Sweet smell of success
2005-07-28
THE news last month that Nederburg's 2004 Noble Late Harvest had won both the class trophy and gold medal on the Fairbairn Capital Wine Trophy Show, has just been matched by news of the brand's latest international success, with its 2002 Eminence, also a noble late harvest wine, bagging a gold medal on the highly prestigious international forum for Muscat wines, Muscats du Monde.
The French-based event, endorsed by the OIV (Office International de la Vigne du Vin) and now in its fifth year, assesses a broad spectrum of Muscat wine styles from dry to sweet and white to red.
The successor to the gold winner, the 2003 vintage, took a silver on the same event that drew close on 300 entries from 24 countries worldwide.
Rated four stars in the John Platter South African Wine Guide, Nederburg Eminence, made entirely from Muscat de Frontignan, is sold exclusively on the Nederburg Auction.
Praised for its floral bouquet balanced by lively acidity, a velvet texture and finessed structure that ends in a nuanced citrus finish, the wine is consistently among the most popular catalogue items on the Auction.
Muscats du Monde was hosted by the town of Frontignan-le-Peyrade in partnership with, among others, the Paul Bocuse Institute.
In addition to the French regions of Alsace, Languedoc-Roussillon and the Rhône Valley, countries participating were Spain, Italy, Portugal, Germany and Austria, along with Australia, the US, Brazil and Chile.
Nederburg's gold was one of only two awarded to South Africa. The other went to Overhex for its Red Muscadel.
Nederburg is South Africa's most decorated winery, having earned many prizes, domestic and international, than any other in the country.
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