Provenance

The Coats Family Cellar is arguably the most prestigious fine wine collection ever offered in South Africa. It contains a deep collection of the worlds finest, most sought-after wines, spanning over 150 years. Collected over many decades, the cellar was imported from Ireland to South Africa via reefer. Each bottle within the Coats Family Cellar was authenticated by Michael Egan in August 2022 and given an ID number for tracking.

Michael Egan is a world-expert in fine and rare wines with more than thirty five years of experience. He was the principal expert for the plaintiff in the two major wine counterfeiting trials in Koch v. Eric Greenberg and United States v. Rudy Kurniawan, both of which occurred in 2013.

Along with Michael Egan, the Strauss & Co Fine Wine team have tasted extensively through the cellar and are confident of the wine storage and hence quality. The entire collection is currently stored at Wine Cellar.

Michael Egan Authentication code - 0539

Critics Ratings

‘The 2005 Cote Rotie la Turque is utterly profound, and a desert island wine if there ever was one. Crème de cassis, blackcurrants, chocolate, barbecued meats and bacon fat all literally soar from the glass of this full-bodied, structured, perfectly balanced Cote Rotie that doesn’t have a hair out of place. It’s just now at the early stages of drinkability and will benefit from 2-4 more years in the cellar, and keep for 2-3 decades after that.’ – Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate, 100/100 (Dec 2016)

‘Extremely dense and reserved, with only hints of coffee, bittersweet chocolate and charred apple wood leaking out from the core of melted fig, black licorice, Lapsang souchong tea and currant preserve notes. Still chewy, with formidable tannins framing the nearly endless finish, this could be the hardest of the trio to break in while cellaring. Best from 2012 through 2034.’ – James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 99/100 (Sep 2009)

‘Inky ruby. Powerful aromas of red and dark berries, black cardamom, violet and rose, with a strong undercurrent of smoky minerals. Very rich but also shockingly lively, with sweet, highly concentrated raspberry and blueberry flavors given spine by zesty acidity. Finishes sweet and wonderfully pure, with the floral notes echoing. As it did last year, this out-Moulines the Mouline.’ – Josh Raynolds, Vinous, 97/100 (Jan 2009)

‘Very solid colour. Lots going on underneath. Very, very long. So solid! More acid than the other La Las. Masses of concentration and really dry – never mind a wife or mistress, this one is not even a friend at the moment. SO drying. I assume it will get there in the end, but stash it away! Very firm and for the very long term.’ – Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 18.5/20 (Oct 2009)