Norval Foundation Benefit Auction 2022
Live Virtual Auction, 8 December 2022
Norval Foundation Benefit Auction 2022
About the SessionStrauss & Co is delighted to once again join forces with the Norval Foundation in showcasing an outstanding selection of fully donated artworks, bespoke experiences and fine wine to be sold to benefit Norval Foundation and their Education Programme. We invite patrons of Norval Foundation and Strauss & Co clients to lend their support to this worthy cause.
The money raised by the auction will contribute to the museum’s future education programme and facilities, as well as the ongoing exhibitions programme that focuses primarily on making art available to people of all backgrounds.
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About this Item
Specialising in Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc, Raats Family Wines was established by Bruwer Raats at the turn of the millennium. He believes the secret to his Cabernet Francs success is that they are old vines grown on decomposed dolomite granite. This belief was not unfounded, as today, Raats Family Wines is regarded as a leader of South Africa’s Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc, receiving consistent local and international accolades. Early vintages are elegant, refined and still remarkably young today.
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Kindly donated by Raats Family Wines.
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‘Elegant, stately 2018 follows illustrious record with heady aromatics woven into generous, refined tropical fruit. 50% older-barrel-fermented fraction rounds out rich and plush texture, adding body and mouthfeel. Outstanding.’ – Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2020, 4.5* (94 pts)
‘Three parcels, all of them at least 45 years' old, make up the blend of this egg, oak and stainless steel fermented Chenin from the Polkadraai Hills. Wet stone, beeswax and lime flavours mean that this is almost Riesling like in terms of weight and acidity. 2019-25.’ – Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2019, 93/100
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