{"id":33364,"date":"2020-10-14T23:47:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T21:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/?p=33364"},"modified":"2021-01-25T17:41:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T15:41:47","slug":"impressive-sauvignon-blanc-sa-top-10-offers-a-bit-of-this-a-bit-of-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/2020\/10\/impressive-sauvignon-blanc-sa-top-10-offers-a-bit-of-this-a-bit-of-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Impressive Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 offers a bit of this, a bit of that"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CHENIN BLANC might be the most-planted wine grape variety in South Africa, but Sauvignon Blanc is the country's top-selling variety… A success story for sure, and most cellars are confident about putting their wines on show for scrutiny by the critics. There were 149 submissions from 96 producers vying for a place in the 2020 Sauvignon Blanc SA Top\u00a010<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and it was interesting that the winners came from seven different areas of the Cape winelands \u2013 including two from Worcester wineries!<\/p>\n

The panel of judges comprised Winifred Bowman CWM (chair), winemakers Charles Hopkins (De Grendel) and R\u00fcdger van Wyk (Stark-Cond\u00e9), as well as wine writer Fiona McDonald. Four of the Sauvignon Blancs they chose for a Top 10 trophy are particularly praiseworthy: Diemersdal Winter Ferment for having won for the third time in succession, with the 2019 vintage of Kleine Zalze Family Reserve, Paul Cluver and Stark-Cond\u00e9 Round Mountain having earned three or four great reviews from various panels in 2020, the latter wine one of THE most successful wooded expressions of Sauvignon Blanc.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the names of all 20 finalists in the competition, see here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. All top SA Sauvignon ratings during the past two years recorded here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Alvi's Drift Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2020<\/strong>
\nR120pb ex-cellar, Worcester<\/p>\n

Cilmor Limited Edition Sauvignon Blanc 2019<\/strong>
\nR120pb ex-cellar, Worcester<\/p>\n

Diemersdal Winter Ferment Sauvignon Blanc 2020<\/strong>
\nR145pb ex-cellar, Durbanville<\/p>\n

Ghost Corner Wild Ferment Sauvignon Blanc 2018<\/strong>
\nR250pb from Cederberg cellar<\/p>\n

Iona Wild Ferment Sauvignon Blanc 2019<\/strong>
\nR195pb ex-cellar, Elgin<\/p>\n

Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Sauvignon Blanc Sur Lie 2019<\/strong>
\nR220pb ex-cellar, Stellenbosch<\/p>\n

Ormonde Chip off the Old Block Sauvignon Blanc 2019<\/strong>
\nR115pb ex-cellar, Darling<\/p>\n

Paul Cluver Sauvignon Blanc 2019<\/strong>
\nR110pb ex-cellar, Elgin<\/p>\n

Stark-Cond\u00e9 Round Mountain Sauvignon Blanc 2019<\/strong>
\nR125pb ex-cellar, Jonkershoek, Stellenbosch<\/p>\n

Stellenbosch Vineyards Southern View Sauvignon Blanc 2020<\/strong>
\nR90pb ex-cellar, Stelenbosch<\/p>\n

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  CHENIN BLANC might be the most-planted wine grape variety in South Africa, but Sauvignon Blanc is the country’s top-selling variety… A success story for sure, and most cellars are confident about putting their wines on show for scrutiny by the critics. There were 149 submissions from 96 producers vying for a place in the 2020 Sauvignon Blanc SA Top\u00a010,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3310,1825,1847],"tags":[3360,799,1791,902,3575,1721,1030,1800,1130,834,845,779,849,783,1044,1185,811,3418,1091],"class_list":["post-33364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3310","category-wine-ratings","category-sauvignon-blanc-top-10","tag-3360","tag-alvis-drift","tag-association","tag-cederberg","tag-cilmor","tag-competition","tag-diemersdal","tag-ghost-corner","tag-iona","tag-kleine-zalze","tag-ormonde","tag-paul-cluver","tag-sa","tag-sauvignon-blanc","tag-south-africa","tag-stark-conde","tag-top-10","tag-top-ten","tag-top-wine"],"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