days; much better on day 2; needs air. Felt poorly integrated on day 1, but after about an hour in the glass on day 2 it was a different wine; red fruit, great balance, medium to full body, medium acidity. Worked well with food - homemade pasta bolognese - and on its own. Would probably be better in 2-3 years. Great QPR! (1950 views) | | | Tasted by Old Wine Maven on 1/13/2022: Great value from SA. Medium body. Terrific daily wine. (1577 views) | | | Tasted by atelischak on 1/1/2022 & rated 93 points: Great (1628 views) | | | Tasted by Jithotw on 12/23/2021: Mid purple
Fresh red fruit acid, (1621 views) | | | Tasted by Richard123 on 10/11/2021 & rated 90 points: Delicious! Good balance… fruit, tannin. (1959 views) | | | Tasted by jackaroo on 8/11/2021 & rated 90 points: Balanced and quite complex considering it’s price ($11). (900 views) | | | Tasted by Slics on 7/5/2021: Good value but there’s lots in this range. (893 views) | | | Tasted by ThijsV on 7/3/2021 & rated 90 points: Earthy, black berry, long finish (865 views) | | | Tasted by snarfglk on 6/26/2021 & rated 90 points: maybe I'm a softy for pinotage blends, but this one does it for me. (808 views) | | | Tasted by snarfglk on 5/24/2021 & rated 90 points: this is wonderful for a pinotage blend, very happy with it (520 views) | | | Tasted by khmark7 on 5/24/2021 & rated 86 points: Muted nose and fairly neutral flavors. Polished and a little confected. Perhaps bottle variation here, but i don't see any benefit from holding. Best with burgers or ribs. (742 views) | | | Tasted by snarfglk on 4/28/2021 & rated 90 points: 90-
hard to grade, an almost 90 but not quite.
Real nice, no negative pinotage "bad" flavors present (683 views) | | | Tasted by J'agnes on 3/26/2021 & rated 89 points: Purple tending toward garnet with a surprisingly clear rim given the wines youthful age - probably quite an aggressive filtration? Nose is muted and slightly confected. Palate has distinct sour red cherry, baked apple and maybe blackcurrant jam. Finish is very respectable in length and very clean. From a magnum and tremendous value at £20 for entry level Kanonkop. (778 views) | | | Tasted by Hover low 64 on 3/26/2021 & rated 90 points: Nice surprise - light tannins and lots of bright red fruit. Goes well with pasta and a salad. Nice mouthfeel too with a medium finish. (842 views) | | | Tasted by ThijsV on 2/26/2021 & rated 87 points: First Kanonkop and their entry level wine if I’m not mistaken. PnP, on the nose vanilla, cherries, dried plum, green pepper, coffee, licorice and chocolate. In the mouth black currant, coffee and herbs. Long, almost a bit sweet, finish. Medium tannins and medium acid. Very fine everyday wine
Promotion at EUR 8 a bottle (901 views) | | | Tasted by macaujames on 2/12/2021 & rated 89 points: I haven't had a Pinotage since I had the lovely textured Diemersdal 2003 in 2004. I rated that an impressive 92. This has original fragrant aromas of burnt rubber, volcanic minerals, strawberries, raspberries and red cherries. Its silky yet savoury medium bodied nicely plush freshly fruited red fruits palate ends mediumish, fresh and a bit disappearing with strong food friendly grip. Lay down 2-3 years to settle the tannin. 14%. Well made. (1572 views) | | | Tasted by Jithotw on 2/1/2021: Bright mid-ruby
Med aroma, soam plum and cherry
Dry, med acid, med-tannin, hi alc, full body, med+length. Smooth, Cherry/plum, spice on finish, sl vanilla
15 (962 views) | | | Tasted by Sergei&Marisa on 1/15/2021 & rated 95 points: Vergeten te beoordelen, maar zeer lekker. Lijkt op Frans, maar minder zuur (863 views) | | | Tasted by CocoChanel on 10/30/2020 & rated 84 points: surprisingly good for the price (985 views) | | | Tasted by JohnRachelWine on 4/24/2020 & rated 86 points: Color: dark, garnet, black cherry edges
Nose: wet earth, lead pencil, graphite, smoke, hot plastic
Palate: a ton going on! Tobacco, burnt wood, clove
Mouthfeel: big spice and wood
Needs plenty of time too open. Leave it lay for a couple of years. (1146 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/15/2021)
(Kanonkop, Kadette Cape Blend Stellenbosch Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Michael Godel
WineAlign (9/20/2021)
(Kanonkop Kadette Cape Blend, W.O. red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Szabo, MS
WineAlign (9/8/2021)
(Kanonkop Kadette Cape Blend, W.O. red) Subscribe to see review text. | By David Lawrason
WineAlign (9/8/2021)
(Kanonkop Kadette Cape Blend, W.O. red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, South Africa – A Delayed Primer (Feb 2021) (2/1/2021)
(Kanonkop Cape Blend Kadette Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Amy Wislocki
Decanter, Weekday Wines December 2020 (10/1/2020)
(Kanonkop, Kadette Cape Blend, Stellenbosch, South Africa, Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Kanonkop Producer website
U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)Pinotage BlendPinot GrigioSouth Africa Wines of South AfricaStellenbosch Stellenbosch Wine RoutesStellenboschThe historical town of Stellenbosch boasts a winemaking tradition which stretches back to the end of the 17th-century.
Stellenbosch is the educational and research centre of the winelands. Stellenbosch University is the only one in South Africa with a viticultural and oenological department, and many of the country's most successful winemakers studied there. The Nietvoorbij Institute of Viticulture and Oenology is also in Stellenbosch and this organisation has one of the most modern experimental wineries in the world and, at its experimental farms (situated in several wine growing districts), important research into new varietals, clones and rootstocks is undertaken.
The mountainous terrain, good rainfall, deep well-drained soils and diversity of terroirs make this a sought-after viticultural area. The rapidly increasing number of wine estates includes some of the most famous names in Cape wine. The district, with its mix of historic estates and contemporary wineries, produces excellent examples of almost all the noble grape varieties.
The intensively farmed Stellenbosch district has been divided up into several smaller viticultural pockets including Jonkershoek Valley, Papegaaiberg, Simonsberg-Stellenbosch, Bottelary, Devon Valley and Banghoek. |
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