The 2024 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction
Live Virtual Auction, 4 - 5 October 2024
Session 2 | Saturday, 05 October from 10:00 - 17:00
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
About this Item
“What I enjoy most about winemaking is you get dealt the cards, and you don’t really know what you are going to get – it’s all up to nature. So you can either have a great year or a not-so-great year, but it’s what you make of it.” - Warren Ellis
45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc, 15% Petit Verdot, 10% Merlot, 5% Malbec
Wine of Origin: Jonkershoek Valley
Winemaker: Warren Ellis
This wine is a Left Bank Bordeaux-style blend, comprising Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Merlot, and Malbec. Notably, all the blending components are sourced from the same estate as our iconic Jonkershoek Cabernet Sauvignon.
Tasting Notes: Aromas of cassis, dark cherries rolling into liquorice. The palate is dense and concentrated with a well-defined core of chalky tannins defining the structure of the wine.
Ready for drinking from 2025 to 2035.
Bottle Size: 750ml
Case Size: 6 x 750ml
Total Cases Produced: 60
Quantity of Cases for Auction: 40
Alc: 14.58 vol%
RS: 2.1 g/l
TA: 6.4 g/l
pH: 3.40
This wine is packed in a wooden box.
Notes
Friday, 04 October Session
Lot 129: 12 bottles
Lot 130: 12 bottles
Lot 131: 12 bottles
Lot 132: 24 bottles
Lot 133: 36 bottles
Saturday, 05 October Session
Lot 405: 12 bottles
Lot 406: 12 bottles
Lot 407: 24 bottles
Lot 408: 24 bottles
Lot 409: 36 bottles
Lot 410: 36 bottles