March 27, 2024 - South Africa WIMPS #175 27th March 2024 (La Trompette, Chiswick): Double decanted 7 hours before drinking. Very dark fruited, cassis and blackcurrant fruit pastille. Powdery tannins. With air some touches of dark milk chocolate. Some hints of chestnut and a little soy character. As it warms in the glass the 14.5% alcohol makes its presence felt. Will be interesting sample another bottle on its 15th birthday.
July 30, 2023 - This is a great effort from Kanonkop Red cherry, red currant, cassis, plum, cedar wood. Plenty of fruit and grippy tannins. It will develop for 10-15 years. Be patient and you will get rewarded. Next bottle in 3-5 years.
April 30, 2023 - Very generous nose with red and black fruit plus cocoa, cedar, toast and vanilla. Grippy tannins, good acidity and plenty of fruit on the palate, savoury and a little spicy. Excellent with a piece of meat.
March 12, 2023 - Decent wine, ready to drink. Qpr ok.
March 2, 2023 - Drinking beautifully right now. Tannin/ Acid coming into balance. Fruit beam of red fruit with a subtle pucker tartness shining through. Worth cellaring Kanonkop well past its release.
May 19, 2022 - Drank at Wine Club. For me wine of the South African night theme. Went well with rump steak in brandy sauce. Deep red colour. Lovely black fruits, acid and tannin in harmony and long on the palate. Very enjoyable and memorable It should last at least another 5 years.
January 3, 2022 - Gorgeous CS, expressing the best of this underappreciated region and one of the world's great values in the quality level of the classic grape. Complex, balanced and lingering, it's literally a haunting experience for the first time I've tried the label. The wine captures literally the best of Napa and Sonoma attributes, with a strong measure of a top Bordeaux. Totally loved the bottle.
September 25, 2021 - Black currant. Nicely constructed. Too young. Hold.
August 7, 2020 - "Curly fries are the best tonight": Still too young today but this has good potential.
July 3, 2020 - Cassis, cherries, red currant, dark chocolate, vanilla, coffee, well integrated but obvious oak influence. Medium acidity, medium plus tannins, high alcohol. Long