{"id":32063,"date":"2020-07-31T09:59:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T07:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/?p=32063"},"modified":"2021-01-25T17:41:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T15:41:53","slug":"shiraz-challenge-winners-hail-from-12-different-corners-of-the-cape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/2020\/07\/shiraz-challenge-winners-hail-from-12-different-corners-of-the-cape\/","title":{"rendered":"Shiraz Challenge winners hail from 12 different corners of the Cape"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DUE TO lockdown restrictions imposed on local drinks industry players in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, announcing the 2020 Shiraz SA Challenge<\/strong><\/span><\/a> results was a sombre occasion conducted online without the winners in attendance. A virtually dry celebration!<\/p>\n

The judging, held over four days at Nederburg in Paarl, was chaired by Cape Wine Master Andy Roediger, with the panellists also including winemakers Edmund Terblanche of La Motte, Anthony de Jager of Fairview and Charles Hopkins of De Grendel, as well as Janno Briers-Louw CWM of Eenzaamheid.<\/p>\n

As an industry body founded in 2008, Shiraz\u00a0SA<\/strong><\/span><\/a> has over 230 members comprising producers and aficianados. The most successful Challenge entrants most often in recent years have been Babylonstoren, Boschkloof, Cederberg, Driehoek, Eagles' Nest, Fairview, Flagstone and Saronsberg. And of the 2020 competition winners, standouts include De Grendel and Saronsberg, whose consistently good reviews internationally position these producers among the benchmarks at the top of the SA Shiraz Classification<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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CHALLENGE WINNERS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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TOP SHIRAZ<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Babylonstoren Shiraz 2018<\/strong>
\nR265pb ex-cellar, Simonsberg-Paarl<\/p>\n

Benguela Cove Syrah 2018<\/strong>
\nR220pb ex-cellar, Bot River<\/p>\n

De Grendel Elim Shiraz 2018<\/strong>
\nR765pb (1.5L) ex-cellar, Panorama, Durbanville WR<\/p>\n

Flagstone Dark Horse Shiraz 2016<\/strong>
\nR280pb ex-cellar, Somerset West<\/p>\n

Koelfontein Shiraz 2017<\/strong>
\nR170pb ex-cellar, Prince Alfred's Hamlet, Ceres<\/p>\n

Kunjani Shiraz 2015<\/strong>
\nR220pb ex-cellar, Stellenbosch<\/p>\n

Leeuwenkuil Heritage Syrah 2017<\/strong>
\nR350pb approx retail (Swartland farm closed to public)<\/p>\n

Lomond Syrah 2018<\/strong>
\nR125pb ex-cellar, Gansbaai, Cape Agulhas<\/p>\n

Old Road Pepper Wind Syrah 2017<\/strong>
\nR360pb ex-cellar, Franschhoek<\/p>\n

Saronsberg Shiraz 2018<\/strong>
\nR260pb ex-cellar, Tulbagh<\/p>\n

Trizanne Reserve Syrah 2018<\/strong>
\nR210pb ex-producer, Kommetjie\/Noordhoek<\/p>\n

Wildeberg Red 2019<\/strong>
\nR320pb ex-cellar, Franschhoek<\/p>\n

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TOP SHIRAZ BLENDS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Babylonstoren Babel 2018<\/strong>
\nR165pb ex-cellar, Simonsberg-Paarl<\/p>\n

Saronsberg Full Circle 2018<\/strong>
\nR500pb ex-cellar, Tulbagh<\/p>\n

Strandveld Navigator 2017<\/strong>
\nR210pb ex-cellar, Elim, Cape Agulhas<\/p>\n

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TOP SHIRAZ ROS\u00c9<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Stellenbosch Hills Polkadraai Ros\u00e9 2020<\/strong>
\nR50pb ex-cellar, Stellenbosch<\/p>\n

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DUE TO lockdown restrictions imposed on local drinks industry players in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, announcing the 2020 Shiraz SA Challenge results was a sombre occasion conducted online without the winners in attendance. A virtually dry celebration! The judging, held over four days at Nederburg in Paarl, was chaired by Cape Wine Master Andy Roediger, with the panellists<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3310,1825,1842],"tags":[3360,1791,1476,2538,1113,957,904,3514,843,3240,849,912,977,2496,3513,1044,2060,1091,2891,3499],"class_list":["post-32063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3310","category-wine-ratings","category-shiraz-challenge","tag-3360","tag-association","tag-babylonstoren","tag-benguela-cove","tag-challenge","tag-de-grendel","tag-flagstone","tag-koelfontein","tag-lomond","tag-old-road","tag-sa","tag-saronsberg","tag-shiraz","tag-shiraz-blend","tag-shiraz-rose","tag-south-africa","tag-top-12","tag-top-wine","tag-trizanne","tag-wildeberg"],"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\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t