Peter Veldsman & Dirkie Christowitz Private Collection
Live Virtual Auction, 15 May 2022
Session 1
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About this Item
Produced from a single vineyard in Wellington, the 2005 vintage won Marc the Diners Club Winemaker of the Year award in 2007 (with Crozes-Hermitage superstar Alain Graillot on the panel as international judge), by then well established as one of the top expressions of Syrah from the Cape.
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Critics Ratings
'Admirable consistency, traditional styling and exhilarating fruit expression, 2005 has heady pimento spice layered with dense, tense palate, breath-taking finale.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2008, 4.5 Stars
'As part of a fine wine pairing dinner in March this year, I decanted the 2005 vintage and served it to guests 3 hours later. The wine only came to full bloom by the end of the evening, opening in the glass and showing a fantail of deep fruit and spice. Although mature now by most accounts, it is an absolute beast of a wine, retaining magnificent concentration, yet impressing with savory spice and dry grip. One of the wines of the evening in a stellar line-up.' - Higgo Jacobs, 2020