Bordeaux Themed

Timed Online Auction, 2 - 14 July 2025

Bordeaux | South Africa

Sold for

ZAR 5 863
Lot 24
  • De Trafford; Cabernet Sauvignon; 2005; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 500 - 9 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 5 863
Location
Wine Storage
Delivery
Delivery within South Africa included
Shipping

About this Item

2005 Cabernet Sauvignon
6 (1 x 6) 750ml

Their powerful and long-aging Cabernet Sauvignon has a become cult ever since their first 1992 vintage.

Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

'Fleshy and muscular, with lots of crushed plum, currant preserve and fig paste notes laid over bittersweet cocoa, graphite and espresso hints. There's a long, rock-solid finish.' - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 92/100 (Mar 2009)

'Bright medium ruby. Expressive aromas of cassis, licorice, mint and graphite. Then a bit less New World in the mouth, with a restrained sweetness and considerable subtlety to the flavors of cassis, leather, licorice and cedar. Seamless and broad as in past vintages, but less chunky and a bit more delineated. Finishes with firm tannins and lingering sweetness.' - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, 90/100 (Mar 2009)

'Regal Cape cab from parsimonious 1kg fruit/vine. 05 sublime: tobacco whiffs & cassis sewn into dense, tense structure; fantastic grip rides 15% alc. 14% merlot, 23 mths Fr oak, 5% Am, 40% new.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2008, 4.5*

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