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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About this Item
De Toren has been focused on developing and re-defining the Bordeaux concept into something uniquely South African since they acquired their first hectares in 1991. Specialising in luxurious & award-winning Bordeaux-style blends.The winery itself was nominated for best ‘New World Winery of the Year’ by Wine Enthusiast in 2011 and has established an iconic following. At De Toren the pursuit for perfection is evident in their grape selection and harvesting. They aim to ‘create an environment where vines produce flawless fruit and then guard these grapes as they are gently steered from vineyard, to cellar to bottle’.
The iconic Left Bank-based blend from De Toren, Fusion V is meticulously crafted from Bordeaux’s Noble Five varietals and, with its complex flavours of liquorice, black cherry, cedar and dark berries, it offers a stylish departure for sophisticated oenophilic tastes.
Provenance
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Critics Ratings
'This has an old-school core of steeped currant, blackberry and plum fruit intertwined with notes of charcoal, tobacco and cedar. Shows some lovely polish, with enticing black tea and warm cocoa details filling in throughout. Well done. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2020.' – James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 92/100 (May 2016)
'First made in 1999, Fusion V is one of the few Cape reds that command an international reputation. Picked over a period of six weeks, it’s a dense, plush, mouth-filling blend of the five Bordeaux varieties with lots of stylish oak and a leafy, volatile lift. Drink: 2016-22.' – Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2016, 92/100
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