The Vintage Investment Portfolio 2015 was launched in 2018 as Wine Cellar's first and long-awaited investment product. It is a unitised basket of SA’s most investable wines, heralding from the greatest modern-day vintage. Offered with almost 20 years of fine wine trading experience, we believe this investment vehicle attracts the least administration and cost, along with the highest possible return.
Professional cellaring is included in the purchase price with no further costs for the first 5 years. This constitutes a cellaring cost saving of R17,776 per unit on release, an effective 17.8% discount. Flexibility is provided in the ability to trade single wines or entire VIP units. A VIP unit of the same wines from the 2009 vintage would have seen an annual return of 16,5% (as of October 2018). Total stock within the VIP 2015s constitutes approximately 1.5% of total production and is a leap forward in providing a secondary market for fine wine in the future.
Limited availability. Please email Johan to enquire.
Vintage Investment Portfolio 2015
Created on
1 September 2018
Zero fees expiring on
31 August 2023
Redemption
Anytime
Total Investment
R 6,000,000
Total Bottles
15,480
Price of VIP 2015 Unit
R 100,000
September 2018
Bottles per unit
258
VIP 2015 Index (Base Aug 2018)
230
Base Unit Value
R 100,000
August 2018
Current Value
R 229,980
May 2024
Annualised Growth
14.9%
Total Growth
130%
Cellaring fees*
Payable from 1 September 2023
The wines in the VIP 2015
Wine
Vintage
Ave. score
PG
NM
TA
CE
Bottles/ unit
Market price
Release price
Return
Alto, Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
92.3
89
93
93
94
12
R 360
R 235
53.2%
Boekenhoutskloof, Franschhoek Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
91.8
94
89
94
90
6
R 675
R 465
45.2%
Boekenhoutskloof, Syrah
2015
94.5
95
94
96
93
6
R 750
R 465
61.3%
Hartenberg, The Mackenzie
2015
91.3
91
91
94
89
6
R 750
R 585
28.2%
Kanonkop, Pinotage
2015
92
90
91
94
93
6
R 650
R 390
66.7%
Kanonkop, Paul Sauer
2015
96
95
95
100
94
12
R 3,500
R 595
488.2%
Le Riche, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
92.5
95
89
94
92
12
R 950
R 550
72.7%
Meerlust, Rubicon
2015
92.3
93
92
90
94
54
R 575
R 375
53.3%
Mullineux, Syrah
2015
91.3
90
90
94
91
6
R 500
R 325
53.8%
Neil Ellis, Jonkershoek Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
93.7
93
93
95
18
R 600
R 365
64.4%
Rust en Vrede, Estate
2015
92
95
90
94
89
6
R 600
R 460
30.4%
Rustenberg, John X Merriman
2015
90.3
90
88
91
92
18
R 350
R 180
94.4%
Rustenberg, Peter Barlow
2015
91.8
94
90
93
90
6
R 725
R 500
45.0%
Thelema, Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
91.3
94
86
93
92
18
R 425
R 260
63.5%
Tokara, Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
2015
93.3
94
91
96
92
6
R 475
R 330
43.9%
Tokara, Director's Reserve Red
2015
93.3
94
91
96
92
6
R 575
R 465
23.7%
Vergelegen, Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
91.3
94
90
91
90
18
R 390
R 345
13.0%
Vergelegen, GVB
2015
91.3
95
92
94
84
6
R 650
R 565
15.0%
Vilafonté, Series M
2015
93
93
92
95
92
6
R 1,100
R 600
83.3%
Warwick, Trilogy
2015
92.5
94
91
95
90
12
R 650
R 455
42.9%
Warwick, Blue Lady Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
93.3
95
92
94
92
6
R 500
R 360
38.9%
Waterford, Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
90.5
91
86
95
90
12
R 475
R 330
43.9%
Total
R 181,740
R 100,000
81.7%
PG: Platter’s Guide | NM: Neal Martin | TA: Tim Atkin | CE: Christian Eedes
Scores in italics indicate a previous vintage score; where the specific vintage has
not yet been reviewed.
Vintages are important but we believe that leading wines show less score variation
across vintages, especially in SA.
