Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top 10 Challenge 2019 winners
By Christian Eedes, 30 August 2019
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Results of the sixth annual Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top 10 Challenge, convened by the producer body known as the Chenin Blanc Association, are now out. There were 150 entries from 87 producers in total and the winning wines are as follows:
Cederberg Cellars Five Generations 2017
DeMorgenzon Reserve 2018
Durbanville Hills Collector’s Reserve The Cape Garden 2018
Flagstone Tributary Bush Vine Chenin Blanc 2018
Ken Forrester Wines The FMC 2018
Kleine Zalze Family Reserve 2018
Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection 2018
Rijk’s Touch of Oak 2017
Slanghoek Legends Barrel Fermented 2017
Stellenrust The Mothership 2018
De Villiers | 30 August 2019
Did the Swartland producers not enter, or too limited quantities?
Christian Eedes | 30 August 2019
Hi De Villiers, Minimum stock as condition of entry is 125 cases x 6 (750 bottles) so not onerus but many of the top tier producers abstain from competitions…