South African & International Fine Wine
Live Auction, 14 September 2019
Session One
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About this Item
Only 450 cases of the Pofadder was produced, a 100% Cinsault from the Riebeek Mountain. It gets its name from the serpentine shape of the mountain and forms part of Sadie's Old Vine Series (Ouwingerdreeks), South Africa's most sought-after wines.
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Remarkably delicate, transparent 13 (5*) honours old-vine cinsaut's vibrant, pure red fruit & sensuous gossamer-like texture. Unfined/filtered & no new oak for extra-ethereal fruit expression. From a vineyard near Riebeek-Kasteel, like 12 & previous.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 205, 5*
The 2013 Old Vine Series Pofadder brings to mind estuarine scents of mudflats and seaweed on the nose - you can almost hear the yacht's ringing chiming in the breeze. The palate is very harmonious with crisp red cherry fruit, fresh strawberry and a touch of white pepper over a lattice of fine tannins, charged with immense vivacity and energy on the finish. This is simply beautiful. - Neal Martin 95/100, Wine Advocate (2014)
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