Single owner private wine collection

Timed Online Auction, 3 - 11 April 2023

Single owner private wine collection
About the Session

The wines have been sourced from a private collector, whose wines have been stored in an immaculate custom-built cellar. The collection showcases the best of the wine-making world and offers a range of options to suit any palate.


Sold for

ZAR 8 208
Lot 149
  • Krug; Vintage Brut; 1998; 1 (1 x 1); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 7 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 8 208
Delivery
Delivery within South Africa included
Shipping

About this Item

1998 Vintage Brut
1 (1 x 1) 750ml

35% Pinot Noir, 46% Chardonnay, 19% Pinot Meunier.Known as 'a tribute to Chardonnay'. A particularly hot August, breaking a record set in 1962. This was Eric Lebel's first vintage and 1998 is remembered as a year of quantity as well as high quality grapes. Second time since 1981 that Chardonnay dominated a Krug vintage.

Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

'Although the aromas are toasty, the flavors are still so fresh, rich, complex. This is a wonderful expression of taut minerality, pure citrus zest and then a wood-toast character that gives the wine both richness and sophistication. Given the fresh, intense fruit, this will certainly age for many years.' - Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, 96/100 (Dec 2010)

'This harmonious Champagne offers luxurious texture and powerful, focused acidity, showing aromatic accents of spring blossom, crushed thyme and chai, with rich notes of lemon meringue, hazelnut, black currant and fresh porcini mushroom. The full package. Impressive. Drink now through 2028.' - Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator, 98/100 (Nov 2012)

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