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Platter’s Wine Guide 2019: Overview

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Platter's Wine Guide 2019

Platter’s by Diners Club South African Wine Guide 2019 has just been launched. A total of 90 wines achieved the maximum Five Star rating in the new edition – all wines that scored 93 points or higher in the primary assessment (over 600) went into a second round of tasting, conducted blind by small panels including experienced palates from outside the team. Wines are required to score 95 or more on the 100-point quality scale to obtain 5-Star status,

Three major achievers

Newcomer Winery of the Year (best results as a first-time participant in the guide): Erika Obermeyer Wines
Top Performing Winery of the Year: Mullineux
Editor’s Award: Newton Johnson Vineyards

Wines rated 5 Stars

Méthode Cap Classique

Colmant Absolu Zero Dosage NV
Villiera Monro Brut 2012 (best in category)
Villiera Woolworths Vintage Reserve Brut 2012

Chardonnay

Haskell Anvil 2017
Leeu Passant Stellenbosch 2016 (best in category)
Oak Valley Groenlandberg 2017
Restless River Ava Marie 2016
Warwick The White Lady 2017

Chenin Blanc

Beaumont Hope Marguerite 2017
Botanica Mary Delany 2017
Cederberg Five Generations 2016
City on a Hill Wine Company 2017
David & Nadia 2017
David & Nadia Hoë-Steen 2017
David & Nadia Skaliekop 2017
DeMorgenzon Reserve 2017
DeMorgenzon The Divas 2017 (best in category)
Metzer Montane 2017
Rall Ava 2017
Sadie Skurfberg 2017
Savage Never Been Asked To Dance 2017
Spier 21 Gables 2017
Spier Farm House Organic 2016
Spioenkop Sarah Raal 2017
Stellenrust 53 Barrel Fermented 2017
Thistle & Weed Duwweltjie 2017

Sauvignon Blanc, Unwooded

Steenberg The Black Swan 2017 (best in category)

Sauvignon Blanc, Wooded

Bartho Eksteen Houtskool 2017 (best in category)

Semillon

Alheit La Colline 2017
Benguela Cove Catalina 2017
Rickety Bridge Road to Santiago 2016 (best in category)

White Blends, Cape Bordeaux

Cape Point Isliedh 2017
Shannon Capall Bán 2015
Vergelegen GVB 2015 (best in category)
Warwick Professor Black 2017

White Blends, Other

B Vintners Vine Exploration Co Harlem to Hope 2017
Lourens Lindi Carien 2017
Mullineux Old Vines 2017
Rall 2017
Sadie Palladius 2016
Savage 2017
Stark-Condé The Field Blend 2017
Thorne & Daughters Rocking Horse 2017 (best in category)

Cabernet Franc

Raats 2016
Raats Dolomite 2016 (best in category)
Van Loggerenberg Breton 2017

Cabernet Sauvignon

Bartinney 2015
Erika Obermeyer Erika O 2015
Le Riche Reserve 2015 (best in category)
Reyneke Reserve 2015
Stellenbosch Reserve Ou Hoofgebou 2016
Warwick The Blue Lady 2015

Grenache Noir

Sadie Soldaat 2017 (best in category)

Merlot

Oldenburg 2015
Shannon The Shannon Black 2013 (best in category)
Thelema Reserve 2015

Petit Verdot

Thelema Sutherland Reserve 2015 (best in category)

Pinotage

Beeslaar 2016
Beyerskloof Diesel 2016
Kanonkop Black Label 2016 (best in category)

Pinot Noir

Crystallum Cuvée Cinéma 2017 (best in category)
Newton Johnson Family Vineyards 2017

Shiraz/Syrah

Dorrance Syrah Cuvée Ameena 2016
Hartenberg CWG Auction Reserve Shiraz 2015
Leeuwenkuil Heritage Syrah 2015 (best in category)
Luddite Shiraz 2014
Mullineux Iron Syrah 2016
Mullineux Schist Roundstone Syrah 2016
Porseleinberg Syrah 2016
Rall Ava Syrah 2017
Rhebokskloof Black Marble Hill Syrah 2015
Rust en Vrede Single Vineyard Syrah 2015

Tinta Barocca

Elemental Bob Graveyard 2017 (best in category)

Red Blends, Cape Bordeaux

Allée Bleue L’Amour Toujours 2014
Kanonkop Paul Sauer 2015
Muratie Ansela van de Caab 2015
Plaisir de Merle Signature 2012 (best in category)
Ridgeback Signature C 2016

Red Blends, with Pinotage

Beyerskloof Faith 2014 (best in category)

Red Blends, with Shiraz/Syrah

Boekenhoutskloof The Chocolate Block 2017
Erika Obermeyer Erika O Syrah-Grenache Noir-Cinsault 2016
Saronsberg Full Circle 2016 (best in category)

Red Blends, Other

Ernie Els Proprietor’s Blend 2016 (best in category)
Rust en Vrede Estate 2015
Waterford The Jem 2014

Natural Sweet

Klein Constantia Estate Vin de Constance 2014 (best in category)

Noble Late Harvest

Paul Cluver Riesling 2017 (best in category)

Vin de Paille

Mullineux Straw Wine 2017 (best in category)

Port-style

De Krans Cape Vintage Reserve 2016
Overgaauw Cape Vintage 1998 (best in category)

Brandy/Husk Spirit

Boplaas Potstill 20 Years Reserve
Dalla Cia 10 Year Old Celebration Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot Husk Spirit
KWV 10 Year Old Vintage
KWV 12 Year Old Barrel Select
KWV 15 Year Old Alambic
KWV 20 Year Old
KWV Nexus
Oude Meester Souverein
Van Ryn 12 Year Distillers Reserve
Van Ryn 15 Year Fine Cask Reserve
Van Ryn 20 Year Collectors Reserve

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