Wine Spectator rating of South African wines

The July issue of the influential American publication, Wine Spectator, features South African wines as its cover story. Of the 535 wines listed here, 57% scored 18 or more out of 20, and the lowest scored 17.

We have inserted scores out of 20 because we believe that the 100 scale is too absolute, that it ignores the fact that judging wine will always be subjective. We are all influenced by emotion and other factors and a wine that we love today may not appear as impressive tomorrow. It is interesting to note the number of wines where the Wine Spectator and Platter ratings are very different, such as Cederberg Chenin Blanc, rated 4½ stars by Platter and only given 79/100 by Wine Spectator.

We have included Platter star ratings, where they are available (not all the wines are in Platter) and approximate local prices, which we have gleaned from online dealers and producers' websites.

The bottom line is that this report can only do a lot of good for our wine exports to the USA: 

Cover Story - South Africa: An Emerging Giant - This profoundly beautiful wine region is finding a new path to quality in the post-apartheid era. How a new generation is reshaping South Africa’s destiny, fueled by a flood of energy, technology and investment) 

These wines were tasted for the South Africa wine report in the July 31, 2013, issue of Wine Spectator magazine.
Producer	Wine	Score /100	Score /20	Platter	US $ Price	US Rand price	Typical SA price
ANTHONIJ RUPERT	Western Cape 2007	95	19	4	$125	R 1 250	R 750
DE TRAFFORD	Syrah Stellenbosch 393 2009	95	19	4½	$80	R 800	R 400
KLEIN CONSTANTIA	Vin de Constance Constantia 2007	95	19	4½	NA		R 450
CEDERBERG	Shiraz Cederberg Teen Die Hoog Cape Winemakers Guild 2010	94	19	4½	NA		R 450
ERNIE ELS	Cape Winemakers Guild Stellenbosch 2010	94	19	4½	NA		R 510
KANONKOP	Paul Sauer Cape Winemakers Guild Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2009	94	19	4½	NA		R 585
RUST EN VREDE	1694 Classification Stellenbosch 2008	94	19	4½	$125	R 1 250	R 1 200
SADIE FAMILY	Columella Swartland 2009	94	19	5	$130	R 1 300	R 605
ANTHONIJ RUPERT	Syrah Coastal Region 2007	93	19	2½	$65	R 650	R 420
ASHBOURNE	Sandstone Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2008	93	19	4½	$25	R 250	R 160
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Cabernet Sauvignon Franschhoek 2009	93	19	5	$47	R 470
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Sémillon Franschhoek 2009	93	19	4	$39	R 390
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Syrah Coastal Region 2009	93	19	4½	$47	R 470
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Syrah Coastal Region 2010	93	19	4½	$58	R 580
BOSCHKLOOF	Shiraz Stellenbosch Bakhand Cape Winemakers Guild 2010	93	19	4	NA		R 320
BOUCHARD FINLAYSON	Pinot Noir Walker Bay Galpin Peak 2010	93	19	4½	$53	R 530	R 245
CAPE POINT VINEYARDS	Auction Reserve White Cape Winemakers Guild Cape Point 2011	93	19	5	NA		R 340
CIRRUS	Syrah Stellenbosch 2008	93	19	4	$55	R 550
CIRRUS	Syrah Stellenbosch 2009	93	19	4	$37	R 370
DE TRAFFORD	Perspective Cape Winemakers Guild Stellenbosch 2009	93	19	4½	NA		R 365
DE TRAFFORD	Syrah Stellenbosch Cape Winemakers Guild 2009	93	19	4½	NA		R 330
DE TRAFFORD	Syrah Stellenbosch Placemat Granite 2010	93	19		$37	R 370
DE TRAFFORD	Syrah Swartland Placemat Shale 2010	93	19		$37	R 370
ETIENNE LE RICHE	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Auction Reserve Cape Winemakers Guild 2009	93	19	4½	NA		R 500
HAMILTON RUSSELL	Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2011	93	19	4½	$32	R 320	R 300
HAMILTON RUSSELL	Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2012	93	19	4½	$33	R 330	R 283
HASKELL	Paradigm Cape Winemakers Guild Stellenbosch 2008	93	19		NA		R 275
JORDAN	Chardonnay Stellenbosch Auction Reserve Cape Winemakers Guild 2011	93	19	5	NA		R 395
KANONKOP	Pinotage Simonsberg-Stellenbosch Cape Winemakers Guild 2010	93	19	4½	NA		R 545
KEN FORRESTER	Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch The FMC 2011	93	19	4½	$65	R 650	R 355
KEN FORRESTER	Noble Late Harvest T Stellenbosch 2010	93	19		NA		R 255
MULLINEUX	Straw Wine Swartland 2011	93	19	5	NA		R 225
MULLINEUX	Syrah Swartland Granite 2010	93	19	4½	$125	R 1 250	R 675
PORSELEINBERG	Swartland 2010	93	19	4	$100	R 1 000	R 500
RUST EN VREDE	Stellenbosch 2009	93	19	4½	$45	R 450	R 380
RUST EN VREDE	Syrah Stellenbosch Single Vineyard 2010	93	19	4½	$49	R 490	R 860
SADIE FAMILY	Columella Swartland 2010	93	19	5	$130	R 1 300	R 605
SADIE FAMILY	Grenache Piekenierskloof Soldaat 2011	93	19		$63	R 630	R 220
SADIE FAMILY	Palladius Swartland 2010	93	19	5	$105	R 1 050	R 440
STARK-CONDÉ	Cabernet Sauvignon Jonkershoek Three Pines 2009	93	19	4½	$42	R 420	R 255
VILAFONTÉ	Series M Paarl 2010	93	19	4½	$56	R 560	R 365
A.A. BADENHORST FAMILY	Swartland 2009	92	18	4½	$42	R 420
