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Spanning South Africa, France, Italy and Spain, this week’s selection kicks off with an ultra-limited release from Kiara Scott – the 2022 Brookdale Bradbourne. We’ll be enjoying it with braaied yellowtail this Heritage Day, and so should you. From Bordeaux, Château Lilian Ladouys 2016 is ‘a joy to drink’, says Neal Martin, while Pio Cesare’s Vermouth di Torino NV is an age-old family recipe that’s ideal for a creative mixologist, or serve it Piemontese style – with a slice of lemon zest. The Laventura Garnacha 2021 from Rioja is pure-fruited and elegant, and the home-grown Carinus Rooidraai Chenin Blanc 2022 is ‘a wine of complexity, poise and intensity’, writes Tim Atkin MW. For an exquisite collection of Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style SA wines, don’t miss the latest Strauss & Co auction, featuring the likes of Lafite Rothschild, Montrose, Petrus, Le Pin, and more.
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Brookdale Bradbourne 2022
R 350 PER BOTTLE
A new wine from the talented Kiara Scott of Brookdale, the 2022 Bradbourne is a super limited and super delicious white blend. With only 10 cases available in the Western Cape, we’re excited to offer you the opportunity to secure a few bottles. With its ‘layers of flavour’ (Christian Eedes), this blend of Grenache Blanc, Piquepoul Blanc, Roussanne and Marsanne is ‘sure to be a big gastronomic food matching hit’, says Greg Sherwood.
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Lilian Ladouys Saint-Estèphe 2016
R 525 PER BOTTLE
This Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel is just delicious at the moment. Lilian Ladouys is neighbour to Lafon-Rochet and a stone’s throw from Cos d’Estournel. From the magical 2016 vintage, the wine showcases its class with wonderful perfume and purity, while maintaining dark-fruited brawn on the palate. ‘A classic St.Estèphe, top to bottom with power and freshness,’ notes Jane Anson, awarding it 93 points. Considering its humble price tag of R525, the incredible terroir and the weight of the 2016 vintage, this is a no-brainer! Drink now or keep for another decade.
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Pio Cesare Vermouth di Torino NV
R 745 PER BOTTLE
Vermouth is not just great as cocktail mixer – the best ones are exceptional and should be enjoyed on their own. Try Pio Cesare’s Vermouth di Torino NV, offering intense aromas of dried orange peel, cedarwood spice and liquorice that follow through to the palate. Aged for four months in small stainless-steel tanks, burned sugar is added to impart an amber hue and lingering flavour. Served best as an apéritif over ice and a slice of lemon.
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Laventura Garnacha 2021
R 330 PER BOTTLE
Laventura is a love story between Bryan Macrobert, a Spanish girl, and Rioja’s terroir – to this day we aren’t sure which came first! The SA Young Gun has been shaking up tradition with his terroir-expressive wines from old vines across the region. One of our favourites is the Laventura Garnacha 2021, which is elegantly styled, and packed with Pinot Noir-like character. The expressive perfume and restrained red berry fruit make for the perfect summer red wine.
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Carinus Rooidraai Chenin Blanc 2022
R 385 PER BOTTLE
With that spring sunshine finally peeking through, we highly recommend this old-vine Swartland Chenin from the Carinus duo. When you combine a brilliant winemaker like Lukas van Loggerenberg with the excellent farming of the Carinus cousins, you get a wine worth drinking every day. From a vineyard planted in 1981, Tim Atkin describes the 2022 Rooidraai as ‘chiselled, focused and leesy, with stony zip and pear, citrus and green apple fruit’.
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Strauss & Co Live Virtual Auction: Bordeaux Theme
Sunday, 17 September at 11am
The latest Strauss & Co auction features a star-studded line-up from Bordeaux and South Africa. The Bordeaux contingent includes legends like Lafite Rothschild 1982, La Mission Haut Brion 1959 and Petrus 1989, as well as Le Pin, Cheval Blanc, Ausone, Pontet-Canet, Cos d’Estournel, Léoville Poyferré, and vintage Sauternes. The South African Bordeaux blend list is even more comprehensive, including De Trafford, Delaire, Glenelly, Kanonkop, Keet, Le Riche, Rustenberg, Thelema, Veregelen, Vilafonté, and more. Bid online or attend in-person at the new Strauss & Co offices in Woodstock, Cape Town.
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Play today’s Winedle
Try our vinous take on a popular word game. Guess the wine-related word in a limited number of turns, and challenge your friends to do better. Our wine recommendations may provide a clue.
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