According to Beyers Truter: "It is immensely satisfying to see that the hard work and efforts done by the Pinotage Association and Pinotage stakeholders over the past two decades are reaping rewards. Competitions like the Absa Top 10 Pinotage Awards has contributed to raising the quality of the Pinotage wines and increased the commitment from many winemakers to South Africa’s national red wine varietal."
Truter congratulated all the double gold and gold medal-winning Pinotage and Cape Blend winning wines and thanked the winemakers for their ongoing pursuit of making world-class red wines.
The double gold-winning wines originate from Robertson, Wellington, Botriver and Stellenbosch respectively and is another indication that the Pinotage quality spectrum is evident in a wide range of South African wine-producing regions.
• La Cave Pinotage 2018 (Wellington Wines)
• Simonsig Redhill Pinotage 2017
• Simonsig Redhill Pinotage 2014
• Viljoensdrift River Grandeur Single Vineyard Pinotage 2017
• Wildekrans Barrel Select Pinotage Reserve 2016
Apart from the double gold-winning wines other Pinotage wines also performed exceptionally well with a further 12 wines receiving Veritas gold medals.
The gold medal-winning wines originate from Stellenbosch, Durbanville, Worcester, Paarl, and the Swartland respectively, which add up to seven regions represented in the gold or better medal tally for Pinotage wines.
• Alvi's Drift Verreaux Pinotage 2016
• Asara Private Cellar Vineyard Collection Pinotage 2017
• Diemersdal MM Louw Pinotage 2017
• Diemersdal Pinotage Reserve 2018
• Diemersdal Pinotage Reserve 2017
• Fleur du Cap Series Privée Pinotage 2016
• KWV The Mentors Pinotage (Coastal Region) 2017
• L'Avenir Pinotage 2016
• Lyngrove Platinum Pinotage 2017
• Meerhof Pinotage 2018
• Neethlingshof The Owl Post Pinotage 2018
• Windmeul T.P.D. Briers The Legend Collection Pinotage 2017
The Pinotage driven Cape Blend wines also performed admirably as 7 wines received gold medals and completed a wonderful evening for Pinotage driven red wines.
• Anura Signature Cape Cuvee 2015
• Beyerskloof Faith 2016
• Cape West Pinotage/Malbec/Cabernet Sauvignon Limited Release 2018
• Flagstone Dragon Tree Cape Blend 2017
• KWV Abraham Perold Tributum 2014
• Lyngrove Platinum Latitude Cape Blend 2017
• Wildekrans Cape Blend Barrel Select Reserve 2016
