Kanonkop Paul Sauer 2020

TASTING NOTES This classic wine with a saturated ruby colour, is complemented by a dense and interwoven complexity of tilled earth, bouquet garni, with red- and black currant and cedar. The wine is refined, with an elegant structure, precise tannins, and together with the clever use of new oak, creates the perfect backdrop to host the complex fruit spectrum. A long, and youthful finish.

VINTAGE CONDITIONS The preceding winter had sufficient rain and cold units. Throughout the harvesting period the weather remained favourable, with relatively warm days, no significant heatwaves and cool night temperatures. WINEMAKING / MATURATION Fermented in open top concrete fermenters at 290C. The floating skins were punched down by hand, every 2 hours during fermentation. The juice was drawn off the skins after 5 days. After malolactic fermentation the wine was matured for 24 months in 100% new 225L French Nevers oak barrels. 

WINEMAKER Abrie Beeslaar

COMPOSITION 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc, 14% Merlot

ORIGIN Simonsberg, Stellenbosch

AGE OF VINES 30 years on average

IRRIGATION Dry land vineyards and supplemental

SOIL TYPE Decomposed Granite, Hutton and Clovelly

YIELD 4 tons per hectare

AGEING POTENTIAL 20 to 25 years from vintage

PRODUCTION VOLUME 6700 cases (6 x 750ml)

FOOD PAIRING All types of steak | Meat casseroles | Roast leg of lamb | Matured cheeses