Andrea Watt

8.9

Coffee, plum, smoke, and cherry. Fruity but rich. — a month ago

with Becky

Jan de Weerd

9.5

Kanonkop knows Pinotage and they are experts at creating a Pinotage that can age for 20-30 years. You wouldn’t necessarily expect that for a grape that is a a crossing between a Pinot Noir and a Hermitage (an old name for Cinsault). This one was 13 years old and we still had to tame it down when it came out of the bottle. After about an hour of decanting the oak flavors of rich cigar and leather had well integrated with the earthy dark red, almost jammy, fruit. A full bodied, complex wine with lingering finish was created that disappeared way too fast. Follow us on www.spokenwines.com with an upcoming story about a winery that uses the Pinotage grape to make very unique rose that is out of this world. — 9 months ago

with John and Tammy

Richard Adams

8.9

More sweet than dry, but enjoyable nonetheless. Will partake liberally of these this week. — 5 years ago

Joe L.

9.4

Tons of acid, bright red tart cherries, plush/well rounded tannins, slight oak/spice, beautiful South African cab — a month ago

Erwin

9.6

Een van mijn favoriete rode wijnen. Heerlijke geur. Lekkere smaak. Mooie afdronk. Soepel. Niet zwaar. Drinkt makkelijk weg. Geen hoog alcohol gevoel. — 7 months ago

Taavi Davies

9.1

Velvet, chocolate, black cherries and plums, sage and lavender — delicious! — a year ago

Ruud Verhagen

9.3

almost every vintage (young or much older) of Paul Sauer delivers…! — 2 months ago

Stuart Pollack

9.1

Rich, deep black cherry Cabernet Sauvignon. Nice wine at a nice price. — 4 months ago

Ethan Karas

9.4

A proper introduction to South African Pinotage — 10 months ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Anthony took us to the tasting room in their Cellar to taste the Hamilton Russell line of wines.

This was a very nice Pinotage. Not quite the same style as Kanonkop. It’s a little softer and not quite as dark in fruit. Still a very well made wine. Enjoyed it quite a lot.

Photos of, the Hamilton Russell Vineyard, Anthony’s pouring our tasting, barrels around our tasting, and a long view of their property and house on the hilltop. — 5 years ago