2013 Vintage

Timed Online Auction, 6 - 13 March 2023

2013 Vintage theme
About the Session

Just how well do modern-era South African wines perform as they get older ? One of the most important measures of great wine is that it should be age-worthy, that is it should become more pleasurable and more interesting to drink with time in the bottle.
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Sold for

ZAR 1 173
Lot 107
  • Thierry Germain; Saumur-Champigny La Marginale; 2013; 2 (1 x 2); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 1 200 - 1 500
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 1 173

About this Item

2013 Saumur-Champigny La Marginale
2 (1 x 2) 750ml

Born to a family of Bordeaux wine growers, at 23 years of age, in 1991, Thierry Germain left the Gironde to start his own domaine, Domaine des Roches Neuves, in the Loire valley. He believes the richness of the soil is key to the finesse of Saumur wines. Thierry Germain along with the Foucault brothers (Clos Rouegard) in Saumur Champigny and Nicolas Joly in Savenières have been three of the biggest drivers for quality Cabernet Franc and Chenin in the Loire. All being true believers in the merits of biodynamics.

Provenance

Restaurant Mosaic

Critics Ratings

'Spice, vanilla sweetness of oak and then a little leafy in a Cab Franc way (i.e. ripe and leafy). Sophisticated in its upright structure and still finely scented with Cabernet Franc dark red fruit. Very good.' – Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (Apr 2016)

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