The results of the 2021 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show were announced on a special edition of Dan Really Likes Wine at midday on 30th June. Broadcast from The Houghton in Johannesburg. In total there were 673 wines entered. There were 32 gold medals – of which 16 won trophies – 111 took home silver and 355 won bronze.
Bruce Jack Heritage Collection wines, Boer maak ‘n Plan Chenin Blanc 2020 and Hard Day Chardonnay 2020 (pre-release) achieved Silver and Bronze medals respectively. A shiraz from our new range Ghost in the Machine – set to launch in September 2021 – achieved a Silver medal.
Thornton Pillay, assistant winemaker at Bruce Jack’s Estate accepts the Best of Museum Class from Michael Fridjhon, on Bruce Jack’s behalf.
The lovely surprise was Berrio Sauvignon Blanc 2006 winning the Best of Museum Class trophy, a testament to the gracefully aging of carefully crafted wines.