Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art and South African Fine Wine
Live Virtual Auction, 26 - 28 July 2020
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About this Item
Often described as the South African equivalent of a Grand Cru or First Growth, Kanonkop Estate is situated on the Simonsberg mountain slopes on the outskirts of Stellenbosch. Owned by the fourth generation Krige family, Abri Beeslaar is their long-term winemaker who has won International Winemaker of the year an incredible 3 times.
This internationally acclaimed, long-ageing Bordeaux blend was named after former owner, Paul Sauer, and was first made in 1981.
Critics Ratings
'Present 1988 in leaner style, not as significantly different from the cabernet as in most years, when it’s fuller, more accessible, more complex, more oaky. (Between 18-22 months in new and second fill Nevers oak barrels.) But 1988 nonetheless powerful, long-tasting. (Blend about 70-75% cabernet sauvignon with 10% merlot and 15% cabernet franc and a dash of souzao and melbec.) In Cape context powerhouse, not effete wines. Don’t look for elegance, at least to early, though Paul Sauer achieve accessible harmony a year or two ahead of straight cabernets.' - Platter's SA Guide 1992 - 4*
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