Inaugural Fine Wine

Live Auction, 8 June 2019

Session 1

Sold for

ZAR 14 794
Lot 54
  • Kanonkop; Black Label Pinotage; 2006; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 14 000 - 16 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 14 794

About this Item

2006 Black Label Pinotage
6 (1 x 6) 750ml

Often described as the South African equivalent of a Grand Cru or First Growth, Kanonkop Estate is situated on the Simonsberg mountain slopes on the outskirts of Stellenbosch. Owned by the fourth generation Krige family, Abri Beeslaar is their long-term winemaker who has won International Winemaker of the year an incredible 3 times.

The Black Label was introduced as a limited-edition bottling with this 2006 the first vintage, cementing the team's confidence in South Africa's own red variety.

Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

‘60 year old vines. 1 500 bottles made, which sold out in three hours. The complexity is very evident, medicinal, meat. Great craft. Impressive. One to silence the doubters?’  Richard Hemming MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20

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