ANTHONIJ RUPERT	Cabernet Sauvignon Coastal Region 2008	92	18	3½	$75	R 750	R 415
ASHBOURNE	Sandstone Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2006	92	18	4½	$25	R 250	R 160
ATARAXIA MOUNTAIN	Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Under the Gavel Cape Winemakers Guild 2011	92	18	4½	NA		R 330
BEYERSKLOOF	Pinotage Stellenbosch Traildust Cape Winemakers Guild 2010	92	18	4½	NA		R 540
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Cabernet Sauvignon Franschhoek 2010	92	18	5	$58	R 580
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Sémillon Franschhoek 2010	92	18	4	$39	R 390	R 160
BUITENVERWACHTING	Chardonnay Constantia 2011	92	18	4	$20	R 200	R 110
CAREL NEL	Cape Vintage Auction Reserve Cape Winemakers Guild Western Cape 2010	92	18	5	NA		R 230
CEDERBERG	Sémillon Elim Ghost Corner Cape Winemakers Guild 2011	92	18	4	NA		R 250
DE TOREN	Fusion V Stellenbosch 2010	92	18	4	$55	R 550	R 330
DE TRAFFORD	Elevation 393 Stellenbosch 2007	92	18	4½	$100	R 1 000	R 400
DE TRAFFORD	Syrah Walker Bay Placemat Limestone 2010	92	18	4	$37	R 370
ERNIE ELS	Signature Stellenbosch 2008	92	18	4½	$95	R 950	R 595
FAIRVIEW	Cyril Back Coastal Region 2009	92	18	4	$65	R 650	R 350
FAIRVIEW	Shiraz Paarl Eenzaamheid 2010	92	18	4½	$37	R 370	R 185
FAIRVIEW	Shiraz Paarl The Beacon 2008	92	18	4½	$37	R 370	R 185
FAIRVIEW	Shiraz Swartland Jakkals Fontein 2009	92	18	4½	$37	R 370	R 185
FINLAYSON FAMILY	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Edgebaston Reserve Cape Winemakers Guild 2010	92	18	4	NA		R 335
GLENELLY	Lady May Stellenbosch 2009	92	18	4½	$50	R 500	R 285
HAMILTON RUSSELL	Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2010	92	18	4	$44	R 440	R 283
HASKELL	The Expatriate Cape Winemakers Guild Stellenbosch 2010	92	18		NA		R 270
JOHN LOUBSER	Nebbiolo Constantia Garibaldi Cape Winemakers Guild 2009	92	18		NA		R 475
KAAPZICHT	Cape Blend Cape Winemakers Guild Stellenbosch 2009	92	18	4½	NA		R 250
KANONKOP	Paul Sauer Cape Winemakers Guild Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2007	92	18	4½	NA		R 630
KANONKOP	Paul Sauer Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2008	92	18	4½	$50	R 500
KEERMONT	Syrah Stellenbosch 2010	92	18	4	$33	R 330	R 175
KEN FORRESTER	Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch The FMC 2010	92	18	4½	$65	R 650	R 355
KEN FORRESTER	The Gypsy Western Cape 2009	92	18	4½	$65	R 650	R 335
LOUIS NEL	Laika Cape Winemakers Guild Stellenbosch 2010	92	18		NA		R 420
LUDDITE	Shiraz-Mourvèdre Cape South Coast Oscar Cape Winemakers Guild 2009	92	18	4.5	NA		R 480
MR MVEMVE RAATS	De Compostella Stellenbosch 2009	92	18	4½	$60	R 600	R 50
MULLINEUX	Syrah Swartland Schist 2010	92	18	5	$125	R 1 250	R 675
NEIL ELLIS	Grenache Piekenierskloof Vineyard Selection 2010	92	18	4½	$42	R 420	R 260
RIJK'S PRIVATE CELLAR	Chenin Blanc Tulbagh Cape Winemakers Guild 2011	92	18	4	NA		R 245
RIJK'S PRIVATE CELLAR	Pinotage Tulbagh Cape Winemakers Guild 2010	92	18	4½	NA		R 275
RUDI SCHULTZ	Syrah Stellenbosch 2010	92	18		$30	R 300
RUST EN VREDE	Stellenbosch 2010	92	18	4½	$48	R 480	R 380
SADIE FAMILY	Treinspoor Swartland 2011	92	18	4½	$53	R 530	R 180
SARONSBERG	Sémillon Tulbagh Cape Winemakers Guild 2008	92	18		NA		R 325
VILAFONTÉ	Series M Paarl 2009	92	18	4½	$56	R 560	R 365
A.A. BADENHORST FAMILY	Chateaux Ramnas Gras Cape Winemakers Guild Swartland 2011	91	18	4½	NA		R 270
ANTHONIJ RUPERT	Cabernet Franc Coastal Region 2008	91	18	4	$85	R 850	R 430
ANTHONIJ RUPERT	Merlot Western Cape 2007	91	18	4	$65	R 650	R 410
ASHBOURNE	Sandstone Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2007	91	18	4½	$25	R 250	R 160
ASHBOURNE	Walker Bay 2007	91	18	4½	$40	R 400
BARTINNEY	Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2010	91	18	4	$25	R 250
BIZOE	Henriëtta Western Cape 2011	91	18	4½	$33	R 330
BIZOE	Syrah Western Cape Estalét 2010	91	18	4	$35	R 350
BOUCHARD FINLAYSON	Chardonnay Overberg Kaaimansgat Limited Edition 2010	91	18	4½	$37	R 370	R 160
CAPE POINT VINEYARDS	Sauvignon Blanc Cape Point 2011	91	18	4.5	$25	R 250	R 140
CHAMONIX	Chardonnay Franschhoek Auction Reserve Cape Winemakers Guild 2011	91	18	5	NA		R 345
CREATION	Syrah Walker Bay 2010	91	18	4	$29	R 290	R 165
DE MORGENZON	Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch 2011	91	18	4½	$35	R 350
DE TOREN	Z Stellenbosch 2010	91	18	4	$45	R 450	R 230
DE TRAFFORD	Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch 2010	91	18	4	$32	R 320	R 160
DE TRAFFORD	Sijnn Red Swellendam 2008	91	18	4	$40	R 400
DE TRAFFORD	Sijnn White Malgas 2010	91	18	4	$36	R 360
DE TRAFFORD	Syrah Malgas Placemat Shale 2010	91	18		$37	R 370
DE TRAFFORD	Syrah Stellenbosch Blueprint 2009	91	18	4	$37	R 370
DE TRAFFORD	Syrah Walker Bay Placemat Shale 2010	91	18		$37	R 370
ERNIE ELS	Proprietor's Blend Stellenbosch 2010	91	18	4½	$38	R 380	R 195
FAIRVIEW	Pinotage Paarl Primo 2010	91	18	4½	$30	R 300	R 150
