Fleur du Cap is double continental gold winner, SA scores well

Fleur du Cap's double award-winning Noble Late Harvest.

The Five Nations Wine Challenge between Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa, is an adaptation of the Tri-Nations Wine Challenge, which had previously excluded the South American countries. The competition rates wines selected exclusively by a panel of five judges, one from each country.

Other accolades

Fleur du Cap also won a gold medal for the Unfiltered Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 at the Five Nations and a gold medal for the Unfiltered Chardonnay 2009 and three silver medals for the Unfiltered Chardonnay 2010, Unfiltered Viognier 2010 and Unfiltered Sauvignon Blanc 2011 at the Michelangelo International Wine Awards.

South African winners at Five Nations

In addition to the eight trophies, South Africa won seven double gold medals and eleven gold medals at the Five Nations Wine Challenge.

Trophies:

• Wine of Show - Nederburg Private Bin Eminence Noble Late Harvest 2009
  
• White Wine of Show - Paul Cluver Chardonnay 2009
  
• Aromatics Trophy - Jordan Riesling 2009
  
• Chardonnay Trophy - Paul Cluver Chardonnay 2009
  
• Other White Varieties Trophy - The Bernard Series Roussanne 2010 (Bellingham)
  
• White Blends Trophy - Tokara Director's Reserve 2009
  
• Shiraz Trophy - Eagles' Nest Syrah 2009
  
• Dessert Trophy - Nederburg Eminence 2009

Double Golds:

• Cape Point Vineyards Isliedh 2010 (Second double gold)
  
• Diemersfontein Pinotage 2010
  
• Fleur du Cap Noble Late Harvest 2010
  
• Howard Booysen Riesling 2010 (Second double gold)
  
• Oak Valley Chardonnay 2010
  
• Stellenrust Barrel Fermented "45" 2009
  
• Tokara Directors Reserve Collection Elgin 2010

Golds:

• Bellingham The Bernard Series Chenin Blanc 2010
  
• Cape Point Vineyards Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2010
  
• Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Cabernet Sauvignon Hartenberg Weisser Riesling 2009
  
• Hartenberg Weiser Riesling 2009
  
• KWV The Mentors Orchestra 2009
  
• Mvemve Raats De Compestella 2008
  
• Nederburg Private Bin Eminence Noble Late Harvest 2008
  
• Quoin Rock The Nicobar Sauvignon Blanc 2009
  
• Tokara Zondernaam Sauvignon Blanc 2010
  
• Vergelegen Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2011
  
• Warwick Old Bush Vine Pinotage 2009