Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art and South African Fine Wine

Live Virtual Auction, 26 - 28 July 2020

Wine

Sold for

ZAR 5 863
Lot 1
  • Kanonkop; Pinotage; 2015; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 800 - 4 200
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 5 863

About this Item

2015 Pinotage
6 (1 x 6) 750ml

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 Kanonkop Pinotage has become a consistent flag bearer for the variety in serious clad and is made from bush vines aged up to 64 years old.

Provenance

Wine Cellar Private Client

Critics Ratings

'You’d expect this wine to be good in a stellar vintage like 2015, and so it is. Wonderfully heady and aromatic, with classic red berry flavours, fine-grained tannins, savoury tannins and the balance and length that are typical of Kanonkop’s reds. 2019-27' - Tim Atkin SA Wine Report 2017, 94 Points

'A compelling nose of plums, cherries, earth, vanilla and spice while the palate possesses a great core of fruit, fresh acidity and firm tannins. Perhaps a slight bitterness on the finish but increasingly I think this taste, at least at low levels, goes towards complexity and is therefore something to be embraced. Delicious now, it nonetheless has all the structure to mature with benefit and deserves a place in any serious collector’s cellar.' - Christian Eedes Winemag.co.za 2017, 93 Points

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