FINLAYSON FAMILY	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Edgebaston 2009	91	18	4	$25	R 250	R 95
GLENELLY	Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2011	91	18	3	$28	R 280
GUARDIAN PEAK	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Lapa 2010	91	18	4	$41	R 410	R 220
GUARDIAN PEAK	SMG Stellenbosch-Piekenierskloof 2010	91	18	4	$18	R 180	R 155
HARTENBERG	The Stork Stellenbosch 2008	91	18	4½	$114	R 1 140
JORDAN	Sophia Cape Winemakers Guild Stellenbosch 2009	91	18	4½	NA		R 470
KANONKOP	Cabernet Sauvignon Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2009	91	18	4½	$40	R 400	R 330
KEERMONT	Terrasse Stellenbosch 2011	91	18	4	$27	R 270	R 155
KEN FORRESTER	The Gypsy Western Cape 2008	91	18	4½	$65	R 650	R 335
L'ORMARINS	Chardonnay Overberg Cape of Good Hope Serruria 2010	91	18	3½	$50	R 500
PAUL CLUVER	Chardonnay Elgin The Wagon Trial Cape Winemakers Guild 2010	91	18	4½	NA		R 265
REYNEKE	Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch 2010	91	18	4	$30	R 300	R 115
RUDI SCHULTZ	Syrah Stellenbosch 2009	91	18	4	$30	R 300
RUST EN VREDE	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2010	91	18	3½	$28	R 280	R 240
RUST EN VREDE	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2011	91	18	3½	$30	R 300	R 240
RUST EN VREDE	Shiraz Stellenbosch 2011	91	18	4	$30	R 300	R 220
SADIE FAMILY	Cinsault Swartland Pofadder 2011	91	18	4½	$58	R 580	R 195
SIMONSIG	Shiraz Stellenbosch Heirloom Cape Winemakers Guild 2010	91	18	4½	NA		R 320
SPICE ROUTE	Chakalaka Swartland 2010	91	18	3½	$20	R 200	R 110
STARK-CONDÉ	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2009	91	18	4	$27	R 270	R 135
STARK-CONDÉ	Syrah Jonkershoek Valley Three Pines 2009	91	18	4½	$35	R 350	R 300
TEDDY HALL	Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Dr. Jan Cats Reserve 2010	91	18	4½	$26	R 260	R 130
TEDDY HALL	Muscat de Frontignan Constantia Eva Krotoa Cape Winemakers Guild 2009	91	18		NA		R 95
THELEMA	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2009	91	18	4½	$41	R 410	R 205
VILAFONTÉ	Series C Paarl 2010	91	18	4½	$84	R 840	R 480
VINS D'ORRANCE	Syrah Western Cape Cuvée Ameena 2008	91	18	4½	$40	R 400
WATERKLOOF	Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2010	91	18	4½	$38	R 380	R 160
A.A. BADENHORST FAMILY	Chenin Blanc Swartland Secateurs 2012	90	18	4	$16	R 160	R 65
ANTHONIJ RUPERT	Optima Western Cape 2009	90	18	4	$35	R 350	R 125
ASHBOURNE	Walker Bay 2005	90	18	4½	$40	R 400
BARTINNEY	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2010	90	18	4	$30	R 300	R 115
BARTINNEY	Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2011	90	18	4	$25	R 250
BOUCHARD FINLAYSON	Chardonnay Walker Bay Missionvale 2009	90	18	4	$33	R 330	R 180
BUITENVERWACHTING	Sauvignon Blanc Constantia Bayten 2012	90	18	4	$15	R 150	R 70
CAPAIA	Philadelphia 2008	90	18	4½	$50	R 500
CREATION	Syrah-Grenache-Petit Verdot Walker Bay 2010	90	18	4	$29	R 290	R 145
CRYSTALLUM	Chardonnay Walker Bay Clay Shales 2009	90	18	4½	$46	R 460	R 265
DE GRENDEL	Sauvignon Blanc Durbanville Amandelboord Cape Winemakers Guild 2012	90	18	4½	NA		R 130
DE TRAFFORD	Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Four V NV	90	18	4	$32	R 320
ERNIE ELS	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2011	90	18	4	$25	R 250	R 145
FAIRVIEW	La Beryl Blanc Paarl 2011	90	18	5	NA
FINLAYSON FAMILY	Chardonnay Stellenbosch Edgebaston 2011	90	18	4	$20	R 200
GLEN CARLOU	Cabernet Sauvignon Paarl Gravel Quarry 2008	90	18	4½	$45	R 450
GLENELLY	Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2012	90	18	3	$28	R 280
GRAHAM BECK	Shiraz-Viognier Robertson The Catalyst Cape Winemakers Guild 2010	90	18		NA		R 235
HARTENBERG	Gravel Hill Stellenbosch 2007	90	18	4½	$192	R 1 920	R 685
JARDIN (JORDAN)	Chardonnay Stellenbosch Nine Yards 2011	90	18	4½	$45	R 450	R 225
JARDIN (JORDAN)	Nine Yards Stellenbosch 2010	90	18	4½	$45	R 450	R 225
JEAN DANEEL	Chenin Blanc Western Cape 2010	90	18	4½	$28	R 280	R 60
KEERMONT	Stellenbosch 2009	90	18	4½	$40	R 400	R 250
L'ORMARINS	Chenin Blanc Citrusdal Mountain Cape of Good Hope Van Lill & Visser 2010	90	18	4	$35	R 350
L'ORMARINS	Sémillon Citrusdal Mountain Cape of Good Hope Laing 2010	90	18	4	$45	R 450
LOTHIAN	Pinot Noir Elgin Vineyard Selection 2011	90	18		$24	R 240	R 180
MULLINEUX	Swartland White 2011	90	18	4½	$28	R 280	R 185
NEIL ELLIS	Sauvignon Blanc Groenekloof 2011	90	18	4½	$18	R 180	R 75
PAUL CLUVER	Chardonnay Elgin 2011	90	18	4½	$20	R 200	R 130
PAUL CLUVER	Riesling Elgin Noble Late Harvest 2011	90	18	4½	NA		R 170
POST HOUSE	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2010	90	18	4½	$29	R 290	R 120
POST HOUSE	Shiraz Stellenbosch 2008	90	18	4	$28	R 280	R 110
RAATS FAMILY	Cabernet Franc Stellenbosch 2010	90	18	4½	$35	R 350	R 105
RAATS FAMILY	Chenin Blanc Coastal Region Old Vine 2011	90	18	4½	$25	R 250	R 160
RAATS FAMILY	Red Jasper Coastal Region 2010	90	18	4	$20	R 200	R 140
