As the year is coming to an end, Boschendal is looking back and raising a glass to the number of prestigious accolades they received this year for their wines.
With every award they are reminded that the hard work put into their beautiful estate and their commitment to creating exquisite, high quality, premium wines is really working! This makes them proud of every single person who plays a role in making Boschendal what it is.
Awards won in October:
Tim Atkin 2018 South African Wines Report.
The full list of Boschendal high scorers is as follows:
- Boschendal Elgin Chardonnay 2016: 95 points
- Boschendal’s premium Jean Le Long Prestige Cuvée 2008 vintage: 94 points
- Boschendal Heritage Collection Black Angus 2015: 93 points.
- Boschendal Grande Cuvée Brut 2013 : 92 points
- Boschendal Elgin Sauvignon Blanc 2017: 92 points
- Boschendal 1685 Chardonnay 2017: 91 points
- Boschendal Elgin Pinot Noir 2016 : 91 points
- Boschendal Heritage Collection Grande Syrah 2015: 91 points.
Tim Atkin is one of the wine world’s most respected figures. He plays a significant role in benchmarking wines around the world and cementing South Africa’s reputation as a top wine producing country. We are honoured that he scored our wines so highly and thank him for his contribution to our industry. – marketing manager Shirley van Wyk
Six Nations Wine Challenge: our Jean le Long Prestige Cuvée 2008 won gold in this challenge between Australia, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, South Africa and the USA which sees a highly prestigious judge from each country each selecting 100 wines to enter into the challenge.
And finally, they are incredibly proud of our accolades at the Veritas and Michelangelo Awards as follows:
Veritas Awards
Jean Le Long 2008 Prestige Cuvée
Vin de Memoire 2014 Chardonnay.
Appellation Series Elgin Chardonnay 2016
Rachelsfontein Chenin Blanc 2017
Bravo Boschendal, for a year of excellent wine and well-deserved accolades!