Where Platter’s offers a star rating: 5* – 95/100, 4.5* (highly recommended) –
94/100, 4.5* – 90/100, and 4* – 88/100
The wines in the VIP 2015
Wine
Vintage
Ratings
Bottles/ unit
2018 Aug
2024 May
Total (purchase)
Total (current)
Growth
Alto, Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
93 NM, 94 CE
12
R 235
R 400
R 2,820
R 4,800
70.2%
Boekenhoutskloof, Franschhoek Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
94 PG, 94 TA
6
R 465
R 825
R 2,790
R4,950
77.4%
Boekenhoutskloof, Syrah
2015
95 PG, 96 TA
6
R 465
R 825
R 2,790
R 4,950
77.4%
Hartenberg, The Mackenzie
2015
91 NM, 94 TA
6
R 585
R 900
R 3,510
R 6,300
79.5%
Kanonkop, Pinotage
2015
94 TA, 93 CE
6
R 390
R 875
R 2,340
R 5,250
124.4%
Kanonkop, Paul Sauer
2015
95 PG, 100 TA
12
R 595
R 3,750
R 7,140
R 45,000
530.3%
Le Riche, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
95 PG, 94 TA
12
R 550
R 1,250
R 6,600
R 15,000
127.3%
Meerlust, Rubicon
2015
93 PG, 94 CE
54
R 375
R 775
R 20,250
R 41,850
106.7%
Mullineux, Syrah
2015
94 TA, 91 CE
6
R 325
R 750
R 1,950
R 4,500
130.8%
Neil Ellis, Jonkershoek Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
93 PG, 95 CE
18
R 365
R 750
R 6,570
R 13,500
105.5%
Rust en Vrede, Estate
2015
95 PG, 94 TA
6
R 460
R 875
R 2,760
R 5,250
90.2%
Rustenberg, John X Merriman
2015
91 TA, 92 CE
18
R 180
R 550
R 3,240
R 9,900
205.6%
Rustenberg, Peter Barlow
2015
94 PG, 93 TA
6
R 500
R 925
R 3,000
R 5,550
85.0%
Thelema, Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
94 PG, 93 TA
18
R 260
R 550
R 4,680
R 9,900
111.5%
Tokara, Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
2015
94 PG, 96 TA
6
R 330
R 600
R 1,980
R 3,600
81.8%
Tokara, Director's Reserve Red
2015
94 PG, 96 TA
6
R 465
R 775
R 2,790
R 4,650
66.7%
Vergelegen, Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
94 PG, 91 TA
18
R 345
R 535
R 6,210
R 9,630
55.1%
Vergelegen, GVB
2015
95 PG, 94 TA
6
R 565
R 875
R 3,390
R 5,250
54.9%
Vilafonté, Series M
2015
93 PG, 95 TA
6
R 600
R 1,600
R 3,600
R 9,600
166.7%
Warwick, Trilogy
2015
94 PG, 95 TA
12
R 455
R 800
R 5,460
R 9,600
75.8%
Warwick, Blue Lady Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
95 PG, 94 TA
6
R 360
R 725
R 2,160
R 4,350
101.4%
Waterford, Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
91 PG, 95 TA
12
R 330
R 500
R 3,960
R 6,000
51.5%
Total:
258
R 99,990
R 229,380
129.4%
PG: Platter’s Guide | NM: Neal Martin | TA: Tim Atkin | CE: Christian Eedes
Scores in italics indicate a previous vintage score; where the specific vintage has
not yet been reviewed.
Vintages are important but we believe that leading wines show less score variation
across vintages, especially in SA.
Where Platter’s offers a star rating: 5* – 95/100, 4.5* (highly recommended) –
94/100, 4.5* – 90/100, and 4* – 88/100
Wine Investment
VIP 2015
Overview
The Vintage Investment Portfolio 2015 was launched in 2018 as Wine Cellar's first and long-awaited investment product. It is a unitised basket of SA’s most investable wines, heralding from the greatest modern-day vintage. Offered with almost 20 years of fine wine trading experience, we believe this investment vehicle attracts the least administration and cost, along with the highest possible return.
