The Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction 2022

Live Virtual Auction, 30 September - 1 October 2022

Cape Winemakers Guild Saturday, 01 October

Sold for

ZAR 32 200
Lot 383
  • Strydom Family Wines; The Game Changer Cabernet Franc - Merlot; 2017; 24 (4 x 6); 750ml
  • Strydom Family Wines; The Game Changer Cabernet Franc - Merlot; 2017; 24 (4 x 6); 750ml
  • Strydom Family Wines; The Game Changer Cabernet Franc - Merlot; 2017; 24 (4 x 6); 750ml
  • Strydom Family Wines; The Game Changer Cabernet Franc - Merlot; 2017; 24 (4 x 6); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 13 000 - 16 000
VAT is charged on both hammer & premium for daggered lots
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 32 200

About this Item

2017 The Game Changer Cabernet Franc - Merlot
24 (4 x 6) 750ml

“Wine shouldn’t be a pretentious thing. If people can see ‘Wow, I can fit in with this, nobody is going to ask me a funny question or look at me funny’, then they feel much more at home. That’s how we approach it.” - Rianie Strydom

80% Cabernet Franc, 20% Merlot

The grapes are grown on the Helderberg mountain on north-facing slopes. Both varieties ripened during February and were harvested during the morning. In the cellar they were rigorously sorted before whole berry fermentation in open fermenters. During the first half of fermentation we pumped over and punched down three times a day and afterwards, only twice a day. After pressing, malolactic fermentation in barrels. Blending was done after 12 months with a further six months maturation before bottling.

Tasting Notes: Perfume, glazed red cherries and fresh raspberries with hints of graphite on the nose. The palate has a soft entry, elegant spicy mid-palate, red fruit power and finishes with a chalky edge.

20 Cases of this wine were sold on the 2020 auction.

Ready for drinking in 2025.

Bottle Size: 750 ml
Case Size: 6 x 750 ml
Total Quantity Cases Produced: 86
Quantity Cases on offer for this Auction: 40

Alc: 14.0
RS: 2.2
TA: 6.1
pH: 3.58

Notes

Friday, 30 September Session
Lot 113: 12 bottles
Lot 114: 12 bottles
Lot 115: 12 bottles
Lot 116: 24 bottles

Saturday, 01 October Session
Lot 381: 12 bottles
Lot 382: 12 bottles
Lot 383: 24 bottles
Lot 384: 24 bottles
Lot 385: 36 bottles
Lot 386: 36 bottles
Lot 387: 36 bottles

Provenance

Wine of Origin: Stellenbosch
Winemaker: Rianie Strydom

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