Delicious desserts and fantastic value-for-money! Badsberg among South Africa’s most consistently good Muscadels
THERE ARE THOSE that can be too spirity, over the top, but the leading examples are quite wonderful among the dessert wine offerings of the Cape. At their best, the fortified red and white Muscadels and Jerepigos made from Muscat grape varieties – typically d’Alexandrie or de Frontignan – show complexity and alluring sweetness without being cloying. And generally speaking, they’re difficult to beat when it comes to value-for-money – world-class at around R50 a bottle (750ml) or less!
Recently announced were the results of South Africa’s 2014 Muskadel SA Awards in which top spot went to Badsberg of the Breedekloof, north-west of Rawsonville, with their 2013 Red Muscadel. Also awarded gold medals were Bon Courage Red Muscadel 2013 (Robertson), KWV White Muscadel Jerepigo 1968 (Paarl), the 2013 Nuy Red and White Muscadels (Worcester), and the Orange River Cellars Red Muscadel 2013 (Northern Cape).
There were 24 entries in the latest Muskadel SA shoot-out – these from 20 or so of the country’s ±60 reputable fortified wine producers situated throughout the Cape winelands but mainly located in the Breede River Valley – Breedekloof (Goudini, Rawsonville, Slanghoek), Worcester, Robertson, McGregor, Bonnievale, Montagu – as well as in the Klein Karoo wine-producing areas of Calitzdorp and Oudtshoorn.
For more info about South Africa’s fortified dessert wines or more details regarding Muskadel SA’s annual awards based on a blind tasting conducted by a panel of experts, click here to contact the association.
The best of the best? For starters, look to the SA Wine Classification. And those wines with most top-rated vintages over the past 10 years:
Badsberg Red Muscadel – 2013 vintage selling for R55pb ex-cellar
Bon Courage White Muscadel – 2013 vintage selling for R60pb ex-cellar
Du Toitskloof Hanepoot Jerepigo – 2013 vintage selling for R50.40pb ex-cellar
KWV White Muscadel/Jerepigo – 2005 vintage selling for R230pb (gift pack) ex-cellar, with wines over 40 years old going for thousands!
Nuy Red Muscadel – 2013 vintage selling for R42pb ex-cellar
Nuy White Muscadel – 2012 vintage selling for R42pb ex-cellar
Orange River Cellars Red Muscadel/Jerepigo – 2013 vintage selling for R43.45pb ex-cellar
Orange River Cellars White Muscadel/Jerepigo – 2013 vintage selling for R43.45pb ex-cellar
Rooiberg Red Muscadel – 2013 vintage selling for R40pb ex-cellar
Slanghoek Red Muscadel – 2013 vintage selling for R47pb ex-cellar
Recently announced were the results of South Africa’s 2014 Muskadel SA Awards in which top spot went to Badsberg of the Breedekloof, north-west of Rawsonville, with their 2013 Red Muscadel. Also awarded gold medals were Bon Courage Red Muscadel 2013 (Robertson), KWV White Muscadel Jerepigo 1968 (Paarl), the 2013 Nuy Red and White Muscadels (Worcester), and the Orange River Cellars Red Muscadel 2013 (Northern Cape).
There were 24 entries in the latest Muskadel SA shoot-out – these from 20 or so of the country’s ±60 reputable fortified wine producers situated throughout the Cape winelands but mainly located in the Breede River Valley – Breedekloof (Goudini, Rawsonville, Slanghoek), Worcester, Robertson, McGregor, Bonnievale, Montagu – as well as in the Klein Karoo wine-producing areas of Calitzdorp and Oudtshoorn.
For more info about South Africa’s fortified dessert wines or more details regarding Muskadel SA’s annual awards based on a blind tasting conducted by a panel of experts, click here to contact the association.
The best of the best? For starters, look to the SA Wine Classification. And those wines with most top-rated vintages over the past 10 years:
Badsberg Red Muscadel – 2013 vintage selling for R55pb ex-cellar
Bon Courage White Muscadel – 2013 vintage selling for R60pb ex-cellar
Du Toitskloof Hanepoot Jerepigo – 2013 vintage selling for R50.40pb ex-cellar
KWV White Muscadel/Jerepigo – 2005 vintage selling for R230pb (gift pack) ex-cellar, with wines over 40 years old going for thousands!
Nuy Red Muscadel – 2013 vintage selling for R42pb ex-cellar
Nuy White Muscadel – 2012 vintage selling for R42pb ex-cellar
Orange River Cellars Red Muscadel/Jerepigo – 2013 vintage selling for R43.45pb ex-cellar
Orange River Cellars White Muscadel/Jerepigo – 2013 vintage selling for R43.45pb ex-cellar
Rooiberg Red Muscadel – 2013 vintage selling for R40pb ex-cellar
Slanghoek Red Muscadel – 2013 vintage selling for R47pb ex-cellar
