Following two visits to the Cape in 2016, and having tasted no less than 1400 South African wines this year, Atkins once again scored the wines of Bouchard Finlayson amongst the top of the crop, ranging from the 2016 BF Sauvignon Blanc Reserve at 90 points, to 91 points for 2015 BF Kaaimansgat Chardonnay and 92 points for 2014 BF Hannibal.
Three current vintages were scored at 93 points - the 2014 BF Missionvale Chardonnay, 2013 BF Tête de Cuvée Pinot Noir and the 2013 BF Galpin Peak Pinot Noir, once again endorsing the Hemel-en-Aarde winery as one of South Africa’s top producers of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Earlier this year, the 2013 BF Galpin Peak Pinot Noir also won a Gold medal in the prestigious 2016 Global Pinot Noir Masters awards and was included in the coveted UK ‘Wine Merchant Top 100’.
Atkins says that the South African wine scene has never been more exciting or more diverse. ‘Both at home and overseas, there is a growing awareness of the winemaking and viticultural revolution that is unfolding in the Cape. Consumers worldwide are becoming increasingly passionate about South African wines’, he concluded.
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About Bouchard Finlayson
Established in 1989 in the temperate Hemel-en-Aarde Valley on 125 hectares (312 acres) of Walker Bay's prime viticultural land, Bouchard Finlayson Vineyard and Winery is a small cellar dedicated to the quality production of Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon blanc. Ever since releasing their first vintages, the name Bouchard Finlayson has been internationally synonymous with excellence. Today, owned by the Red Carnation Hotels’ Tollman family and under the leadership of Victoria Tollman and winemaker Peter Finlayson, 22 hectares (54 acres) of the estate are currently under vine with 50% devoted to the varietal for which Peter is most acclaimed – Pinot noir. Other cultivars under production include Chardonnay, Sauvignon blanc and Sangiovese, as well as a handful under exploration. Bouchard Finlayson is a World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Conservation Champion.
Situated on the R320 near Hermanus, Bouchard Finlayson vineyard and winery is open for tastings and sales Monday to Friday from 09h00 to 17h00 and on Saturdays from 10h00 to 13h00. For further information, call +27 28 312 3515; email info@bouchardfinlayson.co.za; or visit www.bouchardfinlayson.co.za.