Bordeaux Theme
Live Virtual Auction, 17 September 2023
Bordeaux
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About this Item
Vilafonté is a high-profile, internationally collectable wine founded in 1997. Meticulous viticulture and modern cellar practices ensured that Vilafonté is at the cutting-edge of fine wine. The Merlot and Malbec dominated Vilafonté Series M offers more spice and flair, while the Cabernet Sauvignon based Vilafonté Series C is a serious and more structured wine. The maiden vintages offers a perfectly mature and poised wine almost two decades down the line. Series C and M are of the highest scoring Bordeaux-style reds in South wines, recently rated in the 2024 Robert Parker Wine Advocate report as the highest scoring red wine from South Africa, ever. Today Vilafonté is South Africa’s most luxurious and collectable red wine brand.
'refined and layered' - Zelma Long
A Malbec and Merlot dominant blend, opulent in nature, with a defining structure of Cabernet Sauvignon.
Provenance
Wine Cellar Private Client
Critics Ratings
‘Cabernet Sauvignon replaces Merlot in 2006 as the principal variety, providing greater authority and longevity. Dollops of Malbec and Cabernet Franc. Serious blackcurrant and cedar aromas with concentrated flavours lead to a firm savoury finish. 43% new French oak. Wine of Origin Paarl.’ - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2009, 4.5*
'Polished and pure, with a dusting of cocoa powder giving way to alluring black tea, plum, boysenberry, ganache and incense notes, all mingling through the velvety, lengthy finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2012' - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 91/100 (Jun 2010)
‘The regal Series M blend starts with aromas of dark juicy plum and black currant, coffee and chocolate, rolling into an array of bright, spicy black fruit, tobacco and cedar. Rich and savory on the palate but enlivened by good minerality, it's a classic South African red with world-class balance.’ - Susan Kostrzewa, Wine Enthusiast, 90/100 (Aug 2010)
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