{"id":4810,"date":"2015-09-29T21:48:08","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T19:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/?p=4810"},"modified":"2021-01-25T17:55:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T15:55:59","slug":"kanonkop-glen-carlou-and-stellenrust-among-capes-stellar-performers-at-iwsc-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/2015\/09\/kanonkop-glen-carlou-and-stellenrust-among-capes-stellar-performers-at-iwsc-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanonkop, Jordan, Cluver and Forrester among stellar performers at IWSC 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"International<\/a>THE GOOD people\u00a0of Kanonkop on the Simonsberg in Stellenbosch regularly mention that\u00a0doing well in\u00a0competitions is\u00a0not of prime concern… Yet the estate and\/or their agents continue to enter various vintages\u00a0in various taste-offs and they continue to shine with their Pinotage, their Bordeaux-style red blend Paul Sauer, their Cabernet. And it can be frustrating, albeit understandable, when\u00a0the\u00a0award winners are ‘sold out' at the\u00a0cellar by the time\u00a0the news gets out, e.g. all\u00a0four gold medallists and trophy winner in the latest\u00a0edition\u00a0of the International Wine & Spirit Competition, also starring Jordan, Paul Cluver, Ken Forrester, Glen Carlou, KWV and Stellenrust – to name but some of South Africa's stand-outs. See below for the top achievers, and for the full story\u00a0click here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

TROPHY WINNERS AT IWSC 2015<\/h4>\n

Jordan Nine Yards Chardonnay 2013
\nKanonkop Pinotage 2012
\nPaul Cluver Marks & Spencer Ferricrete Riesling 2014
\nThe FMC Chenin Blanc 2013 (Ken Forrester)<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING GOLD MEDAL WINNERS<\/strong><\/h4>\n

David Nieuwoudt Ghost Corner The Bowline 2014 (White Blend, Cederberg)
\nDriehoek Shiraz 2012
\nGlen Carlou Gravel Quarry Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
\nGlen Carlou The Welder Natural Sweet 2013
\nKanonkop Black Label Pinotage 2010
\nKanonkop Black Label Pinotage 2012
\nNederburg Private Bin Edelkeur Noble Late Harvest Chenin Blanc 2010
\nSpier 21 Gables Pinotage 2013
\nStellenrust Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc 2014
\nStellenrust Old Bush Vine Chenin Blanc 2013
\nUva Mira Sing-a-Wing Sauvignon Blanc 2014
\nZevenwacht 360\u00ba Sauvignon Blanc 2014<\/p>\n

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Backsberg Hillside Viognier 2014
\nBenguela Cove Shiraz 2014
\nBoland Cellar Reserve Chenin Blanc 2014
\nBoschendal 1685 Sauvignon Blanc 2015
\nCederberg Shiraz 2013
\nDe Grendel Rubaiyat 2013 (Red Blend)
\nGraham Beck The Rhona Blanc de Blancs 2009 (MCC)
\nJordan Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2014
\nJordan Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
\nKanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
\nKanonkop Paul Sauer 2007 (Red Blend)
\nKleine Zalze Vintage Brut Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2009 (MCC)
\nKWV Cathedral Cellar Chenin Blanc 2014
\nKWV The Mentors Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
\nKWV The Mentors Orchestra 2012 (Red Blend)
\nKWV The Mentors Orchestra 2013 (Red Blend)
\nKWV The Mentors Petit Verdot 2012
\nLeopard's Leap Culinaria Chenin Blanc 2014
\nLomond Snowbush 2012 (White Blend)
\nMetzer Syrah 2012
\nMon Vieux Aquifer Semillon 2014 (Boutinot)
\nNederburg Private Bin Eminence Natural Sweet Muscadel 2011
\nNederburg The Young Airhawk Sauvignon Blanc 2013
\nNeethlingshof Malbec 2013
\nRustenberg Stellenbosch RM Nicholson 2013 (Red Blend)
\nSaxenburg Private Collection Shiraz 2013
\nSijnn 2010 (Red Blend)
\nSimonsig Chenin Avec Ch\u00eane 2014
\nSimonsig Chenin Blanc 2015
\nSolms Delta Koloni 2013 (Dessert)
\nStellenrust Chenin Blanc 2015
\nStrandveld Adamastor 2013 (White Blend)
\nThe Grinder Shiraz 2013 (Grape Grinder)
\nTokara Director's Reserve 2011 (Red Blend)
\nUitkyk Chenin Blanc 2013
\nUva Mira DW Syrah 2013<\/p>\n

For more ratings and the cellar-door prices, click here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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