Fleur du Cap shines at Michelangelo International Wine Awards
Friday, 18 September, 2009
GC Communications
Fleur du Cap has once again put up a superb show at this year's
influential Michelangelo International Wine Awards with the premier
Unfiltered as well as the Bergkelder ranges scooping seven medals in total - two Grand D'Or, three gold and two silver medals.
The two Fleur du Cap wines that excelled with Grand D'Or medals were the Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Sémillon 2008 and the prized Fleur du Cap Noble Late Harvest 2007. This noble wine is also a Veritas gold medallist and one of the Noble Late Harvest wines that secured an amazing 5-star hat trick for Fleur du Cap in the prestigious Platter's South African Wine Guide.
The two Michelangelo Grand D'Or medallists are among 52 wines out of a record 1 502 entrants from 263 producers to be awarded Double Gold status.
Three of Fleur du Cap's Unfiltered Sauvignon Blancs, that are widely known for their outstanding quality, stood out at the competition as gold medal achievers. They were the Platter 5-star Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Sauvignon Blanc 2009, the Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Sauvignon Blanc 2008 and the Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Limited Release. The 2008 vintage of Fleur du Cap's highly praised Unfiltered Sauvignon Blanc also scooped a gold medal at this year's Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show and a Winemakers' Choice Diamond Award in 2008.
The silver medals were awarded to the Fleur du Cap Shiraz 2007 and the Fleur du Cap Noble Late Harvest 2008, the latest of three consecutive vintages to be capped with Platter 5-stars.
The Michelangelo International Wine Awards is unique by using an international panel of judges with only one local judge. Only 30% of the entries are awarded medals to add prestige to the wines bearing these significant medals.
Fleur du Cap, a collection of superb wines shaped by the generosity of nature, owes its success to the dedication of a devoted team at The Bergkelder with Cellarmaster Andrea Freeborough at the helm, Justin Corrans in charge of the red wines, and Pieter Badenhorst tasked with making the white wines. Viticulturist Bennie Liebenberg plays an integral part sourcing the best vineyard sites for the wines.