Thursday, August 16, 2012

Honouring Old Men of the Vine (Nederburg Premium Collection LAUNCH)


Wine Fan Doug Vining was recently sent on a Real Time Wine ticket to attend the launch of Nederburg's new premium range. He hob nobbed and looked at people funny when they used banned words. Good times!

His report:

By Doug Vining (@dougv)
Doug's Real Time Wine PROFILE

Last week I was lucky enough to be invited to Nederburg’s launch lunch of a new premium collection. It was held at the Cape Town Castle, and well attended by industry people and food and wine journalists. We sat at one very long table while the sunshine alternated with rain pelting down outside the arched windows, looking onto a smallish courtyard.


The cellarmaster, Razvan Macici took us through the tasting of this Heritage Anthology Collection, which were all made in limited quantities from specific vineyard blocks and blended in honour of Nederburg winemasters past. Each wine was accompanied by a dish as part of a four-course lunch, which was superb.


The four wines are:

  • The Anchorman 2011 Chenin Blanc in honour of Philippus Wolvaart
  • The Brew Master 2009 Bordeaux blend in honour of Johann Graue
  • The Young Airhawk 2011 wooded Sauvignon Blanc in honour of Arnold Graue
  • The Motorcycle Marvel 2009, a Rhone-style red blend in honour of Günter Brözel

All these wines have been made with a maturation potential of at least 5 years and in some cases up to 15 years. Recommended retail prices were given as between R90 and R120 but expect them to fetch much more on auction as they mature.

All four wines are of superb quality and interesting character, and are eminently drinkable right now. Look for reviews of these wines on RealTimeWine.com soon!

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