Pofadder 2016

Provenance

The late David Brice was a respected wine connoisseur, collector and co-founder of Wine Cellar, fine wine merchants. His lifelong passion for wine from all corners of the world wine, and generosity, helped develop a culture of fine wine in South Africa and beyond. Always with value and authenticity in mind, the collection spans a wide range of styles from leading producers and diverse regions. The wines were professionally imported under refrigeration and carefully stored at Wine Cellar thereafter. Many of the producers are not available in South Africa and provide an excellent buying opportunity.

David celebrated the variation of vintage but also took advantage of great vintages. Over the last 10 years the 2016s have proven to be one of the greatest modern-day Bordeaux vintages, on par or superior to the likes of 2010, 2009 or 2005. Across Bordeaux, the wines are structured and pure combining exotic notes and sweet fruit. As part of our annual 10-year auction, we showcase 2016 Bordeaux vintage which will delight over many decades, especially in large format. David also bought the highly regarded Italian vintage, which produced exceptional wines in Piedmont and Tuscany especially.

For more detailed information on the lots, please feel free to contact Roland Peens (roland@winecellar.co.za). Roland spent many years sharing and enjoying these wines with David Brice and is happy to provide further insight into the collection.

Critics Ratings

'Described as "the most challenging wine we work with" by Eben Sadie, this pure Cinsaut is light, scented and charming, with notes of rose petal and candy floss, summer berry flavours and a crunchy, taut, pomegranate-like finish. The challenge was worth the effort. 2018-24' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2017, 94/100

'Exceptional clarity of hue, red fruit & purpose in 2016 from old Riebeek-Kasteel cinsaut vineyard courtesy year in neutral foudre. Disarmingly dry (1.9 g/l), tad leaner than usual yet with great persistence & presence, delicate grip for few years ageing. 2014 (4.5 stars, 93 pts) was the last we tasted.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2018, 5* (95/100)

'Perfumed bouquet with strawberry and cherry, spice and white pepper. Medium-bodied with linear, tense and thrilling acidity, textured tannins and a lovely earthy minerality behind. Finishes long, pure and crackling with life.' - Alistair Cooper MW, Decanter.com, 94/100 (Jul 2018)

'This brims with delightful red and black cherry fruit allied to a silky structure and backed by light blood orange and mineral notes. Reveals a flash of shiso leaf through the finish. Lovely purity. Cinsault. Drink now through 2020.' - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 92/100 (Feb 2018)

'The nose shows a particular poached pear quality as well as black cherry with notes of lavender, earth and spice in the background. On the palate, lovely fruit concentration, lemon-like acidity and fine tannins. The finish meanwhile is long and dry in a way rarely achieved in South Africa - grippy but not astringent making the wine extraordinarily food-friendly and very more-ish. Benchmark stuff.' - Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 94/100 (Aug 2017)

'Described as "the most challenging wine we work with" by Eben Sadie, this pure Cinsaut is light, scented and charming, with notes of rose petal and candy floss, summer berry flavours and a crunchy, taut, pomegranate-like finish. The challenge was worth the effort. 2018-24' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2017, 94/100