Kanonkop, Pinotage, Stellenbosch

Wow, this jumps from the glass with ripe black raspberry fruit compote balanced by good acidity. Ripe yes but also taut and savory with wonderful notes of tar, leathers and coal dust on the dry finish. To me, always one of the best Pinotage's from SA and a steal given its aging potential. Delicious and no rush here.

2014 vintage

Purchased as a back vintage wine at the cellar door. Still dark magenta red. Quite youthful nose. Coiled red to dark fruits. A touch of green earth and spice. Rich but not over ripe on the palate with cleansing acidity offsetting any warmth from the alcohol. Just a touch fruit sweet, perhaps like a serious Garnacha. Firm slightly gritty tannins to close. Fascinating to have a properly aged example of this style which is so unique to this area. For …

2014 vintage

Not too great unfortunately. A bit alcoholic and lacking balance. Maybe the bottle?

2014 vintage

Still youthful and needs air but then shows classic Pinotage flavors of dark fruit, leathers, road tar and smoky spices. Firm acidity lays over a plush palate that leads to a complex spicy finish. This unique and underrated wine has a great track record for aging and needs more time to really strut its stuff. 92+

2014 vintage

In the decanter 2 and a half hours prior to drinking, drunk over the next half hour. A little muted on the nose for me, with notes of vanilla pod and a touch of mocha. Starting opening up as the bottle was finishing, suggesting longer decant needed.

2014 vintage

Really wonderful wine that punches way above its weight vintage after vintage. Medium-bodied and ripe but not overdone with delicious flavors of black fruits, licorice and tarpit. There is enough acidity and the texture is smooth and layered which leads to a fine finish with notes of bitter chocolate and smoky minerals. This is fully integrated now but with plenty of life left given its excellent track record for aging. 92+

2014 vintage

This is maturing nicely but still quite youthful showing delicious flavors of dark chocolate and graphite. Rather ripe fruit but it's balanced well by good acidity and excellent freshness with uplifting notes of eucalyptus and dark spices. Finishes taut and complex with notes of road tar and minerals. One of the better Pinotage's in almost every vintage. 91+

2014 vintage

Bright ruby color. Plum, black cherries, cinnamon. Flavore of black berries. Deep and concentrated.

2014 vintage

PNP, for the first several hours had a sharp smell and unpleasant burnt tar. But this blew off and the wine opened up very nicely. Deep purple color. Nose of plum and blackberry, plush but not jammy. Same fruits on the palate, along with some raspberry. Bold, sweet tannins with an undercurrent of dried leaves and smoke. My first pinotage, and given the reputation, I was pleasantly surprised.

2014 vintage

Delicious, but cork was brittle

2014 vintage

Three hour decant. Very deep dark purplish magenta color. Lots of peanut butter on the powerful nose, with very secondary fruit. Smooth, thick, tongue drying palate. Full tannins on the medium long finish. Classic Pinotage.

2014 vintage

mörka bär, liten touch av backelit, gummi, lång eftersmak ,med hög syra

2014 vintage

Pleasant nose. Plum notes. Enjoyable Pinotage.

2014 vintage

Mörka bär, ektoner, god, passar perfekt till Boboutie

2014 vintage

Nice wine with enough depth and a hint of spice. Almost like a cool climate syrah.

2014 vintage

Slo ox 2 hours. Has picked up weight and continues to be well balanced with appropriate acidity. Beautiful.

2014 vintage

A young wine. Licorice, rich, a wine that needs 2-3 more years to come together.

2014 vintage

I 3/2/6/5 = 16 S 3/3/6/5 = 17 out 20 Subtle for South African wine. Very nice but a bit expensive (20 euro's)

2014 vintage

Delicious. Plum, lift, florals, VA, oak, blackberry, char, peppery rocket. Juicy, mouthfilling. Nice

2014 vintage

the wine is clear, quite dark almost purple, youthfull nose is clean, medium+ intense with aromas of dark cherries, violets, sweet cherries, pepper, almondmass, seem quite closed at the moment. Youthfull palate is dry, medium ripe tannins, medium+ alcohol, medium+ acidity, body and flavour intensity with aromas of dark and sweet cherries, some oak, vanilla, dark floral notes, dark plum, sweet tobacco, red pepper, hint of liquorice, very complex. long finish Very well structured, deep complexity, good balance, alcohol seems …

2014 vintage

Tasted blind. Dark garnet color turning crimson at the rim with a reflective edge. This exhibits a very perfumed and mentholated nose with floral notes accompanied by warm spices, smoke on black fruits. The palate is full-bodied, but structurally weak as it takes a steep dive on the finish. Drink now.

2014 vintage

Nice nose. Dark red/purple color. Leather, vanilla, Red and black fruit. Nice but moderate finish . Easily the most enjoyable Pinotage I have had.. Very pleasant and enjoyable.

2014 vintage

Decanted 2 hours. Ruby color with clear rim. Moderate weight on the palate: nice acidity, little heat, and good balance. Fresh raspberry and other blue and red berries, touch of compote, bulb flowers. Short-medium finish. Excellent with bobotie and yellow rice. Glad to have found some quality producers available here (USA). If scoring, 89+.

2014 vintage

Deep garnet red. Rich leather and cigar nose, smokey with Blackcurrent Jam. Vanilla, is that banana? Round fruit forwards, full body. Good acid balance. Light round tanin brings good mouthfeel. Bring out the BBQ (or Fajitas) Breathe in bottle - 30 minutes opened up wide. Drinks young

2014 vintage

I was surprised , nice wine for this price.

2014 vintage

Pinotage Offline (Rotiserie Jules, London) : Deep garnet. Slightly plummy, meaty nose (in a nice way);then slightly meaty, leathery. Smooth. Good acidity, slight hint of acetone on aftertaste. Some sweetness. Fading. 2+

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