Cape Heritage, Sweets & Fortifieds

Timed Online Auction, 5 - 17 June 2025

Cape Heritage - White Wines
About the Session

Chenin Blanc is known for its versatility and can produce a wide range of wine styles, especially considering South Africa has the oldest Chenin Blanc vines in the world.


Sold for

ZAR 2 932
Lot 58
  • Thorne & Daughters; Tin Soldier; 2019; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 2 800 - 4 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 2 932
Delivery
Delivery within South Africa included
Shipping

About this Item

2019 Tin Soldier
6 (1 x 6) 750ml

All Thorne & Daughters wines take their names from archetypal children's toys, and Tin Soldier takes its name from Semillon's status as the old foot soldier of the South African industry. Much like the old toy soldiers buried in the garden, Semillon has been reduced to a mere shadow of its former glory days in the Cape.

Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

'Tin Soldier comes from the same Swartland farm as Paper Kite, but is entirely made from Semillon Gris. Lightly pink in colour, largely as a result of 50% skin fermentation, this is remarkably stony and fresh, with only 12.2% alcohol, wonderful focus and palate length and notes of quince and lemon zest.' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2020, 94/100

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