REYNEKE	Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape 2012	90	18	4½	$28	R 280	R 95
RUSTENBERG	John X Merriman Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2010	90	18	4½	$30	R 300	R 175
SOUTHERN RIGHT	Sauvignon Blanc Walker Bay 2011	90	18	4½	$19	R 190	R 95
SOUTHERN RIGHT	Sauvignon Blanc Walker Bay 2012	90	18	4½	$20	R 200	R 95
SPICE ROUTE	Mourvèdre Swartland 2009	90	18	3½	$18	R 180	R 80
SPICE ROUTE	Pinotage Swartland 2010	90	18	4	$23	R 230	R 90
SPICE ROUTE	Shiraz Swartland 2009	90	18	4	$20	R 200	R 90
SPIER	Pinotage Stellenbosch Private Collection 21 Gables 2010	90	18	4	$28	R 280	R 55
STARK-CONDÉ	Syrah Stellenbosch 2009	90	18	4	$27	R 270	R 145
THELEMA	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch The Mint 2009	90	18	4½	$45	R 450	R 240
TOKARA	Shiraz Stellenbosch 2010	90	18	3½	$19	R 190	R 85
VILAFONTÉ	Series C Paarl 2009	90	18	4½	$84	R 840	R 480
VINS D'ORRANCE	Chenin Blanc Western Cape Kama 2011	90	18	4½	$32	R 320
WATERKLOOF	Merlot Stellenbosch Circumstance 2009	90	18	3½	$26	R 260	R 160
ALHEIT	Cartology Western Cape 2011	89	18	5	$50	R 500
ANURA	Merlot Simonsberg-Paarl Reserve 2008	89	18	3	$29	R 290	R 105
ANURA	Syrah Simonsberg-Paarl Limited Release 2007	89	18	4	$29	R 290	R 105
BELLINGHAM	Shiraz-Mourvèdre-Viognier Paarl The Bernard Series Small Barrel 2009	89	18	4	$65	R 650	R 207
BOER & BRIT	The General Western Cape 2009	89	18	4	$15	R 150	R 90
BOUCHARD FINLAYSON	Chardonnay Overberg Crocodile's Lair 2009	89	18	4½	$28	R 280	R 120
BOUCHARD FINLAYSON	Chardonnay Overberg Sans Barrique 2010	89	18	3½	$27	R 270	R 115
BOUCHARD FINLAYSON	Chardonnay Overberg Sans Barrique 2011	89	18	3½	$26	R 260	R 115
BOUCHARD FINLAYSON	Chardonnay Walker Bay Missionvale 2010	89	18	4	$30	R 300	R 180
BOUCHARD FINLAYSON	Hannibal Walker Bay 2010	89	18	4½	$55	R 550	R 200
CAPAIA	Sauvignon Blanc Philadelphia 2010	89	18	4	$22	R 220
CRYSTALLUM	Chardonnay Western Cape The Agnes 2009	89	18	4	$32	R 320	R 165
CRYSTALLUM	Paradisum Swartland 2010	89	18		$50	R 500
CRYSTALLUM	Pinot Noir Walker Bay Cuvée Cinéma 2010	89	18	4½	$46	R 460	R 285
DE MORGENZON	Chardonnay Western Cape DMZ 2011	89	18	4	$15	R 150
DE MORGENZON	Chardonnay Western Cape DMZ 2012	89	18	4	$18	R 180
EIKENDAL	Merlot Stellenbosch 2010	89	18	4	$25	R 250	R 95
FABLE	Syrah Western Cape Bobbejaan 2009	89	18	4½	$48	R 480
FABLE	Syrah-Mourvèdre Western Cape Lion's Whisker 2009	89	18	4½	$28	R 280
FAIRVIEW	Carignan Swartland Pegleg 2010	89	18	3½	$30	R 300	R 100
FINLAYSON FAMILY	Pinot Noir Western Cape David Finlayson Small Batch Series 2011	89	18	4	$30	R 300	R 110
GLENELLY	Western Cape 2008	89	18		$28	R 280	R 130
JARDIN (JORDAN)	Chardonnay Stellenbosch Barrel Fermented 2010	89	18	4	$19	R 190	R 140
JARDIN (JORDAN)	Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch The Outlier 2009	89	18	4	$20	R 200	R 95
JARDIN (JORDAN)	Syrah Stellenbosch The Prospector 2009	89	18	3½	$25	R 250	R 125
JEAN DANEEL	JD Initial White Western Cape 2010	89	18	2½	$15	R 150	R 170
KLEINOOD	Tamboerskloof Stellenbosch 2008	89	18	4½	$32	R 320	R 145
LEEUWENKUIL FAMILY	Lion's Lair Dreyer Family Family Reserve White Coastal Region 2011	89	18	4	$15	R 150	R 60
LUDDITE	Shiraz Western Cape 2007	89	18	4½	$60	R 600	R 305
MORGENHOF	Sauvignon Blanc Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2011	89	18	3½	$19	R 190	R 85
MULLINEUX	Syrah Swartland 2010	89	18	5	$33	R 330	R 225
NEIL ELLIS	Shiraz Elgin 2009	89	18	4	$20	R 200	R 105
PAINTED WOLF	Pinotage Swartland Guillermo 2010	89	18	4	$19	R 190	R 105
POST HOUSE	Blueish Black Stellenbosch 2010	89	18	4	$19	R 190	R 65
POST HOUSE	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2008	89	18	4½	$28	R 280	R 120
POST HOUSE	Merlot Stellenbosch 2008	89	18	4	$25	R 250	R 120
RAATS FAMILY	Red Jasper Stellenbosch 2011	89	18	4	$20	R 200	R 140
REMHOOGTE	Chenin Blanc Simonsberg-Stellenbosch Honeybunch Reserve 2010	89	18	4½	$39	R 390	R 140
REYNEKE	Capstone Stellenbosch 2011	89	18		$28	R 280	R 115
RUST EN VREDE	Shiraz Stellenbosch 2010	89	18	4	$28	R 280	R 220
SCALI	Pinotage Voor-Paardeberg 2008	89	18		$28	R 280	R 155
SIMONSIG	Pinotage Stellenbosch Redhill 2009	89	18	4½	$32	R 320	R 255
SOUTHERN RIGHT	Pinotage Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2010	89	18	4½	$27	R 270	R 160
SPICE ROUTE	Chenin Blanc Swartland 2012	89	18	4½	$17	R 170
SPICE ROUTE	Sauvignon Blanc Darling 2012	89	18	4½	$17	R 170	R 65
SPIER	Sauvignon Blanc Coastal Region Vintage Selection 2012	89	18	3	$17	R 170	R 50
STELLENBOSCH RIDGE	Stellenbosch 2010	89	18	4½	$42	R 420
TEDDY HALL	Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Hendrik Biebouw Auction Reserve Cape Winemakers Guild 2011	89	18		$27	R 270	R 235
TOKARA	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Auction Reserve Cape Winemakers Guild 2010	89	18		NA		R 465
TOKARA	Chardonnay Stellenbosch Reserve Collection 2010	89	18	4	$24	R 240	R 130
