We’ve such positive and affirming news to share with you that we hope it gives you as much of a lift as it’s given us here in Stellenbosch (where we’re still receiving very welcome rain that should see us all the way through the summer).

Firstly, it underscores the consistent quality of our wines irrespective of judges and judging panel and, secondly, it confirms loudly and proudly that Stellenbosch is as good for growing whites as it is for reds!

We are writing to let you know that a Sauvignon Blanc and several of our Chenin Blanc expressions have been performing exceptionally well across a range of competitive platforms lately. It makes us proud and excited and spurs us on to keep on getting better!

Earlier this week, we learned of three trophies won at this year’s Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show, arguably one of the most stringent competitions in South Africa. It was an achievement that followed closely on the heels of Winemag’s Sauvignon Blanc Report 2020, that highlighted one of our wines for excellence in its wooded category. A few days’ earlier we’d been told that we’d made it onto the coveted line-up in the 2020 Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top Ten Challenge. (Ours was the only 2018 vintage wine on the list, by the way.) Back in June, one of our wines was among the top performers in Winemag’s Prescient Chenin Blanc Report 2020, while just a month later, Richard Hemming MW, writing for jancisrobinson., gave a very welcome shout-out to another of our Chenins.

Here are the results:

2020 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show

Trophy for Best White Wine Overall

Mulderbosch Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Trophy for Best Sauvignon Blanc

Mulderbosch Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Trophy for Discovery of the Show/Best Value Gold Medallist

Mulderbosch Chenin Blanc Steen op Hout 2019

 

Winemag Sauvignon Blanc Report 2020 Ten Best Wines (wooded)

Mulderbosch Sauvignon Blanc 2019

 

Winemag Prescient Chenin Blanc Report 2020 Ten Best Wines

Mulderbosch Chenin Blanc Steen op Hout 2019

 

Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top Ten Challenge

Mulderbosch Single Vineyard Block Chenin Blanc S2 2018

 

Jancisrobinson.com’s Three Outstanding South African Chenin Blancs

Mulderbosch Single Vineyard Block W Chenin Blanc 2017