A
remarkable follow-through indeed, considering the honours bestowed on Kleine
Zalze’s Family Reserve Chenin Blanc 2013 at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
as ‘Best White Wine Overall’ in May 2015. It was only the second time that a
wine from South Africa
has achieved a top place at this distinguished competition.
Significantly,
Kleine Zalze’s Chenin Blancs shine bright, not just across the vintages and
through every range produced, but also at various price-points. While the
flagship premium range Family Reserve Chenin Blanc 2013 was lauded as the Best
White Wine Overall at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, it was the mid-range
Vineyard Selection Chenin Blanc 2014 that was awarded the Harold Eedes Chenin
Blanc Trophy at the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2015. Now, the latest accolade
at the Mundus Vini Summer Tasting 2015 highlights the popular level Cellar
Selection Chenin Blanc Bush Vines 2015 as the ‘Best of Show - South Africa
White’. Humbly priced at R43 per bottle, Kleine Zalze wines are clearly able to
hit the mark every time.
‘This
is, of course, largely due to the focused devotion of the winemaking team to
meet the overall quality philosophy,’ Managing Director Kobus Basson expressed
with much excitement, adding, ‘We are so thrilled with this news – these awards
are a true testament to the intricate attention to detail and passion that goes
into each and every drop of wine we create. There is a clear and consistent
vision that follows through, a golden thread across all our wines. What really
makes this of such importance to us, is that our range of quality wines can be
shared and enjoyed by the entire market of wine-lovers – no matter the budget
or style preference.’
Not
only do the Chenin Blancs continue to impress, one of the sister white wines,
the Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Chardonnay 2014, attained a highly coveted
Gold medal at this year’s Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards.
Gold medals were awarded to the Kleine Zalze Méthode Cap Classique Brut Rosé
Non-Vintage (recently released) at the recent 2015 Amorim Cork Cap Classique
Challenge, and for the Vintage Brut 2010 at the 2015 International Wine
Challenge. The Vintage Brut 2009 received a Gold medal at the International
Wine & Spirit Challenge 2015, and was presented with the prestigious MCC
Trophy and Double Gold at the 2014 Michelangelo International Wine & Spirit
Awards.
The
clarity of vision for a consistent quality offering is further illustrated by
its red wines – the Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
achieved a Gold medal at Mundus Vini International Wine Awards 2015, and a
Grand Gold medal at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles earlier this year. This was
one of the Cabernets in particular that held a captive audience at a nine-wine
Kleine Zalze Comparative Cabernet Sauvignon media and trade tasting held at The
Twelve Apostles, Cape Town,
in July this year. Themed appropriately: ‘Through the
Vintages and Across the Ranges’, this reaffirms the quality matrix of Kleine
Zalze wines.
A
constant top performer in wine shows both locally and abroad, six Kleine Zalze
wines have achieved five-star status in the highly regarded Platter’s South
African Wine Guide.
The
Kleine Zalze Cellar Selection Chenin Blanc 2014 retails for approximately R43,
the Vineyard Selection Chenin Blanc 2014 for R77, the Family Reserve wines for
approximately R140 (white wines) and R280 (red wines), and the Vineyard
Selection Chardonnay for R80 a bottle. The Non Vintage MCC’s are priced at R90
and the Vintage MCC’s at R140. Kleine Zalze wines are available at selected
specialist wine outlets and at the cellar Tasting Room just outside
Stellenbosch.
Kleine
Zalze is situated in Strand Road (R44), Stellenbosch,
South Africa.
For further information contact Kleine Zalze on +27 (21) 880 0717, email quality@kleinezalze.co.za or visit www.kleinezalze.co.za