Nedbank CWG Auction Programme
FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 – PRE-AUCTION TASTING
We kick the day off with our pre-auction tasting at the Grand Ballroom, Lord Charles Hotel, Somerset West. This event is a formal tutored (seated) tasting of the 2022 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction wines presented and poured by the winemakers.
13:30-14:00 – Canapés and MCC in the courtyard
- Wood-fired prawn with pineapple salsa
- Salt and pepper fried calamari with a smoked aïoli
- Lamb kibbeh with tzatziki
- Southern fried chicken on a sesame bun with a peri-peri mayonnaise
- Onion phyllo tart with brie cheese
- PaniPuri with mint lentil salad
MCC to be served:
- Cederberg MCC 2017
- Spier Brut
- Graham Beck Rose NV
- Survivor Wines MCC
- De Grendel Brut Cap Classique
The following 2022 CWG Auction wines will be poured and presented for you by the winemakers:
- Ataraxia Under the Gavel Chardonnay 2021 (Kevin Grant)
- Bartho Eksteen Wine Estate Vloekskoot Sauvignon Blanc – Wooded 2021 (Bartho Eksteen)
- Beaumont Family Wines Hope Single Vineyard Chenin Blanc 2020 (Sebastian Beaumont)
- Boplaas Family Vineyards Cape Tawny Reserve 2005 (Carel Nel)
- Bouchard Finlayson Pinot Noir 2019 (Peter Finlayson)
- Cederberg Teen Die Hoog Shiraz 2020 (David Nieuwoudt)
- David & Nadia Veiling Chenin Blanc 2021 (David Sadie)
- David Finlayson Wines Edgebaston Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2017 (David Finlayson)
- De Grendel Op Die Berg Pinot Noir 2019 (Charles Hopkins)
- De Trafford Ou Kopland Chenin Blanc 2021 (David Trafford)
- Delaire Graff Estate Banghoek Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 (Morné Vrey)
- Ernie Els Wines CWG 2019 (Louis Strydom)
- Hartenberg Wine Estate CWG Auction Shiraz 2020 (Carl Schultz)
- Kanonkop CWG Paul Sauer 2019 (Abrie Beeslaar)
- Lismore Estate Vineyards The Sheltering Sky Syrah 2020 (Samantha O’Keefe)
- Luddite Oupa Mourvèdre 2019 (Niels Verburg)
- Miles Mossop Wines Maximilian 2019 (Miles Mossop)
- Mullineux Trifecta Chenin Blanc 2020 (Andrea Mullineux)
- Neil Ellis Wines Jonkershoek Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 (Warren Ellis)
- Newton Johnson Family Vineyards Sandford Chardonnay 2020 (Gordon Newton Johnson)
- Paul Cluver Wines The Wagon Trail Chardonnay 2021 (Andries Burger)
- Raats Family Wines The Fountain Terroir Specific Chenin Blanc 2021 (Bruwer Raats)
- Saronsberg Inner Circle 2019 (Dewaldt Heyns)
- Savage Wines Auction Syrah 2020 (Duncan Savage)
- Silverthorn Big Dog VIII Méthode Cap Classique 2017 (John Loubser)
- Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel Decade Pinot Meunier 2011 (Johan Malan)
- Spier Frans K Smit CWG Special Edition 2018 (Frans Smit)
- Strydom Family Wines The Game Changer Cabernet Franc – Merlot 2017 (Rianie Strydom)
- Warwick The White Lady Auction Chardonnay 2020 (JD Pretorius)
FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 – AUCTION DAY 1
This Auction will be held at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West and hosted by Strauss & Co, South Africa’s leading art and wine auction house. If you are attending the event in-person, you can look forward to wines from the members, delicious canapés, a cheese buffet, food bowls and desserts.
16:00 -17:00 Canapés in the foyer
- Shaved duck breast on bruschetta with a prune puree
- Mushroom tartlets (v)
- Beer batter fried fish with chips & tartare sauce
- Pepper-cured beef with fried brinjal, cream cheese and pickles
MCC to be served:
- Cederberg MCC 2017
- Spier Brut
- Graham Beck Rose NV
- Survivor Wines Methode Cap Classique
- De Grendel Brut Cap Classique
17:00 -20:00 cheese buffet:
Brie and Camembert, goat’s cheese, savoury cheesecake, blue cheese
Selection of breads and crackers fig, watermelon & kumquat preserves
Food Bowls:
- Chicken curry with basmati rice and raita
- Beef stroganoff with mashed potato
Sweets:
- Petit key lime tartlets
- Pasties de Nata
Wines available for drinking:
- Ghost Corner Sauvignon Blanc 2022
- Erika O Groenekloof Sauvignon Blanc 2019
- Groot Constantia Sauvignon Blanc 2021
- Dewaldt Heyns Chenin Blanc 2019
- Simonsig Chenin Avec Chêne Wooded Chenin Blanc 2020
- De Grendel Op die Berg Chardonnay 2021
- Delaire Graff Estate Chardonnay Banghoek Reserve 2021
- Cap Maritime Chardonnay 2019
- Paul Cluver Estate Chardonnay 2019
- Richard Kershaw Clonal Selection Elgin Chardonnay 2018
- Warwick The White Lady Chardonnay 2020
- David Finlayson Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
- Erika O Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
- Miles Mossop Max 2018
- Simonsig Labyrinth Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
- Groot Constantia Merlot 2018
- Paul Cluver Estate Pinot Noir 2020
- Survivor Reserve Pinotage 2020
- Ataraxia Serenity 2019
- Bartho Eksteen Ouskool Syrah Mourvedre Grenache 2018
- De Grendel Rubaiyat 2017
- Raats Jasper Red Blend 2019
- Saronsberg Full Circle 2019
- Cederberg Shiraz 2019
- Keermont Syrah 2016
- Savage Red 2019 (Syrah)
- Strydom Rock Star Syrah 2020
SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 2022 – AUCTION DAY 2
This Auction will be held at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West and hosted by Strauss & Co, South Africa’s leading art and wine auction house. If you are attending the event in person, you can look forward to wines from the members, delicious canapés, chef specialities and desserts.
