Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Wine

Online-Only Auction, 22 - 29 March 2021

Wine: Cape Heritage
  • L'Avenir; Single Block Pinotage; 2008; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 500 - 7 000

About this Item

Single Block Pinotage, 2008
6 (1 x 6) 750ml

L’Avenir is a leading Stellenbosch boutique winery that specialises in South Africa’s emblematic varietals: Pinotage and Chenin Blanc. Situated four kilometres from Stellenbosch on the slopes of Simonsberg Mountain, the estate is right in the heart of South Africa’s most revered wine appellation. Owned by the French leader of terroir wines, AdVini, L’Avenir produces authentic South African wines, with a touch of French flair. L’Avenir’s wines have gained a passionate following, locally and globally.

This collector’s item is made from a selection of only the finest barrels produced from L’Avenir’s famed Block 2 Pinotage vineyard. Produced in the honour of L’Avenir’s former winemaker and a pioneer of Stellenbosch Pinotage Pioneer, Francois Naudé, this wine is L’Avenir’s flagship and the pinnacle of modern, Stellenbosch Pinotage.

Critics Ratings

'Grand, as name implies, 2008; infused with plush, silky ripe fruit, spicy new oak. Small-grain tannins refresh, & will also benefit from few years ageing, as with 2007. '- Platter's SA Wine Guide 2012, 4.5*

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