Rietvallei Yet Again In The Top 100 Winning Way

Rietvallei Wine Estate has once again proved its magic mettle in the annual National Wine Challenge 2023, bagging four Double Platinum or so-called Top 100 awards, among a haul of nine medals. This includes a coveted Grand Cru National Champion Best in Class for its Rietvallei JMB Cabernet Franc 2019.

Said CEO and winemaker Kobus Burger, of this historic winery on the R60 near Robertson,” I am elated that the JMB Cab Franc once again performed so well and received this top recognition. This our new 2019 vintage creation which we plan to release in July.

“At the same time, it’s also such a highlight to see the Estéanna (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc) coming to the fore again, which is also the new 2019 vintage to be released in July.

“I’m also extremely happy about the other two Double Platinum Awards, namely the JMB Chardonnay 2022 and Shiraz 2019, all personal favourites of mine.

“Moreover, the three Double Golds are a great bonus, especially for the Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay – which happened to be the first red and white wines released under our Rietvallei brand name – while it’s wonderful that the maiden vintage, multi-cultivar Rietvallei Estate 2016 also came to the fore at this prestige competition.

“We feel deeply honoured and proud to receive these awards fromThe National Wine Challenge 2023. Thank you to the organisers and tasting panel for this acknowledgement. Also a big thank you to our whole Rietvallei team without whom this would never have been possible,” said Kobus.

This year’s achievement means that, including these four Double Platinums, three Double Gold and two Silvers, this Estate has in the past four years garnered 11 Double Platinum Awards – in other words Top 100 listings – including three Grand Cru (Best in Class) achievements and seven Double Golds in this competition.