Prescient Fund Services Best Wines South Africa 2025
By Christian Eedes, 17 October 2025
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Introduction
Over the course of the year, Winemag.co.za reviewed 677 wines across 13 categories in reports sponsored by Prescient Fund Services. Each report was based on the results of blind tastings of wines entered within the respective category.
Winery of the Year
The most successful entrant overall, and Winery of the Year, is Delaire Graff, winner of a R20 000 unit trust investment courtesy of the sponsor. The winery was awarded Best Cabernet Sauvignon, while four additional wines made the Top 10 in their categories:
96 – Best Cabernet Sauvignon
Delaire Graff Reserve 2022
Chardonnay Top 10
Banghoek 2024 – 95 points
Terraced Block 2024 – 94 points
Cabernet Sauvignon Top 10
Reserve 2021 – 95 points
Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report Top 10
Botmaskop 2021 – 94 points
It’s impossible to mention Delaire without noting its spectacular setting atop Helshoogte Pass outside Stellenbosch. Founded in the early 1980s by wine-writing trailblazers John and Erica Platter, the estate has been owned by diamantaire Laurence Graff OBE since 2003, combining luxury hospitality with fine wine. Since 2009, winemaker Morné Vrey has focused on estate Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, supplemented by select purchased fruit. For contact details, click here.
Best Wines South Africa 2025
To explore the best wines of the year across all categories, download the full report here: Prescient Fund Services Best Wines South Africa 2025
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Tim Parsons | 20 October 2025
Had the 2018 the other day, it was spectacular and deserving of Decanter’s 97 points. My only complaint is the size and weight of the bottle. While it’s the wine maker’s prerogative, it does seem a ridiculous waste of a precious resource in today’s day and age.
Dieter Gugelmann | 27 October 2025
As a former importer of South African wines to Switzerland, I can only agree with Tim regarding the heavy bottles. Customs duties are also calculated based on weight.
Furthermore, it’s ecologically nonsensical to continue to rely on glass bottles weighing approximately 700 to 800 grams.
Unfortunately, many wineries in southern Italy also bottle wines in such heavy bottles. Wines that cost R300 in stores and aren’t top-quality wines! Absolute nonsense. What matters to me is the wine, not the bottle weight.
I sincerely hope that in the future, all wine producers around the world will become sensible and use lighter bottles before the EU forces them to do so.
Angela Lloyd | 28 October 2025
Bottle weight is one major issue for Andy Neather in his and Jane Masters MW book Rooted in Change, The stories behind sustainable wine. Tim Atkin spoke to him on his latest podcast about this and other sustainability issues. Well- worth a listen on whereveer you listen to podcasts.