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More international golds for South African wines

14 Jun 2012

At the 2012 Sélections Mondiales des Vins in Quebec, Canada, 13 South African wines brought home gold medals. Among them is the Plaisir de Merle Cabernet Sauvignon 2008.

This event, considered as one of the most important and prestigious wine competitions in North America, drew 1806 entries from 581 different producers from 35 countries. International juries whose members are recognised for their competence, integrity and independence evaluated these.

The Plaisir de Merle Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 has previously met with great favour at international competitions such as the Mindus Vini in Germany, the Swiss International Awards, the Gastronomie de Quebec, the Decanter Wine Awards, the Wine & Spirit Asia Challenge and the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles. It retails at approximately R145 per bottle

South African winners

Medal	Product	Cuvée	Vintage	Appellation
Gold	Cirrus	Syrah	2008	Stellenbosch
Gold	Constantia Glen	Five	2008	W O Constantia
Gold	Constantia Glen	Sauvignon Blanc	2011	W O Constantia
Gold	Delaire	Sauvignon blanc	2011	Coastal
Gold	Delaire Botmaskop		2009	Stellenbosch
Gold	Escapades	Shiraz	2008	Stellenbosch
Gold	Escapades	Cabernet sauvignon	2008	Stellenbosch
Gold	Plaisir de Merle	Cabernet Sauvignon	2008	Paarl
Gold	Rust en Vrede Estate		2009	Stellenbosch
Gold	Stellenbosch Ridge		2009	Stellenbosch
Gold	Stellenzicht	Golden Triangle Shiraz	2008	Stellenbosch
Gold	The Kalahari Lion	LAPA	2009	Stellenbosch
Gold	The Kalahari Lion	Shiraz	2010	western-cape
Silver	Constantia Glen	Three	2008	W O Constantia
Silver	The Kalahari Lion	SMG	2009	Stellenbosch-Piekenierskloof