Young Guns
Online-Only Auction, 17 - 28 November 2022
Young Guns | For the classicists and the geeks alike, an incredible collection
About the SessionWhat is a Young Gun?
A talented winemaker who pushes the boundaries, breaks the rules and creates cutting-edge wines with personality and energy. Young Guns either work, or have worked for notable estates, but also produce unique wines under their own labels. They are dynamic, working together in pushing the envelope and promoting brand SA. They are the winemakers who should be on your radar as they are making some of the most daring, innovative, and simply delicious wines in SA. They travel and taste extensively, drawing inspiration from the classics through to the more edgy, hip styles and techniques, from the profound and obscure wine regions of the world. And then they apply their own creative interpretations on home soil, often searching for unique vineyard sites, cultivars and old vines. The results are most often small in numbers and high in demand, selling out on release. They are the rising stars, the future icons and ultimately, tomorrow’s investment wines.
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About this Item
A partnership between cousins Bruwer Raats (a Strauss auction favourite) and Gavin Bruwer Slabbert who are on a pursuit to discover unique parcels of vineyards that 'celebrate the rich heritage of the Cape' with heirloom varieties like Hanepoot (Muscat d'Alexandrie), Chenin Blanc and of course home-grown Pinotage. The philosophy behind the craft is a lightness of touch that expresses the unique identities of these special sites.
The Cape of Good Hope is the home of Pinotage. In the 1920's, the love child of Pinot Noir and Cinsault was born. Pinotage is of immense importance to winemaking in South Africa, authentically African and part of our country's rich and diverse heritage. We are now allowing the variety to express itself, without limitations. The Liberté Pinotage is from certified old vines in Stellenbosch.
Winemakers personal tasting note:
'Elegance, freshness and finesse are key, however still maintaining proper concentration. Fresh red fruits, purple flowers, herbs, spice and earth, give layered complexity. The palate follows through with fruit concentration, fine dense and structured tannin, with wonderfully fresh acidity.' - Gavin Slabbert
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Critics Ratings
‘Concentrated red and black fruit, firm tannic structure, dry persistence on 2016 from Stellenbosch, unusually elegant; a skilfully executed example in line with delicate, red-fruited 2015 (4.5 stars, 92 pts).’ - Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2018, 5* (95 pts)
'The 2016 Liberté Pinotage was picked a little earlier than its peers with a small proportion of whole clusters, and aged for 18 months in used French oak. It really has a wonderful bouquet, one of the best Pinotage aromatics I came across in my tastings, featuring blackberry, briar, iris and crushed stone aromas that convey a sense of coolness. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannin, fresh marine-influenced black fruit and a vibrant, nicely poised , spice-tinged finish. This is one of the best Pinotages you will find.’ – Neal Martin, Vinous, 92/100 (Aug 2018)
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