Stellenbosch stalwart goes back to its wine roots with refreshed Cellar Door Experience!
On the eve of its re-opening on 12 November, the iconic Delheim estate has seen three of its wines awarded five-star status in the 2021 edition of Platter’s South African Wine Guide, arguably the country’s most widely referenced wine authority.
Enviable five-star ratings were awarded to the Grand Reserve 2017, Vera Cruz Pinotage 2017 and the Edelspatz Noble Late Harvest 2019. Each a pinnacle wine of the Delheim portfolio and a Simonsberg Stellenbosch icon in its own right.
Award-Winning Wines from Delheim!
- The Grand Reserve is the winery’s apex bottling and its first vintage was produced back in 1981. It is a true reflection of what the terroir of Stellenbosch can deliver for some of the best “Bordeaux style” red wines of South Africa.
- A single-vineyard wine, the Vera Cruz Pinotage has added to the diversity of the top portolio of Delheim proving over many years that it is counted amongst the best Pinotages of South Africa. The wine recently added distinction to the country’s line up of definitive Pinotages as a 2020 ABSA Top 10 winner.
- Produced since 1979, the Edelspatz is one of South Africa’s most beloved noble late harvest wines. As of next year, the wine will join the Old Vine Project (OVP), the South African initiative certifying wines made from vines older than 35 years – the first Riesling vineyard to be registered with the OVP. This wine was also among the Top 10 selected in the most recent Prescient Dessert Wine Report by Winemag.co.za.
Earlier this year, the Vera Cruz Pinotage 2017 and the Edelspatz 2019 scored 95/100, whilst the Grand Reserve 2017 scored 93/100 in UK based Master of Wine Tim Atkin’s 2020 South Africa Special Report.
The recommended retail price of the Edelspatz is R310 per bottle; Grand Reserve 2017, R420 and, Vera Cruz Pinotage 2017, R470. (The release date of the Grand Reserve 2017 and Vera Cruz Pinotage 2017 is 1 December, but pre-orders are welcome).
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