Provenance

The Coats Family Cellar is arguably the most prestigious fine wine collection ever offered in South Africa. It contains a deep collection of the worlds finest, most sought-after wines, spanning over 150 years. Collected over many decades, the cellar was imported from Ireland to South Africa via reefer. Each bottle within the Coats Family Cellar was authenticated by Michael Egan in August 2022 and given an ID number for tracking.

Michael Egan is a world-expert in fine and rare wines with more than thirty five years of experience. He was the principal expert for the plaintiff in the two major wine counterfeiting trials in Koch v. Eric Greenberg and United States v. Rudy Kurniawan, both of which occurred in 2013.

Along with Michael Egan, the Strauss & Co Fine Wine team have tasted extensively through the cellar and are confident of the wine storage and hence quality. The entire collection is currently stored at Wine Cellar.

Critics Ratings

'Earthy aromas of truffle, pressed rose and new leather shape the nose. The structured palate offers licorice, dried black cherry and tobacco alongside fine-grained tannins and fresh acidity. Drink 2022–2031.' - Kerin O'Keefe, Wine Enthusiast, 92/100 (Sep 2020)

'Developing attractive secondary aromas. Quite a taut, edgy nose – backed up by very fine tannins. Such vibrant acidity picks this wine up and hauls it along.' - Alistair Cooper MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (Oct 2019)

'The 2013 Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata shows impressive balance between its elegant side and its powerful inner core. The wine is lean and complete in terms of texture, but it fleshes out further just as soon as it hits the palate. It is aged in Slavonian oak for 24 months, with an extra 12 months in the bottle.' - Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, 92/100 (Apr 2018)