It’s the 18th year that the Old Mutual’s Trophy Wine Show, the nation’s highly celebrated wine event, has selected ‘the best of the best’. It’s time for wine lovers to taste the wines that have set judges’ palates buzzing. This evening, people who are serious about their wines should be heading to the Sandton Convention Centre where the Bill Gallagher Room will be offering the exceptional experience to get a taste of the silver, gold or trophy medal winners – the wines that excelled at the Old Mutual Wine Trophy competition.
Wines available for tasting will include the Best Red, Best White, Discovery of the Show (Best Value) and the International Judges’ Trophy award. All wines are available to order on the night at the Makro pop-up store at show prices. Light meals and refreshments will also be on sale. It will be a rare opportunity for wine lovers to sample, and buy, the wines selected through ‘blind’ tastings by a panel of international and local judges chaired by South Africa’s wine authority Michael Fridjhon.
This year’s illustrious international judges were Kirk Bauer (Germany), Simon Field MW (UK) and Benjamin Roffet (France). The South African panel comprised Narina Cloete, Christian Eedes, Patson Mathonsi, Alexandra McFarlane, JD Pretorius and François Rautenbach.
Some of the major award winners announced at the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show Awards luncheon held on the 4th of June in Cape Town who will be showcasing their produce will be:
- Mulderbosch Single Vineyard Chenin Blanc Block A 2017:
- Best White Wine Overall
- Kruger Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2017:
- Best Red Wine Overall
- Bonnievale Barrel Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2015:
- Discovery of the Show/Best Value Gold Medallist
The countrywide roadshow will continue with the Cape Town Public Tasting happening on Thursday, 20 June, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
Visit the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show website www.trophywineshow.co.za for all updates as well as judges’ profiles, information and historical statistics. Tickets are available via Webtickets at www.webtickets.co.za and cost between R180 and R200.
All the Trophy Winners
- Old Mutual Trophy for Most Successful Producer Overall
- Painted Wolf Wines
- Harold Eedes Trophy for Best Chenin Blanc, Old Mutual International Judges’ Trophy and Old Mutual Trophy for Best White Wine Overall
- Mulderbosch Single Vineyard Chenin Blanc Block A 2017
- American Express Trophy for Best Cabernet Sauvignon and Old Mutual Trophy for Best Red Wine Overall
- Kruger Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
- Old Mutual Trophy for Discovery of the Show / Best Value Gold Medallist
- Bonnievale Barrel Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
- Grand Roche Trophy for Best White Blend
- Cape Point Vineyards Isliedh 2017
- Old Mutual Trophy for Best Sparkling Wine
- JC Le Roux Scintilla Méthode Cap Classique Vintage Reserve 2014
- Riedel Trophy for Best Bordeaux-Style Red Blend
- Leopard’s Leap Culinaria Collection Grand Vin 2017
- Miele Trophy for Best Chardonnay
- Jordan Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2018
- Tony Mossop Trophyfor Best Cape Port
- Delaire Graff Cape Vintage 2017
- Makro Trophy for Best Shiraz
- Rustenberg Buzzard Kloof Syrah 2017
- Nestlé Pure Life Trophy for Best Sauvignon Blanc
- Ghost Corner Sauvignon Blanc 2018
- Old Mutual Trophy for Best Dessert Wine (Unfortified)
- Nederburg The Winemasters Noble Late Harvest 2018
- Trophy for Best Pinotage
- Survivor Pinotage Reserve 2017
- Trophy for Best Red Blend
- De Krans Tritonia Calitzdorp Blend 2016
- Trophy for Best Niche White Variety
- Painted Wolf Roussanne 2018
- Trophy for Best Niche Red Variety
- Painted Wolf Black Pack Mourvèdre 2017
- Trophy for Best Semillon
- Wildeberg White 2018
- Trophy for Best Museum Class Fortified Wine
- KWV Ruby Port 1949
- Trophy for Best Museum Class Sparkling Wine
- Desiderius Pongrácz Méthode Cap Classique 2011
- Trophy for Best Museum Class Sauvignon Blanc
- D’Aria The Songbird Sauvignon Blanc 2014
- Trophy for Best Museum Class Semillon
- KWV The Mentors Semillon 2012
Also Gold Medal Winners
- Bonnievale Barrel Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
- Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve Port 2009 (Museum Class)
- Eikendal Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
- Glen Carlou Syrah 2017
- Hidden Gems 2016
- KWV The Mentors Semillon 2015 Darling (Museum Class)
- Neethlingshof The Short Story Collection Maria Noble Late Harvest 2017
- Neil Ellis Amica 2017
- Peter Falke Méthode Cap Classique 2013 (Boutique Class)
- Spier Creative Block 2 2018
- Villion Henning Chenin Blanc 2017
- Warwick Professor Black 2018
- Zandvliet Kalkveld Shiraz 2015
No Comments