The Nederlandse Gilde van Sommeliers had a tasting of Bordeaux Blends on 11 January 2016 during the Wine Professional wine show in Amsterdam. De Toren Z was in the line-up and 20 wines were tasted in 5 Flights and from 11 countries.
The results for the best 10 wines:
Continuum Estate 2012, Tim Mondavi, Napa Valley,California with 5 stars at 178,56 Euro per bottle
De Toren Z 2012, Stellenbosch, South Africa at 22,35 Euro per bottle
Chateau Giscours 2010, 3e Grand Cru Classe Margaux 82,85 Euro per bottle
Insignia 2010, Joseph Phelps, Napa Valley at 163,87 per bottle
Sophia 2011, Craggy Range, Hawke’s Bay, New Zeeland. 34,95 Euro per bottle
Ornellaia 2011, Tenuta dell’Ornellaia, Bolgheri, Italy @ 59,50 Euro per bottle.
Domus Aurea Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Vina Quebrada de Macul, Upper Maipo Valley, Chili at 36,08 Euro per bottle
Sorella 2006, Andrew Will Winery, Horse Heaven Hills, Columbia Valley, USA 38,15 per bottle
Kopar 2011, Attila Gere, Villany, Hungary at 37,50 Euro per bottle
Diana Madeline 2007, Cullen, Margaret River, Australia at 37,50 Euro per bottle
As can be seen, the big guns with mostly older vintages were there and ur De Toren Z delivered by far the best bang for the buck. Most wines were priced around Euro ; 35,00 but the best wines were priced well over Euro 100,00. It’s better that you don’t see the bottom half of the list because some big names feature there too.
At 22,50 Euro per bottle, De Toren Z was an absolute bargain.
