The five winners of the 9th annual Perold Absa Cape Blend Competition are:
Asara Vineyard Collection Cape Fusion 2016
WO Botrivier: Pinotage, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Shiraz.
Winemaker – Braam Gericke
The winners were announced yesterday, 29 August 2019 at a prize ceremony at Lanzerac Wine Estate in Stellenbosch.
This is a record sixth win for KWV Abraham Perold Tributum.
And Wildekrans will be celebrating as the only ones to win both the Absa Top 10 Pinotage and Perold Cape Blend competitions this year
Judges were: Convenor Wilhelm Pienaar (Hermanuspietersfontein), Janno Briers-Louw (Eenzaamheid), Samarie Smith (Benguela Cove), Nataleé Botha (Kleine Zalze) and Heinrich Kulsen (Nederburg).
The rules have been amended with effect from the 2019 vintage that Pinotage should be the major component of the blend which must be between 30% and 70% Pinotage.
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