Professional cellaring is included in the purchase price with no further costs for the first 5 years. This constitutes a cellaring cost saving of R17,776 per unit on release, an effective 17.8% discount. Flexibility is provided in the ability to trade single wines or entire VIP units. A VIP unit of the same wines from the 2009 vintage would have seen an annual return of 16,5% (as of October 2018). Total stock within the VIP 2015s constitutes approximately 1.5% of total production and is a leap forward in providing a secondary market for fine wine in the future.
The VIP 2015 is fully-subscribed. Please email Johan to sign-up to our investment newsletter.
Vintage Investment Portfolio 2015
Created on
1 September 2018
Zero fees expiring on
31 August 2023
Redemption
Anytime
Total Investment
R 6,000,000
Total Bottles
15,480
Price of VIP 2015 Unit
R 100,000
September 2018
Bottles per unit
258
VIP 2015 Index (Base Aug 2018)
175.2
Base Unit Value
R 100,000
August 2018
Current Value
R 175,230
May 2021
Annualised Growth
20.56%
Total Growth
75.2%
Management fees*
R 0,00
*Free management for 5 years
Cellaring fees*
R 0,00
*Free cellaring for 5 years
The wines in the VIP 2015
Wine
Vintage
Ave. score
PG
NM
TA
CE
Bottles/ unit
Market price
Release price
Return
Alto, Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
92.3
89
93
93
94
12
R 360
R 235
53.2%
Boekenhoutskloof, Franschhoek Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
91.8
94
89
94
90
6
R 595
R 465
28.0%
Boekenhoutskloof, Syrah
2015
94.5
95
94
96
93
6
R 600
R 465
29.0%
Hartenberg, The Mackenzie
2015
91.3
91
91
94
89
6
R 750
R 585
28.2%
Kanonkop, Pinotage
2015
92
90
91
94
93
6
R 625
R 390
60.3%
Kanonkop, Paul Sauer
2015
96
95
95
100
94
12
R 3,500
R 595
488.2%
Le Riche, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
92.5
95
89
94
92
12
R 795
R 550
44.5%
Meerlust, Rubicon
2015
92.3
93
92
90
94
54
R 550
R 375
46.7%
Mullineux, Syrah
2015
91.3
90
90
94
91
6
R 500
R 325
53.8%
Neil Ellis, Jonkershoek Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
93.7
93
93
95
18
R 575
R 365
57.5%
Rust en Vrede, Estate
2015
92
95
90
94
89
6
R 600
R 460
30.4%
Rustenberg, John X Merriman
2015
90.3
90
88
91
92
18
R 350
R 180
94.4%
Rustenberg, Peter Barlow
2015
91.8
94
90
93
90
6
R 700
R 500
40.0%
Thelema, Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
91.3
94
86
93
92
18
R 395
R 260
51.9%
Tokara, Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
2015
93.3
94
91
96
92
6
R 450
R 330
36.4%
Tokara, Red
2015
93.3
94
91
96
92
6
R 575
R 465
23.7%
Vergelegen, Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
91.3
94
90
91
90
18
R 390
R 345
13.0%
Vergelegen, GVB
2015
91.3
95
92
94
84
6
R 650
R 565
15.0%
Vilafonté, Series M
2015
93
93
92
95
92
6
R 995
R 600
65.8%
Warwick, Trilogy
2015
92.5
94
91
95
90
12
R 650
R 455
42.9%
Warwick, Blue Lady Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
93.3
95
92
94
92
6
R 475
R 360
31.9%
Waterford, Cabernet Sauvignon
2015
90.5
91
86
95
90
12
R 500
R 330
51.5%
Total
R 175,230
R 100,000
75.2%
PG: Platter’s Guide | NM: Neal Martin | TA: Tim Atkin | CE: Christian Eedes
Scores in italics indicate a previous vintage score; where the specific vintage has not yet been reviewed.
Vintages are important but we believe that leading wines show less score variation across vintages, especially in SA.
Where Platter’s offers a star rating: 5* – 95/100, 4.5* (highly recommended) – 94/100, 4.5* – 90/100, and 4* – 88/100
