New arrivals in our trophy cabinet
We achieved excellent results at this year’s Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show, South Africa’s premier wine competition. The Mentors Semillon 2009 scooped a gold medal as well as the trophy for best Semillon overall! We asked winemaker Johan Fourie to comment on the achievement:
“Our cellar philosophy is to be innovative, fresh and bold enough to experiment. We’re also always looking for better vineyard sites and wine styles, all of this with the aim to produce the best wines possible. 2008 was our first go at using grapes from the alluvial plain where the Olifants River flows into the cold Atlantic Ocean, a unique vineyard site. The 2008 Semillon exceeded everyone’s expectations and resulted in our very first stand alone Semillon. 2009, an all round fantastic white wine season, has also produced another Semillon stunner.”
“A satisfying result for KWV at the 2010 trophy wine show is that both our white and red wines over a wide spectrum of varietals (blends and single varietal wines) performed well. Our success at this show wasn’t just a ‘one hit wonder’: our overall strong performance and medal acknowledgement of the other wines entered made KWV the 4th most successful winery of the show.”
KWV received the following awards:
Gold KWV The Mentors Semillon 2009
Silver KWV The Mentors Petit Verdot 2008
Silver KWV The Mentors Orchestra 2007
Silver KWV The Mentors Canvas 2008
Silver KWV Cathedral Cellar Sauvignon blanc 2009
Bronze KWV The Mentors Shiraz 2008
Bronze Cathedral Cellar Chardonnay 2008
Bronze KWV The Mentors Sauvignon blanc 2009
Bronze KWV The Mentors Viognier 2009
Bronze KWV The Mentors Sauvignon blanc/ Semillon 2009
Bronze Laborie Blanc de Blanc 2006