Hidden Valley Wines is releasing its Shipwreck Shiraz 2009, which has been under the sea off the Cape Agulhas lighthouse since 2009 in a 225-litre strengthened French oak barrique, entombed in a reinforced concrete cask, into which holes had been designed. These allowed seawater to enter, circulate and permeate the oak. The wine sells at R900 per bottle. To read about the submersion and the reasoning and tale behind it, go to http://youtu.be/KRKlDhUSF-o.
