{"id":81832,"date":"2016-10-23T00:23:25","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T22:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=81832"},"modified":"2016-10-27T10:51:52","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T08:51:52","slug":"sa-chardonnay-never-looked-so-good-prescient-chardonnay-report-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/sa-chardonnay-never-looked-so-good-prescient-chardonnay-report-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"SA Chardonnay ‘never looked so good’ – Prescient Chardonnay Report 2016!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"image\"At the presentation of the 2016 Prescient Chardonnay Report at SMITH Studio on Wednesday afternoon, Winemag.co.za Editor Christian Eedes said that South African Chardonnay at the top end had ‘never looked so good<\/em>‘! The number of awards presented to Chardonnay wines scoring 90 or more out of a quality score of 100 points was testimony to his enthusiasm about the category.<\/p>\n

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The turnout at the gallery on Church Street was exceptional, with the whose who of Chardonnay winemakers and marketers attending. We were welcomed with Graham Beck Brut Blanc de Blancs 2012 \"image\"MCC. \u00a0Winemag Business Director Jax Lahoud (photograph above) welcomed all the sommeliers, retailers, winemakers, and writers to the best attended Winemag event I have ever experienced. \u00a0She thanked judges Christian Eedes (‘what a privilege to be involved in wine at this time<\/em>‘), and Roland Peens (‘on a high<\/em>‘), and James Pietersen (‘2015 was the best year ever<\/em>‘) of Wine Cellar, quoting their views on the category after the judging.<\/p>\n

Christian said that it is the sixth year in which the Chardonnay Report has been presented, and that he was flattered by the turnout at the presentation. He shared that he is excited about Chardonnay. A total of 60 Chardonnay wines were invited to be entered for the Report, for which tasting was blind, and represented a good spread of growing areas. ‘2015 is a vintage of a lifetime’<\/em> he said. The average score across all sixty Chardonnays evaluated was 90,5 points, and a record of 35 wines scored 90 or more points out of 100, with four wines scoring 95. The average price per bottle for the top 35 Chardonnays evaluated was R284.<\/p>\n

Christian enthused further about the category in saying that he ‘cannot sing the Chardonnay praises too highly<\/em>‘. \u00a0He added that the Chardonnay category is looking ‘very healthy<\/em>‘, and that he is surprised that the overseas wine commentators have not picked it up.<\/p>\n

The awards were presented by Christian and sponsor Prescient Chief Operating Officer Craig Mockford,\u00a0the stage being crowded at times, \"image\"especially in the 90 and 91 score categories. The top 35 Chardonnay wines<\/strong><\/span> and their scores were the following:<\/p>\n

95<\/strong>
\nDeMorgenzon Reserve 2015 (photograph with Wendy Appelbaum and Carl Van Der Merwe right)
\nGroot Constantia 2015
\nKershaw Deconstructed Lake District Bokkeveld Shale CY95 2015\"image\"
\nTokara Reserve Collection Stellenbosch 2015 (photograph left)<\/p>\n

94<\/strong>
\nIona 2015
\nKershaw Elgin Clonal Selection 2015
\nSterhuis Barrel Selection 2015<\/p>\n

93<\/strong>
\nDelaire Graff Banghoek Reserve 2015
\nDe Wetshof Bateleur 2014
\nEikendal 2015
\nHartenberg 2015
\nKershaw Deconstructed Groenland Mountain Bokkeveld Shale CY548 2015
\nUva Mira The Single Tree 2015<\/p>\n

92<\/strong>
\nAtaraxia 2014
\nRustenberg Stellenbosch 2015<\/p>\n

91<\/strong>
\n\"image\"Bartinney Hourglass 2015
\nChamonix Reserve 2015
\nEvidence 2015 (Sophie & Julien Schaal)
\nKershaw Deconstructed Groenland Mountain Koffieklip CY96 2015
\nLongridge Clos du Ciel 2014
\nMatthew Van Heerden Signature Wines 2015
\nOak Valley Elgin 2015
\nPaul Cluver Seven Flags 2015
\nRadford Dale 2015
\nStellenRust Barrel Fermented 2015
\nVergelegen Reserve 2015
\nYardstick 2014
\nWarwick White Lady 2015<\/p>\n

Norma Ratcliffe from Warwick and Rose Jordaan from Bartinney, with Christian Eedes, in photograph above.<\/p>\n

90<\/strong>
\nBouchard Finlayson Missionvale 2014
\nBuitenverwachting 2015
\nCapensis 2014
\nLongridge Organic 2015
\nRustenberg Five Soldiers 2014
\nSumaridge 2014
\nThelema 2014\"image\"<\/p>\n

The top 35 Chardonnays were available to taste by all present. Canap\u00e9s were served after the awards, being beef salsa verde, yellowtail ceviche, sushi, and prawn toast.<\/p>\n

Public tastings of the 35 top Chardonnays will be held at Montecasino in Johannesburg on 1 November, and at Protea Hotel Fire & Ice in Cape Town on 2 November.<\/p>\n

Prescient Chardonnay Report 2016<\/strong>, www.winemag.co.za<\/strong><\/span><\/a> Twitter: @ChristianEedes @Winemag<\/h4>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, WhaleTales Blog:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com\/blog<\/a> Tel +27 082 55 11 323 Twitter:@Ulmenstein Facebook: click here<\/a>\u00a0Instagram: @Chris_Ulmenstein<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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