SA’s top Chenin Blanc wines announced

The winners of the fourth annual Standard Bank/Chenin Blanc Top 10 Challenge were recently announced at the Delaire Graff Estate outside Stellenbosch.

SA’s top Chenin Blanc wines announced
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This year, the competition attracted 136 entries from all South Africa’s major wine-producing regions. The winning wines were produced at nine cellars in the Cederberg, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Swartland, Tygerberg, Durbanville, and Darling.

Each cellar received R25 000 in prize-money to be used for the economic and social upliftment of farmworkers.

“This sponsorship goes further than just the recognising the winners, but it also creates a great opportunity for the prize-money to [be ploughed] back into projects for their local communities,” said Willie du Plessis, Standard Bank SA’s executive head of business banking in the Western Cape.

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This year’s top scoring wines were:

  • Cederberg: Private Cellar Five Generations Chenin Blanc 2015 (debut)
  • DeMorgenzon: Reserve Chenin Blanc 2016
  • Fleur du Cap: Unfiltered Chenin Blanc 2016 (debut)
  • Nederburg: Heritage Heroes The Anchorman Chenin Blanc 2016 (debut)
  • Perdeberg Winery: The Dry Land Collection Courageous Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc 2016
  • Spice Route Chenin Blanc 2016 (debut)
  • Spier Wines: 21 Gables Chenin Blanc 2016
  • Stellenrust: 52 Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc 2016
  • Stellenrust: 51 Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc 2015
  • Windmeul Kelder: Chenin Blanc Reserve 2016 (debut)
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Jeandré Du Preez is the newest addition to the Farmer’s Weekly team. Originating from a Riversdal farming family, she has farming in her blood. After school she furthered her studies at Stellenbosch and has been working as an agricultural journalist for the past two years. She says she feels privileged to write about an industry paramount to the survival of all South Africans and is inspired by the innovative solutions with which the farming community bridges the many challenges they face. She enjoys being able to combine work with travel and appreciates the modesty and friendliness with which South Africa’s farmers share their accomplishments. She enjoys being able to combine work with travel and appreciates the modesty and friendliness with which South Africa’s farmers share their accomplishments. If she is not writing or visiting farms, you’ll find her relaxing with a good mystery novel or exploring her other passions: travelling and cooking.