Cape White Blend Report 2017

Friday, 17 November, 2017
winemag.co.za, Christian Eedes
Winemag.co.za is pleased to present the second annual Cape White Blend Report – in order to be eligible, wines had to contain a Chenin Blanc component of more than 15% and less than 85%.

Why insist on Chenin Blanc as a component? It's what makes such wines particularly, if not uniquely, of this country. If we were to make Chenin Blanc non-compulsory then producers forfeit a significant point of difference relative to wines from elsewhere in the world - with approximately 18 000ha of Chenin in the ground, it's our most planted variety and we should find ways to celebrate it.

There were 38 wines in the line-up, these judged blind, labels out of sight. 22 wines were rated 90 or higher on the 100-point quality scale and these were recognised during an event held at Fairview in Paarl on Wednesday, 15 November.

95
Keermont Terrasse 2015
Price: R160

94
Lammershoek Terravinum Reserve White 2016
Price: R185

Solms Delta Amalie 2015
Price: R180

93
Cavalli Cremello 2015
Price: R135

Lammershoek The Innocent White Blend 2015
Price: R88

Olifantsberg Blanc 2016
Price: R165

Painted Wolf Peloton Blanc 2016
Price: R100

92
Fairview Nurok 2016
Price: R170

Muratie Laurens Campher 2016
Price: R135

91
Bergsig Icarus 2016
Price: R180

Blake's Family Wines Tourmaline 2016
Price: R120

Darling Cellars Lime Kilns 2016
Price: R100

Eerste Hoop Lodewijk X 2017
Price: R240

Miles Mossop Saskia 2014
Price: R257

Sijnn White 2016
Price: R180

90
Bosman Family Vineyards Adama 2016
Price: R150

B Vintners Haarlem to Hope 2016
Price: R185

Leipzig White Leipzig 2017
Price: R110

Marvelous Yellow 2015
Price: R90

Rascallion Vinyl Collection 33 1/3 RPM 2017
Price: R118

Vrede en Lust Artisan Range Chenin Blanc Semillon 2016
Price: R129

Zevenwacht The Tin Mine White 2016
Price: R79

To read the report in full, go to Winemag.co.za.
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