Prescient Sweet Wine & Fortifieds Report 2021: Top 10
By Christian Eedes, 7 April 2021
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Introduction
This year’s Sweet Wine & Fortifieds Report convened by winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. Wines were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a three-person panel, scoring done according to the 100-point quality scale.
Number of entries per category
1) Natural Sweet – two
2) Noble Late Harvest – 15
3) Straw – seven
4) Hanepoot – four
5) Muscadel – six
6) Port-style – nine
Of the 42 wines reviewed in total, 23 rated 90-plus.
Top 10
The 10 best wines overall are:
96
Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve Port 2009
Price: R750
Wine of Origin: Western Cape
Abv: 17.66%
94
Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve 2015
Price: R550
Wine of Origin: Western Cape
Abv: 18.44%
94
Delaire Graff Cape Vintage 2018
Price: R460
Wine of Origin: Stellenbosch
Abv: 20%
92
Allesverloren Fine Old Vintage 2014
Price: R160
Wine of Origin: Swartland
Abv: 19.27%
92
Boschendal Vin D’Or 2018
Price: R410 per 375ml bottle
Wine of Origin: Western Cape
Abv: 12.16%
92
Meerhof Mooistrooi 2020
Price: R300 per 500ml bottle
Wine of Origin: Swartland
Abv: 13.22%
92
Simonsig Cape Vintage Reserve 2015
Price: R185
Wine of Origin: Stellenbosch
Abv: 19.2%
92
Villa Esposto Muscat D’ Alexandrie 2018
Price: R120 per 375ml bottle
Wine of Origin: Olifants River
Abv: 13.27%
92
Villa Esposto Muscat D’Alexandrie 2019
Price: R120 per 375ml bottle
Wine of Origin: Olifants River
Abv:12.89%
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: Prescient Sweet Wine & Fortifieds Report 2021
Shop online
Johannesburg boutique wine retailer Dry Dock Liquor is offering some of the wines in the Top 10 for sale – buy now.
Online retailer Wine-of-the-Month Club is offering a six-bottle mixed case selected from the Top 10 – buy now.
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