Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Wine

Online-Only Auction, 27 August - 7 September 2020

Wine

Sold for

ZAR 4 925
Lot 538
  • Crystallum; Mabalel Pinot Noir; 2015; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml
  • Crystallum; Mabalel Pinot Noir; 2015; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml
  • Crystallum; Mabalel Pinot Noir; 2015; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml
  • Crystallum; Mabalel Pinot Noir; 2015; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml
  • Crystallum; Mabalel Pinot Noir; 2015; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml
  • Crystallum; Mabalel Pinot Noir; 2015; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml
  • Crystallum; Mabalel Pinot Noir; 2015; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 500 - 5 500
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 4 925

About this Item

Mabalel Pinot Noir, 2015
6 (1 x 6) 750ml

Based in the Walker Bay region of South Africa, Crystallum is run by brothers Peter-Allan and Andrew Finlayson, 3rd-generation winemakers who focus on Burgundy varieties. Within only a little over 15 years (interestingly the first vintage was a singular Sauvignon in 2007!) this outfit has positioned itself as one of the top proponents of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in South Africa. Awards locally and internationally are in fact unrivalled, and the wines are sold out every year on release.

This wine is named after a tragic poem by legendary South African polymath Eugene Marais, with the vineyard being planted on a high-lying young inland vineyard in the Overberg, known as the Kaaimansgat.

Winemakers personal taste note:

'A lovely, lifted earthy perfume combines red cherry, grapefruit and orange rind notes delivering a complex and alluring nose. The palate is textured and seamless with a succulent core and crisp acidity. This wine will improve over the next 5-8 years. 10% whole cluster. 4338 Bottles produced.' - Peter-Allan Finlayson

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