2004 Juliet Cullinan Wine Connoisseur's Award

Thursday, 7 October, 2004
Juliet Cullinan
And the winner was...The Kaapzicht Steytler Vision 2001 by Danie Steytler. The Cape Wine Masters singled out a wine that won accolades all over the world.

Wineries exhibiting at the Juliet Cullinan Standard Bank Wine Festival can enter their wines into the Juliet Cullinan Wine Connoisseur's Awards at no cost. The festival has been running for 12 years.

The judges are the Johannesburg Cape Wine Masters.

Wines are ranked Gold: for a score of 17 and over;  Silver 16 - 17 and Bronze 15 - 16 out of 20 points

KPMG oversea the tasting.

Standard Bank has sponsored
- The Juliet Cullinan Wine Festival for the past 4 years.  The Festival is held in Johannesburg and Durban.
- Hosts the Juliet Cullinan Wine Connoisseur's Award in Cape Town.
- Donates R5000 to the Cape Wine Masters bursary fund for disadvantaged students.
- Has sponsored an international air ticket to the wine destination of the winners choice and R3000 spending money to the top-winning wine since 2003.

And the winner was:

The Kaapzicht Steytler Vision 2001 by Danie Steytler. The Cape Wine Masters singled out a wine that won accolades all over the world.

Kaapzicht Steytler Vision 2001
- Top Scoring wine at the Juliet Cullinan Wine Connoisseur's Awards
- Gold Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2004
- Gold International Wine and Spirit Competition
- Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Trophy for the Best Red Blend at the International Wine and Spirit Competition
- 5 Stars John Platter Wine Guide 2005
- Grand Gold Michelangelo International Wine Awards
- Silver Fairbairn Capital Trophy Wine Show

The 2004 Juliet Cullinan Wine Connoisseur's Award results are:

CAPE BLEND
FIRST - KAAPZICHT STEYTLER VISION  2001 (GOLD)
SECOND - WOOLWORTHS WARWICK CAPE BLEND 2001 (SILVER)
THIRD - ASARA CAPE BLEND 2001 (SILVER)

CABERNET SAUVIGNON
FIRST - WATERFORD CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2001 (SILVER)
SECOND - JORDAN CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2002 (SILVER)
THIRD - BOLAND CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2000 (BRONZE)

CHARDONNAY
FIRST - JORDAN NINE YARDS 2003 (GOLD)
SECOND - JORDAN CHARDONNAY 2003 (SILVER)
THIRD - FORT SIMON CHARDONNAY 2003 (BRONZE)

CHENIN BLANC
FIRST - JORDAN CHENIN BLANC 2003    (BRONZE)                
SECOND - FORT SIMON CHENIN BLANC 2003 (BRONZE)                
THIRD - ASARA RESERVE SELECTION 2001 (BRONZE)                

PINOT NOIR
HAMILTON RUSSELL VINEYARDS PINOT NOIR 2002 (SILVER)                

PINOTAGE
FIRST - KAAPZICHT STEYTLER PINOTAGE 2001 (GOLD)
SECOND - CLOOF PINOTAGE 2002 (GOLD)    
THIRD - WOOLWORTHS BELLEVUE ESTATE PINOTAGE RESERVE 2002 (BRONZE)

PORT
FIRST - DE KRANS VINTAGE RESERVE PORT 2001 (GOLD)
SECOND - OVERGAAUW VINTAGE PORT 1997 (SILVER)

MERLOT
FIRST - KAAPZICHT MERLOT 2001 (BRONZE)
SECOND - DIEMERSFONTEIN CARPE DIEM MERLOT 2001 (BRONZE)
THIRD - RIDGEBACK MERLOT 2002 (BRONZE)

MUSCADEL
FIRST - DE KRANS RESERVE MUSCAT 2003 (BRONZE)

NOBLE LATE HARVEST

FIRST - PAUL CLUVER WEISSER RIESLING 2003 (SILVER)
SECOND - VILLIERA INSPIRATION 2003 (BRONZE)

RED BLENDS
FIRST - MONT DU TOIT MONT DU TOIT 2001 (GOLD)
SECOND - OVERGAAUW TRIA CORDA 2001 (GOLD)
THIRD - VREDE EN LUST JACQUES DE SAVOYE SIMOND 2002 (BRONZE)

SAUVIGNON BLANC
FIRST - OAK VALLEY SAUVIGNON BLANC 2003 (SILVER)
SECOND - JORDAN BLANC FUMÉ 2003 (BRONZE)
THIRD - RIDGEBACK SAUVIGNON BLANC 2003 (BRONZE)

SHIRAZ
FIRST - BOLAND SHIRAZ 2000     (SILVER)
SECOND - BACKSBERG PUMPHOUSE SHIRAZ 2002 (BRONZE)
THIRD - BLACK PEARL SHIRAZ 2002 (BRONZE)

UNUSUAL RED BLENDS
FIRST - AKKERDAL WILD BOAR 2002 (SILVER)
SECOND - DE KRANS RED STONE RESERVE 2003 (BRONZE)
THIRD - DE KRANS TOURIGA NATIONAL 2003 (BRONZE)

UNUSUAL WHITE BLENDS

FIRST - GROOT CONTANTIA WEISSER RIESLING 2003 (BRONZE)
SECOND - JORDAN BLANC FUMÉ 2003 (BRONZE)
THIRD - JORDAN BRADGATE CHENIN BLANC/SAUVIGNON BLANC 2004 (BRONZE)

VIOGNIER
FIRST - RIDGEBACK VIOGNIER 2003 (SILVER)
SECOND - BELLINGHAM THE MAVERICK VIOGNIER 2003 (BRONZE)
THIRD - WOOLWORTHS SPIER VIOGNIER 2003 (BRONZE)

THE JULIET CULLINAN WINE CONNOISSOISSEUR'S AWARDS ARE AUDITED BY KPMG

JULIET CULLINAN  
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