Simonsig Estate Opens Vault of Wine Treasures for Vintage Wine Day
Friday, 11 July, 2014
Simonsig Wine Estate
Wine-lovers will be given a rare chance to taste and buy older vintages of wines made on the Simonsig Estate, one of Stellenbosch’s best-known and lauded wine farms.
The second Simonsig Vintage Wine Day is to be held on the Estate on Saturday, 16 August where visitors can taste a range of specially selected wines representing Simonsig’s finest vintages of the new millennium and of the past two decades.
Simonsig is one of South Africa’s pioneering wine estates and is famous for its selection of quality red and white wines, as well as being the birthplace of the country’s bottle-fermented sparkling wine known today as Méthode Cap Classique. During the Vintage Day, visitors will have a rare opportunity to taste and purchase vintage Kaapse Vonkel MCC wines going back to 2001, as well as super vintages of Simonsig’s iconic Redhill Pinotage which is the recipient of numerous Top 10 Pinotage Awards as well as an array of local and international accolades.
According to Johan Malan, the Cellarmaster of Simonsig Estate, Simonsig Vintage Wine Day offers wine-lovers the chance to experience wines that had benefitted from maturation under optimum storage conditions to reach their optimum maturity.
“In today’s market it is not always possible for the public to obtain older vintages, yet we at Simonsig experience a constant demand from people wishing to buy wines aged five years and older,” says Malan. “And this day is for them. During the Vintage Day we literally open up our cellars allowing visitors to taste and buy from our older stocks. This is a unique opportunity to experience wines that have been accorded the time to age under ideal conditions, many of which have become true gems over the passage of time.”
Besides the rare chance to taste and buy these older vintages, visitors will have the opportunity to attend a Master Class by Simonsig Cellarmaster Johan Malan and winemaker Hannes Meyer who will lead a tasting showcasing older Kaapse Vonkels, wooded Chenin Blanc, the Tiara red blend and Johan’s Heirloom Shiraz which is made exclusively for the Cape Winemakers Guild Auction.
During this festive day, music will be provided and an array of tasty food prepared by Simonsig’s Cuvée Restaurant will be on sale, including oysters, steak ciabatta, cheeseboards and soup. A special play-area for children will be made available.
Simonsig will be open for the Vintage Day from 11h00 to 17h00 and tickets are R150 (R120 for members of the Simonsig Wine Club) and include a glass and all tastings. Under 18s accompanied by an adult will be admitted free of charge, The Master Class costs R50 per person (please book in advance), and space is limited.
Tickets through webtickets.co.za or at the Estate on the Vintage Day. For further information, contact Simonsig at +27.218884912.