Private Seller Auction | Iconic South African Collection and benchmark 2010 Bordeaux

Timed Online Auction, 30 April - 12 May 2025

International
About the Session

The international list is cropped with benchmark Bordeaux from the incredible 2010 vintage. 


Sold for

ZAR 15 243
Lot 143
  • Saint-Pierre; Saint-Julien; 2010; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 15 243
Location
Wine Storage
Delivery
Delivery within South Africa included
Shipping

About this Item

2010 Saint-Julien
6 (1 x 6) 750ml

Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

'The final blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot has resulted in a wine of great power, stature, gravitas and density. The wine has a black purple color and a brilliant nose of scorched earth, creme de cassis, espresso roast, blackberries, truffles and licorice. Full-bodied, extremely powerful, yet with abundant sweet tannin, this stunning effort should prove sensational if given 7-10 years of cellaring. It should also last for 30-40 years. 2020-2060' - Robert M. Parker, Jr., Wine Advocate, 97/100 (Feb 2013)

'Hard to beat in the lineup - deep rich fruits, so much tension and power still that run right through the palate. Chocolate shavings, tobacco, cigar box, slate, crushed earth, this has depth and concentration but also juice and deftly-spliced fruits. Delicous, elegant but powerful. Barely budges with 30 minutes in the glass, suggesting this really does need longer in bottle or a good 3 or 4 hours in a carafe. 50% new oak, 44hl/h yield.' - Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com, 97/100 (Feb 2022)

'Good bright ruby. Knockout nose combines blackberry, cassis, minerals, espresso and nutty oak. Dense, sweet, plush and deep, with a texture of liquid velvet and subtle floral lift. This impeccably balanced and seamless wine actually shut down in the glass and showed a serious underlying structure. A great and eminently ageworthy vintage for this Saint-Julien estate, whose wines have been on fire in recent years.' - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, 94/100 (Jul 2013)

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Lot 143