2015 Vintage
Timed Online Auction, 28 February - 10 March 2025
2015 Vintage - White
About the Session‘It is a remarkable vintage, for both reds and whites’ wrote Tim Atkin MW in his 2016 annual South African report.
ZAR 1 000
About this Item
Oak Valley Estate was founded in 1898 by Sir Antonie Viljoen, a medical doctor who graduated from Edinburgh University in Scotland. Sir Antonie became a Senator in the Cape Parliament and was knighted by King George in 1916 for his efforts to reconcile the Boers and Brits in the bitter aftermath of the Boer War. Sir Antonie was a farmer extraordinaire and amongst his many farming achievements was the establishment of the first commercial apple orchards in the Elgin Valley. The apple industry remains the economic backbone of the region today.
Well over a century has passed since the pioneering accomplishments of Sir Antonie and today Oak Valley lies in the heart of the Elgin Valley, renowned for its apples and pears, its greenhouse cut-flowers, and, for the production of its outstanding cool climate wines.
During 1898, the year in which Sir Antonie Viljoen purchased Oak Valley, plans were underway to build a pioneering railway from Sir Lowry’s Pass to Caledon. Elgin existed in isolation until the track opened in 1902. The line was chiselled out of solid rock to conquer Sir Lowry’s Pass, the steepest gradient in the country. And so this solid steel on quarried stone would inspire an era of prosperity in Elgin. The era of Stone & Steel.
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Critics Ratings
‘Exhilarating fresh & racy debut for 2015. Exudes white flower, pineapple & nectarine; quivers with freshness & sweet/sour fruit, acid tension; great fruit purity, intensity & length, all at just 11.12% alcohol. A piquant delight!’ - Platter’s Guide, 4* (2016)
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