With the 2022 Sauvignon Blanc from De Grendel fresh out of the starting blocks, it added the coveted FNB Sauvignon Blanc Top 10 award to its existing list of accolades during the awards ceremony held on 13 October. This is no small feat, considering 161 wines were entered for this year’s competition.
The 2022 vintage of premium De Grendel Sauvignon Blanc also received a 90-point score from the International Wine & Spirit Competition, a 91-point score by Tim Atkin’s South African Report, and 90 points from the Winemag Sauvignon Blanc Report.
The expert panel of wine judges at this year’s FNB Sauvignon Blanc Top 10 competition was convener, Dr Winifred Bowman (Cape Wine Master, wine judge and writer), Fiona McDonald (wine judge and writer), Johann Fourie (head winemaker at Benguela Cove), Morgan Steyn (winemaker at De Grendel), René Groenewald (Cape Wine Master), and aspirant judge Mahalia Kotjane (assistant winemaker at Lievland).
De Grendel cellar master Charles Hopkins said a fourth Top 10 place in this renowned competition is testament to the exceptional quality, complexity and reliability of Sauvignon Blanc that is grown in the cooler region of Durbanville across multiple vintages.