Bordeaux-themed
Timed Online Auction, 7 - 21 October 2024
Bordeaux | South Africa
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About this Item
With an eye for excellence and a passion for South Africa Waterford Estate in the Blaauwklippen valley on the slopes of the Helderberg strives to craft exceptional wine vintage after vintage. Here, in the 'golden triangle' of Stellenbosch, renowned for its favourable terroir for producing world class, structured reds, Waterford Estate has grown into a luxury brand for fine wine.
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
'Complex yet subtle & superbly defined 12 has ample Christmas cake flavour, with fynbos & cocoa depth. Ripe yet elegant & supple with silky mouthfeel. Includes usual drops Merlot & Cabernet Franc, new oak boosted to 35%' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2016, 4.5*
'Good focus and balance, crafted oak integration, refreshing acidity and a minerally finish. Classy Cabernet. Drink: 2015-20' - Tim Atkin SA Wine Report 2015, 93/100
'The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, the estate's flagship label, is changed a little in recent years in terms of reducing the canopy and ipso facto the acidity levels. The nose is very classic and tertiary in style, not far removed from a fine Graves, the 36% new wood nicely interwoven. The palate is medium-bodied slightly furry tannin. There is good weight here, some lovely tobacco and cigar notes surfacing towards the finish that is very Bordeaux-like in style. This is the best Cabernet Sauvignon that I have tasted from Waterford Estate. Drink this over the next 5-8 years.' - Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, 90/100 (Nov 2015)
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