Hemel-en-Aarde wines shine in record-breaking auction

Writer: Hedda Mittner.

The Hemel-en-Aarde Valley proved to be a great wine destination once again, when three producers made Hermanus proud with their remarkable performances at the 2020 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction.

Having achieved record amounts for his wine at the 2020 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction, Bartho Eksteen has proven that the success of his Vloekskoot Sauvignon Blanc is no fluke!

Ataraxia Under the Gavel Chardonnay 2019 earned a maximum price of R8 500 per 6-bottle case, Newton Johnson Vineyards Windansea Pinot Noir 2017 a maximum of R8 000 per 6-bottle case and the Bartho Eksteen Vloekskoot Sauvignon Blanc 2019 (wooded) a record-breaking R7 000 for a 6-bottle case.

“This is great news for Sauvignon Blanc,” says Bartho (aka ‘Monsieur Sauvignon Blanc’), who also achieved the highest bids on auction for this varietal in 2017 and 2018.

The 36th Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild (CWG) Auction hosted by Bonhams in London on 3 October made history with record average prices per case being achieved across the board. An unprecedented and challenging year called for an innovative and charitable approach that resulted in two separate and distinctive online auctions raising a staggering total of R5.15 million.

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