Young Guns
Online-Only Auction, 17 - 28 November 2022
Young Guns | For the classicists and the geeks alike, an incredible collection
About the SessionWhat is a Young Gun?
A talented winemaker who pushes the boundaries, breaks the rules and creates cutting-edge wines with personality and energy. Young Guns either work, or have worked for notable estates, but also produce unique wines under their own labels. They are dynamic, working together in pushing the envelope and promoting brand SA. They are the winemakers who should be on your radar as they are making some of the most daring, innovative, and simply delicious wines in SA. They travel and taste extensively, drawing inspiration from the classics through to the more edgy, hip styles and techniques, from the profound and obscure wine regions of the world. And then they apply their own creative interpretations on home soil, often searching for unique vineyard sites, cultivars and old vines. The results are most often small in numbers and high in demand, selling out on release. They are the rising stars, the future icons and ultimately, tomorrow’s investment wines.
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About this Item
Growing wine is the main focus of cousins Danie and Hugo Carinus and when you factor in their close relationship with Lukas Van Loggerenberg, South Africa’s ‘Rockstar winemaker’, you get something absolutely delicious. Danie and Hugo grow their grapes in Devon Valley, Polkadraai and Swartland and supply some of the leading wine producers with these sought-after grapes. They are 5th generation wine growers, and also Wine Cellar Young Guns™.
Critics Ratings
2018
'2018 also tasted, even tighter than 2019, the citric acid more vibrant. Subtly powerful - not an easy wine but profound and possibly even great in time. Matured in concrete ‘egg’ (2019 has 10% old-oak element). Both 12.5% alcohol.’ - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2021, 5* (96 pts)
'An impressive Chenin Blanc from one of the variety's most distinctive terroirs in the Polkadraai Hills. Mealy, stony and subtly reduced, it's especially pithy and focused for a 2018, with subtle oak and apple pie flavours. 2021-25.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2020, 91/100
2019
‘Less generous, tighter grained than Swartland version, the Polkadraai Hills 2019 has delicate, pure fruit aromas (with fennel note), refined freshness, a brilliant integrated acidity, understated intensity blossoming on lingering finish. Matured in concrete ‘egg’ (2019 has 10% old-oak element). Both 12.5% alcohol.’ - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2021, 5* (95 pts)
'Still youthful - the 2018 is on the market, too - but this is a wine to buy now and keep for a while. Made from Danie Carinus' farm in the Polkadraai Hills, this is a stunning Chenin, fermented with wild yeasts and showing great extract, citrus and green apple flavours, a whisper of oak and a long, stony finish. 2022-27.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2020, 94/100
Provenance
Wine Cellar Private Client
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