Durbanville excels as four SA wineries strike gold at international Mondial du Sauvignon
DIEMERSDAL, Steenberg and Delaire Graff shone brightly for South Africa at the international Concours Mondial du Sauvignon 2015. At the contest, held in Italy’s Friuli-Venezia Giulia region this year, two of the SA trio won a couple of medals each, with Diemersdal of Durbanville winning three.
In all, gold medals were presented for four Sauvignon Blancs from the Cape – two of them from Durbanville cellars:
Delaire Graff Coastal Cuvée 2014 – Stellenbosch
Diemersdal Eight Rows 2014 – Durbanville
Maastricht 2014 – Durbanville
Steenberg The Black Swan 2013 – Tokai/Constantia
South Africa’s 12 silver medallists at Mondial du Sauvignon 2015 were as follows – listed together with the location of the wineries:
Alexanderfontein Chip off the Old Block 2014 – Ormonde, Darling
Almenkerk 2014 – Elgin
Delaire Graff 2014 – Helshoogte, Stellenbosch
Diemersdal MM Louw 2014 – Durbanville
Diemersdal Reserve 2014 – Durbanville
David Nieuwoudt Ghost Corner The Bowline 2014 – Cederberg Cellar, Cape Agulhas fruit
Grande Provence 2014 – Franschhoek
Kleine Zalze Family Reserve 2013 – Stellenbosch
Protea 2014 – Anthonij Rupert, Franschhoek
Steenberg Rattlesnake 2014 – Tokai/Constantia
Uva Mira Sing-a-Wing 2014 – Helderberg, Stellenbosch
Zevenwacht 360º 2013 – Kuils River
For ALL the Sauvignons to receive good reviews recently and the prices of these wines, click here. For more about the competition, click here.