Chardonnay du Monde results for South Africa

Thursday, 19 March, 2015
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Fantastic news for South Africa and a mighty achievement for Groot Constantia who will now see their Chardonnay flying off the shelves.

The 22th annual Chardonnay du Monde® competition was held on 11 to 14 March 2015 at Château des Ravatys, the wine estate of the Pasteur Institute at Saint Lager in the Burgundy wine region of France, and the Groot Constantia Chardonnay judged the best in the world!

  • 826 wine samples from 41 countries were tasted. The judges tasted in accordance with the International rules, and they strictly followed Quality Assurance procedures.
  • 50 percent of the judges were from outside France.
    After four days of judging, the panels awarded medals to 275, or 1/3 of the 826 wines entered

Other winners include:

SA GOLDS, MEDAL WINNERS
Groot Constantia Chardonnay 2013
Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Chardonnay 2014 (Bergkelder)

SA SILVER MEDAL WINNERS
A Few Good Men Chardonnay 2014 (Riebeek Cellars) De Wetshof Bateleur Chardonnay 2012
Fleur du Cap Chardonnay 2013 (Bergkelder)
Boschendal 1685 Chardonnay 2013
Boschendal Elgin Chardonnay 2013
Glen Carlou Quartz Stone Chardonnay 2013
Le Bonheur Chardonnay 2014
Lourensford Winemaker's Selection Chardonnay 2014
Môreson Mercator Premium Chardonnay 2012
Rietvallei JMB Chardonnay 2014
RW Kings River Chardonnay 2013
Tokara Reserve Collection Stellenbosch Chardonnay 2013
Uva Mira Chardonnay 2013 

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