Boplaas makes it a double at Top 100 SA Wines

Monday, 20 April, 2015
Boplaas Family Vineyards
For a second consecutive year, Boplaas Family Vineyards from Calitzdorp has had two wines chosen by the panel of judges at the Top 100 SA Wines. This year the Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve 2012 & Boplaas Family Reserve Touriga Nacional 2012 take their position among South Africa’s TOP 100

For the second successive year, Boplaas Family Vineyards managed two inclusions in the Top 100 SA. As in 2014, a benchmark Boplaas Cape fortified & Portuguese varietal table wine cracked the nod in 2015, with the Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve 2012 and Boplaas Touriga Nacional 2012 making the list.

The Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve 2012 crafted from a quartet of hand harvested old vine Portuguese varieties & utilising traditional vinification techniques, including extensive manual pigeage in open top lagares and ageing in old large format oak barrels prior to bottling unfined & unfiltered. This benchmark Cape Vintage Reserve is crafted in truly miniscule volumes from the finest fruit of the vintage and destined for decades of enjoyment if carefully cellared. Best enjoyed decanted in its youth accompanied by hearty rustic country fare – such as springbok pie, waterblommetjiebredie, braised beef short-rib or slow roast leg of Karoo lamb - or as a failsafe with decadent dark chocolate, aged hard cheese, preserved fruits or charcuterie.

Regarded by many in Portugal as that country’s premier grape varietal and mainstay of many fine Ports over the years, Touriga Nacional is a passion at Boplaas. This hardy, yet shy bearing vine allows for the crafting of exceptionally fulsome, aromatically expressive and age-worthy wines. A mere 2500 bottles were hand crafted from a combination of fruit originating from vines in Stellenbosch, Wellington and Calitzdorp. Apart from its inclusion in the TOP 100 2015, this wine won one of only three gold medals at the CAPPA Challenge 2014 for table wines & also took its place in the CAPPA TOP 10. Enjoy this wine with rustic country fare -especially game or hearty slow cooked dishes - around the braai fire or cellar to enjoy it in the coming decade.

Come discover these TOP 100 2015 winning wines, as well as our full range of Portuguese varietal table wines & benchmark Cape fortifieds, at our cellar door in Calitzdorp, as well our tasting room in Little Brak along the Garden route.

For more information visit www.boplaas.co.za, give us a call on +27 (0)44 2133326, send us an email to info@boplaas.co.za, tweet us @Boplaas1880 or better yet, drop in for a tasting at our cellar door in Calitzdorp.

Calitzdorp Cellar door: OPEN Mondy – Friday, 09:00 – 17:00; Saturday 09:00 – 15:00 & Sundays 10:00 – 14:00

Boplaas Family Vineyards, Calitzdorp – Tending vines & Crafting wines, since 1880