Prescient Fund Services Pinotage Report 2025: Top Six
By Christian Eedes, 1 July 2025
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Introduction
This year’s Pinotage Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. There were 48 entries received from 32 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a three-person panel, scoring done according to the 100-point quality scale.
Top Six
The six best wines overall are:
95
Illimis 2024
Price: R305
Wine of Origin: Polkadraai Hills, Stellenbosch
Abv: 13.5%
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94
Allée Bleue 2023
Price: R225
Wine of Origin: Stellenbosch
Abv: 14.2%
94
Hasher Family Batrachella 2023
Price: R590
Wine of Origin: Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Abv: 13.34%
94
Springfontein Terroir Selection 2022
Price: R275
Wine of Origin: Springfontein Rim
Abv: 13.5%
93 – Best buy
Charles Lang & Sons 2023
Price: R65
Wine of Origin: Western Cape
Abv: 14%
92
Warwick The Black Lady 2023
Price: R610
Wine of Origin: Simonsberg, Stellenbosch
Abv: 14%
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About the category
Pinotage, a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault (also called Hermitage, hence the contraction), was first engineered by Stellenbosch University’s Professor Abraham Perold in 1925. The first commercial bottling was released in 1961, namely the SFW’s 1959 Lanzerac Pinotage.
Pinotage is the sixth most widely planted variety in South Africa, making up 7.6% of the total area under vineyard at the end of 2024.
What does top Pinotage go for?
The average price of the 26 wines to rate 90-plus is R305 a bottle and of the Top 10 is R345.
In-depth analysis
To read the report in full, including key findings, tasting notes for the top wines, buying guide (wines ranked by quality relative to price) and scores on the 100-point quality scale for all wines entered, download the following: Prescient Fund Services Pinotage Report 2025
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