South African & International Fine Wine
Live Auction, 14 September 2019
Session Two
About this Item
The Morgenhof Wine Estate is situated on the slopes of the Simonsberg Mountains outside of Stellenbosch. Owned by Anne Cointreau, Morgenhof Wine Estate dates back to 1692, and produced some of the finest reds in the late 1990’s by CWG wine maker Rianie Strydom.
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
Produced only in the best possible vintage the ‘spectacularly flavourful 1998’ was awarded a rare five star – Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2002, 5*
‘Full medium ruby. Nose melds cassis fruit along with strong torrefaction notes of roast coffee and bitter chocolate; lots of sexy oak showing. Very dense, sweet and mouthfilling; not yet especially complex but possesses a suppler, more sophisticated texture than most topnotch South African cabernet. Impressively concentrated, ripely tannic and very long on the aftertaste.’ – Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com (March 2002), 92/100
Other lots that might interest you
