Community Tasting Notes 25

• Elycohn Likes this wine: 93 points

  April 4, 2021 - Pinotage is a grape everyone loves to hate, but I think it has parts to love. Kanonkop makes an ambitious, bold showy wine that swings big, has to nail it, and mostly does. To me, the Pinotage tell is a thing of smoking wet tar and milk chocolate coffee sludge. That's here. Follows with black pepper, bourbon spice and a curious banana note which I think may just be oak and smoke stacked sideways. Then follow the dark fruits. Blue plums and blackberries, and an underlying mineral saltiness. There's lots here and lots to love.

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• cab blends wrote: 94 points

  September 26, 2020 - Not blind. This was initially coravin’d 2 years ago.
  
  After 10 mins the classic floral nose (violet) come to the fore.
  
  This was beautifully smooth and balanced a great example of Pinotage. One of the best I have had in many years.
  
  This is in its prime. Dark red and rounded. Moderate tannins.

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• sw918 wrote: 92 points

  May 25, 2020 - A jewel of a pinotage. Slightly earthy, with rich dark red fruits (cherry, plum) topped with a bit of spice. Decanted an hour before serving which improved the flavor. Great aroma in the glass, very balanced with smooth long finish

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• red.red.vino wrote: 93 points

  May 21, 2020 - Decanter for 2 hours prior to drinking. Deep, dark ruby, with very faint bricking around the hue. A very brooding and muscular dark plum and dark fruit driven wine, with hints of fig and liquorice. Long and very fine drying tannins. Possible a little bit of game developing but not a lot tertiary notes yet. I don’t often drink Pinotage but would say this is an excellent warmer, riper example. Years to go yet.

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• jschnwine Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 19, 2019 - Very nice wine. Core of dark plumy fruit with toasted notes, light spice box, and some licorice on the finish. Well-balanced and smooth.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• Type Red
• Producer Kanonkop
• Varietal Pinotage
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country South Africa
• Region Coastal Region
• SubRegion Stellenbosch
• Appellation Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
• UPC Codes 6002039001359, 6009801167121, 6009801167138, 6009880555048, 853222004055

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• Pending Delivery 12 (2%)
• In Cellars 408 (64%)
• Consumed 215 (34%)

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