Spier has scooped three Double Gold medals at the 2018 Veritas Wine Awards, two of which were given to museum class wines. The Spier Creative Block 5 2013, a Bordeaux-style blend, was the third winner.
“Given that there is a tendency in South Africa to drink wines young, these accolades offer a powerful reminder that patience can offer a fulsome reward,” Spier Cellar Master Frans Smit says. “At Spier, we’re committed to crafting wines with staying power. In each, bottle maturation has resulted in enhanced subtlety, complexity and gravitas – making them more than worth the wait.”
Spier’s medal haul also included 11 gold, 12 silver and 8 bronze medals. The full list of award winners is as follows:
DOUBLE GOLD
- Spier Creative Block 5 2013
- Naledi Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 (Museum Class)
- Spier 21 Gables Chenin Blanc 2013 (Museum Class)
GOLD
- Creative Block 2 2017
- Spier 21 Gables Chardonnay 2016
- Spier 21 Gables Chenin Blanc 2017
- Spier Woolworths Private Collection Chenin Blanc 2017
- Spier Creative Block 3 2014
- Spier Creative Block 5 2015
- Spier Creative Block 5 2014
- Spier Woolworths Private Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
- Spier 21 Gables Pinotage 2015
- Spier 21 Gables Chenin Blanc 2012 (museum class)
- Spier Creative Block 2 2013 (museum class)
SILVER
- Spier Signature Chenin Blanc 2018
- Spier Farm House Organic Rose 2016
- Spier Farm House Organic Chenin Blanc Straw Wine 2015
- Spier Brut MCC
- Spier Ideology Merlot Rose 2018
- Spier Creative Block 2 2012 (museum class)
- Spier Creative Block 3 2015
- Spier 21 Gales Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
- Spier 21 Gables Private Collection Chenin Blanc 2010 (museum class)
- Spier These Waves Merlot 2012
- Spier Woolworths Signature Series Merlot 2016
- Spier Private Collection Sauvignon Blanc 2013
BRONZE
- Spier Farm House Organic Chenin Blanc 2016
- Spier 21 Gables Sauvignon blanc 2017
- Spier Seaward Sauvignon blanc 2018
- Spier Signature Sauvignon blanc 2018
- Spier Creative Block 8 2015
- Spier Creative Block 8 2013
- Spier Ideology Merlot Rose 2018
- Spier Ideology Shiraz/Mouvedre/Grenache/Cinsaut
