KANONKOP, De Toren, Vilafonté, Meerlust, Raats, Alto… These were the most-wanted wines in terms of South African producers at Strauss & Co's Bordeaux-themed auction conducted in Johannesburg mid-2022. Kanonkop Paul Sauer 2015 fetched nearly R4000 a bottle. SA ‘first growth'; good vintage. However, the really big-ticket items were from France, Italy and the USA: Pétrus, Screaming Eagle, Harlan, Haut Brion, Masseto, Lafite, Cheval Blanc…
See below for the highlights – SA wines fetching over R1000 a bottle and wines from the European and American winelands fetching over R8000pb. For full results of the auction, click here.
SOUTH AFRICAN > R1K PB
Kanonkop Paul Sauer 2015
R23 450 paid for 6×750ml: R3908pb
De Toren Book XVII 2014
R3752 paid for 1×750ml
Kanonkop Paul Sauer 1996
R10 553 paid for 3×750ml: R3518pb
Kanonkop Paul Sauer 2009
R21 105 paid for 6×750ml: R3517pb
Vilafonté Series C 2015
R18 760 paid for 6×750ml: R3127pb
Kanonkop Paul Sauer 1991
R9380 paid for 3×750ml: R3127pb
Vilafonté Series C 2010
R17 588 paid for 6×750ml: R2931pb
Vilafonté Series M 2005
R17 588 paid for 6×750ml: R2931pb
Meerlust Rubicon 1983
R15 243 paid for 6×750ml: R2540pb
Mvemve Raats De Compostella 2013
R14 070 paid for 6×750ml: R2345pb
Vilafonté Series M 2015
R14 070 paid for 6×750ml: R2345pb
Alto Cabernet Sauvignon 1988
R12 898 paid for 6×750ml: R2150pb
Meerlust Rubicon 1999
R12 898 paid for 6×750ml: R2150pb
Meerlust Cabernet Sauvignon 1986
R14 070 paid for 1×5L: R2110 / 750ml
Meerlust Rubicon 1994
R11 139 paid for 6×750ml: R1856pb
Vergelegen V 2003, 2005, 2006
R5277 paid for 3×750ml: R1750pb
De Toren Fusion V 2001
R9380 paid for 6×750ml: R1563pb
Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
R9380 paid for 6×750ml: R1563pb
Rustenberg Peter Barlow Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
R9380 paid for 6×750ml: R1563pb
De Toren Fusion V 2008
R5863 paid for 1×3L: R1466 / 750ml
Zonnebloem Cabernet Sauvignon 1985
R2932 paid for 2×750ml: R1466pb
Restless River Main Rd and Dignity Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
R8208 paid paid for 6×750ml: R1368
Rust en Vrede Cabernet Sauvignon 1997
R3518 paid for 3×750ml: R1173pb
Glenelly Lady May 2014
R7035 paid for 6×750ml: R1172pb
Hartenberg The Mackenzie 2004
R7035 paid for 6×750ml: R1172pb
Keet First Verse 2015
R7035 paid for 6×750ml: R1172pb
Le Riche Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2011
R7035 paid for 6×750ml: R1172pb
Thelema Merlot Reserve 2009
R7035 paid for 6×750ml: R1172pb
Miles Mossop Max 2012
R6449 paid for 6×750ml: R1075pb
Vergelegen G.V.B 2001
R6449 paid for 6×750ml: R1075pb
FRENCH, TUSCAN & NAPA > R8K PB
Pétrus 1998 (Pomerol)
R79 660 paid for 1×750ml
Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 (Napa)
R66 004 paid for 1×750ml
Haarlan Estate 2007 (Napa)
R30 726 paid for 1×750ml
La Mission Haut Brion 1982 (Pessac-Leognan)
R21 105 paid for 1×750ml
Lafite Rothschild 2005 (Pauillac)
R18 760 paid for 1×750ml
Ausone 2000 (Saint-Émilion)
R15 243 paid for 1×750ml
Harlan Estate 2005 (Napa)
R15 243 paid for 1×750ml
Cheval Blanc 1998 (Saint-Émilion)
R79 660 paid for 6×750ml: R13 277pb
Masseto Toscana IGT 2011 (Tuscany)
R25 036 paid for 2×750ml: R12 518pb
Lafite Rothschild 2001 (Pauillac)
R11 725 paid for 1×750ml
Mouton Rothschild 2011 (Pauillac)
R9967 paid for 1×750ml
Angelus 2005 (Saint-Émilion)
R56 900 paid for 6×750ml: R9483pb
Gruaud-Larose 1982 (Saint-Julien)
R9380 paid for 1×750ml
Haut Brion 1996 (Pessac-Leognan)
R9380 paid for 1×750ml
Haut Brion 2012 (Pessac-Leognan)
R16 415 paid for 1×1.5L: R8207 / 750ml
Margaux 1999 (Margaux)
R16 415 paid for 2×750ml: R8207pb
