Critics Ratings

‘Transparent ruby. Spicy and complex on the nose still. Sweet and only just falling apart on the palate. Lots of ageing influence here with the fruit and acidity just starting to go their different ways. Just starting its decline.’ - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17.5/20 (Sep 2022)

‘I have been lucky to drink quite a few bottles of the 1974 Único because I have some good friends from that year, and I have consistently found it very good, one of the hidden-gem vintages in my book. It was produced with 70% Tinto Fino and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with 13.5% alcohol, and the wine spent at least 10 years in oak, larger vats and barrels. The wine is discrete and elegant, not exuberant, but with a lot of power in the palate and very fine tannins. It's quite classical, polished with cedary notes and a silky palate but with power.’ - Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate, 95/100 (Jan 2023)

Provenance

The Coats Family Cellar is arguably the most prestigious fine wine collection ever offered in South Africa. It contains a deep collection of the worlds finest, most sought-after wines, spanning over 150 years. Collected over many decades, the cellar was imported from Ireland to South Africa via reefer. Each bottle within the Coats Family Cellar was authenticated by Michael Egan in August 2022 and given an ID number for tracking.

Michael Egan is a world-expert in fine and rare wines with more than thirty five years of experience. He was the principal expert for the plaintiff in the two major wine counterfeiting trials in Koch v. Eric Greenberg and United States v. Rudy Kurniawan, both of which occurred in 2013.

Along with Michael Egan, the Strauss & Co Fine Wine team have tasted extensively through the cellar and are confident of the wine storage and hence quality. The entire collection is currently stored at Wine Cellar.