The Tabernacle

Live Virtual Auction, 10 July 2022

Session 1

Sold for

ZAR 6 449
Lot 23
  • Robert Mondavi; Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon; 1981; 2 (1 x 2); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 8 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 6 449

About this Item

1981 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2 (1 x 2) 750ml

Robert Mondavi established his namesake winery in 1966 with a vision to create Napa Valley wines that would stand in the company of the world’s finest. He chose To Kalon Vineyard in the heart of the Napa Valley as the home for Robert Mondavi Winery. This first-growth vineyard, located in Oakville, California, is renowned for producing some of the finest Cabernet Sauvignon wines in the world, as well as for its Sauvignon Blanc grapes, from which Mr. Mondavi crafted his signature wine, Fume Blanc. Critically acclaimed, top-rated wines that win the hearts of industry experts, master sommeliers and consumers alike.

Provenance

The Distell Tabernacle - Stellenbosch

Critics Ratings

‘Crushed red fruit, still retains a certain sweetness and ripe tannic grip, spicy oak, needs some oxygen to open up, slightly cool and attenuated finish.’ - Cellartracker, 91/100 (Sept 2021)

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