IT TOOK OVER six weeks following the CFRWA in Stellenbosch on 22 May 2021 for the final final results of the bidding to be released, addressing the confusion surrounding an earlier set of unaudited figures and a period during which some producers whose bottles and cases came under the hammer were not sure what their wines had sold for. See below for those items that fetched over R2000 a bottle / 750ml – not including VAT and commissions, and excluding the collections and mixed cases comprising various wines, various vintages or various pack sizes. For more about the record price paid for the 1821 Grand Constance, click here, and for more info about the auction and the prices fetched for any of the other items (110 in total), the event management are happy to answer any questions.

2021 CFRWA HIGHLIGHTS

Grand Constance 1821 (Sweet Wine)
R420 000 paid for 1×375ml bottle, equivalent to R840 000 per 750ml

Zonnebloem Cabernet Sauvignon 1961
R11 000 paid for 3×375ml bottles, i.e. R7333 per 750ml

Nederburg Private Bin 103 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 1975
R11 500 paid for 3×750ml bottles, i.e. R3833 per 750ml

Nederburg Cabernet Sauvignon 1980
R10 500 paid for 3×750ml bottles, i.e. R3500 per 750ml

Vilafonté Series C 2005 (Red Blend)
R19 500 paid for 1×5L jeroboam, i.e. R2950 per 750ml

Nederburg Private Bin Edelkeur 1999 (Noble Late Harvest)
R4200 paid for 3×375ml bottles, i.e. R2800 per 750ml

Zonnebloem Cabernet Sauvignon 1980
R5200 paid for 1×1.5L bottle, i.e. R2600 per 750ml

Kanonkop Paul Sauer 2009 (Red Blend)
R14 500 paid for 6×750ml bottles, i.e. R2417 per 750ml

Chateau Libertas 1982 (Red Blend)
R14 000 paid for 6×750ml bottles, i.e. R2333 per 750ml

Nederburg Private Bin R103 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 1980
R6500 paid for 3×750ml bottles, i.e. R2167 per 750ml

Zonnebloem Cabernet Sauvignon 1980
R6500 paid for 3×750ml bottles, i.e. R2167 per 750ml

With the exception of Grand Constance, Kanonkop and Vilafonté, all of the above wines are products of Distell