Earlier this year The Signatures of Doolhof Malbec 2010 was also chosen from around 400 of South Africa’s top wines and one of only 51 red wines to be included in the prestigious Top 100 South African Wine Challenge list. The 2010 Signatures of Doolhof Malbec is the 4th Malbec vintage to be released at Doolhof and follows in the celebrated footsteps of the previous vintages. Previous accolades for Doolhof Malbec include: The 2007 vintage receiving double gold medals at the Michelangelo International Wine Awards, as well as the Tri Nations Wine Challenge, a gold medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards, as well as being chosen as the top Malbec in the annual Novare Terroir Wine Awards. The 2008 vintage clinched a gold medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards and the 2009 was awarded a gold medal at the Michelangelo International Wine Awards and received the honour of being chosen the Top Malbec at the Novare Terroir Wine Awards. Doolhof is located in the historic Bovlei valley, north east of Wellington and currently 2.5 hectares of the 380 hectare farm is planted with Malbec. The Malbec vineyard was planted in 2003 and is the highest vineyard on the property situated just below the Bainskloof Pass. The location of this vineyard means that the vineyard team must compete with baboons and wild pigs for the grapes, resulting in limited production! Doolhof Wine Estate is an accredited member of the Biodiversity in Wine Initiative which is an industry wide project to help promote the conservation of fynbos. The Signatures of Doolhof Malbec 2010 sells for R115 per bottle. For more information, please visit: www.doolhof.com.