Small pockets of excellence at Nederburg Auction

18 Apr 2013

Smaller volumes will underpin the exclusivity of 2013 Nederburg Auction, says a new-look Nederburg Auction panel of judges following a selection tasting involving a rigorous two days of scoring over 300 wines for the 2013 auction. [video]

Small pockets of excellence at Nederburg Auction

This year, the ten-member strong panel of local and international judges chose a significantly smaller collection of 134 original, distinctive South African wines to be auctioned at the 39th Nederburg Auction at Nederburg in Paarl on Friday and Saturday, 6 - 7 September.

The selection panel's approach to searching for distinctive wines with a rarity factor has resulted in 24 fewer wines this year and a significant reduction in total volumes on offer from last year - from 28 000 litres in 2012 to just over 12 000 litres in 2013.

"We're looking to find the good wines. We're not looking to be overly critical, but rather to allow the good wines to shine and stand out," said London-based wine writer and judge, Jamie Goode, one of the leading selection panel members for Auction 2013.

"The 2013 selection is again indicative of the Auction's declared drive to offer truly cutting edge, rare wines," comments auction manager, Dalene Steyn. "We believe that the different perspectives and divergence of opinion provided by this year's selection panel made it a very healthy, stringent process, the outcome of which are excellent local wines that show the best potential in terms of wine appreciation, maturation and collectability status."

The collection includes 72 red wines (8115.75 litres), 38 white wines (3523.5 litres), one Method Cap Classique (135 litres), eight dessert wines (267.75 litres) and 14 Fortified wines (473.4 litres).

It is one of the most exclusive selections of wines to come under the hammer in recent years, offering great variety across a wide range of vintages, some as young as four years old and others that boast a strong history dating back as far as the 1940s. There are 80 wineries represented, including debut participants Aaldering, Calitzdorp, Claime d'Or, Haskell Vineyards, Heron Ridge, Meerlust and Mullineux.

The smaller volume offering centres around a special, original, authentic selection of wines designed to appeal to a local and international buyer audience, highlighting South Africa's creativity and further enhanced by the Nederburg Auction Selection seal of endorsement that is affixed to all bottles sold at the event.

