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
Hogan Wines sees Jocelyn Hogan Wilson, previously of La Bri in Franschhoek, return to winemaking after a break to start a family. The vines are grown in the Swartland, and wines are made in the Banhoek valley just outside of Stellenbosch. The debut vintage of Hogan Chenin 2014 burst onto the scene to great acclaim, and by as early as 2018 this young producer was listed as one of the Top 5 new wineries in an annual panel selection assembled by Tim James. In the space of only three years, Jocelyn has built a cult following for her wines, with particular popularity in top fine dining establishments.
Winemakers personal tasting note:
'The nose shows lovely cherry and plum fruit, floral character, spice and freshness. Nicely textured with fresh acidity and soft tannins. Fine and expressive with wonderful purity.' - Jocelyn Hogan
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Critics Ratings
‘2015 equal-blend Cabernet, Cinsaut (ex Stellenbosch) and Carignan (Wellington), inspired by Lebanon’s Château Musar, though this purer, fresher, more fragrant! Dry, light-feeling; Hogan’s trademark delicate intensity, with firm, balanced tannin-acid structure. Makes most straight Cinsauts seem facile.’ - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2017, 4.5*
'This is the first red to be released under Jocelyn Hogan’s label, combining almost equal amounts of Polkadraai Cabernet, with Helderberg Cinsault and Wellington Carignan. Divergent it certainly is, combining the rusticity of Carignan, the sweet red fruit of Cinsault and the backbone of Cabernet.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2016, 93/100
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