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March 2013: The RE:CM 10 Year
Old Wine Awards today revealed its 10 finalists, in the
build-up to the announcement of the three ultimate winners later this month. The finalists, in alphabetical order, include:
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2003
Chamonix Troika 2003
Kanonkop Paul Sauer 2003
Morgenster 2003
Morgenster Lourens River Valley 2003
Remhoogte Estate Wine 2003
Rudera Syrah 2003
Tokara 2003
Uitkyk Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2003
Vilafonté Series C 2003
Now
in its inaugural year, the RE:CM 10 Year Old Wine Awards was launched to
commemorate the value-based asset management
firm’s 10-year anniversary and aims to recognise and award vintage wines which
have demonstrated outstanding age-worthiness.
Wine
producers were requested to submit their 2003 vintages in February 2013 and in
response a total of 73 entries were received from a variety of producing areas,
such as Stellenbosch, Swartland, Tulbagh, Franschhoek, Wellington, Bot River,
Paarl and Robertson. The finalists were selected by a three person panel, which
consisted of chairman, Christian Eedes, respected wine writer and critic, and
judges Jörg Pfützner, internationally trained and certified sommelier, and
Nkulu Mkhwanazi, wine educator and entrepreneur. The judges conducted a blind
tasting and utilised the 20-point/5 Star scoring system in order to determine
the 10 finalists and three winners.
Piet
Viljoen, executive chairman at RE:CM, says that the quality and quantity of
wines received is a positive sign for the inaugural year of the awards. “The
awards were established to demonstrate that with patience, extra reward can be
achieved. Similar to value investing, our core approach, in order to produce
wine of outstanding age-worthiness, discipline and a long-term view are
demanded. While many wines can be enjoyed young, there is an acknowledgement that
with time, the finest wines can benefit immensely.”
Three
winners, of equal standing, were announced at an awards dinner at The
Greenhouse Restaurant in Cape Town on the 14th March 2013, where
acclaimed chef, Peter Tempelhoff, paired the winning wines
with specifically designed dishes.
RE:CM
10 YEAR OLD WINE AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
15 March 2013: Results of the RE:CM 10 Year Old Wine Awards were announced
last night at a gala dinner held in Cape Town. The three winning wines were Boekenhoutskloof
Syrah 2003, Remhoogte Estate Wine 2003 and Rudera Syrah 2003.
The winning
three 2003 vintage wines were selected from a line-up of 73 local wines and were
judged according to their age-worthiness by a three person panel, which
consisted of chairman, Christian Eedes, respected wine writer and critic, and
judges Jörg Pfützner, internationally trained and certified sommelier, and
Nkulu Mkhwanazi, wine educator and entrepreneur.
According to
Eedes, 2003 was generally a good year for local reds, noting it could possibly
be considered as vintage of the decade and as a result, the expectations of the
tasting were exceptionally high. The aim of the tasting was to identify those
wines that had really matured with benefit. “Ultimately we were looking to ascertain
whether South African wine is age-worthy as opposed to just age-able. We were looking
for wines that weren’t just a bit mellower with slightly softer tannins but
wines that were starting to show really interesting tertiary character and an extra
level of complexity by virtue of having spent 10 years in a bottle and by
virtue of pedigree.”
On the night,
valued clients, judges and media were treated to a three-course dinner at the
award winning Greenhouse Restaurant by acclaimed chef, Peter
Tempelhoff, who specially designed courses to pair with each 2013 RE:CM 10 Year Old Wine Award winner. The
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2003 was served with the first course of Springbok
tataki, followed by a Beetroot Risotto for the second course,
which was paired with Rudera Syrah 2003. The third
course, consisting of Lamb Loin and Braised Shank, was paired with Remhoogte
Estate Wine 2003.
2013 marks the
inaugural year for the RE:CM 10 Year Old
Wine Awards, launched to commemorate the value-based asset management
firm’s 10-year anniversary. “There is more than a coincidental link between
value investing and wine-making in terms of discipline and patience needed in
order to deliver the best results,” says Piet Viljoen, executive chairman at
RE:CM.
For
further information, please visit www.recmwineawards.co.za
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About RE:CM 10 Year Old Wine Awards:
The panel tasting was conducted blind to
avoid bias and each wine was judged independently. The commonly-used 20-point/5
Stars scoring system was used to determine a rating for each wine and ratings
were awarded on the basis of discussion, involving re-tasting were necessary,
with a view to reaching consensus. All tasting procedures and results
were further audited by chartered accountants, PKF International Limited.
