Inaugural Fine Wine
Live Auction, 8 June 2019
Session 1
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,
The Black Label was introduced as a limited-edition bottling with this 2006 the first vintage, cementing the team's confidence in South Africa's own red variety.
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'60 year old vines. 1 500 bottles made, which sold out in three hours. The complexity is very evident, medicinal, meat. Great craft. Impressive. One to silence the doubters?’ Richard Hemming MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20