08:00 –10:00 Breakfast canapés:
- Burrito filled with scrambled eggs, tomato smoor, fried ham
- Croissants filled with bacon, boerenkaascheese, cranberry chutney
- Caramelized leek, peppadews & mushroom crustless quiche
- Individual Exotic fruit salad infused with vanilla
- Freshly squeezed orange juice
MCC to be served:
- Graham Beck Blanc de Blancs 2017 x 3 & Pinot Noir Rose 2017
- SilverthornRiver Dragon MCC NV
- Cederberg MCC 2017
- Graham Beck Blanc de Blanc NV
- SimonsigKaapse VonkelBrut Rose
- De Grendel Brut Cap Classique
- SilverthornThe Genie MCC Rose NV
10:00 –11:30
Freshly shucked oysters
Cocktail Panini with shaved roast beef, pickles & mustard
Smoked trout, watercress & chive creamed cheese bagel
Vegetable Vietnamese rice paper spring rolls
Seasonal fruit kebabs with berry puree fondue
11:30 –14:00 Chef Menus
Chef Yusuf Abrajee from Lord Charles Hotel
Mushroom chawanmushi with Hokkaido pumpkin caramel, pickled shimejis, papaya & bamboo salsa, curried vegetable cornflakes
Chef Gustaaf Boshoff, Chef patron from MillhouseKitchen Lourensford
Grass-fed brisket taco, umami bomb, blue cheese ranch, pickled red onion
Chef Christophe Dehosse from The Vine Bistro Glenelly
Salmon trout gravadlax with wakame, honey dill mustard dressing and lavash
Chef Garth Bedford from The Kraal Restaurant, Klein Joostenberg
Pork cheek bourguignon with a celeriac purée
Chef Kieran Whyte from Ellerman House
Game fish tataki, Malay mayonnaise, spring onion, naartjie ponzu, naartjie salad
Wines available for drinking:
- BarthoEksteen MeesterSauvignon Blanc 2021
- BoplaasBobbejaansbergSauvignon Blanc 2022
- Ghost Corner Wild Ferment 2020
- AA BadenhorstKalmoesfonteinWhite 2020
- Beaumont Family Wines New Baby 2018
- David & Nadia Aristargos2020
- KeermontTerasse2016
- Luddite Saboteur White 2021
- Miles Mossop Saskia 2019
- Frans K Smit White 2018
- HartenbergCWG Riesling 2016
- De Trafford Chenin Blanc 2020
- RaatsOriginal Chenin Blanc 2021
- Strydom Daniele Chenin Blanc 2020
- Bouchard Finlayson ‘Crocodiles’sLair’ Chardonnay 2020
- CrystallumFerumChardonnay 2021
- David Finlayson Chardonnay 2021
- Jordan Nine Yards Chardonnay 2021
- Newton Johnson Family Vineyards Chardonnay 2020
- CrystallumCuvee Cinema 2021
- Newton Johnson Family Vineyards Pinot Noir 2020
- HartenbergCWG Loam Hill Merlot 2005
- Savage Follow the Line Cinsaut2020
- KanonkopPinotage 2015
- AA BadenhorstKalmoesfonteinRed 2020
- Bouchard Finlayson Hannibal 2019
- David & Nadia Elpidios2019
- Ernie Els Proprietor’s Blend 2017
- Luddite Saboteur Red 2019
- Frans K Smit Red 2017
- Warwick Trilogy 2018
- Cederberg Shiraz 2019
- De Trafford Syrah 393 2019
- MullineuxSyrah 2019
- Jordan Cobblers Hill 2018
- BoekenhoutskloofStellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
13:00 –15:00 Desserts
- Mini carrot cupcakes with creamed cheese frosting
- Lemon meringue eclairs
- Caramel & peppermint cheesecake
Available throughout the two event days:
Bootlegger barista on site, preparing coffees/teas
