Peter Veldsman & Dirkie Christowitz Private Collection

Live Virtual Auction, 15 May 2022

Session 1

Sold for

ZAR 10 553
Lot 65
  • Monis; Collectors Port - Vintage Superior; 1948; 2 (1 x 2); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 10 553

About this Item

Collectors Port - Vintage Superior, 1948
2 (1 x 2) 750ml

Steeped in tradition , Monis has the longest established range of fortified wines in South Africa and enjoys an unsurpassed reputation for quality, to which the string of awards garnered over the years bears witness.

A limited edition of 1948 Monis Collector's Port was released in 1983 and again in 1984, portraying rare old South African stamps on the numbered labels. Four different stamps were used in each release, with only 5 000 bottles of each made available. This is another legendary SA wine. A record R68 000 was paid for a single case of 6 x 750 ml bottles of Monis Collectors Port 1948, at the 2011 Nederburg Auction.

Critics Ratings

‘Defined, fresh and detailed, it astounded us with waves of complexity wafting from the glass: candied figs, melon rind, nuts, molasses and a touch of cold coffee. The palate is rich, but not sticky while the finish is deep, spicy and delicious! George Spies was working at Monis in the ‘60s; did he perhaps make this immortal legend too?’ - Roland Peens (3 August 2015)

‘Excellent, old wood-aged Port, vintage-dated 1948, of which three issues have been made. Their labels reproduce rare old South African stamps.’- Dave Hughes, Wine Buyer’s Guide 1993 edition. 4*

Provenance

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