While I’m broadly tolerant of biodynamics in that it promotes greater sensitivity to grape growing and winemaking, I think the lunar tasting calendar is pushing it. Even so, I found the four vintages of Black Label Pinotage on show at Kanonkop last … [Read more...]
Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon 1973
May 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The beginning of judging for Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2012 and the customary Sunday afternoon old wines tasting followed by as informal a supper as the luxury Grande Roche hotel in Paarl can manage. My top white wine was Backsberg Chardonnay … [Read more...]
Kanonkop Pinotage 1997
May 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It never rains but it pours. Having enjoyed a Kanonkop extravaganza on Wednesday, last night the Pinotage 1997 from this great Stellenbosch property courtesy of my sister-in-law’s significant other. The mid-1990s was a time of experimentation … [Read more...]
Kanonkop Pinotage 1993
May 3, 2012 by 3 Comments
Last night, a meeting of our social tasting group, the theme of the evening older Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon scrounged from various sources with two ringers thrown in just to keep things interesting. We tasted blind and here’s how I scored the … [Read more...]
Cordoba CWG Cabernet Franc/Merlot 1998 vs. Kanonkop Paul Sauer 1998
January 25, 2012 by 3 Comments
Not wishing to be overly dramatic, I nevertheless suspect the recent “IBMP tasting” at De Grendel will go down as a pivotal moment in how top-end reds are assessed among local critics. Here it emerged that many of those actively involved in … [Read more...]
Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 1996 vs. Kanonkop Paul Sauer 1997
January 1, 2012 by 2 Comments
When Olive Hamilton Russell tweeted an image of herself with actress Lee-Anne Summers at Preston Haskell’s New Year Eve party in Fresnaye last night, I had the briefest moment of regret that I’d turned down my invitation to attend. Eedes … [Read more...]
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