The maiden
release Boplaas 15 Year Reserve Brandy
garnered one of only seven double gold medals awarded at South Africa’s largest
& longest running blind-tasted wine competition; while the Boplaas Ox Wagon 1880 Auction Reserve
Potstill Brandy attracted rave critical review, feverish bidding and
eventually sold for an impressive average of R7416 per case.
The maiden
release Boplaas 15 Year Reserve Brandy
garnered one of only seven double gold medals awarded at South Africa’s largest
& longest running blind-tasted wine competition; while the Boplaas Ox Wagon 1880 Auction Reserve
Potstill Brandy attracted rave critical review, feverish bidding and
eventually sold for an impressive average of R7416 per case.
Having first
exported brandy to London in 1880, Boplaas was one of the first private cellars
to craft and bottle potstill brandy in the Cape after amendments to the law in
1991. For Boplaas patriarch Oupa Danie Nel it was a source of great pride
to craft the best possible brandy from his Calitzdorp Colombard, a tradition
continued by cellar master Carel Nel.
Glistening amber
gold, brimming with a complex bouquet of peach blossom, dried apricot, tangerine,
honey, roast almond, sweet wood spice, a mouth coating beeswax-like palate with lengthy finish and
warming spirit lilt characterise the Boplaas
15 Year Reserve. This fine Boplaas
brandy - as all those bottled by Boplaas - was hand-crafted in small batches
& aged in Limousin barrique. Due to Calitzdorp’s arid climes almost a third
of the spirit is “lost to the angels”
resulting in a concentrated and exceptionally smooth spirit.
Commemorating
the first Boplaas export brandy’s arduous journey by ox wagon from Calitzdorp
to Cape Town, the 1880 Ox Wagon Reserve
Potstill Brandy is a barrel blend of 8 year aged potstill brandy assembled
by Carel Nel especially for the Auction. Christian Eedes rated this fine brandy 94/100 noting its “Very fragrant with notes of citrus, peach,
apricot and potpourri” bouquet; while Miguel Chan –group sommelier of the
Tsogo Sun Hotel group – was suitably impressed by this brandy’s complexity,
elegance and depth rating it an impressive 96/100.
The double gold
award winning Boplaas 15 Year Reserve
- a 1000 were hand-crafted and bottled - is available from the Boplaas cellar
door in Calitzdorp & the Cool Bay tasting room in Groot Brak at R390 per
bottle.
As for the Boplaas Ox Wagon 1880 Auction Reserve Potstill Brandy, the entire 25 case
allocation was purchased by private buyers, amongst them Alan Pick of the Butcher’s Shop & Grill. The annual CWG Auction is open to any member
of the public.
For enquiries or
more information, please contact our cellar door on 044-2133326, Rozanne Nel marketing@boplaas.co.za or visit our
cellar door for a tasting.
Boplaas
Family Vineyards, Calitzdorp – Tending vines & Crafting wines, since 1880