2013 Vintage
Timed Online Auction, 6 - 13 March 2023
2013 Vintage theme
About the SessionJust 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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About this Item
Owner of famous Bordeaux Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, May de Lencquesaing, decided in 2003 to make her life-long dream a reality and she purchased an estate in Stellenbosch. Continuing with the French tradition in the area, major re-investment took place with the objective to produce award-winning wines that are full of power, grace and elegance. Much work has gone into the vineyards, cellar and winemaking but, more notably, their old-world patience has contributed to the wines. The winery is environmentally friendly and the vineyards are managed with minimal intervention and sustainable techniques.
In collaboration with cellarmaster, Luke O’Cuinneagain, this is their flagship single-vineyard blend. Sourced from a cool east facing slope, ‘it’s elegant, distinguished and venerable like its owner’.
Critics Ratings
‘As usual Cabernet Sauvignon-based, 2013 adds 15% mix of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. Though still young, the big but classic structure offers alluring invitation to dark-fruited, richly tannined depths. Quite tough now, though lively, but promises real harmony in 5-10 years. Long, genuinely dry finish.’ – Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2018, 4.5* (94/100)
‘A worthy successor to the 2012, this top end Stellenbosch blend (marrying Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot) lives up to the Bordeaux pedigree of its legendary owner, May-Eliane de Lencquesaing. Sappy, refined and mineral-etched, it’s fresh and stylish and subtle, with dense, age worthy tannins and a long, tight finish. 2019-30.’ – Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2017, 95/100
'This is a beautiful, expressive wine, with loads of potpourri, dried floral and cinnamon-spice notes that lead on the nose and ride atop the decadent fruit tones of blackberry, boysenberry and black plum flesh. The palate is full and smooth, yet not overdone or overly opulent, with more of those ripe black fruit flavors that are partnered with tones of tilled earth, licorice, light char and freshly ground coffee. The tannins are structuring, yet well integrated into the mix, with a long finish to seal the deal.' – Lauren Buzzeo, Wine Enthusiast, 93/100 (Sep 2020)
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