Kanonkop Estate

Pinotage, a cross of Cinsault and Pinot Noir, thrives in the Stellenbosch region of South Africa. Kanonkop has long been recognized as producing the benchmark for this variety. Their 2019 Pinotage has a nose of peppery dark fruits. The palate is beautifully balanced with spiced cherries and an undercurrent of earth, followed by roasted plum and black tea elements. It is a generously structured Pinotage with robust, juicy fruit flavors and pronounced oak elements. The wine continues to evolve over the long-lingering finish.

A nose of freshly crushed blackberry and plum almost comes with a hint of asphalt and tar. Some oaky smoke plays around the edges. The medium bodied palate has tannins that brush like corduroy, with a lovely little grip that lends both texture and structure. Freshness lends a hint of tartness to the dark fruit that shimmers and resonates.