Kanonkop Kadette (Red Blends)

Varieties: Pinotage 57%, Cabernet Sauvignon 26%, Merlot 14% and Cabernet Franc 3%.

Origin: Stellenbosch.

Climate: An average winter with a dry and warm season just before picking.

Age of vines: 5 to 30 years.

Irrigation: Supplementary.

Yield: 6.5 tonnes per hectare.

Vinification: 4 to 5 days on skins in open fermenters at 30°C cap punched manually. 

Maturation: 12 to 14 months in 225-litre French Nevers.

Description: The wine has a deep ruby red colour. It shows ripe raspberry, blackcurrant and mocha flavours on the nose and has dark chocolate and blackberry fruit on the palate. This wine has good length with a dry finish and can mature for a further 7–8 years.