Stettyn Family Vineyards took top honours for the best sauvignon blanc in South Africa at this year’s SA Champion Young Wine of 2024, Cape {town} Etc reports.
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It is the second successive year that a wooded cabernet sauvignon got top spot at the awards. Dating back to 1833 and now in its 192nd year, the SA Young Wines Show is one of the oldest wine competitions in the world.
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The 17 competing categories include Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, other white cultivars, dry white blends, off-dry white wine and noble late harvest, and trophies for the red wines include best Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinotage, Shiraz, other red cultivars and dry red blends.
This year saw 1 387 entries and only 19 winners. ‘We’re humbled to be recognized among the best,’ the winery said in a statement. ‘This competition has been running for an impressive 192 years, making our win even more special.
‘We’re grateful for the recognition and can’t wait for you to taste our award-winning Sauvignon Blanc if you haven’t yet! Big cheers to our incredible cellar team and everyone who supports us!’
Diemersdal Estate in Durbanville won the prestigious General Smuts Trophy as the overall SA Champion Young Wine of 2024.
Perdeberg Wines in Paarl won the Pietman Hugo Trophy for the first time, achieving the most points with its five best entries. It is also the only cellar to win more than one National Trophy, namely the Perdeberg Chenin Blanc (wooded), Perdeberg Viognier (wooded – other white cultivar), Perdeberg Natural Sweet White Wine and Perdeberg Malbec (wooded – other red cultivar).
‘Although we experienced a challenging harvest time, this year’s young wines show exceptional quality and this positive industry mood is also reflected in the increased entry of wines from all the areas,’ SANWSA chairperson, Christo Pienaar said.
The rest of the SA Champions are:
- Sauvignon Blanc: Stettyn Wine Cellar
- Chardonnay: De Wet Cellar, Chardonnay (wooded)
- Sémillon: Cederberg Cellars
- White Blended Wine: Badsberg Cellar, Chenin Blanc/Chardonnay (wooded)
- Noble Late Harvest Wine: Van Loveren Family Vineyards
- Shiraz: Stellenbosch Hills, Shiraz (wooded)
- Pinotage: Wellington Wines, Pinotage (wooded)
- Merlot: Montagu Winery Merlot
- Red Blended Wine: Botha Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz/Merlot/Pinotage/Durif/ Ruby
Cabernet (wooded) - Dessert Wine: Boplaas Estate, Hanepoot Jerepigo
- Muscadel: Aan de Doorns Winery, Rooi Muskadel Jerepigo
- Cape Style: Jakkalsvlei Vineyards: Any Other Cape Style Blend
Paarl and Breedekloof/Worcester both clinched five National Trophies each, followed by Klein Karoo three, Stellenbosch two and Robertson and Cederberg one each.
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