2015 Vintage
Timed Online Auction, 28 February - 10 March 2025
2015 Vintage - Red
About the Session"The 2015 vintage is widely regarded as one of the finest of the modern era out of the Cape", says senior wine specialist Higgo Jacobs.
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Everything Overgaauw is true to their roots. Heritage is not just a concept; it is a soil, roots and fruit reality lived out daily on the century-old estate. The first Van Velden to make wine at Overgaauw was Abraham, who founded the farm in 1905 and built his wine cellar four years later. He laid a foundation far bigger than a wine business – his would be a legacy of pioneering spirit, respect for the land and a passion for excellence. It was a vision so full of heart that it passed as naturally as DNA from one Van Velden generation to the next, with the result that over 100 years later, Overgaauw can make the extraordinary claim of being a fourth-generation family wine farm.
An innovator from the start, Braam van Velden was an early champion amongst local vintners of a Claret-style blend, producing what was to be a forerunner of a Bordeaux-style blend. He launched a Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Cinsaut blend named Tria Corda in 1979, but by 1982 he adopted a more classic approach and replaced the Cinsaut with Cabernet Franc. Then in 1984, he created a Right Bank blend from selected barrels of the 1983 vintage, especially for the Cape Winemakers Guild auction. Merlot played the prominent role in the blend, particularly due to Braam’s special bond with the varietal after he released South Africa’s first single varietal Merlot in 1982. Braam used this special occasion to honour his father, David Conradie van Velden and named the wine Overgaauw DC Classic. With 2012 vintage 4th generation owner and winemaker, also David Conradie van Velden decided to pay further tribute to his predecessors by releasing the DC Classic as an Icon wine under the Overgaauw range.
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