Right on stride, with a nice lacing of cedar and espresso bean guiding the dark, macerated plum, fig and currant fruit. Features maduro tobacco and bittersweet cocoa notes on the finish, with a graphite hint as well.--Non-blind Kanonkop vertical tasting (2010). Drink now through 2011. 6,307 cases made. -JM

All the potentially challenging notes Pinotage can present are well tamed in this carefully crafted wine. The nose of dark red fruit and smoke opens to a solid fruit core—and that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it? This handsome blend of physical and intellectual winemaking closes long and even, with firm, even tannins. Drink now through 2010. ——M.M.(3/1/2004)—— 88