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.
About this Item
Monis routinely won Wine of the Month Club tastings with its Very Old Tawny Ports, made in 'rare in Cape' style that included extended ageing in wooden barrels, imparting amber to reddish-brown colour. This was the first to be vintage-dated.
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
'Bearing vintage date - and adding to the cellar's medal accolades. 1989 slightly sweeter than previous (106g/l sugar, not as spirituous (18.9% alc) as some Portuguese examples, but beautifully refined, satisfying. Layers fruitcake, textured viscosity effortlessly carries sweetness. Tinta Barocca and Cinsaut grapes from Paarlberg; 11 years in 500 l French barrels, none new.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2003/2004, 4*
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