Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art and South African Fine Wine
Live Virtual Auction, 26 - 28 July 2020
Wine
Lot Estimate
ZAR 7 500 - 9 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 28 450
About this Item
1987 Cabernet Sauvignon
6 (1 x 6) 750ml
Often described as the South African equivalent of a Grand Cru or First Growth, Kanonkop Estate is situated on the Simonsberg mountain slopes on the outskirts of Stellenbosch. Owned by the fourth generation Krige family,
The Cabernet Sauvignon forms part of the 3-tiered, reds only fine offering under the Kanonkop label. Renowned for decades of ageing, Kanonkop’s Cabernet Sauvignon is austere when young and ages with grace.
Provenance
Wine Cellar Private Client
Critics Ratings
'Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon 1987 has minerally backbone of classic claret and loads of dusty-oakiness in the bouquet, a Kanonkop characteristic of recent years, but not as intense as 1986.' - Platter's SA Guide 1990 - 4*
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