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

Live Virtual Auction, 26 - 28 July 2020

Wine

Sold for

ZAR 18 760
Lot 9
  • Kanonkop; Black Label Pinotage; 2011; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 13 000 - 14 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 18 760

About this Item

2011 Black Label 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 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

'This is not showing quite as well as the spectacular 2008, but it may yet surpass it with time in the bottle. It's marked by its 100% new oak at the moment, but the underlying fruit is soft, sweet and nuanced, with succulent, yet structured flavours that wouldn't look out of pace in Gevrey-Chambertin. Low yielding and concentrated, this has the structure to age gracefully. Drink 2015-25.' - Tim Atkin SA Wine Report 2013, 95 Points

'Deep ruby, with a nose packed with brooding dried cranberries, smoky bacon and earth. Full generous palate with great ripe fruit concentration, high well structured tannins and layers of complexity from use of high quality toasty oak. A benchmark example of this variety with a long very balanced finish.' - International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC) 2017, Silver Outstanding Award

‘17 months in French oak, 100% new. Very shy on the nose. Overt oak on the palate – notes of vanilla, coffee and spice – but also sweet plum and cherry. Full bodied, rich and dense with soft acidity and chunky tannins. There’s something imposing about the Black Label but I do wonder just a little why anybody would buy it when the standard label 2010 rated 5 Stars in Platter’s 2013 is available for R210 a bottle.’ - Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 17/20 (2012)

'The 2011 Black Label Pinotage sees 18 months in barrel and I have to say that I do not necessarily find it superior to the regular bottling. Certainly it has a more ravishing bouquet than the regular Pinotage, although contrasting the two side-by-side, it does not possess quite the same focus. The palate is better with raisin and fig-tinged black fruit, firm tannins and a touch of salted licorice on the voluminous finish. This is very fine and should age with style, although personally I would buy three bottles of the Pinotage instead of one Black Label. Drink now-2018+.’ - Neal Martin, Robertparker.com, 91/100 (2013)

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