Dan Really Likes Wine
Live Virtual Auction, 21 November 2022
Session One
About this Item
Both these wines, the 3L and the 1.5L Synergy are made in very limited quantities and for my use only. More or less 10 x 3L's is made and 50 x 1.5L (Magnums). Usually, half of these volumes will be sold on charity auctions. Synergy is a Cape Blend that consists of six different varieties, and they are matured in small French oak barrels for 15 months. A balanced wine with complex fruit flavours that will last for 20 years or longer in the 3L and 1.5L bottles.
Boplaas Cape Tawny Single Harvest Colheita 2005 (3 x 750ml)
The culmination of the mastery of crafting fine Cape fortifieds to rival the best; a near perfect vintage & a journey of sixteen long cold Klein Karoo winters in large old Portuguese barrels - this is the Boplaas Cape Tawny "Single Harvest" Colheita 2005. The fifth ever Colheita to be released by Boplaas & the first of 6th generation winemaker Margaux Nel in conjunction with stalwart Carel Nel - this blend of old vine Tinta Barocca & Touriga Nacional is a true testament to the vines, vintage and winemakers. Only 3500 bottles crafted. Accolades: Platter's 5 Star 2021 & Tim Atkin MW Fortified of the Year 2022, 96 points.
The Fledge & Co. Nel + Coetzee Swartland Bosstok Steen 2022, OVP 1968 (2 cases x 750ml)
These gnarled bush vines planted in 1968 & resolutely rooted in the ancient granitic soils of the Swartland, just on the other side of Malmesbury, have for over half a century allowed winemakers to craft fine Steen from their fruit. This humble Steen, named in honour of our winemaking family lineage, allows one to experience the "essence of the vine" - as this wine is unwooded, crafted without manipulation & meant to be enjoyed chilled with a "load-shedding" cheese platter.

