The CWG Protégé Programme Charity Auction

Online-Only Auction, 26 September - 3 October 2022

CWG Protégé
About the Session

Buying wine on this Auction is not merely an act of purchasing a product. By participating in this Auction, you will be contributing towards a programme that nurtures young talent and enriches lives of individuals that ordinarily would not have had the opportunity. You will also be supporting the future of the South African wine industry. 


Sold for

ZAR 8 625
Lot 567
  • Jeff Grier - Villiera


Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 200 - 6 000
VAT is charged on both hammer & premium for daggered lots
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 8 625

About this Item

2016, 2017 Jeff Grier - Villiera - Drip Barrel Cabernet Franc

6 x 750ml bottles, comprising three bottles each of Villiera Drip Barrel Cabernet Franc 2016 and 2017
These wines are 100% Cabernet Franc - Wine of Origin Stellenbosch.

Ripe Cabernet Franc was crushed and destalked, followed by fermentation in a pump-over container to maintain the integrity of the skins. We were only interested in the drip barrels. This is the fermenting wine that drips out of the berries under the weight of the skins after drawing off. It is the heart of the wine. The juice is dark, clear, beautifully balanced and intense. The fermentation and malolactic fermentation completed in French barrels and after 18 months of maturation, it was bottled.

Intensely perfumed, showing some finesse with dark berry fruit and spice with an underlying smokiness. It is ripe with textured tannins and a long finish.

This wine is packed in a wooden box.



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