THE Amorim Cap Classique Challenge awards five category trophies for Best Brut, Best Rosé, Best Blanc de Blanc, Best Extended Aging Class and Best Nectar wines and Simonsig won two classes this year, taking Best Rosé for the Kaapse Vonkel Brut Rosé 2020 as well as Best Nectar for its Kaapse Vonkel Satin Nectar Rosé 2020.
“It is an incredible honour to be awarded both category trophies for best Brut Rosé and Best Nectar. This is such a prestigious competition and a great way to benchmark ourselves against the best in the country. It is also the perfect opportunity to give recognition to the Simonsig team for their hard work,” says winemaker Charl Schoeman.
Frans’s winemaking son, Johan, initiated what would become the Cap Classique Producers Association in 1988. In 1999, Simonsig launched Cuvée Royale; in 2006, Brut Rosé took flight, a wine using Pinotage and Pinot Noir as its base; a decade later, Kaapse Vonkel Demi Sec was launched; and, in 2019, Kaapse Vonkel Satin Nectar Rosé was released.
The Kaapse Vonkel Satin Nectar Rosé, embraced by a delicate string of fine bubbles, has a beautiful coral pink colour. Decadent aromas of red apples, wild strawberries and cherries are followed by flavours of sun ripe peaches and fresh melon. This Cap Classique has good structure with beautifully balanced acidity. Exquisite on its own but shines when paired with Chinese and Thai dishes, lightly dressed seafood salads, fruit salads with red fruits and berries, Japanese sushi, crayfish thermidor or a decadent dessert.
The 2020 vintages are sold out, however the Kaapse Vonkel Brut Rosé 2021 (R190) and Satin Nectar Rosé 2021 (R190) are available for sale from the online store and at most leading retailers.
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