{"id":12250,"date":"2017-05-31T17:53:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T15:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/?p=12250"},"modified":"2021-01-25T17:55:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T15:55:36","slug":"fairview-rustenberg-and-saronsberg-dominate-at-shiraz-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/2017\/05\/fairview-rustenberg-and-saronsberg-dominate-at-shiraz-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairview, Rustenberg and Saronsberg dominate at Shiraz Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>THE CEDERBERG Private Cellar, KWV and Fairview of Paarl, Eagles\u2019 Nest of Constantia and Saronsberg of Tulbagh have the best track records at the Shiraz SA Challenge since its inception in 2013. At the 2017 edition, all triumphed once\u00a0again, with Rustenberg of Stellenbosch also sharing the limelight as one of three cellars to earn a couple of\u00a0trophies on the day.<\/p>\n

Moreover, Rustenberg, Cederberg, Eagles' Nest and Saronsberg are all among the Top 10 in the 2017 SA Shiraz Classification<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0Talk about a solid set of results! And it's remarkable that top SA Shiraz continues to come from various regions and districts\u00a0\u2013 also including Durbanville (D'Aria), Elim (Strandveld) and Bot River (Wildekrans).<\/p>\n

There were 220 entries in the competition.\u00a0On the jury: Cape Wine Master Andy Roediger (chair), international judge Claus Fischer (Germany), Master of Wine Cathy van Zyl, cellarmasters Charles Hopkins (De Grendel) and Edmund Terblanche (La Motte), Taj Hotel sommelier Pearl Oliver and wine writer\/editor Samarie Smit (Die Burger). For more information see here<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

TOP 12 SA SHIRAZ WINES IN 2017 CHALLENGE<\/h4>\n

Cederberg Shiraz 2015<\/strong>
\n D'Aria The Soprano Shiraz 2015<\/strong>
\n Eagles' Nest Shiraz 2014<\/strong>
\n Fairview The Beacon Shiraz 2014<\/strong>
\n Fairview Swartland Shiraz 2014<\/strong>
\n Flagstone Dark Horse Shiraz 2013<\/strong>
\n KWV Cathedral Cellar Shiraz 2015<\/strong>
\n La Motte Pierneef Syrah Viognier 2015<\/strong>
\n Rustenberg Buzzard Kloof Syrah 2015<\/strong>
\n Saronsberg Shiraz 2015<\/strong>
\n Strandveld Syrah 2013<\/strong>
\n Wildekrans Barrel Select Reserve Shiraz 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

TOP 3 BLENDS IN 2017 SHIRAZ SA CHALLENGE<\/h4>\n

Bellingham The Bernard Series SMV 2014<\/strong>
\n Rustenberg Stellenbosch RM Nicholson 2015<\/strong>
\n Saronsburg Full Circle 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

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SARONSBERG, TULBAGH: one of the top Shiraz producers in South Africa<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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THE CEDERBERG Private Cellar, KWV and Fairview of Paarl, Eagles\u2019 Nest of Constantia and Saronsberg of Tulbagh have the best track records at the Shiraz SA Challenge since its inception in 2013. At the 2017 edition, all triumphed once\u00a0again, with Rustenberg of Stellenbosch also sharing the limelight as one of three cellars to earn a couple of\u00a0trophies on the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2407,1825,1842],"tags":[2408,1113,950,1515,849,912,977,2496,1688,2060],"class_list":["post-12250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2407","category-wine-ratings","category-shiraz-challenge","tag-2408","tag-challenge","tag-fairview","tag-rustenberg","tag-sa","tag-saronsberg","tag-shiraz","tag-shiraz-blend","tag-shiraz-sa","tag-top-12"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t