2013 NEDERBURG AUCTION: WINES ON OFFER

Producer	Item Name	Vintage	Pack Size
Aaldering Vineyards & Wines	Aaldering Vineyards & Wines Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot	2007	6x750ml
	Aaldering Vineyards & Wines Shiraz	2007	6x750ml
Allesverloren	Private Collection Item: Allesverloren Cab Sauv	1982	6X750ml
	Allesverloren Port	2000	6x1.5L
Almenkerk	Almenkerk Chardonnay	2010	6x750ml
Alto	Private Collection Item: Alto Cabernet Sauvignon	1975	3X750ml
	Alto Shiraz	2004	6x750ml
Avontuur	Avontuur Baccarat	2005	6x750ml
Beaumont	Beaumont Hope Marguerite	2009	6x750ml
Boplaas	Boplaas Cape Vintage Port	2005	6x750ml
Bosman	Bosman Optenhorst Chenin Blanc	2009	6x750ml
Bredell	Bredell's Cape Vintage Reserve	1997	6x750ml
Calitzdorp	Calitzdorp Cellar Cape Vintage Port	2009	12x750ml
Cape Point	Cape Point Vineyards Isliedh	2009	6x750ml
Chateau Libertas	Private Collection Item: Chateau Libertas	1940	3x750ml
	Private Collection Item: Chateau Libertas	1965	3x750ml
	Private Collection Item: Chateau Libertas	1982	3x1.5L
Chenin Blanc Association	Chenin Blanc Association	-	6x375ml
Claime d'Or	Claime d'Or Cabernet Franc	2008	6x750ml
De Krans	De Krans Vintage Reserve Port	1993	6x750ml
De Wetshof Estate	De Wetshof Estate Finesse Chardonnay	1993	6x750ml
Delheim	Delheim Vera Cruz Estate Shiraz	2001	6x750ml
De Morgenzon	De Morgenzon Chenin Blanc	2005	6x750ml
	De Morgenzon Chenin Blanc	2007	12x750ml
Diemersdal	Diemersdal Private Collection	2006	6x750ml
Distell Tabernacle	Private Collection Item: Bergkelder CM Choice Cabernet Sauvignon	1987	3X1.5L
	Private Collection Item: Stellenryck Cabernet Sauvignon	1984	3X1.5L
Domaine des Dieux	Domaine des Dieux Sauvignon Blanc	2008	6x750ml
Durbanville Hills	Durbanville Hills Rhinofields Inner Valley Sauvignon Blanc	2006	6x750ml
	Durbanville Hills Rhinofields Inner Valley Sauvignon Blanc	2009	6x750ml
Eikendal	Eikendal Classique	2008	6x750ml
Fleur du Cap	Fleur du Cap Noble Late Harvest	2007	6x375ml
	Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Sauvignon Blanc	2009	6x750ml
	Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Viognier	2008	6x750ml
Graham Beck	Graham Beck Chalkboard series #1	2009	6x750ml
Grangehurst	Grangehurst Pinotage	2001	6x750ml
Groot Constantia	Private Collection Item: Groot Constantia Shiraz Collection	-	6x750ml
Hartenberg	Hartenberg The Mackenzie	2003	6x750ml
	Hartenberg The Mackenzie	2005	6x750ml
	Hartenberg The Stork	2007	6x750ml
Haskell	Haskell Pillars	2007	6x750ml
Hermanuspietersfontein	Hermanuspietersfontein Die Martha	2008	6x750ml
Heron Ridge	Heron Ridge Shiraz	2005	6x750ml
Kaapzicht	Kaapzicht Steytler Vision Cape Blend	2003	6x750ml
Kanonkop	Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon	1997	6x750ml
	Kanonkop Paul Sauer	1994	6x750ml
	Kanonkop Pinotage	2001	4x1.5L
Kanu	Kanu Viognier	2010	6x750ml
Ken Forrester	Ken Forrester Roussanne	2011	6x750ml
Kleine Zalze	Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Shiraz	2006	6x750ml
	Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Shiraz	2008	6x750ml
KWV	Private Collection Item: KWV 1968 White Muscadel	1968	6x750ml
	Private Collection Item: KWV 1969 Hanepoot Jerepigo	1969	6x750ml
	Private Collection Item: KWV White Jerepigo	1979	6x750ml
La Motte	La Motte Millennium	2004	6x750ml
	La Motte Pierneef Shiraz/Viognier	2006	6x750ml
Lanzerac	Private Collection Item: Lanzerac Pinotage	1963	6x375ml
Le Bonheur	Private Collection Item: Le Bonheur Cabernet Sauvignon	1986	3X1.5L
	Le Bonheur Cabernet Sauvignon	1999	6x1.5L
	Le Bonheur Cabernet Sauvignon	2000	12x750ml
Lomond	Lomond Pincushion Sauvignon Blanc	2008	6x750ml
Lourensford	Lourensford Winemaker's Selection Chardonnay	2011	6x750ml
Meerendal	Private Collection Item: Meerendal Pinotage	1989	6x750ml
	Private Collection Item: Meerendal Shiraz	1978	6x750ml
