The 2024 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction

Live Virtual Auction, 4 - 5 October 2024

Session 2 | Saturday, 05 October from 10:00 - 17:00

Sold for

ZAR 35 000
Lot 401
  • Ataraxia; Under The Gavel Chardonnay; 2023; 36 (6 x 6); 750ml
  • Ataraxia; Under The Gavel Chardonnay; 2023; 36 (6 x 6); 750ml
  • Ataraxia; Under The Gavel Chardonnay; 2023; 36 (6 x 6); 750ml
  • Ataraxia; Under The Gavel Chardonnay; 2023; 36 (6 x 6); 750ml
  • Ataraxia; Under The Gavel Chardonnay; 2023; 36 (6 x 6); 750ml
  • Ataraxia; Under The Gavel Chardonnay; 2023; 36 (6 x 6); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 42 000 - 70 000
VAT is charged on both hammer & premium for daggered lots
Selling Price
ZAR 35 000
Location
Wine Storage

About this Item

2023 Under The Gavel Chardonnay
36 (6 x 6) 750ml

“I have evolved over the years to understand that winemaking is a small function of what we actually do. Primarily, I am a soil farmer.” - Kevin Grant

100% Chardonnay

Wine of Origin: Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge
Winemaker: Kevin Grant

This single vineyard Chardonnay, crafted entirely from organically farmed grapes, is once again made using the almost forgotten Burgundian "black" winemaking technique. It was fermented spontaneously in custom-ordered Burgundian barrels, and without allowing the secondary malolactic fermentation to occur, thus lending an arrestingly vibrant weight to the palate. The absence of bâtonnage adds focus and precision. It was bottled after 11 months of maturation.

Tasting Notes: An extraordinarily individual and accurate interpretation of Ataraxia's "dirt", this sublime wine effortlessly balances fruit intensity with minerally acidity. A wine of pedigree and style.

Ready for drinking now until at least 2030.

Bottle Size: 750 ml
Case Size: 6 x 750ml
Total Cases Produced: 83
Quantity of Cases for Auction: 60

Alc: 13.04 vol%
RS: 2.5 g/l
TA: 7.8 g/l
pH: 3.23

This wine is packed in a wooden box.

Notes

Friday, 04 October Session
Lot 124: 12 bottles
Lot 125: 12 bottles
Lot 126: 24 bottles
Lot 127: 36 bottles
Lot 128: 48 bottles

Saturday, 05 October Session
Lot 397: 12 bottles
Lot 398: 12 bottles
Lot 399: 24 bottles
Lot 400: 24 bottles
Lot 401: 36 bottles
Lot 402: 36 bottles
Lot 403: 36 bottles
Lot 404: 48 bottles

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