Single owner private wine collection
Timed Online Auction, 3 - 11 April 2023
Single owner private wine collection
About the SessionThe wines have been sourced from a private collector, whose wines have been stored in an immaculate custom-built cellar. The collection showcases the best of the wine-making world and offers a range of options to suit any palate.
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About this Item
Palladius is the Sadie family's signature white wine, a pure expression of the Swartland that is produced from 10 local and Rhône white varieties. Palladius is named after the Roman author who continued Columella's work and is today one of SA's most highly regarded white wines.
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Private Client
Critics Ratings
'Breathtaking elevation of Chenin: a singular, wondrous tactile sensation. '07 with Grenache Blanc, Clairette Blanche, Viogier and Chardonnay; stonefruit knitted into tingling minerality. Like '06, it is also a stayer. Berry sorting, 18 months French oak. Sheer gravitas…' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2009, 4.5*
'13 different vineyards - all decomposed granite. Soil specialist Claude Bourguignon says some of the most decomposed in the world! Honeysuckle nose. Green and quite stemmy on the nose, the last vintage that was all made in barrel, 20% new. Very rich and dense and still exciting. So vital and rich without being sweet.' - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 18/20 (Apr 2014)
