{"id":788,"date":"2013-08-31T00:27:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T22:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/?p=788"},"modified":"2021-01-25T17:58:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T15:58:33","slug":"top-10-pinotage-competition-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/2013\/08\/top-10-pinotage-competition-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Only one Stellenbosch producer among 2013 Absa Top 10 Pinotage Competition winners – a turn-up for the books"},"content":{"rendered":"

NOTABLE ABSENTEES among the laureates in the latest shoot-out organised by South Africa's Pinotage Association include Beyerskloof, DeWaal, Spier and Stellenzicht… Familiar faces at the podium this year included Anura, Fairview, Kanonkop, KWV, L'Avenir, Lyngrove,\u00a0M\u00f4reson,\u00a0Rijk's, Simonsig and Windmeul… And the surprise newcomer among the Top 10 was Black Elephant Vintners, a Franschhoek producer making its debut with a wine called The Back Roads Pinotage!<\/p>\n

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L'Avenir cellar and garden, Stellenbosch – home of one of the most consistently good Pinotage wines<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n


\n<\/span>2013 ABSA TOP 10 PINOTAGE COMPETITION WINNERS:<\/strong>
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Anura Pinotage Reserve 2011\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Paarl<\/span><\/div>\n
Back Roads Pinotage 2012 from Black Elephant Vintners\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Franschhoek<\/span><\/div>\n
Diemersdal Pinotage 2012\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Durbanville<\/span><\/div>\n
L'Avenir Pinotage 2011\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Stellenbosch<\/span><\/div>\n
Lyngrove Platinum Pinotage 2012\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Somerset West<\/span><\/div>\n
Manley Pinotage 2011\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Tulbagh<\/span><\/div>\n
Rijk's Pinotage Reserve 2009\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Tulbagh<\/span><\/div>\n
Rooiberg Pinotage Reserve 2012\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Robertson<\/span><\/div>\n
Springfontein Jonathan's Ridge Pinotage 2010\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Stanford<\/span><\/div>\n
Wildekrans Pinotage 2011\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Bot River<\/span><\/div>\n
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RUNNERS-UP:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Diemersdal Pinotage Reserve 2012\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Durbanville<\/span><\/div>\n
Fairview Primo Pinotage 2011\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Paarl<\/span><\/div>\n
Kanonkop Pinotage 2010\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Stellenbosch<\/span><\/div>\n
Kanonkop Pinotage 2009\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Stellenbosch<\/span><\/div>\n
KWV The Mentors Pinotage 2011\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Paarl<\/span><\/div>\n
M\u00f4<\/span>reson Pinotage 2011\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Franschhoek<\/span><\/div>\n
Simonsig Redhill Pinotage 2011\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Stellenbosch<\/span><\/div>\n
Wagenboom Pinotage 2010 from Waboomsrivier\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Breedekloof<\/span><\/div>\n
Windmeul Pinotage 2011\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Paarl<\/span><\/div>\n
Windmeul Pinotage Reserve 2012\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u00a0Paarl<\/span>
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\n<\/span>For more information about the competition, click here<\/b><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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NOTABLE ABSENTEES among the laureates in the latest shoot-out organised by South Africa’s Pinotage Association include Beyerskloof, DeWaal, Spier and Stellenzicht… Familiar faces at the podium this year included Anura, Fairview, Kanonkop, KWV, L’Avenir, Lyngrove,\u00a0M\u00f4reson,\u00a0Rijk’s, Simonsig and Windmeul… And the surprise newcomer among the Top 10 was Black Elephant Vintners, a Franschhoek producer making its debut with a wine called<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1901,1825,1845],"tags":[1448,1423,1449,1450,1030,950,1451,835,1452,921,1453,1103,781,911,1298,1025,1454,1235,1455,925],"class_list":["post-788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1901","category-wine-ratings","category-top-10-pinotage","tag-absa-top-10","tag-anura","tag-back-roads","tag-black-elephant","tag-diemersdal","tag-fairview","tag-kanonkop","tag-kwv","tag-lavenir","tag-lyngrove","tag-manley","tag-moreson","tag-pinotage","tag-rijks","tag-rooiberg","tag-simonsig","tag-springfontein","tag-top-20","tag-wildekrans","tag-windmeul"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\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\n\t\t