Cape Point Vineyards' Noordhoek Estate was planted from 1997 and has been producing award winning wines since it's inaugural vintage in 2000. Currently wines available include Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Semillon and a Noble Late Harvest.

Not to be missed are the Scarborough wines also produced by Cape Point Vineyards. Our wines can be purchased from the following local outlets:

• Noordhoek Farm Village
• Shorties and,
• Picardi Rebel.

They can also be enjoyed at the following local restautants:

• The Red Herring (Noordhoek),
• The Gift (Imhoff Farm),
• Olympia Cafe (Kalk Bay),
• Cafe Matisse (Kalk Bay),
• Francois' (Fish Hoek) and,
• Cobbs (Scarborough).

Results from Bordeaux's latest Challenge Internationl du Vin reveal that Cape Point Vineyards has been awarded its second international GOLD accolade within 12 months. This time the award winning wine is the 2001 Cape Point Vineyards Chardonnay. The grapes for this wine came from the Noordhoek Estate, just one of Cape Point Vineyard's three vineyard locations in the deep south of the Cape Peninsula.

Hand-picked and sorted at dawn, the grapes travelled 5km down the road to the Fish Hoek cellar where they are whole bunch pressed and fermented in a melange of imported French oak barrels.

The wine, a distinctively "Cape Point terroir" wine is characterised by its vanilla and lime wafts on the nose with a compelling lime cordial enticing the palate.

The Challenge International du Vin has been running for over 25 years and strictly adheres to the rules of "International Code of Oenological Practice in Vines & Wines". The Cape Point Vineyards Chardonnay was one of five GOLD medals awarded to South Africa in this international competition which boasts a tasting panel of world class sommeliers, negociants and other industry connoisseurs with formal training in the art of tasting wine. This gold medal follows in the footsteps of Cape Point Vineyard's 2001 Sauvignon Blanc, which achieved Gold in London's International Wine & Spirit Competition announced in June 2002.

Cape Point Vineyards
Address: P.O. Box 37700, Valyland, 7978

Tel: 021 7857660
Email: info@cape-point.com
Website: www.capepointvineyards.com

Or alternatively why not follow the Constantia Valley Wine Route
Website: www.constantiawineroute.co.za

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