This wine was the Overall winner of the Amorim Cap Classique Challenge for 2018. It has also been included among the Top 10 bubblies in the SA Wine Classification, and was awarded a gold medal at the Sparkling Wine World Championships in the UK. This wine was the Overall winner of the Amorim Cap Classique Challenge for 2018. It has also been included among the Top 10 bubblies in the SA Wine Classification, and was awarded a gold medal at the Sparkling Wine World Championships in the UK. The 2011 was awarded four stars in the 2018 Platter; it will be interesting to see how this 2012 fares there
Made in the Hemel en Aarde Valley from
90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot noir, it spent four years on the lees, which
accounts for its mature autolytic flavour and bready nose over ripe Granny
Smith apple with a dash of lemon and a buttery hint from a little barrel contact. We enjoyed
it at the Awards lunch where its complex, mature flavours paired very well with
the main course of very good tender beef fillet, cooked sous vide, accompanied
by a crisp Yorkshire pudding filled with braised brisket, beef fat roasted
potatoes, baby carrots, broccoli puree and a good red wine jus. It is named for Domaine des Dieux owner Sharon Parnell's daughter
Expect to pay
between R220 and R250 per bottle
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2018
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