Rhône theme
Timed Online Auction, 30 January - 10 February 2025
Rhône - South Africa
About the SessionOver the past decade South African Rhône-style offerings have witnessed an explosion in popularity, led by the Swartland in the 2010s and subsequently spreading across the Cape.
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Established in 1994 and with the first bottlings now already a quarter of a century ago, Boekenhoutskloof has achieved remarkable success over this period through supreme dedication to quality, sustainable farming and smart brand management. The result is a cemented position as one of South Africa’s top producers and a great investor’s pick in the top wines (which also includes Porseleinberg). Driven by the talents of Marc Kent and Gottfried Mocke, Syrah is the pick of the range, with critical acclaim from the early vintages, although Cabernet and Semillon follows closely.
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‘Bright, dark ruby-red. Wild aromas of blackberry, blueberry, violet and aromatic herbs. Densely packed but at the same time delineated and tactile, with dark berry, spice and violet flavors carrying through a firmly tannic, very long finish. This lovely young Syrah shows real personality and concentration, not to mention energy and lift. But it's still quite youthfully unevolved and worth holding for a few years.’ – Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, 92/100 (Mar 2017)
‘Brush of violet-tinged fynbos on bold 2014 from Swartland & Wellington. Complex, layered, rich & dark-fruited with tannin squeeze from 18 months older oak (chiefly 2,500L Austrian foudre, some smaller barrels). Natural ferment & portion whole bunches.’ - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2017, 4.5*
‘The 2014 Syrah is the last vintage that contains fruit from Wellington; this is 60% Porseleinberg and 40% Wellington, whereas 2015 will be W.O Swartland. It includes 25% whole bunch fruit and after pressing is transferred into 600-liter and 2,500-liter Stockinger foudres. Now this has an attractive bouquet with raspberry, wilted violet and subtle cassis aromas that unfurl gradually in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, a fine line of acidity, well balanced with good structure towards the finish, a touch of sour lemon right on the aftertaste. Very fine.’ – Neal Martin, Vinous, 90/100 (Apr 2017)
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