{"id":13386,"date":"2017-08-30T14:57:42","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T12:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/?p=13386"},"modified":"2021-01-25T17:55:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T15:55:33","slug":"nitida-top-scores-in-winemags-2017-sauvignon-blanc-semillon-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/2017\/08\/nitida-top-scores-in-winemags-2017-sauvignon-blanc-semillon-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Nitida top-scores in Winemag’s 2017 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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‘On sale from December 2016 at
R150pb ex-cellar<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

IN THE fifth Winemag.co.za Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Blend Report (referred to in previous years as the White Hot Wine Awards) now presented together with Wooded Sauvignon Blanc reviews, 34 of the 56 South African wines assessed scored 90 points or higher in accordance with the online publication's 100-point quality scale.<\/p>\n

Judged Best Overall: Nitida Coronata Integration 2016, WO Durbanville. According to the winemaker: “Fresh white peach, wild sorrel and prickly nettles flow into a creamy, nutty, ripe-pear experience… Mellow cedar and golden delicious apple… Saffron and white pepper…”<\/p>\n

To view the full report\u00a0click here<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>. The top-scoring wines were as follows:<\/p>\n

SAUVIGNON BLANC SEMILLON BLENDS<\/span><\/h4>\n

93<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Bizoe Henri\u00ebtta 2016
\nGabrielskloof Magdalena 2016
\nHighlands Road Sine Cera 2015
\nNederburg Private Bin D252 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2016
\nNitida Coronata Integration 2016<\/p>\n

92<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Benguela Cove Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2016
\nCape Point Isliedh 2016
\nConstantia Uitsig Natura Vista 2015
\nFairview Drie Papen Fontein Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2016
\nMulderbosch Faithful Hound White 2015
\nStellenzicht The Ratio 2015<\/p>\n

91<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Ghost Corner The Bowline 2015<\/p>\n

90<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Celestina Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2016
\nConstantia Glen TWO 2016
\nCreation Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2016
\nDelaire Graff White Reserve 2015
\nGlenWood Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2016
\nGroot Constantia Gouverneurs Reserve White 2015
\nIona One Man Band 2016
\nKevin King Bassey 2015
\nNitida Coronata Integration 2015
\nVergelegen G.V.B White 2014
\nZorgvliet Simon\u00e9 2016<\/p>\n

WOODED SAUVIGNON BLANC<\/span><\/h4>\n

93<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Cape Point Reserve 2015
\nMarianne 2016<\/p>\n

92<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Stark-Cond\u00e9 Round Mountain 2016<\/p>\n

91<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Klein Constantia Perdeblokke 2016<\/p>\n

90<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Authentique 2016
\nGlendirk 2016
\nJordan The Outlier 2016
\nKlein Constantia Block 361 & 372 2015
\nMulderbosch 1000 Miles 2015
\nNeil Ellis Amica 2016
\nNitida Wild Child 2016<\/p>\n

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IN THE fifth Winemag.co.za Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Blend Report (referred to in previous years as the White Hot Wine Awards) now presented together with Wooded Sauvignon Blanc reviews, 34 of the 56 South African wines assessed scored 90 points or higher in accordance with the online publication’s 100-point quality scale. Judged Best Overall: Nitida Coronata Integration 2016, WO Durbanville. According<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2407,1825,1830],"tags":[2408,2532,1326,2531,2046,1171,989,1203,2307,849,783,1163,1044,774,2063,2530],"class_list":["post-13386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2407","category-wine-ratings","category-eedes","tag-2408","tag-biqoe","tag-cape-point","tag-gabrielskloof","tag-highlands-road","tag-marianne","tag-nederburg","tag-nitida","tag-report","tag-sa","tag-sauvignon-blanc","tag-semillon","tag-south-africa","tag-wine","tag-winemag","tag-wooded"],"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\n\t\t\n\t\t