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
The Beaumont family were among the first to harness the potential of wine grapes in the picturesque Bot River district and with Sebastian Beaumont at the helm their reputation is established as a fine wine producer, spearheaded by the consistently superb reserve Chenin from the oldest vineyard blocks on the farm (planted 1974 & 1978).
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
'Cool and with some sweetness – very, very different structure to most. More Loire-like and cooler than the SA norm. The impression is more middle-Loire lightness. Pure middle-Loire flavours. Tangy.' – Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (Jan 2015)
'There may be some of the even better 2012 left in the marketplace, but even in a trickier, wetter vintage, this top of the range Chenin Blanc delivers the goods. Natural fermentation, lees stirring in larger oak and a touch of botrytis all contribute to the savoury complexity of this balanced, nuanced white. Drink: 2014-20.' – Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2014, 93/100
'Full yellow. High toned (botrytis-influenced?) aromas lemon, mandarin orange, apple, honey and wild herbs. Sweet, densely packed and quite suave, with superconcentrated, rather exotic fruit flavours framed by excellent acidity and lifted with a limey quality. Nicely rising, fresh finish.' – Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, 90/100 (Apr 2015)
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