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South African wines raked in the accolades last week in Decanter's 2021 World Wine Awards. With scores up to 97 points, these would be excellent additions to your collections. New vintages of Iona's single-vineyard wines have been released. Portraying their unique location, they are solid iterations of the Burgundian varieties. Check out a former Young Gun's Swartland Chenin and this week's value pick from one of the world’s best-known wine brands – Niepoort. Lastly, mark your calendars for 25 July as rare and sought-after wines from Burgundy and Champagne are featured on Strauss & Co's live virtual auction.
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Iona, Single-Vineyard 2018s
R 525 per bottle
Iona's new, limited release 2018 single-vineyard wines are out now. With an altitude of 450m and their proximity to the ocean, Iona claims to have 'the coolest growing season vineyards in SA.' Their single-vineyard range is a true reflection of this unique climate. All 2018s scored 93+ points. These are excellent, well-crafted Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays.
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Decanter WWA, Platinum Winner
R 850 per bottle
With 97 points, Delaire Graff's Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2018 was awarded platinum in this year's Decanter World Wine Awards. Closely behind, Paul Cluver's Seven Flags Chardonnay 2018 came in with 96 points. 'Excellent now and for years to come,' writes Decanter. Shop all the award-winning wines online.
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Swerwer, Tiernes Chenin Blanc 2018
R 360 per bottle
Swartland-based former Young Gun, Jasper Wickens, has created a delicious, terroir-driven, old-vine Chenin Blanc in the Tiernes 2018. This is the first single-vineyard bottling from one of Waterval Farm's most distinct vineyards. Surrounded by fynbos, this translates into the wine, where you find aromas of dried herbs, subtle notes of vanilla and freshly grated nutmeg, complemented by citrus and stone fruit.
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Niepoort, Fabelhaft Tinto 2019
R 185 per bottle
Niepoort’s 2019 Fabelhaft Tinto offers delicious, refreshing drinkability at great value. ‘These are inexpensive wines that over-deliver not just in quality and flavour,’ writes Julia Harding. Niepoort has grown into one of the world’s best-known wine brands and the Fabelhaft project aims to make affordable, terroir-expressive wines in the Niepoort style. The 2019 shows pure-fruited concentration with a rock-like minerality and freshness.
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Strauss & Co, Burgundy and Champagne live virtual auction
Sunday, 25 July at 10 AM
Few would dispute that the wines of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti are some of the finest in the world. The extremely rare 1998 Romanée-Conti (with a R 200,000 – R 300,000 estimate) spearheads Strauss & Co's 117-lot auction which brings together a trove of some of the very best from Burgundy and Champagne.
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