Private Seller Auction | Iconic South African Collection and benchmark 2010 Bordeaux
Timed Online Auction, 30 April - 12 May 2025
South Africa - Red
About the SessionThe South African selection is star-studded with rare wines from previous decades.
ZAR 12 000
About this Item
'intense and expressive' - Zelma Long
From the long, slowly ripening 2007 vintage, the Series M is a Merlot-inspired blend that impresses when young and with age. A Malbec and Merlot dominant blend, opulent in nature, with a defining structure of Cabernet Sauvignon.
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
'A dense red, showing layers of fig, plum sauce, hoisin sauce and melted licorice snap flavors, allied to a strong graphite spine. Offers lots of grip, with extra notes of maduro tobacco and anise weaving in on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc ... 950 cases made.' Wine Spectator, 92/100
'Dense, violet-perfumed, dark-fruited '07 near-equal blend of Cab, Merlot, Malbec with 5% Cabernet Franc; ripe tannins still mask fullness of compact fruit core, spicy finish from 16 months 40% new French oak; very tight still - needs years in bottle. WO Paarl.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2010, 4.5*
'More delicate and perfumed than the 2011 and 2013, but with just as much depth and intensity of fruit as the younger wines. Lovely fibrous tannin.' - Richard Hemming MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17.5/20 (Sept 2018)
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