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Veritas showers medals 16 October 2007 Results from South Africa’s largest competition
The country’s largest, and for consumers probably most significant, wine competition has announced the results of its 2007 judging. The awards were presented at a ceremony in Cape Town this last weekend.
Vital overall statistics tell us that 1904 wines were judged – a number up 231 over last year’s entry. Judging took place over four days, conducted by sixteen panels of seven judges each, from a pool of over 100 local judges and nine international ones; the largest class was Shiraz with 220 wines, followed by Sauvignon Blanc (209) and Cabernet Sauvignon (204).
Unusually, Veritas gives medals at four levels, leading to a situation where 70 percent of the wines entered were rewarded with a medal of some kind this year – 40 percent of them fourth-level bronze. Just two percent won double-gold (that is 44 wines), five percent won gold (101 wines) and 23 percent silver (447 wines).
Mega-company Distell won (with a number of different brands entered separately) six of the double-golds. A number of producers each won two: Bon Courage, Boplaas, Nederburg, Nuy, Saronsberg and Spier.
A list of the winners of the top level of awards is given below. Full results are available on the Veritas website - including a list of medal winner arranged according to producer, whereby an inevitable curiousity can easily reveal such luminous names as Vergelegen, Tokara, Capaia, Waterford and Ernie Els huddled emabarrassedly (or is it embarrassingly?) around their bronzes and silvers.
• This year’s Veritas double gold and gold winners can be tasted at venues around the country (booking via Computicket):
Veritas 2007 Double gold awards Anura Merlot Reserve 2004 Klein Babylons Toren Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 2004 Badsberg Red Muscadel 2006 Bellingham Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Bellingham The Maverick Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Boland Merlot Winemakers Selection 2005 Bon Courage Hillside White Colombar/Chardonnay 2007 Bon Courage Pinotage 2006 Boplaas Tawny Port N/V Boplaas Vintage Port 2005 Boschendal Reserve Collection Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Buitenverwachting Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 De Grendel Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2007 De Grendel Shiraz 2006 Zonnebloem Ltd Edition Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Merlot 2004 Fort Simon Chenin Blanc 2006 Glen Carlou Gravel Quarry Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Groote Post Shiraz 2004 Hartenberg Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Dombeya Boulder Road Shiraz 2005 The Auction Crossing Syrah/Viognier 2005 Jordan Blanc Fumé 2006 Kleine Zalze Cellar Selection Chenin Blanc Bush Vine (O/D) 2006 Longridge Pinotage 2004 Meerendal Chenin Blanc Natural Sweet 2006 Monis Rooi Muskadel 2000 Nederburg Edelkeur Private Bin Chenin Blanc NLH 2005 Nederburg Private Bin R163 Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 Lord Neethling Weisser Riesling NLH 2006 Neil Ellis Pinotage 2006 Nuy Wit Muskadel 2003 Nuy Wit Muskadel 1998 Alexanderfontein Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Saronsberg Full Circle Shiraz 2005 Saronsberg Shiraz 2005 Seidelberg Roland's Reserve Merlot 2005 Simonsig Redhill Pinotage 2005 Spier Private Collection Chardonnay 2006 Sejana Merlot 2005 Sumaridge Chardonnay 2006 Montagu Jeripiko Muscadel 2005 Uitvlucht Montagu Rooi Muskadel 2005 Wamakersvallei La Cave Pinotage 2006
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COMMENTS From Mark: Oh yes – Veritas always gets many more entries than TWS (Michelangelo also gets more); Veritas this year had nearly twice as many entries as TWS (making it no doubt an even more lucrative affair). It seems unlikely that Steenberg entered. –Ed
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