Provenance

The Coats Family Cellar is arguably the most prestigious fine wine collection ever offered in South Africa. It contains an expansive 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 refrigerated container. 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.

Critics Ratings

'A discreet wine of fluidity, energy and a fine, filigree texture. This combines depth, power and intensity with delicacy and persistence. A wonderfully long, graceful finish.' - Sarah Marsh, Decanter.com, 100/100 (Dec 2012)

'NB vintage. A bit more powerful and meaty on the nose than the Tâche. Though drier and less seductive. Massively smooth and polished. A monument rather than a seductress. Respect. He finds this a bit 'vegetal' as usual. Amazing that it sells so quickly if he attaches this no-no word to it!' - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 19.5/20 (Nov 2012)

'Full bright, deep red. More reticent and brooding on the nose than La Tache, offering aromas of raspberry, wild herbs, smoky minerality and underbrush lifted by pepper and light vegetal nuances. Sweet and dense but tight and penetrating, with terrific peppery, saline lift to the red berry and spice flavors. Displays the sexy early vegetility that's typical of this bottling. Finishes with outstanding building length and energy and utterly noble tannins. Really leaves the tongue tingling.' - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, 98+/100 (Mar 2013)