Inaugural Fine Wine

Live Auction, 8 June 2019

Session 1

Sold for

ZAR 11 380
Lot 44
  • Alheit Vineyards; Radio Lazarus; 2018; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 7 500 - 9 500
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 11 380

About this Item

2018 Radio Lazarus
6 (1 x 6) 750ml

Chris and Suzanne Alheit set the wine world on fire with their maiden 2011 Cartology receiving 96 points from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. Aiming to harness the best old vineyards across the Cape, the Cartology offered a textured old-vine Chenin Blanc Semillon blend with startling purity and depth. Passionate and focused on the expression of place, tiny, long-forgotten parcels were added to the range, and are today South Africa’s most profound white wines. We auction maiden vintages of Magnetic Makstok on the legendary ‘Skurfkop’ in the Citrusdal area, Huilkrans in the Paardeberg, La Colline in Franschhoek, and, extremely rare Radio Lazarus in Stellenbosch.

Due to drought conditions their Radio Lazarus Vineyard saw its last commercial release in 2017. This Chenin Blanc vineyard in Bottelary was planted in 1978 and a mere 76 bottles were produced in 2018. Here is a small chance to buy a true unicorn wine and this must rate as one of SA’s scarcest wines.

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