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.
Lot Estimate
ZAR 1 200 - 2 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 1 407
About this Item
1998 Cape Vintage Reserve Millennium Celebration
2 (1 x 2) 500ml
'Handcrafted in celebration of the new Millennium.' A limited-release Millennium Celebration bottling from Overgaauw, where traditional port varieties were first planted in 1949
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
'Pioneer of classic styling using Portuguese vars. Exceptional 97 (5*) followed by 98 still needing time on review mid-2007; structured, richly balanced. Always long-lived, high quality. Blend touriga, tintas b/f/r, souzão, cornifesto.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2009, 4.5*
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