Rare burgundy at auction
2007-09-06
THIS year’s collection of wines to be sold in aid of charity on the Nederburg Auction range from an 84-year-old Burgundy to a current vintage Cabernet Sauvignon still in the barrel.
The oldest wine on auction, the 1923 Vosne-Romanée, comes from the famous Dr Arthur Barolet Collection and remains in immaculate condition, says Stephan Welz, former director of Sotheby’s International, who is donating it in aid of the Nederburg Charity Trust.
Vosne-Romanée is a village in Côte de Nuits and home to some of the most sought-after French wines produced from Pinot Noir, renowned for their complexity, longevity and silky richness.
When Barolet, a Burgundian medical doctor, died in 1969 he left a unique collection of 160 000 bottles of wine dating from 1911 to 1966.
Originally auctioned by Christie’s, the wines found many discerning international collectors. This bottle was acquired over 30 years ago, says Welz, who is also the auctioneer at Nederburg on September 28 and 29.
The youngest wine being sold for charity is a 225-litre barrel of Cabernet Sauvignon, made by Razvan Macici of Nederburg from a top-performing Paarl dryland vineyard.
Fermented in open tanks, the wine is now being aged in French oak for at least a year and will be bottled to the specification of the successful bidder.
Each bottle will be individually numbered and carry the buyer’s personalised details.
Nederburg has also donated 12 prized vintage Edelkeurs, including the 1977, awarded Top Ten status in the 2007 International Botrytis Type Wine and Sweet Competition in Budapest, Hungary.
The Edelkeur lot of wines spanning three decades comes with dinner at the Nederburg Manor House, hosted by Macici and the legendary Günter Brözel, who brought international fame to South Africa and Nederburg with his noble late harvest wines.
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