2013 Vintage
Timed Online Auction, 6 - 13 March 2023
2013 Vintage theme
About the SessionJust how well do modern-era South African wines perform as they get older ? One of the most important measures of great wine is that it should be age-worthy, that is it should become more pleasurable and more interesting to drink with time in the bottle.
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At more than 3,200 feet above sea level within the magical Cederberg Wilderness Area, Cederberg Private Cellar is South Africa’s highest vineyard. The Nieuwoudt family have been farming in the Cederberg mountain for five generations, with vines planted as early as 1973, but the brand has been energetically driven to become one of SA wine's real success stories by David Nieuwoudt, now at the helm. Thanks to the isolation of the vineyards and the extreme winters, the vineyards are largely virus and disease free. David has single handedly established an enviable terroir identity for the Cederberg, while simultaneously building other successful, pioneering wine ventures, notably Ghost Corner in the region of Elim.
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'Subtle oak, minerally precision and fresh, aromatic red fruits are the defining characteristics of this stylish, well balanced Shiraz. Effortlessly complex, it has flavours of clove, raspberry and red cherry and a tapering finish. Drink: 2015-22.' – Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2015, 94/100
'Sweet dark fruit is more cassis than blackberry. Chewy and rich, full of fruit but still fresh. Firm at the moment but all in balance, just a slight alcohol heat on the finish. Concentrated and dense. Needs time.' – Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (Oct 2015)