Cape Heritage, Sweets & Fortifieds
Timed Online Auction, 5 - 17 June 2025
Fortifieds
About the SessionIt's rare to witness a collection of vintage ports like what's on offer in the 2025 Strauss winter catalogue. With the cold evenings approaching, these complex beauties are the perfect companions to open before dinner to warm the atmosphere.
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About this Item
Uplifting and beautifully weighted. Polished red berry fruit is crisp and spicy. Good acidity and finely honed tannins complete the palate experience.
Matured in 20-year Cognac old barrels.
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
"I wanted to piss off the guys from Calitzdorp", home of the Cape's fortifieds, jokes Morné Vrey about this blend of Touriga Nacional with 20% Tinta Barocca. Youthful, concentrated and structured, with wild herb, dark fruit and liquorice flavours, complemented by 89 grams of residual sugar, it's a serious, ageworthy wine. - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2019, 94/100
'17 as usual blends tinta (73%) with touiga, & as usual is delectable in youth, though deserving 5-10+ years bottle ageing to fully harmonise tannic structure, alcohol & extracted flavour, & bring further complexity. Amongst the "elite" of local ports. Stellenbosch WO.'- Platter's SA Wine Guide 2020, 93/100, 4.5*
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