Piedmont Party at A Tavola – Sat 20 July, 12pm to 5pm
R 995 PER PERSON

Come and party with us at A Tavola in Cape Town, Piedmont style. With Vermouth as a welcome drink, a three-course meal served family style, six different glasses of wine per person, and the electric gees of David, Emma and team, this will be one for the books. You’ll have a chance to drink Rosato, the Dragon Bianco, Dolcetto, Barbera and Langhe Nebbiolos from GD Vajra, Luigi Baudana, Marengo, Giulia Negri, Produttori del Barbaresco and Pio Cesare. This is what Saturdays were made for.

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Barolo 2019s: Undeniable Classicism – Wed 31 July in CT & Fri 2 Aug in JHB
FROM R 950 PER PERSON

The eagerly awaited 2019s Barolos are here! ‘It’s a safe bet that if winemakers are excited about a vintage, you should be too’, says the Wine Advocate of 2019. The excitement for this classical vintage is everywhere, and yet it’s not necessarily an easy vintage to understand. Is 2019 like the legendary 2016s, the finessed 2013s, powerful 2010s, or dark horse 2005? Join us as we taste through 12 Barolos from our favourite producers across the different communes. And don’t worry, we’ve got your palates covered – in Cape Town we’ll enjoy typical Piedmontese snacks during the flights and in Johannesburg we'll have starters and pizza to soothe those majestic tannins.

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MacRobert & Canals Barranco del San Ginés 2021
R 1,100 PER BOTTLE

At Jolette’s recent visit, she was fascinated and heartened to see that the ‘New Rioja’ is really a hark-back to the ways of the ‘Old Rioja’. Barranco del San Ginés is a 1.18ha plot, registered in 1935 and farmed back to life over the last few decades. It’s a field blend of red and white grapes from impossibly old vines, planted in narrow rows that are just big enough for a mule and plough to get through, with fruit trees interplanted. The 2021 is a brilliant wine that’s ‘complex, deep and complete’ (Wine Advocate). Judging by the 2016 she tasted with Bryan, the 2021 will get even better with time.

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Huet Le Mont Moelleux 2022
R 795 PER BOTTLE

Jolette tasted some Moelleux and 1er Tries vintages back to the nineties with Huet’s Sarah Hwang in Vouvray. She believes everyone should have at least one of these on the table – and a few in the cellar. Likely to outlive us all, these deep, precise Chenins are layered and complex without feeling heavy or overly sweet. Think pears and quinces, orange blossoms and lilies, chalky tension and mineral drive. ‘It is the quiet type that doesn't show off. It offers breadth without weight, which I always like about the Huet wines – they're like clouds of Chenin floating over your palate,’ writes Vinous.

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Querciabella Palafreno 2019
R 2,300 PER BOTTLE

‘The 2019 Palafreno, 100% Merlot from Greve's Ruffoli district, is stunning, not to mention one of the greatest wines I have ever tasted here’, says Antonio Galloni of Vinous, scoring it 98 points. We only have a couple of cases left of this super fine wine. It’s densely packed with flavour, offering silky tannins, a persistent finish and a very long life ahead of it. Lovers of Merlot, rejoice!

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Timed auction: Single-Owner Private Collection
Closes from 6pm on Mon, 15 July

Strauss & Co is proud to unlock a remarkable private cellar from a respected collector. This collection allows buyers access to unique and interesting wines seldom listed on local platforms, along with big names from established regions and producers. Among the local highlights are 100-point vintages of Boschkloof Epilogue, Kanonkop Paul Sauer, Mullineux Olerasay, Porseleinberg, Sadie Family Columella and Skurfberg. The international lots include Bordeaux classics such as Calon Ségur, Canon and Lynch-Bages, while Rhône lovers will delight in the hallowed names of Alain Graillot, Clape and Clos de Papes. From Italy, we have Salvioni, Il Poggione and Tignanello; and Rioja is well represented with various vintages of López de Heredia, Muga, Macán, and La Rioja Alta.

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