STELLENBOSCH, Swartland, Constantia… Wine from Kanonkop, the Sadie Family and Klein Constantia were most in demand as regards South African producers represented at Strauss & Co's ‘2015 Vintage' online auction concluded on 10 March '25. The highest price fetched at the sale was R7035 (US$386) for a single bottle (750ml) of Pinot Noir, the 2015 Mongeard-Mugneret Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru from Vosne-Romanée in Burgundy, France. However the auction of 10-year-olds was mostly about some of the finest from the Cape winelands. See below for the SA reds and whites that fetched over R2000pb, and for the full results click here.
Kanonkop Paul Sauer 2015 (Red Blend)
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc; WO Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
R14 070 (US$771) paid for 3×750ml: R4690pb
Sadie Family Columella 2015 (Red Blend)
Shiraz, Mourvèdre, Grenache, Tinta Barroca, Cinsault and Carignan; WO Swartland
R25 795 (US$1416) paid for 6×750ml: R4299pb
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 2015 (N Sweet)
Dessert wine from Muscat de Frontignan, WO Constantia
R2345 (US$128) paid for 1×500ml: R3517 per 750ml
Sadie Family Mev Kirsten 2015 (Chenin)
Grapes from vineyard over 100 years old, WO Stellenbosch, Swartland cellar
R17 588 (US$963) paid for 5×750ml: R3517pb
Sadie Family Skurfberg 2015 (Chenin)
Grapes from 85-year-old vineyard, WO Swartland
R2932 (US$161) paid for 1×750ml
Kanonkop Black Label Pinotage 2015
Grapes from 62-year-old vines; WO Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
R5863 (US$321) paid for 2×750ml: R2931pb
Porseleinberg 2015 (Shiraz)
WO Swartland (Riebeek Kasteel)
R17 588 (US$963) paid for 6×750ml: R2931pb
Vilafonté Series C 2015 (Red Blend)
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec; Wo Simonsberg-Paarl
R17 588 (US$965) paid for 6×750ml: R2931pb
De Toren Fusion V 2015 (Red Blend)
Cabernet Sauvignon and Franc, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot; WO Polkadraai Hills-Stellenbosch
R16 415 (US$899) paid for 6×750ml: R2735pb
Mvemve Raats de Compostella 2015 (Red Blend)
Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec. WO Polkadraai Hills-Stellenbosch
R15 243 (US$835) paid for ×750ml: R2540pb
Leeu Passant Dry Red 2015 (Red Blend)
Cabernet Sauvignon (Stellenbosch), Cinsault (Wellington and Franschhoek), Cabernet Franc (Stellenbosch); Franschhoek cellar
R14 070 (US$771) paid for 6×750ml: R2345pb
Sadie Family Kokerboom 2015 (Semillon)
WO Olifants River, Swartland cellar
R14 070 (US$771) paid for 6×750ml: R2345pb
Sadie Family Palladius 2015 (White Blend)
Chenin-led blend of 11 varieties, WO Swartland
R14 070 (US$ 771) paid for 6×750ml: R2345pb
Vilafonté Series M 2015 (Red Blend)
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec; WO Simonsberg-Paarl
R14 070 (US$) paid for 6×750ml: R2345pb
Boschkloof Epilogue 2015 (Shiraz)
WO Polkadraai Hills-Stellenbosch
R2228 (US$122) paid for 1×750ml