Sweets, Fortifieds & Whisky
Live Virtual Auction, 11 July 2021
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Session 1
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About this Item
Multiple award-winning 6th generation producer owned by the Nel family, who established the Calitzdorp district in the Klein Karoo and gradually built it to world-wide fame for the quality of its Port-styled wines produced outside of the Duoro valley. Cape Wine Master and Cape Winemakers Guild member, Carel Nel, is extremely knowledgeable about the category of Port, and is crafting (now along with the next generation) a consistently brilliant style of fortifieds from authentic Portuguese varieties that adapt well to this warm and dry region.
Critics Ratings
‘Richly elegant. Suffused with gorgeous fynbos fragrance, superb structure, refinement, and focus, with no compromise to the house’s approachable style.’ - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2005, 5*
‘Good saturated ruby. Brooding, somewhat exotic nose combines black cherry, black raspberry, dark chocolate and a whiff of orange peel. Superconcentrated and penetrating, with flavors of blueberry, blackberry, bitter chocolate and mint framed and intensified by bright acids. This has terrific fruit and a strong supporting spine. Tactile, gripping finish features subtle length. Certainly one of the best vintage-dated ports I've tasted in recent years from outside the Douro Valley.’ - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com, 90/100 (March 2005)
Provenance
Private Client
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