Wednesday, 2 September, 2015
Hartenberg
Hartenberg Wine Estate, situated in the iconic Stellenbosch Winelands has been included in the sought after list of the Top 150 South African Producers. The Eleanor Chardonnay 2013 (rated 93/100) is featured on his list of the Best Chardonnays, with the Gravel Hill Shiraz 2010 (rated 94/100) and Stork Shiraz 2011 (rated 93/100) making it onto the list for the Best Syrah. The Mackenzie 2011 (rated 94/100) earned a spot on the Best Bordeaux Blend list.
Following in their footsteps the
following wines received more than 90 points out of a potential 100:
Hartenberg Chardonnay 2013 (92)
Hartenberg Riesling 2013 (91)
Hartenberg Shiraz 2011 (91)
Hartenberg The Occasional Riesling
2012 (92)
Completing this oustanding news for
Hartenberg is that Tim Atkin has classified the estate at the top of the Second
Growth list, which forms part of his annual classification of the Cape Wine
Industry. This list is based on the 1855
Bordeaux Classification, where he uses quality as opposed to price as the only
criteria.
To download and read the full report, refer to http://www.timatkin.com/reports/2015-south-africa-....