The 2023 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction

Live Virtual Auction, 6 - 7 October 2023

Cape Winemakers Guild Saturday, 7 October

Sold for

ZAR 80 500
Lot 459
  • Leeu Passant; Franschhoek Hillside Cabernet Franc; 2021; 36 (6 x 6); 750ml
  • Leeu Passant; Franschhoek Hillside Cabernet Franc; 2021; 36 (6 x 6); 750ml
  • Leeu Passant; Franschhoek Hillside Cabernet Franc; 2021; 36 (6 x 6); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 45 000
VAT is charged on both hammer & premium for daggered lots
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 80 500

About this Item

2021 Franschhoek Hillside Cabernet Franc
36 (6 x 6) 750ml

“A good wine to everyone is a great wine to no one. And that, for me, is the essence of what I am trying to achieve behind my Cape Winemakers Guild Auction wines: wines that are rare, wines that can provoke your thoughts, your feelings, your emotions.” - Andrea Mullineux

100% Cabernet Franc

• This is the first release of this Cabernet Franc.
• We planted this stok-by-paaltjie single vineyard on the east-facing slopes of Franschhoek when we started Leeu Passant.
• These steep, terraced slopes have a permanent cover crop of multiple fynbos species spanning the ground under the vines.
• Only a single 500L barrel was made.

"Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour
Souris à nos ivresses
Nuit plus douce que le jour
Ô, belle nuit d'amour!
Le temps fuit et sans retour
Emporte nos tendresses
Loin de cet heureux séjour
Le temps fuit sans retour"
"Bacarolle" by Jacques Offenbach

This is the last song I listened to before becoming a Mullineux and beginning my permanent journey in South Africa, and now, this is my first 100% Cabernet Franc that I am sharing with you, a wine that is an accumulation of love.

To enjoy the gorgeous fragrance of this wine, decant if the time it requires in bottle is not an option.

Bottle Size: 750 ml
Case Size: 6 x 750 ml
Total Cases Produced: 81
Quantity of Cases for Auction: 50

Alc: 14.38 vol%
RS: 1.9 g/l
TA: 5.5 g/l
pH: 3.61

Notes

Friday, 06 October Session
Lot 145: 12 bottles
Lot 146: 12 bottles
Lot 147: 12 bottles
Lot 148: 24 bottles

Saturday, 07 October Session
Lot 453: 12 bottles
Lot 454: 12 bottles
Lot 455: 24 bottles
Lot 456: 24 bottles
Lot 457: 24 bottles
Lot 458: 36 bottles
Lot 459: 36 bottles
Lot 460: 36 bottles
Lot 461: 36 bottles

Provenance

Wine of Origin: Franschhoek
Winemaker: Andrea Mullineux

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