Last night Platter’s 5 Star wines for 2012, the jewels in South Africa’s wine crown, were revealed at London’s Cape Wine Europe Show 2011 - one of the most important international showcases for South African wine producers.
Visitors to the show enjoyed a “heads-up” sampling of the best-produced South African wines including, amongst others, the wooded Sauvignon Blanc, Hermanuspietersfontein’s Nr.5 2010.
What makes this 5 Star wine unique is the fact that all the grapes used in making it come from the cellar’s BWI Champion Conservation farm in the Sondagskloof, which lies in the heart of South Africa’s premium wine producing cool climate region. It is one of only two 5 Star wines from the Overberg region.
A full-bodied Sauvignon Blanc with balanced wood integration, it enjoyed 10 months in new, second and third fill French oak barrels and 4 months bottle maturation before release.
Just over a year ago Nr.5 2009 was responsible for its creator, Bartho Eksteen, being crowned the Diners Club 2010 Winemaker of the Year.
Earlier this year the same wine was included in South Africa’s Top 100 Wines. The Platter 2012 5 Star award confirms its status as one of the best Sauvignon Blancs of our time.
“Our farm philosophy, Good Earth makes Better Wines, is paying dividends,” comments a grateful Bartho Eksteen.
