Vilafonté: October 2021 Fine Wine Auction

Podcast with Strauss & Co Fine Wine Specialist Higgo Jacobs & Mike Ratcliffe, managing partner and co-founder of Vilafonté. Strauss & Co Fine Wine is proud to showcase rare, maiden vintage wines from the esteemed trio of producers: Alheit Vineyards, Sadie Family and Vilafonté for its October 2021 Virtual Live Auction. Sourced predominantly from the producers’ private cellars, this offers a rare opportunity to purchase the finest mature South African wines. _ Vilafonté is a high-profile collaboration between the well-known American winemaking team of Zelma Long and Phil Freese and South Africa's Mike Ratcliffe. On the Paarl side of the Simonsberg mountain, it was founded in 1996 and their first release was the stellar 2003 vintage. Meticulous viticulture and modern cellar practices ensured that Vilafonté was at the cutting-edge of fine wine. The Merlot and Malbec dominated Series M offers more spice and flair, while the Cabernet Sauvignon based Series C is serious and more structured. Maiden vintages offer perfectly mature, poised wines almost two decades down the line and Series C and M are the highest scoring Bordeaux-style reds in South wines. Today Vilafonté is South Africa’s most luxurious red wine brand. _ Auction Details: VIRTUAL LIVE AUCTION Sunday, 10th October at 10am Brickfield Canvas, 35 Brickfield Road, Woodstock, Cape Town Browse the auction: https://www.straussart.co.za/auctions... _ #StraussandCo #StraussFineWine #FineWineAuction #SadieFamilywine #SouthAfricanWine