CanCan by Renegade Wines
By Christian Eedes, 22 January 2020
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As the guy usually tasked with getting the cooler box halfway up Table Mountain when attending Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts, wine in a can, as opposed to glass, has some appeal, lighter transportation load being an obvious advantage. Other favourable aspects include greater durability, faster chilling and ease of recycling. A major disadvantage, meanwhile, is the environmental impact and energy demands of producing aluminium in the first place.
Dance it or drink it.
Ultimately, however, what’s going to make or break canned wine is how good the stuff inside is. Jaap Pijl, formerly CFO and GM at Waterford in Stellenbosch and Francois Haasbroek of Blackwater Wine and also ex-Waterford, have started Renegade Wines, producers of CanCan with wine sourced from the Swartland. Tasting notes and ratings for the maiden releases as follows:
CanCan La Goulue Chenin Blanc 2019
Price: R40 per 250ml can
On the nose, citrus, white peach and dried herbs. The palate is nicely lean with lively acidity, the finish wonderfully pithy. Very flavourful and well balanced, this totally exceeds expectations.
CE’s rating: 92/100.
CanCan Satine Rosé 2019
Price: R40 per 250ml can.
From 100% Mourvèdre. Dull pink in colour but this is obviously irrelevant if consumed directly from the can. The nose shows notes of earthiness, red fruit and spice while the palate is a little flat and short – not in the same class as the Chenin.
CE’s rating: 87/100.
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I think these guys are going to do some serious business! Good for them. We need success stories.
Angela Lloyd | 24 January 2020
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https://www.decanter.com/decanter-best/canned-wine-405876/
James Eedes | 23 January 2020
If drinking from the can, does the smell of the aluminium impart that metallic flavour like it does for beer from a can? Tolerable on an ice-cold beer but does it not over-power the more nuanced nose of a wine?
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Hi James, Reply from winemaker Haasbroek on Twitter to a similar question: “Storage is no different to that in bottle – same wine in an inert environment. As for one tasting better than the other… guess the proof is in the blind-tasting pudding? As a new category we had to do extensive official shelf-life & sensorial testing and currently at 1 year.”
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Kevin R | 23 January 2020
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