Single owner private wine collection

Timed Online Auction, 3 - 11 April 2023

Single owner private wine collection
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The 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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ZAR 11 139
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  • Vilafonté; Series C; 2012; 3 (1 x 3); 750ml
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ZAR 9 000 - 12 000
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ZAR 11 139

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Vilafonté
Series C, 2012
3 (1 x 3) 750ml

Vilafonté is a high-profile, internationally collectable wine founded in 1997. Meticulous viticulture and modern cellar practices ensured that Vilafonté is at the cutting-edge of fine wine. The Merlot and Malbec dominated Vilafonté Series M offers more spice and flair, while the Cabernet Sauvignon based Vilafonté Series C is a serious and more structured wine. The maiden vintages offers a perfectly mature and poised wine almost two decades down the line. Series C and M are of the highest scoring Bordeaux-style reds in South wines, recently rated in the 2024 Robert Parker Wine Advocate report as the highest scoring red wine from South Africa, ever. Today Vilafonté is South Africa’s most luxurious and collectable red wine brand.

Critics Ratings

‘A blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Malbec, 19% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc, spicy aromas of leather, black pepper, savory herbs, licorice and Mexican chocolate lead the nose. It's grounded by a solid fruit core of blackberry, boysenberry and mulberry fruit, lending a supporting spine to the toasted spice and earthy accents. Well balanced, with velvety tannins and a long, evolving finish, drink this lush, velvety red from 2018–2024.’ - Lauren Buzzeo, Wine Enthusiast, 94/100 (Jan 2015)

‘A four-way blend of mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with Malbec, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this is another more restrained style from Vilafonté. Mint, fresh herbs, sweet plum and cassis fruit, textured tannins and a firm, rigorous finish that suggests the wine will age well. Drink: 2016-25.’ - Tim Atkin SA Special Report 2015, 94/100

‘Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend, as name hints, with Malbec and Merlot, and 7% Cabernet Franc in 2012 versus none in 2011. Classic aromas and flavours - blackcurrant, graphite and cedarwood spice. Balanced, for early drinking after decanting for an hour or 2; will also reward a decade+ cellaring.’ - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2016, 4.5*

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Private Client

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