WINEMAKER: Abrie Beeslaar

COMPOSITION: 39% Pinotage, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot

ORIGIN: Stellenbosch

AGE OF VINES: 5 to 30 years

IRRIGATION: Supplemental

SOIL TYPE: Decomposed Granite and Hutton

YIELD: 7 tons per hectare

AGEING POTENTIAL: 5 to 7 years from vintage

PRODUCTION VOLUME: 170 000 cases (6 x 750ml)

FOOD PAIRING

Pizza | Pasta | Barbequed meat | Roast chicken | Beef or lamb burgers | Beef stew

VINTAGE CONDITIONS

Warmer periods during the latter part of the winter resulted in some un-even budding, flowering and fruit set. The moisture levels in the soils were satisfactory throughout the growing and ripening phase, and very little moisture stress was noticeable on the vines. The late start to the 2021 harvest was one of the distinguishing hallmarks of this vintage. The cooler growing conditions of the 2021 vintage produced elegant wines with softer tannin structures that will make them accessible and drinkable from an earlier age.

WINEMAKING / MATURATION

Fermentation took place in open top concrete fermenters at 280C. The floating skins were punched down mechanically, every 2 hours during fermentation. The juice was drawn off the skins after 3 – 5 days. After malolactic fermentation the wine was matured for 12 months in 2nd and 3rd fill 225L French Nevers oak barrels.

TASTING NOTES

Crimson red in colour, with complimenting aromas of raspberries, dark cherries, black plums, cinnamon, and all spice. Supple, elegant tannins supported by fresh acidity which is balanced with an explosion of fruit on the palate. Juicy flavours of red and black fruits, and a hint of chocolate, all which lingers on the finish.

ALC 14.26 % | RS 1 . 2 g/l | TA 5 . 9 g/l | pH | FREE SO2 49mg/l | TOTAL SO2 112 mg/l | VA 0.5 g/l

Data Sheet

https://kanonkop.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kadette-Cape-Blend-2021-.pdf