Kanonkop, Paul Sauer 2022
We’re delighted to get our hands on a limited allocation of this icon wine. One of South Africa’s greatest, and the first SA wine to receive 100pts from Tim Atkin MW for the 2015 vintage, this wine seems to sell out faster every year. So don’t miss your chance to snap up a bottle while you can.
This legendary wine is named after Kanonkop’s patriarch and is a Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The depth of flavour, structure and complexity offered by these three grape varieties is accentuated by 24 months’ ageing in new French oak.
A classic, perfumed nose packed with cherries, cassis, cedar wood, tea leaves and tomato puree. The palate is an explosion of fruit with lovely dark berry, rose petal, toasted oak and hints of plum. A complex multi-layered, refined wine with a beautiful structure, balanced acidity with fine-grained tannins and a long finish.
Bottled elegance to effortlessly age for 20-25 years.
A regal wine recognised as one of the best South Africa has to offer.
£52.95
Stellenbosch
Bordeaux Blend, Red Blend
LightFull Bodied
Description
This legendary wine is named after Kanonkop’s patriarch and is a Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The depth of flavour, structure and complexity offered by these three grape varieties is accentuated by 24 months’ ageing in new French oak. Blackcurrant notes combine with aromas of Cape wildflower and cigar box to offer a regal wine recognised as one of the best South Africa has to offer.
TASTING NOTE
Deep ruby colour. A classic, perfumed nose packed with cherries, cassis, cedar wood, tea leaves and tomato puree. The palate is an explosion of fruit with lovely dark berry, rose petal, toasted oak and hints of plum. A complex multi-layered, refined wine with a beautiful structure, balanced acidity with fine-grained tannins and a long finish. Bottled elegance.
AGEING POTENTIAL
20 to 25 years from vintage
VINTAGE CONDITIONS
A cold and wet winter was ideal for late but even butting. The wetter and cooler weather persisted through spring, with a slight heat spike towards the end of January. Later veriason and cool growing conditions made 2022 vintage a memorable one with structured, elegant, age worthy wines.
VINIFICATION DETAILS
Fermented in open top concrete fermenters at 290C. The floating skins were punched down by hand, every 2 hours during fermentation. The juice was drawn off the skins after 5 days. After malolactic fermentation the wine was matured for 24 months in 100% new 225L French Nevers oak barrels.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
WINEMAKER Abrie Beeslaar
COMPOSITION 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Cabernet Franc, 18% Merlot
ORIGIN Simonsberg, Stellenbosch
AGE OF VINES 30 years on average
IRRIGATION Dry land vineyards and supplemental
SOIL TYPE Decomposed Granite, Hutton and Clovelly
YIELD 4 tons per hectare
AGEING POTENTIAL 20 to 25 years from vintage
PRODUCTION VOLUME 8700 cases (6 x 750ml)
ALC 13.5 % | RS 2.3 g/l | TA 6.1 g/l | pH 3.36 | FREE SO2 46mg/l | TOTAL SO2 122 mg/l | VA 0.60 g/l
Additional information
| Grape | Bordeaux Blend, Red Blend |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Wine Farm | |
| Alcohol | 13.5% |
A great accompaniment to meat casseroles, steak, roast leg of lamb and a selection of well matured cheeses
1 review for Kanonkop, Paul Sauer 2022
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95 points | Tim Atkin MW Special South Africa Report 2025
“A little awkward when I tasted it (twice) in South Africa, as Paul Sauer often tends to be in its youth, this is a wine that will reward patience. Sourced from six older blocks on the estate, it partners Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Cabernet Franc and 18% Merlot with ageing in new oak. Leafy, vanilla top notes lead you into a palate of cranberry, cassis and tobacco leaf topped by aromatic spices. Has the acidity and underlying acidity to age. 2027-35”
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