Sunday, November 19, 2023

Platter's 2024 Wines of the Year

 These are the highest-scoring wines within each category,
tasted within Platter's 2024 Wines of the Year blind tastings

Some of them are sold out and were not available for photographs and images are from the producers' sites

Cabernet Franc
Raats Eden High Density Single Vineyard 2021

Cabernet Sauvignon
Beyerskloof Eerste Ry 2019

Cinsault
Savage Follow The Line 2022

Grenache Noir
Kleine Zalze Project Z 2022

Merlot
Simelia Fluvius Single Vineyard 2019

Petit Verdot 
Thelema Sutherland Reserve Emily 2021 

Pinotage 
L’Avenir Single Block 2020 

Pinot Noir 
Shannon RocknRolla 2021 

Shiraz/Syrah 
Savage CWG Auction Syrah 2021 

Red Blends, Cape Bordeaux 
Vondeling Philosophie 2019 

Red Blends, with Pinotage 
Beyerskloof Faith 2020 

Red Blends, Shiraz/Syrah-based 
Fairview Cyril Back 2020 

Red Blends, Other 
Alto Estate Blend 2020 

Albarinho 
Botanica Flower Girl 2023 

Chardonnay 
Delaire Graff Terraced Block Reserve 2022 

Chenin Blanc 
Stellenrust Old Bushvine 2022 

Grenache Blanc
The Foundry 2022

Roussanne 
Saronsberg 2021 

Sauvignon Blanc 
Diemersdal The Journal 2022 

Semillon 
Steenberg 2022 

Semillon Gris 
Mullineux CWG Auction The Gris Old Vine 2022 

Viognier 
Lourensford Limited Release 2022 

White Blends, Cape Bordeaux 
Steenberg Magna Carta 2021 

White Blends, Other 
Beaumont New Baby 2022 

Cape Classique 
Babylonstoren Sprankel 2018 

Dessert Wine, Fortified 
Orange River Omstaan Rooi Muskadel XO NV 

Dessert Wine, Unfortified 
Alvi's Drift Muscat Nectarinia 2017 

Natural Sweet 
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 2020 

Noble Late Harvest 
Delheim Edelspatz 2021 

Vin de Paille 
Savage Not Tonight Josephine 2022 

Port-style 
KWV Cape Tawny NV 

This is the full list of Five Star wines:


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