IT WAS A tussle between Meerlust and Kanonkop for the highest price fetched by South African wine at Strauss & Co’s ‘Bordeaux Auction’ conducted online mid-April 2024 – R4885pb paid for both a Meerlust Rubicon from the 1980s and a Kanonkop Paul Sauer not yet 10 years old. As for the French wines on sale, the most-in-demand included the reds Pétrus 1994 (R52 763) and Margaux 2000 (R23 450), and the sweet d’Yquem 1967 (R32 830).

See below for the top prices paid for the South African wines that ‘came under the hammer’ on this occasion, and for the full results of the sale involving 155 lots in total, click here.

TOP PRICES PAID FOR SA WINES

Kanonkop Paul Sauer 2015 (Red Blend)
WO Stellenbosch: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 15% Cab Franc
R29 313 paid for 6×750ml: R4885 pb

Meerlust Rubicon 1984 (Red Blend)
WO Stellenbosch: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cab Franc
R29 313 paid for 6×750ml: R4885 pb

Mvemve Raats De Compostella 2011 (Red Blend)
WO Stellenbosch: 52% Cab Franc, 20% Malbec, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot
R22 278 paid for 6×750ml: R3713 pb

Cordoba CWG Cabernet Franc Merlot 1999
WO Stellenbosch
R14 070 paid for 4×750ml: R3518 pb

Cordoba Crescendo 2003 (Red Blend)
WO Stellenbosch: 70% Cab Franc, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot
R9967 paid for 3×750ml: R3322

Thelema Rabelais 2009 (Red Blend)
WO Stellenbosch: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Petit Verdot, 5% Merlot
R19 933 paid for 6×750ml: R3322 pb

Vilafonté Series C 2008 (Red Blend)
WO Paarl: 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 6% Malbec
R18 760 paid for 6×750ml: R3137 pb

Vilafonté Series C 2007 (Red Blend)
WO Paarl: 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cab Franc, Malbec
R18 760 paid for 6×750ml: R3137 pb

Vilafonté Series C 2005 (Red Blend)
WO Paarl: 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 6% Malbec, 6% Cab Franc
R18 760 paid for 6×750ml: R3137 pb

Cordoba Crescendo 1999 (Red Blend)
WO Stellenbosch: Cab Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
R9380 paid for 3×750ml: R3127 pb

4G 2009 (Red Blend)
WO Stellenbosch: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
R17 588 paid for 6×750ml: R2931 pb

Mvemve Raats De Compostella 2015 (Red Blend)
WO Stellenbosch: 40% Cab Franc, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 11% Petit Verdot, 4% Malbec
R16 415 paid for 6×750ml: R2736 pb

Mvemve Raats De Compostella 2012 (Red Blend)
WO Stellenbosch: 28% Cab Franc, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Malbec, 18% Petit Verdot, 10% Merlot
R16 415 paid for 6×750ml: R2736 pb

De Toren Fusion V 1999 (Red Blend)
WO Stellenbosch: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Malbec
R12 898 paid for 5×750ml: R2580 pb

Vilafonté Series C 2009 (Red Blend)
WO Paarl: 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cab Franc, Malbec
R15 243 paid for 6×750ml: R2540 pb

De Toren Fusion V 2009 (Red Blend)
WO Stellenbosch: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Malbec
R15 243 paid for 6×750ml: R2540 pb

• Prices include buyer’s premium and VAT