Wine Magazine & Amorim Cap Classique Winners Announced
Friday, 17 September, 2010
Wine Magazine
Amorim Cap Classique Challenge were announced yesterday at a brunch at The Restaurant, Waterkloof in Somerset West.
The competition, now in its ninth year, was judged blind (labels out of
sight) by a panel of five, including two international judges, namely
Hervé Dantan, chef de cave of Champagne Mailly Grand Cru and Nicolas
Follet of Oenosense Consulting based in Riems, France.
Wines were judged in four categories, namely Non-Vintage, Vintage,
Blanc de Blancs and Rosé, with stand-out wines in each category being
rewarded.
The award for Best Overall went to Bon Courage Jacques Bruére Blanc de
Blancs 2007. Bon Courage last won the Cap Classique Challenge in 2004
with the Jacques Bruére Brut Reserve 2000.
What started out as an experiment by Jacques Bruwer on the family's
Robertson property in 1990 has now become such a success that Cap
Classique is considered the flagship wine. The success can be
attributed to many factors, one of which is the chalky, stone-based
soils in the Robertson area, the age of the vines (between 16 and 22
years old) and a luxurious 36 months spent on the lees.
The Best Non-Vintage award went to Pongrácz Brut, Best Rosé went
Pongrácz Rosé and Best Vintage went to Kumkani Infiniti Brut 2004.
The full results, a comprehensive tasting report and a feature article
on the winning wines can be found in the October issue of Wine
magazine, which celebrates its 17th anniversary with a fresh new look
and feel in this issue.
Further coverage will be available on www.winemag.co.za.
Joaquim Sa (Amorim) & Jacques Bruwer (Bon Courage)
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