TOKARA	Sauvignon Blanc Elgin Reserve Collection 2010	89	18	4½	$22	R 220	R 90
WATERKLOOF	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Circumstance 2009	89	18	3½	$26	R 260	R 160
WATERKLOOF	Circle of Life White Stellenbosch 2010	89	18	4	$20	R 200	R 110
WATERKLOOF	Syrah Stellenbosch Circumstance 2009	89	18	4½	$26	R 260	R 160
XAVIER FLOURET	uQamata Coastal Region 2009	89	18		$20	R 200
A.A. BADENHORST FAMILY	Rosé Secateurs Swartland 2012	88	18	3½	$16	R 160	R 65
A.A. BADENHORST FAMILY	Secateurs Red Coastal Region 2011	88	18	4	$17	R 170	R 75
ALTYDGEDACHT	Pinotage Durbanville Tygerberg 2010	88	18	4	$17	R 170	R 100
ANURA	Chardonnay Simonsberg-Paarl Limited Release 2011	88	18	4	$29	R 290	R 55
ANURA	Chenin Blanc Coastal Region Limited Release 2011	88	18	3½	$27	R 270	R 90
ANURA	Sauvignon Blanc Simonsberg-Paarl Reserve 2010	88	18	4	$23	R 230	R 55
ANWILKA	Stellenbosch 2008	88	18	4½	$40	R 400	R 365
BELFIELD	Aristata Elgin 2009	88	18	4	$23	R 230	R 120
BELLINGHAM	Chenin Blanc Coastal Region The Bernard Series Old Vine 2011	88	18	4	$50	R 500	R 145
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Syrah Coastal Region Porcupine Ridge 2011	88	18	3½	$13	R 130	R 50
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Syrah Coastal Region Porcupine Ridge 2012	88	18	3½	$13	R 130	R 50
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	The Chocolate Block Western Cape 2010	88	18	4	$34	R 340	R 175
BOUCHARD FINLAYSON	Hannibal Walker Bay 2009	88	18	4½	$44	R 440	R 200
BUITENVERWACHTING	Sauvignon Blanc Coastal Region Beyond 2012	88	18	4	$12	R 120	R 95
CREATION	Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon-Petit Verdot Walker Bay 2010	88	18	4	$29	R 290	R 145
CREATION	Pinot Noir Walker Bay 2011	88	18	4	$30	R 300	R 175
DE MORGENZON	Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape DMZ 2012	88	18	4	$18	R 180
EIKENDAL	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2010	88	18	4	$25	R 250	R 105
EIKENDAL	Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2011	88	18	4	$28	R 280
EIKENDAL	Classique Stellenbosch 2010	88	18	4½	$34	R 340	R 170
FAIRVIEW	Chenin Blanc Darling 2012	88	18	3	$13	R 130	R 60
FAIRVIEW	Sauvignon Blanc Darling 2012	88	18	3½	$13	R 130	R 65
FAIRVIEW	Shiraz Coastal Region 2010	88	18	3½	$37	R 370
FAIRVIEW	Viognier Paarl 2011	88	18	4	$20	R 200	R 70
GLEN CARLOU	Chardonnay Paarl 2010	88	18	4	$17	R 170	R 100
GLEN CARLOU	Chardonnay Paarl Quartz Stone 2010	88	18	4½	$45	R 450
GLENELLY	Chardonnay Stellenbosch The Glass Collection 2012	88	18		$20	R 200	R 65
GROOTE POST	Merlot Darling 2010	88	18	3	$30	R 300	R 105
GROOTE POST	Riesling Darling 2010	88	18	4	$23	R 230	R 75
GUARDIAN PEAK	Tannat-Malbec Western Cape 2009	88	18	4	$28	R 280	R 155
JARDIN (JORDAN)	Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch 2011	88	18	4	$16	R 160
JARDIN (JORDAN)	Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2011	88	18	4	$16	R 160
JARDIN (JORDAN)	Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2012	88	18	4	$15	R 150
JARDIN (JORDAN)	Syrah Stellenbosch Bradgate 2010	88	18	3	$15	R 150
KEN FORRESTER	Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Old Vine Reserve 2011	88	18	4	$15	R 150	R 70
KEN FORRESTER	Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Petit 2012	88	18		$12	R 120	R 45
LEEUWENKUIL FAMILY	Chenin Blanc Swartland Lion's Lair 2012	88	18	3	$13	R 130	R 40
MAN VINTNERS	Mourvèdre Paarl Cabo Tormentoso 2010	88	18	3	$12	R 120	R 90
MAN VINTNERS	Shiraz Coastal Region 2010	88	18	3½	$11	R 110
MORGENHOF	Chardonnay Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2010	88	18	4	$19	R 190	R 90
MORGENHOF	Chenin Blanc Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2010	88	18	4	$19	R 190	R 100
MORGENHOF	Merlot Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2007	88	18	4	$28	R 280	R 130
NEIL ELLIS	Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2011	88	18	4	$20	R 200
NEIL ELLIS	Chardonnay Stellenbosch Sincerely 2012	88	18	4	$15	R 150	R 105
NOBLE HILL	Suider Bloem White Coastal Region 2012	88	18	2½	$10	R 100	R 45
PAUL CLUVER	Chardonnay Elgin 2010	88	18	4½	$23	R 230	R 130
PAUL CLUVER	Gewürztraminer Elgin 2011	88	18	4	$15	R 150	R 85
POST HOUSE	Missing Virgin Stellenbosch 2010	88	18	4	$32	R 320	R 140
RAATS FAMILY	Chenin Blanc Coastal Region Original Unwooded 2011	88	18	3½	$15	R 150	R 85
RHENOSTERKOP FARM	Black Pearl Paarl 2010	88	18	4	$20	R 200
ROBERTSON WINERY	Chardonnay-Viognier Eilandia The Ruins 2012	88	18		$10	R 100
ROBERTSON WINERY	Shiraz Robertson Constitution Road Number One 2009	88	18	4	$30	R 300
RUST EN VREDE	Merlot Stellenbosch 2011	88	18	4	$22	R 220	R 200
SPIER	Creative Block 5 Coastal Region 2010	88	18	4	$23	R 230	R 115
THE CURATOR	White Swartland 2012	88	18		$10	R 100
THE WINERY OF GOOD HOPE	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Vinum Africa 2011	88	18	4	$17	R 170	R 90
THE WINERY OF GOOD HOPE	Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Vinum Africa 2011	88	18	4	$16	R 160	R 85
