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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Critics Ratings
'More herbal and leafy than the 2015, and that gives it a lovely flash of freshness on the palate. Luxurious, svelte and lengthy.' - Richard Hemming MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17.5/20 (Sep 2018)
'There are two Ms in the blend here - dominant Malbec and Merlot - with some Cabernet Sauvignon too. The cooler vintage has produced a wine with more freshness than can be the case here. Smooth, polished and aromatic, it's stylishly oaked, complex and refined with black fig, violet and graphite notes and a long, tapering finish. Drink: 2017-24.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2016, 94/100
'I much prefer the nose on the 2013 than the 2012: much more control and finesse, great detail and fine minerality developing with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with the Malbec very expressive and lending to Argentinean flair. There is good structure here, touches of spice sprinkled over the finish and a little surliness that will be abraded by time in bottle. Give it 4-5 years.' - Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, 91/100 (Nov 2015)
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