Sweets, Fortifieds & Whisky

Live Virtual Auction, 11 July 2021

Please note that sales of all lots are subject to our amended General Conditions of Business and will not be available for collection until after the Lockdown Regulations allow the transport and sale of alcohol. Sales, transfer of ownership and collection of all wine lots will be deferred until the sale of alcohol is allowed. Please refer to clause 6.7 of the General Conditions of Business in this regard.

Session 1

Sold for

ZAR 7 035
Lot 10
  • Niepoort & Sadie; Cape Tawny; 2008; 6 (1 x 6); 375ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 9 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 7 035

About this Item

Cape Tawny, 2008
6 (1 x 6) 375ml

This was a once-off collaboration between legendary port producer Dirk Niepoort and South Africa’s most revered winemaker Eben Sadie. Niepoort’s family have a wine history dating back to 1842 but Dirk was the first generation to physically make the wine.

Reportedly a blend of Tinta Barocca, Grenache, Carignan and Pinotage, it was aged in cigar-shaped barrels, or pipes, that were especially imported from Portugal. Similar to port in style, it was fiery and tannic in its youth, suggesting decades of ageing potential. ‘I can’t let them taste this back in Portugal, I will be shot!’ said Dirk on release and quoting it as ‘one of the best wines I have ever made, anywhere!’

'The 2008 Cape Tawny Fortified had the benefit of input from a family with a history in the making of port: the Niepoort Family has been producing fortified wines for a couple of centuries now and their understanding of these wines is profound. It has been a great process of discovery to make this wine together with them. This release is a limited production and therefore highly collectable, but more important than that: it was made and bottled to be enjoyed and to be shared with friends. We opted for 375ml bottles to enable you to share more easily.' – The Sadie Family

Provenance

Wine Cellar Private Client

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