Cape Heritage and The Loire

Timed Online Auction, 1 - 12 August 2024

Cape Heritage - Red Wines
About the Session

The Cape Heritage Red Wine Session features 25 lots from The Tabernacle – the famous underground cellar in Stellenbosch that houses some of South Africa’s most spectacular vinous historical treasures. All the lots from The Tabernacle have been recorked; each bottle was opened for inspection, under the protection of an argon gas blanket, and Strauss & Co fine wine specialist Higgo Jacobs along with Amorim tasted and assessed each wine. The wines were topped up with wine from the same vintage, recorked and resealed, all under the supervision of a technical team from Amorim Corks.


Sold for

ZAR 9 967
Lot 128
  • Overgaauw; Cabernet Sauvignon; 1974; 3 (1 x 3); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 7 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 9 967

About this Item

1974 Cabernet Sauvignon
3 (1 x 3) 750ml

This wine has been checked and re-corked by Amorim cork under supervision of auction curator Higgo Jacobs, assuring provenance, quality and long life. Seal code Np-462674, uM-566216, PL-386477 can be traced on Amorim Recorking Directory

Provenance

The Tabernacle - Stellenbosch

Critics Ratings

'Another splendid example of the 1974 vintage. Lovely deep red colour, extremely beautiful for a 50-year-old wine. And just a touch of brown edge. A powerful nose with lots of red fruit, cedarwood spice and touch of mint and eucalyptus. Wonderful ripe red fruit flavours, some cassis sweetness coming through followed by the cedarwood and nuttiness to complete the flavour profile. Smooth, long and lingering aftertaste, still showing some freshness – a marvellous expression of an old Cabernet Sauvignon.' - Bennie Howard CWM (Mar 2024)

‘Rather advanced aromas and flavours – this wine shows a particular medicinal character with notes of caramel, herbs, spice and earth. The palate, however, has great weight and texture, being rich and broad with mellow tannins.’ - Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 91/100 (Apr 2022)

'Gorgeous. Elegant, classic, fine and fresh. Camphor, leather, tea leaf and fudgy red fruit. Fully mature, yet stable. Stunning wine - one of the finest from this producer.' - Higgo Jacobs (2024)

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