The Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction 2022
Live Virtual Auction, 30 September - 1 October 2022
Cape Winemakers Guild Friday, 30 September
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About this Item
“That sense of place is what is important. Wherever you go in the world, wine is always traced back to the origin. I think that is why the winemaker is almost like the messenger between the grapes and the vineyard and the wine in the glass.” - Johan Malan
100% Shiraz
Grapes from a 25-year-old Shiraz block were hand-picked at 23.5 Balling, with 16% whole bunches added to a concrete fermentation tank. Cooler fermentation was followed, by extended skin maceration lasting 22 days. The young wine was immediately transferred to 500 litre barrels to allow malolactic fermentation to complete in oak. New French oak comprised 60% of the final blend with 40% second fill. After a total of 18 months in barrel, the wine was bottled specially for the auction.
Tasting Notes: Dried fynbos and perfumed white pepper spice on the nose give the wine a vibrant freshness. Refined black berry fruit in a tightly-knit frame of restrained tannins provides purity and finesse on the palate.
Ready for drinking in 2026 and until 2028.
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Case Size: 6 x 750 ml
Total Quantity Cases Produced: 82
Quantity Cases on offer for this Auction: 42
Alc: 13.9
RS: 3.2
TA: 5.4
pH: 3.45
Notes
Friday, 30 September Session
Lot 161: 12 bottles
Lot 162: 12 bottles
Lot 163: 12 bottles
Lot 164: 24 bottles
Saturday, 01 October Session
Lot 461: 12 bottles
Lot 462: 12 bottles
Lot 463: 24 bottles
Lot 464: 24 bottles
Lot 465: 24 bottles
Lot 466: 24 bottles
Lot 467: 36 bottles
Lot 468: 36 bottles
Provenance
Wine of Origin: Stellenbosch
Winemaker: Johan Malan