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Veritas Bronze medal for Springbok wine
from The Stables
Nottingham Road – The Stables Wine Estate
provided another morale boost for the Springbok rugby team preparing for the
Rugby World Cup final on the weekend when the red blend produced specially
for the Boks World Cup campaign won a Veritas medal.
The complex 2005 vintage blend called “The Time Is Now”, is 60% Cabernet
Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, aged in oak for 27 months, and was one of two red
blends from The Stables that won bronze medals at the recent Veritas awards,
the other being the popular Ezintabeni red blend.
Speaking from France, where he is supporting the Springboks on their World
Cup campaign, winemaker Tiny Van Niekerk was thrilled to hear that “The Time
Is Now” had been recognised at the Veritas awards.
“We are 100% confident that they are going to win the William Webb Ellis
trophy, and to have the wine that we crafted for them recognised at the
Veritas awards just ahead of the final is a very positive omen,” he added.
“A great deal of passion and effort went into the making of this wine, to
reflect our vision of the Springboks and the calibre of John Smit’s team,”
said Van Niekerk. “It’s a full-bodied substantial red wine that will hold
it’s own against any meal, much like the Boks have performed in this world
Cup,” he added.
The Veritas Awards is widely regarded as the premier platform for wine
recognition, as well as being the oldest and best known wine competition.
This year the judges tasted over 1900 wines from 327 participants, a growth
of 14% on last years entry.
“The Time Is Now” wine was bottled and released just prior to the departure
of the Springboks for the World Cup campaign, and was served at the
Springboks farewell banquet at the Sandton Convention Center.
Last year, The Stables won a bronze Veritas medal for their 2005 Pinotage,
and then made history for the fledgling wine industry in KwaZulu-Natal by
scooping a medal for the Pinotage from their Greytown vineyards at the
recent SA Young Wine Awards.
The first generation of wines from The Stables was produced from grapes
grown under their supervision in the Western Cape. Now that their Greytown
vineyards are fully productive, this year will see a full range of
KwaZulu-Natal Wine of Origin products becoming available, including the
recently released Sauvignon Blanc that won a medal at the Swiss
International Airline Awards.
For more information please contact
Judy on 033 266 6781 or by email on
info@stableswine.co.za
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