The Tabernacle

Live Virtual Auction, 10 July 2022

Session 1

Sold for

ZAR 9 380
Lot 17
  • Inglenook; Napa Cabernet Sauvignon; 1977; 3 (1 x 3); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 9 380

About this Item

1977 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon
3 (1 x 3) 750ml

Inglenook is an historical property in the Californian Napa Valley town of Rutherford, and was established in 1871 and bought by Gustave Niebaum in 1879. Adjoining land was purchased over the years and the plantings mainly included red grape varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Zinfandel. In 1975, the property was purchased by filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, and the wines were labelled as Niebaum-Coppola Estate Winery until 2011, when the name was changed back to Inglenook.

Provenance

The Distell Tabernacle - Stellenbosch

Critics Ratings

‘Opened anticipating a dead wine, but still lively. Garnet, some caramel notes, but more impressive was the pencil lead, cedar, plum, still with a sweetness (not sugar, but fruit), long finish, because I thought I would need to pour it out, only had one glass on day one. Amazingly, over the next three days, increased in complexity and maintained a sweet fruit core.’ - Cellartracker, 90/100 (Aug 2021)

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