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Best wines at RMB WineX Cape Town

Published: 06 Oct 09
 

Top Voted Wines at the RMB WineX Cape Town

Cape Town wine lovers prefer their wines to be infused with aromas usually associated with breakfast. At this year's RMB WineX Cape Town, Coffee Pinotage was voted the overall Best Wines on Show. The Diemersfontein Pinotage 2008, KWV Café Culture 2009 and Barista Coffee Pinotage 2009 received the most votes from quaffing attendees and took the top three places respectively as best red wines on show.
Best White Wine went to Springfield's Life from Stone Sauvignon Blanc 2009, with Hamilton Russell Chardonnay 2008 and Ataraxia Chardonnay 2008 claiming a 2nd and 3rd place.

Talita Engelbrecht, Olive and Anthony Hamilton Russell of Hamilton Russell Vineyards.
Talita Engelbrecht, Olive and Anthony Hamilton Russell of Hamilton Russell Vineyards.
 

Other top White wines included:
Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Sauvignon Blanc 2008
Groot Constantia Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Iona Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Jordan Nine Yards Chardonnay 2008
Ken Forrester The FMC 2008
Reyneke Reserve White 2008
Vrede en Lust Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Vrede en Lust Viognier 2009

Other top Reds included:
Boekenhoutskloof The Chocolate Block 2008
De Toren Fusion V 2007
De Toren Z 2007
Meerlust Rubicon 2005
Rupert & Rothschild Baron Edmund 2005
Vrede en Lust Boet Erasmus 2007

Look out for WINE magazine's bumper November edition featuring special WineX Jhb coverage in which best picks and finds of the show are revealed.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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