Highlights as follows:
South Africa Hall of Fame
Best Value White of the Year – 2021 Paul Cluver Village Chardonnay, Elgin
“The kind of wine whose quality makes you do a double take when you look at the price [.. ]
this is a Chardonnay that could trick experienced professionals in a blind tasting.
Tank, foudre and stainless steel fermented, it’s a mini Puligny-Montrachet with yeasty
complexity and a citrus and wet stone core”.
Co-operative / Producers’ Cellar of the Year 2022 Darling Cellars
Best Cellar Door Experience 2021 (includes finalist) Waterford Estate, Stellenbosch
Wines of the Year
2019 Kanonkop Paul Sauer, Stellenbosch – 98 pts
2018 Glenelly Lady May, Stellenbosch – 97 pts
2017 Waterford Estate The Jem, Stellenbosch – 97 pts
2021 Paul Cluver Seven Flags Chardonnay, Elgin – 96 pts
2020 Kanonkop Black Label Pinotage, Stellenbosch – 96 pts
2020 DeMorgenzon Syrah Reserve, Stellenbosch – 96 pts
2021 Paul Cluver Noble Late Harvest Riesling, Elgin – 96 pts
2021 Catherine Marshall Chenin Blanc Fermented In Clay, Western Cape – 95 pts
2021 Kaapzicht The 1947 Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch – 95 pts
2018 Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon, Stellenbosch – 95 pts
2019 Rustenberg Peter Barlow, Stellenbosch- 95 pts
2020 Bouchard Finlayson Tête de Cuvée Pinot Noir, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley – 95 pts
2021 Catherine Marshall Finite Elements Pinot Noir, Cape South Coast – 95 pts
2018 Paul Cluver Seven Flags Pinot Noir, Elgin – 95 pts
The best of the rest…..
Waterford Antigo Stellenbosch 2019 Red 91
Waterford Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2018 Red 94
Waterford Estate Kevin Arnold Shiraz Stellenbosch 2018 Red 93
Waterford Estate Single Vineyard Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2019 White 92
Waterford Estate Single Vineyard Grenache Noir Stellenbosch 2020 Red 93
Waterford Estate Single Vineyard Grenache Noir Stellenbosch 2019 Red 92
Steenberg The Black Swan Sauvignon Blanc Constantia 2021 White 92
Rustenberg Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2021 White 90
Rustenberg Five Soldiers Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2020 White 93
Rustenberg John X Merriman Stellenbosch 2020 Red 93
Rustenberg Malbec Stellenbosch 2020 Red 90
Rustenberg Old Vine Muscat of Alexandria Calitzdorp 2021 Fortified 91
Rustenberg Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2021 White 90
Paul Cluver Estate Chardonnay Elgin 2021 White 93
Paul Cluver Estate Pinot Noir Elgin 2021 Red 93
Paul Cluver Estate Riesling Elgin 2022 White 93
Paul Cluver Estate Riesling Elgin 2021 White 93
Paul Cluver Sauvignon Blanc Elgin 2022 White 92
Paul Cluver Sauvignon Blanc Elgin 2021 White 91
Paul Cluver Village Chardonnay Elgin 2021 White 93
Lemberg Spencer Tulbagh 2018 Red 92
Lemberg Hárslevelü Tulbagh 2021 White 93
Lemberg Nelson Tulbagh 2018 Red 91
Kaapzicht Kliprug OVP Chenin Blan Stellenbosch 2021 White 92
Kaapzicht Rooiland Pinotage Stellenbosch 2020 Red 92
Kaapzicht Skraalhans OVP Pinotage Stellenbosch 2021 Red 90
Kaapzicht Steytler Pentagon Stellenbosch 2020 Red 93
Kaapzicht Steytler Pinotage Stellenbosch 2020 Red 92
Kaapzicht Steytler Vision Stellenbosch 2020 Red 93
Kanonkop Kadette Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2020 Red 92
Kanonkop Kadette Cape Blend Stellenbosch 2020 Red 91
Kanonkop Kadette Pinotage Stellenbosch 2020 Red 92
Kanonkop Pinotage Stellenbosch 2020 Red 94
Glenelly Estate Chardonnay Reserve Stellenbosch 2021 White 92
Glenelly Estate Reserve Red Stellenbosch 2017 Red 94
Glenelly The Glass Collection Cabernet Franc Stellenbosch 2020 Red 93
Glenelly The Glass Collection Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2020 Red 93
Glenelly The Glass Collection Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2021 White 90
Glenelly The Glass Collection Merlot Stellenbosch 2020 Red 92
Glenelly The Glass Collection Syrah Stellenbosch 2020 Red 91
DeMorgenzon Chenin Blanc Reserve Stellenbosch 2021 White 94
DeMorgenzon DMZ Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2021 White 91
DeMorgenzon DMZ Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch 2021 White 90
DeMorgenzon DMZ Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2022 White 90
DeMorgenzon DMZ Syrah Stellenbosch 2020 Red 91
DeMorgenzon Maestro Blue Stellenbosch 2019 Red 94
DeMorgenzon Maestro White Stellenbosch 2020 White 93
DeMorgenzon MCC Stellenbosch 2019 Sparkling 91
DeMorgenzon Syrah Reserve Stellenbosch 2020 Red 96
Darling Cellars Old Bush Vines Chenin Blanc Darling 2021 White 91
Darling Cellars Old Bush Vines Cinsault Darling 2020 Red 91
Darling Cellars Old Bush Vines Cinsault Rosé Darling 2021 Rosé 90
Catherine Marshall Pinot Noir on Clay Soils Cape South Coast 2020 Red 94
Catherine Marshall Pinot Noir on Sandstone Elgin 2020 Red 94
Catherine Marshall Riesling Elgin 2021 White 91
Bouchard Finlayson Galpin Peak Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2020 Red 92
Bouchard Finlayson Hannibal Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2019 Red 93
Bouchard Finlayson Kaaimansgat Chardonnay Elandskloof 2020 White 93
Bouchard Finlayson Missionvale Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2021 White 93
Bouchard Finlayson Tête de Cuvée Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2020 Red 95
