Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Wine

Online-Only Auction, 22 - 29 March 2021

Wine: Cape Heritage

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ZAR 1 642
Lot 578
  • Old Vine Project; Cape of Good Hope Groendruif Selection; 2015 - 2017; 6 (3 x 2); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 1 800 - 2 400
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 1 642

About this Item

2015 - 2017 Cape of Good Hope Groendruif Selection
6 (3 x 2) 750ml

The vineyards selected for the Cape of Good Hope range represent exceptional vineyard sites and some of the oldest vines in the country, lovingly tended to produce only the finest reflection of their terroir.These vines are a reflection of a countrywide search that was to spark a worldwide old vine movement.

Henk Laing's farm, Trekpoort, is situated on a stretch of land between Lamberts Bay and Clanwilliam, on the Skurfberg Mountain overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Laing has a deep understanding of this land, the vines, the weather, the animals and fynbos, having walked these soils during harvest with his father, decades ago. The metre-tall bush vines have survived years of heat, red sand and a scarcity of water and still generate grapes that produce intense, weighty wines with character in spades. The vines, planted in 1956, are planted in red sand on clay, between wheat fields, apricot trees, rooibos tea bushes and fynbos. Its proximity to the ocean, the hot days with cool nights and the age of the bush vines all contribute to ripeness and naturally high acidity.

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