Kanonkop Estate – 2017 – Cabernet Sauvignon – 750 ml.
Country: South Africa
Region: Western Cape
Subregion: Stellenbosch
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2017 – Size: 750 ml. – Type: Red
A classic Simonsberg-Stellenbosch Cabernet, exuding a sense of coolness, despite the warm vintage conditions. A perfumed nose filled with notes of blackcurrants, fennel, cigar box, tea leaf and fynbos shrub. The palate is delicate and fresh, with an austere old-world charm about it. Grainy tannins complement the earthy profile, with subtle hints of liquorice on the lengthy finish.
Expert Notes
Wine Enthusiast: 92
A sweet-oak overlay graces the nose of this decadent red, expressed in notes of baking spice and raw cocoa atop black cherry and currant fruit. Hints of tilled earth and foot-crushed violets add attractive depth and complexity, though they also suggest promise of more to come as the wood mellows. The palate is tight and firmly structured, with gripping, astringent tannins that need more time to resolve and better coalesce with the fruit. Drink 2026–2031.
