10-Year-Old Wine Report 2023
By Christian Eedes, 7 March 2023
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Introduction
This year’s 10-Year-Old Wine Report convened by Winemag.co.za is now out. There were 62 entries from 37 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a three-person panel, scoring done according to the 100-point quality scale.
Best Wines
Below are the nine best wines overall. Some of these feature in the 2013 vintage theme online auction that Strauss & Co is currently running – click on the relevant links below to place a bid.
White
94
Tokara Director’s Reserve White 2013
Wine of Origin: Stellenbosch
Abv: 13.63%
93
Tokara Reserve Collection Chardonnay 2013
Wine of Origin: Stellenbosch
Abv: 14.35%
92
Constantia Glen Two 2013
Wine of Origin: Constantia
Abv: 13.5%
Red
94
Ernie Els Signature 2013
Wine of Origin: Stellenbosch
Abv: 14.75%
Fortified
About the Report
Just how well do modern-era South African wines perform as they get older? One of the most important measures of great wine is that it should be age-worthy, that is it should become more pleasurable and more interesting to drink with time in the bottle and the annual 10-Year-Old Wine Report sets out to examine precisely this.
In-depth analysis
To read the report in full, including key findings, tasting notes for the top wines and scores on the 100-point quality scale for all wines entered, download the following: 10-Year-Old Wine Report 2023
Prize
Ernie Els Wines, as producer of the best wine overall, won wins a re-corked bottle of GS Cabernet Sauvignon 1968 sponsored by Amorim Cork.
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Gareth | 14 March 2023
I always find the 10-year old reports to be fascinating reading. I can appreciate a lot of work goes into organising them, but my only wish is that some more big names would take part. I’d love to see the results from 10-year old wines from Le Riche’s, Hartenbergs, etc.