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
Eben Sadie is South Africa’s most revered winemaker and he arguably kick-started the local fine wine revolution. Over two decades his pursuit for quality in the Swartland has been unparalleled in South Africa and he was voted Winemaker of the Year in 2017 by the International Master of Wine Institute. Eben’s wines were influenced by the Rhône and Spain, with traditional local varieties sourced from pockets of old bush vines and unique terroirs. Long-ageing Columella is often regarded as South Africa’s best red, while Palladius similarly offers an incredible Swartland expression and decades of longevity. The old vine single vineyard series, which was first released in the 2009 vintage, is now firmly the most sought-after release of the year. Mev Kirsten is South Africa’s rarest white wine, produced from a century old Stellenbosch vineyard, while the now legendary Skurfberg received 100 points from Tim Atkin in 2020.
Produced from a now-famous, +-85-year-old dryland chenin vineyard on the Skurfberg mountain, this special wine forms part of Sadie’s Old Vine Series (Ouwingerdreeks). Only 400 cases were produced and it is one of South Africa’s most sought-after whites.
Notes
Kindly donated by Skotnes Restaurant at the Norval Foundation.
Critics Ratings
‘"The easiest wine we make", says Eben Sadie of this delicious single block Chenin Blanc from Basie van Lill's grapes. "We don’t have to do anything to it." He's being modest, but this is a terroir wine that follows the brilliance of the 2019 release. Rich, textured and focused, with citrus, pine and beeswax notes, thrilling minerality and focus and the faintest whisper of large wooden foudres. Grippy, tannic and monumental. 2023-30.’ – Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2021, 99/100
‘Another drought-induced limited crop from these three Chenin blocks in Olifants River - 2020’s stunning quality compensates. Tightly built and with great intensity, the ripe peach and tropical flavours soar, carried with agility on racy acid backbone. Demands time.’ – Platter’s SA Wine Guide 2022, 5* (96 pts)
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