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.
About this Item
This Shiraz from clay soils was made in honour of Ken Mackenzie, who preferred Shiraz over all reds. Tall and thin, with long legs, he served as a Spitfire pilot in WW2 and was affectionately known as the 'Stork'.
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
'A really inviting nose of crushed plum and boysenberry fruit gives way to an open-knit palate of red berry, graphite, sweet licorice and cocoa notes, with a long, mouthwatering finish.' - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 91/100 (Oct 2007)
'Bright ruby. Varietally expressive aromas of spicy berries, violet, smoke and chocolate; I would have picked this as a northern Rhone wine. Sweet and lush but firm, with concentrated, slowly opening flavours of black raspberry and bitter chocolate. Just a hint of game to this very primary wine. Finishes firm, sweet and long, with noble tannins. At once modern and downright sexy.' - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, 91/100 (Mar 2007)
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