Sommeliers Selection 2018
Sommeliers Selection 2018 winners
De Grendel is incredibly proud to have won two awards at this year's The Sommeliers Selection wine competition judged solely by a panel of South Africa's top Sommeliers. The De Grendel Merlot 2016 won in the category Elegant & Classy Reds, while our flagship Bordeaux style blend the De Grendel Rubaiyat 2015 won in the category Voluptuous & Rich Reds.
All wines are tasted blind, and listed wines are placed on “The Sommeliers Selection Wine list” which is sent to restaurants country wide with the stamp of approval from the judges.
Merlot 2016
R 140.00
If classic elegance is more your thing, look no further than our distinguished and elegant Merlot.
The 2010 Merlot was one of the three De Grendel wines to receive Double Gold status at the 2013 Veritas Awards, and the 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011 vintages were all awarded Veritas Gold.
It has a beautiful gem-like ruby colour with garnet flashing around the edges...
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Rubaiyat 2015
R 330.00
The Rubaiyat is De Grendel’s flagship wine, first made in 2006 when cellar master Charles Hopkins was asked by Sir David Graaff to make an ‘iconic’ wine for the Estate.
A classically poetic Bordeaux style blend consisting of a quatrain of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc, the Rubaiyat was named after Omar Khayyam’s exquisite collection of 1000 Persian love poems from...
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