Classic Wine Trophy 2005

The Classic Wine Trophy competition, now in its eighth year, is convened by Jean-Vincent Ridon of the Signal Hill winery in Cape Town and sees wines being judged according to a French aesthetic. For the next five years it will have the Santé Winelands Hotel and Wellness Centre in Paarl as a co-sponsor.

The competition sees ten gold medals awarded for red wines, five for white wines, one for the best sparkling and one for the best sweet wine. Trophies awarded are for the Best Red Wine, the Best White Wine and the Jury prize for Consistency and Quality. Results of the 2005 competition were announced recently:

Red Wine Trophy:
Spice Route Malabar 2002

White Wine Trophy:
Amani Chardonnay 2003

Jury Trophy (for outstanding consistency across the range):
Glen Carlou

Red wine gold medals:
Anatu Shiraz 2003
Fairview Solitude Shiraz 2003
Glen Carlou Pinot Noir 2004
Glenwood Shiraz 2004
Ashbourne Pinotage 2001
Hartenberg Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz 2003
La Motte Shiraz 2003
Lindhorst Statement 2003
Ridgeback Shiraz 2003
Spice Route Malabar 2002

White wine gold medals:
Amani Chardonnay 2003
Bouchard Finlayson Chardonnay 2004
Eikendal Chardonnay 2004
Groot Constantia Chardonnay 2004
L’Avenir Chardonnay 2004

Dessert wine gold medal:
De Krans Tawny Port

Sparkling wine gold medal:
Graham Beck Blanc de Blanc 2000