THELEMA	Chardonnay Elgin Sutherland 2010	88	18	4	$15	R 150	R 105
THELEMA	Sauvignon Blanc Elgin Sutherland 2012	88	18	4	$15	R 150	R 75
THELEMA	Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2012	88	18	4	$20	R 200	R 85
TOKARA	Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2011	88	18	4	$16	R 160	R 60
WARWICK	Pinotage Stellenbosch Old Bush Vines 2011	88	18	4	$23	R 230	R 120
WARWICK	Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch Professor Black 2011	88	18	4½	$19	R 190	R 100
WARWICK	Three Cape Ladies Western Cape 2010	88	18	4	$27	R 270	R 150
WATERKLOOF	Chardonnay Stellenbosch Circumstance 2010	88	18	4	$28	R 280	R 95
WATERKLOOF	Circle of Life Red Stellenbosch 2009	88	18	4	$25	R 250	R 110
WATERKLOOF	Circle of Life White Stellenbosch 2011	88	18	4	$24	R 240	R 110
WELTEVREDE	Brut Blanc de Blancs Robertson Philip Jonker The Ring 2009	88	18	3½	$28	R 280	R 140
XAVIER FLOURET	Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Fynbos 2011	88	18		$14	R 140
ANTHONIJ RUPERT	Protea Coastal Region 2011	87	17	3½	$20	R 200	R 80
ANURA	Brut Western Cape 2008	87	17	4	$29	R 290
BELFIELD	Cabernet Sauvignon Elgin Magnifica 2009	87	17	4½	$23	R 230	R 120
BELFIELD	Syrah Elgin 2009	87	17	4½	$23	R 230	R 120
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Helderberg Wijnmakerij 2011	87	17	3½	$13	R 130	R 60
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Porcupine Ridge 2011	87	17	3	$13	R 130
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Syrah Coastal Region Porcupine Ridge 2010	87	17	3½	$13	R 130
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	The Chocolate Block Western Cape 2011	87	17	4	$39	R 390	R 175
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	The Wolftrap White Western Cape 2012	87	17	3½	$11	R 110	R 40
BOER & BRIT	Chenin Blanc Western Cape Trans-Karoo 2009	87	17		$20	R 200	R 130
BOER & BRIT	The Field Marshal Western Cape 2010	87	17	3½	$15	R 150	R 90
BOUCHARD FINLAYSON	Sauvignon Blanc Walker Bay Reserve 2010	87	17	4	$29	R 290	R 120
CAMBERLEY	Philosophers' Stone Stellenbosch 2009	87	17	4½	$25	R 250	R 90
CAMBERLEY	Pinotage Stellenbosch 2011	87	17	3½	$43	R 430	R 150
CAPAIA	Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon Philadelphia 2009	87	17	4	$24	R 240
CAPE POINT VINEYARDS	Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Stonehaven 2012	87	17	4	$15	R 150	R 95
CREATION	Merlot Walker Bay 2010	87	17	4½	$29	R 290	R 165
DE MORGENZON	Syrah Western Cape DMZ 2011	87	17	4	$18	R 180
DELHEIM	Gewürztraminer Stellenbosch 2011	87	17	3½	$25	R 250	R 80
DELHEIM	Noble Late Harvest Edelspatz Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2011	87	17	4½	NA		R 125
ERNIE ELS	Big Easy Red Western Cape 2011	87	17	4	$21	R 210	R 125
ESSAY WINES	Shiraz Western Cape 2010	87	17		$11	R 110
EXCELSIOR	Chardonnay Robertson 2012	87	17	2½	$10	R 100	R 55
EXCELSIOR	Sauvignon Blanc Robertson 2011	87	17	3½	$10	R 100	R 55
FAIRVIEW	Chenin Blanc Paarl La Capra 2012	87	17	3½	$10	R 100	R 45
FAIRVIEW	Pinotage Coastal Region 2011	87	17	3	$17	R 170	R 70
FINLAYSON FAMILY	Edgebaston The Pepper Pot Western Cape 2011	87	17	3½	$15	R 150	R 70
GLEN CARLOU	Grand Classique Paarl 2009	87	17	4	$20	R 200	R 135
GOATS DO ROAM WINE COMPANY	Goats do Roam White Western Cape 2011	87	17	3.5	$10	R 100	R 45
GOATS DO ROAM WINE COMPANY	Syrah-Viognier Coastal Region Goat-Roti 2010	87	17	4	$20	R 200	R 85
GUARDIAN PEAK	Merlot Western Cape 2011	87	17	3½	$15	R 150
GUARDIAN PEAK	Shiraz Western Cape 2012	87	17	3½	$12	R 120	R 65
HARTENBERG	Ecurie Stellenbosch 2010	87	17		$22	R 220
HERMANUSPIETERSFONTEIN	Sauvignon Blanc Walker Bay Nr 3 2011	87	17	4	$19	R 190	R 125
INDABA	Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape 2011	87	17	2.5	$10	R 100
INDWE	Sauvignon Blanc Elim 2011	87	17		$19	R 190	R 60
JARDIN (JORDAN)	Chardonnay Stellenbosch Unoaked 2011	87	17	3	$16	R 160
KANONKOP	Kadette Stellenbosch 2010	87	17	3	$15	R 150	R 80
KANONKOP	Kadette Stellenbosch 2011	87	17	3	$15	R 150	R 80
KEN FORRESTER	Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2011	87	17	3½	$15	R 150	R 60
L'AVENIR	Chenin Blanc Western Cape 2011	87	17	4	$13	R 130	R 70
L'AVENIR	Pinotage Stellenbosch Laroche 2009	87	17	4	$28	R 280
LEEUWENKUIL FAMILY	Lion's Lair Dreyer Family Family Reserve Red Coastal Region 2010	87	17	3½	$15	R 150	R 65
LOTHIAN	Chardonnay Elgin 2011	87	17		$16	R 160	R 120
MAN VINTNERS	Chardonnay Coastal Region 2011	87	17	3	$11	R 110	R 55
MAN VINTNERS	Chenin Blanc Coastal Region 2012	87	17	3	$11	R 110	R 55
MAN VINTNERS	Merlot Coastal Region 2010	87	17	3	$11	R 110	R 55
MAN VINTNERS	Syrah-Mourvèdre Paarl Cabo Tormentoso 2010	87	17	4	$13	R 130	R 90
MORGENHOF	Chenin Blanc Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2011	87	17	4	$19	R 190	R 100
NEDERBURG	Cabernet Sauvignon Western Cape The Winemaster's Reserve 2010	87	17	3½	NA		R 90
