Regarded as a social
event on the wine industry calendar, the 29th Auction of the Nedbank
Cape Winemakers Guild, which took place on Saturday, 5 October at Spier, was a
resounding success with a number of Auction records broken. One of these went
to Hartenberg Estate for a record price of R6 200 paid for a case of six Hartenberg Auction Reserve Shiraz 2010 produced by celebrated
winemaker Carl Schultz.
The auction attracted 145 local and
18 foreign buyers, and in total 3 218 cases were sold at an average price of R2
609 per case and an average price per bottle of R435. The line-up of 58 wines
included 35 red wines, 18 white wines, 2 Méthode Cap Classiques, one dessert
wine, a port and a potstill brandy.
“We are delighted about the outcome of the auction. Not only
did Hartenberg maintain its position of achieving a top ten average case price,
but the Auction Shiraz set a new CWG record for highest price ever paid for a
wine on CWG auction,” comments Carl.
Available
exclusively through the Cape Winemakers Guild Carl describes this elegant wine
as being deep, black-red in colour, displaying black and red fruits on the palate.
Perfumed notes with treacle aromas are also present, resulting in a velvety
palate with juicy fruit.
And the success
didn’t end there, with two Gold medals awarded to the Hartenberg Merlot 2010 and Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
at this year’s Veritas
Awards Gala Dinner which also took place on Saturday evening at the Cape Town
International Convention Centre. Veritas annually honours the country’s best of
the best with double gold, gold, silver and bronze medals. This year a total of
1 792 wines and brandies vied for the prestigious double gold Veritas medal.
The Cabernet Sauvignon displays a rich deep colour with
aromas of truffle, lead pencil and cigar box whilst the palate is rewarded with
layers of juicy, rich red and black fruits, vanillin oak flavour and savoury,
lingering tannins. An elegant wine with
rich fruit flavours. This classically
structured wine is an ideal accompaniment to most red meat dishes such as a
rich meat stew, venison or game, springbok fillet, rare roast beef, pink lamb
or even grilled black mushrooms with garlic mash. Available
from select specialist wine outlets nationwide this award-winning wine retails
for approximately R130 per bottle.
The Merlot is described as silky and elegant with a long
lasting flavour, displaying hints of dark chocolate, black and red fruits, as
well as vanilla and orchards of plum. The perfect wine to enjoy with a hearty
butternut and sage cannelloni, chicken in a mouth watering savoury sage sauce
or seared duck breast, and retails for approximately R130 per bottle from
select specialist wine outlets nationwide
‘These latest accolades are most certainly a
highlight of this year, as it reaffirms our mission in creating versatile and
award-winning wines,’ comments winemaker Carl Schultz.
For more information on their range of wines
visit www.hartenbergestate.com.