Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Cape classic released a year later than Paul Sauer, needing time to show its best. 2017 particularly fine, offering immediate complexity, with tobacco/cedar merged into the sweetly delicious fruit in the context of youthful austerity & succulent tannins. Powerful, but 14.5% alcohol in balance, & the 50% new oak well absorbed. A long, rewarding future assured, as for all these. [Enjoy through 2032+.] Score – 95. (Platter’s South African Wine Guide, 2022)