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Coats Family Cellar | Iconic Bordeaux
About the SessionThe Coats Family Cellar is arguably the most prestigious fine wine collection ever offered in South Africa. It contains a deep collection of the worlds finest, most sought-after wines, spanning over 150 years. Collected over many decades, the cellar was imported from Ireland to South Africa via reefer. Each bottle within the Coats Family Cellar was authenticated by Michael Egan in August 2022 and given an ID number for tracking.
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About this Item
Situated in the Pomerol appellation, La Providence was officially acquired by the Moueix family (Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix) in 2005. The 4-hectare property is located between Château Hosanna and Château Lafleur and its history dates back to the 1800’s. The vineyard is planted to 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, and the wine has been produced by Christian Moueix since 2005 and labelled simply as “La Providence”. As is typical of the appellation, the wine of La Providence mostly contains 100% Merlot, with small amounts of Cabernet Franc added when the vintage requires it.
Provenance
The Coats Family Cellar is arguably the most prestigious fine wine collection ever offered in South Africa. It contains a deep collection of the worlds finest, most sought-after wines, spanning over 150 years. Collected over many decades, the cellar was imported from Ireland to South Africa via reefer. Each bottle within the Coats Family Cellar was authenticated by Michael Egan in August 2022 and given an ID number for tracking.
Michael Egan is a world-expert in fine and rare wines with more than thirty five years of experience. He was the principal expert for the plaintiff in the two major wine counterfeiting trials in Koch v. Eric Greenberg and United States v. Rudy Kurniawan, both of which occurred in 2013.
Along with Michael Egan, the Strauss & Co Fine Wine team have tasted extensively through the cellar and are confident of the wine storage and hence quality. The entire collection is currently stored at Wine Cellar.
Critics Ratings
‘This limited-production, 100% Merlot cuvée is a beauty. Sweet, almost caramelized black cherry fruit and dark mountain berries intermixed with forest floor and a touch of subtle oak characterize this full-bodied, rich, concentrated, superb Pomerol that should hit its stride in 3-4 years and last for two decades. Unfortunately, the production is only about 1,500 cases.’ - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, 93/100 (Feb 2009)
‘Deep crimson. Thick meaty nose. Very lively and racy with lots of density and fine sandy tannins on the finish. Deep flavoured already but with a racy finesse too. Tasted after Pétrus it seemed to have more intensity…’ - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 18/20 (Aug 2007)
