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.



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Joaquim Sa (Amorim) & Jacques Bruwer (Bon Courage)
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