NEDERBURG	Shiraz Western Cape The Winemaster's Reserve 2010	87	17	3½	$11	R 110	R 90
NEIL ELLIS	Pinotage Stellenbosch 2009	87	17	3½	$19	R 190	R 200
NEIL ELLIS	Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Sincerely 2011	87	17		$14	R 140	R 50
NEIL ELLIS	Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Sincerely 2012	87	17		$14	R 140	R 50
RIEBEEK CELLARS	Cabernet Sauvignon Swartland 2011	87	17	3	$10	R 100
RIEBEEK CELLARS	Sauvignon Blanc Swartland 2012	87	17	2	$10	R 100
ROBERTSON WINERY	Shiraz Robertson Constitution Road Number One 2008	87	17	4	$30	R 300
ROBERTSON WINERY	Shiraz-Mourvèdre-Viognier Robertson 2011	87	17		$10	R 100
ROBERTSON WINERY	Syrah-Cabernet Sauvignon Eilandia The Ruins 2011	87	17	3	$10	R 100
ROBERTSON WINERY	Viognier Eilandia Bon Cap 2010	87	17		$15	R 150
RUSTENBERG	Chardonnay Western Cape Brampton Unoaked 2010	87	17	4	$12	R 120
RUSTENBERG	Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape 2012	87	17	4	$13	R 130	R 90
SIMONSIG	Pinotage Stellenbosch 2010	87	17	2	$15	R 150	R 80
SIX HATS	Shiraz Western Cape 2010	87	17	3	$10	R 100
STONY BROOK	The Max Franschhoek 2009	87	17	4	$26	R 260	R 95
THE WINERY OF GOOD HOPE	Chardonnay Western Cape Unoaked 2011	87	17	3	$12	R 120	R 55
THELEMA	Mountain Red Western Cape 2009	87	17	3	$15	R 150	R 65
THELEMA	Mountain Red Western Cape 2010	87	17	3	$15	R 150	R 65
TIERHOEK	Straw Wine Piekenierskloof 2006	87	17	4	NA		R 150
WARWICK	Chardonnay Western Cape The First Lady Unoaked 2012	87	17	4	$15	R 150	R 80
WATERKLOOF	Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Circumstance 2011	87	17	3½	$26	R 260	R 95
WATERKLOOF	Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch Circumstance 2012	87	17	4½	$28	R 280	R 95
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Helderberg Wijnmakerij 2010	86	17	3½	$13	R 130	R 60
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Merlot Coastal Region Porcupine Ridge 2011	86	17	3½	$13	R 130	R 60
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	The Wolftrap Red Western Cape 2011	86	17	3	$11	R 110	R 50
BOUCHARD FINLAYSON	Sauvignon Blanc Walker Bay 2011	86	17	4	$26	R 260	R 120
CRYSTALLUM	Pinot Noir Western Cape Peter Max 2010	86	17	4	$34	R 340	R 185
DELHEIM	Chenin Blanc Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2011	86	17	3	$15	R 150
ERNIE ELS	Big Easy White Western Cape 2012	86	17	3½	$18	R 180	R 60
EXCELSIOR	Sauvignon Blanc Robertson 2012	86	17	3½	$10	R 100	R 55
EXCELSIOR	Syrah Robertson 2011	86	17	3	$10	R 100	R 60
FAIRVALLEY	Chardonnay Western Cape 2012	86	17	3	$10	R 100
FALSE BAY VINEYARDS	Shiraz Western Cape 2011	86	17	2½	$14	R 140
GABRIËLSKLOOF	The Blend Bot River 2009	86	17	3	$18	R 180
GROOTE POST	Brut Rosé Darling The Old Man's Sparkle NV	86	17	3½	$30	R 300	R 105
GROOTE POST	Pinot Noir Darling Reserve 2009	86	17	4	$43	R 430	R 150
GUARDIAN PEAK	Shiraz Western Cape 2011	86	17	3½	$15	R 150	R 65
HARTENBERG	Riesling Stellenbosch 2010	86	17	4	$22	R 220	R 70
INDABA	Chenin Blanc Western Cape 2012	86	17	2½	$12	R 120
INDABA	Mosaic Western Cape 2012	86	17		$12	R 120
JARDIN (JORDAN)	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2009	86	17	4	$20	R 200
KEN FORRESTER	Pinotage Stellenbosch Petit 2012	86	17	3	$12	R 120	R 45
KEN FORRESTER	Renegade Western Cape 2007	86	17	3½	$22	R 220	R 95
KEN FORRESTER	Rosé Petit Western Cape 2011	86	17	3	$12	R 120	R 45
MAN VINTNERS	Cabernet Sauvignon Paarl Tormentoso 2010	86	17	4	$13	R 130	R 90
MAN VINTNERS	Rosé Western Cape 2012	86	17	2	$11	R 110	R 55
MAN VINTNERS	Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape 2012	86	17	4	$11	R 110	R 55
MAN VINTNERS	Shiraz Coastal Region 2011	86	17	3½	$11	R 110	R 55
MULDERBOSCH	Chenin Blanc Western Cape 2011	86	17		$15	R 150	R 55
NEDERBURG	Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Winemaster's Reserve 2012	86	17	3½	$11	R 110	R 90
NEDERBURG	Special Late Harvest Winemaster's Reserve Western Cape 2012	86	17	4	$12	R 120	R 100
NEIL ELLIS	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2008	86	17	4	$23	R 230	R 135
NOBLE HILL	Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape 2012	86	17	4	$14	R 140	R 55
OVERGAAUW	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2009	86	17	4	$18	R 180	R 135
RIEBEEK CELLARS	Chardonnay Swartland 2011	86	17	3½	$10	R 100
ROBERTSON WINERY	Pinotage Robertson Phanto Ridge 2010	86	17		$19	R 190
SILKBUSH MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS	Pinotage Breedekloof Lion's Drift 2009	86	17	3	$18	R 180
SIX HATS	Chenin Blanc Western Cape 2012	86	17	2	$10	R 100
SPIER	Chenin Blanc Western Cape 2012	86	17	3	$10	R 100	R 40
STONY BROOK	Sémillon Franschhoek Reserve 2008	86	17	4	$23	R 230
STONY BROOK	Syrah Franschhoek 2009	86	17	4	$26	R 260	R 90
THE THREE FOXES	Roussanne Voor-Paardeberg 2009	86	17	4½	$30	R 300
TIERHOEK	Sauvignon Blanc Piekenierskloof 2011	86	17	4	$18	R 180