Meerlust	Meerlust Rubicon	2001	6x1.5L
	Meerlust Rubicon	2003	6x1.5L
Middelvlei	Middelvlei Pinotage	1994	6x750ml
Monis	Monis Collectors Port (Double Stamp Collection)	1948	6x750ml
	Monis Very Old Tawny Port	1995	6x750ml
Mont Destin	Mont Destin Passione Magnum	2008	6x1.5L
Morgenhof	Morgenhof Estate Cabernet Sauvignon	2000	6x750ml
	Morgenhof Estate Merlot Reserve	2001	6x750ml
Mulderbosch	Mulderbosch Chardonnay Barrel Fermented	2008	6x750ml
Mullineux	Mullineux Granite Syrah	2010	6x750ml
Nederburg	Nederburg II Centuries Sauvignon Blanc	2009	6x750ml
	Nederburg Private Bin D215 Sauvignon Blanc	2007	12x750ml
	Nederburg Private Bin D234 Sauvignon Blanc	2009	12x750ml
	Nederburg Private Bin D253 Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay	2009	12x750ml
	Nederburg Private Bin D270 Chardonnay	2009	12x750ml
	Nederburg Private Bin Edelkeur	2005	12x375ml
	Private Collection Item: Nederburg Private Bin Edelkeur	1980	12x375ml
	Nederburg Private Bin Eminence	2007	12x375ml
	Private Collection Item: Nederburg Private Bin Eminence	1988	12x375ml
	Nederburg Private Bin R109 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot	2001	12x750ml
	Nederburg Private Bin R163 Cabernet Sauvignon	2005	12x750ml
	Nederburg Private Bin R163 Cabernet Sauvignon	2006	12x750ml
	Nederburg Private Bin R181 Merlot	2001	12x750ml
	Nederburg Private Bin R181 Merlot	2007	12x750ml
	Nederburg Private R104 Petit Verdot	2001	6x750ml
Neethlingshof	Neethlingshof Lord Neethling Pinotage	2001	6x750ml
	Neethlingshof Lord Neethling Weisser Riesling Noble Late Harvest	2007	6x375ml
Nuy	Nuy Rooi Muskadel	2005	12x750ml
	Nuy Wit Muskadel	2007	6x750ml
Oak Valley	Oak Valley Blend	2004	6x750ml
Oude Libertas	Private Collection Item: Oude Libertas Pinotage	1971	6x750ml
Overgaauw	Overgaauw Cabernet Sauvignon	2009	6x750ml
Paul Cluver	Paul Cluver Chardonnay	2008	6x750ml
Pinotage Association	Pinotage Association 2008 ABSA Winners	-	10X750ml
Rietvallei	Rietvallei 1908 Muscadel	2003	6x375ml
Raats	Raats Family Chenin Blanc	2008	6x750ml
	Raats Family Chenin Blanc	2009	6x750ml
Remhoogte	Remhoogte Chenin Blanc Reserve 'Honeybunch'	2010	6x750ml
Rhebokskloof	Rhebokskloof Estate Chardonnay	2009	6x750ml
Rickety Bridge	Rickety Bridge Paulina's Reserve Semillon	2008	6x750ml
Rijk Tulbagh	Rijk Tulbagh Volsoet Chenin Blanc	1997	6x700ml
Rijk's	Rijk's Fascination	2006	6x750ml
	Rijk's Private Cellar Pinotage Collection	2005, 2006, 2007	6x750ml
	Rijk's Private Cellar Shiraz	2006	6x750ml
Rudera	Rudera Robusto Chenin blanc	2009	6x750ml
Rupert & Rothschild	Rupert & Rothschild Classique	2008	6x750ml
Rustenberg	Rustenberg Stellenbosch John X Merriman	2006	6x750ml
	Private Collection Item: Rustenberg Vintage Port	1984	12x750ml
Scali	Scali Syrah	2006	6x750ml
Signal Hill	Signal Hill Crème de Tête	2000	6x750ml
Simonsig	Simonsig Frans Malan	2003	6x750ml
	Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel Brut MCC	2005	6x750ml
	Simonsig Tiara	2003	6x750ml
Spier	Spier Creative Block 2	2010	6x750ml
	Spier Creative Block 3	2007	6x750ml
	Spier Creative Block 5	2007	6x750ml
	Spier Private Collection Cabernet Sauvignon	2005	6x750ml
Stellenrust	Stellenrust 45 Chenin Blanc	2009	6x750ml
	Stellenrust Timeless	2007	6x750ml
Strandveld	Strandveld Vineyards Adamastor	2010	6x750ml
Thelema	Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon	1994	6x750ml
Uitkyk	Private Collection Item: Uitkyk Carlonet	1982	12X750ml
Vrede en Lust	Vrede en Lust Barrique	2010	6x750ml
	Vrede En Lust Viognier	2011	6x750ml
Vriesenhof	Vriesenhof Chardonnay	2011	6x750ml
Welbedacht	Welbedacht Chenin Blanc	2005	6x750ml
Welgemeend	Welgemeend Amade	1987	6x750ml
Yonder Hill	Yonder Hill Nicola	2008	6x750ml
Zonnebloem	Private Collection Item: Zonnebloem Cabernet	1973	3x750ml
	Zonnebloem Limited Edition Semillon	2007	12x750ml