Domaine Des Dieux Takes Top Spot
Domaine Des Dieux Takes Top Spot
Domaine des Dieux, the boutique wine producer in the Hemel en Aarde Valley near Hermanus, was crowned as South Africa’s best Cap Classique exponent at this year’s Amorim Cap Classique Challenge.
The Domaine des Dieux Claudia Brut MCC 2009, a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, won the category for Best Brut Blend as well as Best Producer having achieved the highest score of all the 101 wines entered into the 2014 version of the Amorim Cap Classique Challenge.
The only competition committed exclusively to the Cap Classique category, the Amorim Cap Classique Challenge is sponsored by Portuguese-based cork company Amorim. This was the 14th year South Africa’s producers of bottle-fermented sparkling wine took part in this popular competition.
Source: Amorim Cap Classique Challenge, www.wine.co.za
Photo: Wine Times
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