CONCOURS MONDIAL is based in Brussels, Belgium, however the mammoth competition is staged in various locations with the different types of wine judged at different times of the year. In May 2023, over 300 industry experts from around the world converged on the coastal town of Porec in western Croatia to assess over 7500 red and white wines from nearly 50 countries in panel tastings over several days. Award winners included not only long-standing producer nations but also India, winning their first medal at this competition, as well as Kazakhstan and Albania. Bordeaux, France, was the most awarded region on the planet. Portugal, Aragon (Spain) and Tuscany (Italy) also excelled.

South Africa’s most admired wines on show were 2020 Cabernet Sauvignons from the Cederberg and Kleine Zalze of Stellenbosch – both grand gold medal winners with exceptional track records, the Cederberg Cab going on to be named one of 19 ‘Revelations’ (tantamount to trophy laureates). Moreover, there were 26 gold medals awarded to wines of the Cape:

 

SA GRAND GOLD MEDALLISTS

Cederberg Five Generations Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
R750pb ex-cellar, Cederberg

Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
R199pb ex-cellar, Stellenbosch

SA GOLD MEDALLISTS

Diemersdal Journal Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
R370pb ex-cellar, Durbanville

Diemersdal Private Collection 2020 (Red Blend)
R190pb ex-cellar, Durbanville

Dieu Donné Merlot 2019
R210pb ex-cellar, Franschhoek

Durbanville Hills Collectors Reserve Castle of Good Hope Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
R150pb ex-cellar, Durbanville

Durbanville Hills Tangram Red 2019
R350pb ex-cellar, Durbanville

Eerste Hoop Chenin Blanc 2020
Export only, Bot River

Escapades Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Malbec 2020
Export only, Stellenbosch cellar

Escapades Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Export only, Stellenbosch cellar

Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Chardonnay 2022
R170pb ex-Disell cellar, Stellenbosch

Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Merlot 2017
R205pb ex-Distell cellar, Stellenbosch

Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Shiraz 2019
R450pb ex-cellar, Stellenbosch

La Motte Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
R170pb ex-cellar, Franschhoek

La Motte Millennium 2020 (Red Blend)
R110pb ex-cellar, Franschhoek

Mentors Cabernet Franc 2020
R339pb ex-KWV cellar, Paarl

Mentors Orchestra 2020 (Red Blend)
R339pb ex-KWV cellar, Paarl

Nederburg Manor House Chardonnay 2021
R135pb ex-cellar, Paarl

Nederburg Private Bin Two Centuries Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
R435pb ex-cellar, Paarl

Roodeberg Dr Charles Niehaus 2019
R339pb ex-KWV cellar, Paarl

Saronsberg Shiraz 2021
R340pb ex-cellar, Tulbagh

Spier 21 Gables Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
R350pb ex-cellar, Vlottenburg-Stellenbosch

Spier Creative Block 5 2020 (Red Blend)
R215pb ex-cellar, Vlottenburg-Stellenbosch

Spier First Stone Organic Red Blend 2020
R350pb ex-cellar, Vlottenburg-Stellenbosch

Spier Seaward Chardonnay 2022
R135pb ex-cellar, Vlottenburg-Stellenbosch

Spier Seaward Sauvignon Blanc 2022
R135pb ex-cellar, Vlottenburg-Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch ‘1679’ Legacy 2019 (Red Blend)
R575pb ex-Koelenhof Winery, Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch ‘1679’ Legacy 2020 (Red Blend)
R575pb ex-Koelenhof Winery, Stellenbosch