Cape Heritage Wines
Online-Only Auction, 22 - 29 August 2022
Cape Heritage Wines
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About this Item
Often described as the South African equivalent of a Grand Cru or First Growth, Kanonkop Estate is situated on the Simonsberg mountain slopes on the outskirts of Stellenbosch. Owned by the fourth generation Krige family, Abri Beeslaar is their long-term winemaker who has won International Winemaker of the year an incredible 3 times.
The Black Label was introduced as a limited-edition bottling with the 2006 vintage, cementing the team’s confidence in South Africa’s own red variety. Black Label is made from one of the oldest Pinotage vineyards in South Africa, one planted in 1953 on a site that has over the years proved to produce fruit of specific excellence and deemed special enough to be bottled under an own label.
Provenance
Wine Cellar Private Client
Critics Ratings
‘A beautifully complete, elegant and flowing wine, maturing gracefully and showing no signs of tiredness. Gentle but complex perfume of blue and purple berries, Christmas spices, redbush tea, mushrooms and dried herbs continue on the lithe, medium-bodied palate. Integrated smoky oak, cleansing acidity and satin-like textured tannins give a fine-boned but strong structure. Super!’ - Tina Gellie, Decanter, 95/100 (May 2022)
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