Rhône Theme

Timed Online Auction, 2 - 12 February 2024

Rhône | International & South African offering
About the Session

The first sale of the 2024 Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auction calendar is an exciting Rhône valley and Rhône-style offering and has fast-become one of the most popular at Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auctions. 


  • Saxenburg; Shiraz Select; 2009; 3 (1 x 3); 750ml
  • Saxenburg; Shiraz Select; 2009; 3 (1 x 3); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000

About this Item

2009 Shiraz Select
3 (1 x 3) 750ml

Notes

If you are the successful bidder for both lots of Saxenburg Shiraz Select 2009 you will receive the wine in a branded wooden box.

Provenance

Producer

Critics Ratings

'V special flagship label is growing in stature. Latest 06 has rippling muscle yet gentle poise & silky texture. Seductive floral & aromatic scents over black plum & cherry fruit. Like 05, special occasion red & meat-mate. 18mths oak, all-new.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2011, 5*

'A typical expression of the vintage and the era, and the most ambitious Shiraz from the Cape at the turn of the century. Still bold and burly, showing concentrated, ripe dark fruit coated in oak spice and a layer of savory, meat smoke interest. Powerful, yet silky.' - Higgo Jacobs (2023)

'Twelve months on from my last encounter, the 2009 Shiraz Select remains a guilty pleasure. This bottle showed more volatility on the nose than the last one, but the palate remains lavish and sweet with succulent black cherries and cassis fruit. It does not quite have the harmony that I recall, although hedonists will probably find it irresistible.' ­- Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, 90/100 (Nov 2015)

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