For a 19 year old South African Cabernet, this was stunning. Pale garnet color in the glass with some opacity at the edge. Meaty aromas with some berry on the nose. On the palate, smooth, medium bodied with notes of dark berry and some slight vegetal character.
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The majority of South African red wine is in my opinion mediocre to downright horrible. Kanonkop is the exception. You could almost mistake the 2000 cabernet for a North American Cabernet. It has a nicely floral and fruit forward nose, lots of black currant and vanilla. On the palate it's medium bodied but very classy and smooth, you could almost mistake it for a high quality Pinot Noir. Nice currant and berry flavors with a dash of clay/mineral and cedar/vanilla....good finish with adequate tannin structure. Incredible effort for a South African cabernet.
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6/4/2019 - VinoAddict wrote:
For a 19 year old South African Cabernet, this was stunning. Pale garnet color in the glass with some opacity at the edge. Meaty aromas with some berry on the nose. On the palate, smooth, medium bodied with notes of dark berry and some slight vegetal character.
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2/28/2017 - Spargel wrote: flawed
Probably over peak. Poor quality
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7/24/2005 - boxwine_in_hell wrote: 85 Points
The majority of South African red wine is in my opinion mediocre to downright horrible. Kanonkop is the exception. You could almost mistake the 2000 cabernet for a North American Cabernet. It has a nicely floral and fruit forward nose, lots of black currant and vanilla. On the palate it's medium bodied but very classy and smooth, you could almost mistake it for a high quality Pinot Noir. Nice currant and berry flavors with a dash of clay/mineral and cedar/vanilla....good finish with adequate tannin structure. Incredible effort for a South African cabernet.
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