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Cabernet Sauvignon Coastal Region Porcupine Ridge 2011	85	17	3½	$13	R 130	R 60
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch Helderberg Wijnmakerij 2011	85	17	3	$13	R 130	R 55
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Porcupine Ridge 2012	85	17	3	$13	R 130	R 56
BOER & BRIT	Gezina Western Cape 2010	85	17		$15	R 150
BOER & BRIT	Pinotage Western Cape Trans-Karoo 2011	85	17	3	$20	R 200	R 130
BOSCHENDAL	Sauvignon Blanc Coastal Region Grande Cuvée 2011	85	17	4	$16	R 160
DE MORGENZON	Cabernet Western Cape Rosé DMZ 2012	85	17	3½	$12	R 120
FABLE	Jackal Bird Western Cape 2010	85	17	5	$28	R 280
FALSE BAY VINEYARDS	Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape 2012	85	17	3	$14	R 140
FINLAYSON FAMILY	Edgebaston The Honey Pot Stellenbosch 2012	85	17		$15	R 150
GOATS DO ROAM WINE COMPANY	Goats do Roam Rosé Western Cape 2012	85	17	3	$10	R 100	R 45
INDABA	Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape 2012	85	17	2½	$12	R 120
JAM JAR	Shiraz Western Cape Sweet 2012	85	17		$12	R 120
JARDIN (JORDAN)	Sauvignon Blanc-Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Bradgate 2012	85	17	3	$13	R 130
KEN FORRESTER	Pinotage Western Cape Petit 2011	85	17	3	$12	R 120	R 45
L'AVENIR	Pinotage Western Cape 2011	85	17	4	$13	R 130	R 90
LEEUWENKUIL FAMILY	Shiraz Swartland Lion's Lair 2011	85	17	3	$13	R 130	R 55
NEDERBURG	Chenin Blanc Western Cape Foundation 2011	85	17	3½	$11	R 110	R 50
NEDERBURG	Pinotage Western Cape The Winemaster's Reserve 2010	85	17	3½	$11	R 110	R 50
NEIL ELLIS	Shiraz Western Cape Sincerely 2010	85	17		$14	R 140	R 105
NEIL ELLIS	The Left Bank Western Cape 2010	85	17		$15	R 150
NEIL ELLIS	The Left Bank Western Cape 2011	85	17		NA
NOBLE HILL	Mourvèdre Simonsberg-Paarl Rosé 2012	85	17	3½	$14	R 140
NOBLE HILL	Suider Bloem Red Coastal Region 2011	85	17	3½	$10	R 100	R 45
REMHOOGTE	Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch 2010	85	17	4	$27	R 270	R 50
ROBERTSON WINERY	Pinotage Robertson 2011	85	17	2½	$10	R 100
ROBERTSON WINERY	Sauvignon Blanc Robertson 2012	85	17	2½	$10	R 100
SIMONSIG	Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz Stellenbosch 2011	85	17	3	$12	R 120
SIX HATS	Chenin Blanc Western Cape 2011	85	17	2	$10	R 100
SIX HATS	Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape 2011	85	17	3	$10	R 100
SIX HATS	Viognier Western Cape 2011	85	17	3	$10	R 100
STELLAR	Merlot Western Cape 2012	85	17	3	$10	R 100	R 65
TOKARA	Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2009	85	17	3½	$19	R 190	R 85
TOKARA	Director's Reserve Stellenbosch 2007	85	17	4½	$35	R 350	R 265
VAL DE VIE	Pinotage Western Cape Barista 2010	85	17		$15	R 150
VAL DE VIE	Pinotage Western Cape Barista 2011	85	17		$15	R 150
AFRICAN TERROIR	Chenin Blanc Western Cape Mwitu 2011	84	17	1½	$10	R 100
AFRICAN TERROIR	Pinotage Western Cape Mwitu 2011	84	17	2	$10	R 100
ANURA	Cabernet Sauvignon Simonsberg-Paarl Reserve 2007	84	17	3½	$30	R 300	R 105
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Rosé The Wolftrap Western Cape 2011	84	17		$11	R 110	R 40
BOUCHARD FINLAYSON	Blanc de Mer Western Cape 2011	84	17	4	$21	R 210	R 70
CREATION	Viognier Walker Bay 2012	84	17	4	$23	R 230	R 95
FAIRVALLEY	Chenin Blanc Western Cape 2012	84	17	2½	$15	R 150
FAIRVIEW	Sauvignon Blanc Coastal Region La Capra 2012	84	17	2½	$10	R 100	R 45
FALSE BAY VINEYARDS	Chardonnay Western Cape 2011	84	17	3	$13	R 130
FALSE BAY VINEYARDS	Chenin Blanc Western Cape 2010	84	17	2½	$13	R 130
FALSE BAY VINEYARDS	Pinotage Western Cape 2011	84	17	3	$13	R 130
FALSE BAY VINEYARDS	Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape 2011	84	17	3	$13	R 130
FALSE BAY VINEYARDS	Shiraz Western Cape 2010	84	17	3	$13	R 130
GLEN CARLOU	Chardonnay Paarl 2011	84	17	4	$17	R 170	R 100
GOATS DO ROAM WINE COMPANY	Goats do Roam Red Western Cape 2011	84	17	3½	$10	R 100	R 50
GUARDIAN PEAK	Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz-Merlot Western Cape Frontier 2011	84	17	4	$16	R 160	R 60
GUARDIAN PEAK	Merlot Western Cape 2012	84	17	3½	$16	R 160
JARDIN (JORDAN)	Cobblers Hill Stellenbosch 2008	84	17	4½	$46	R 460	R 235
JARDIN (JORDAN)	Merlot Stellenbosch 2009	84	17	4	$25	R 250	R 120
JARDIN (JORDAN)	Sauvignon Blanc-Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Bradgate 2011	84	17	3	$15	R 150
KEN FORRESTER	Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot Stellenbosch Petit 2012	84	17	2	$12	R 120	R 45
KEN FORRESTER	Rosé Petit Western Cape 2012	84	17	3	$12	R 120	R 45
LANDSKROON	Cabernet Sauvignon Paarl 2010	84	17	4	$14	R 140	R 100
LOTHIAN	Riesling Elgin Limited Release 2011	84	17		$15	R 150	R 75
MAN VINTNERS	Cabernet Sauvignon Coastal Region 2011	84	17	3	$10	R 100	R 50
PAINTED WOLF	Chenin Blanc Coastal Region The Den 2011	84	17	3½	$12	R 120	R 55
POST HOUSE	Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch 2010	84	17	4½	$26	R 260	R 90
ROBERTSON WINERY	Chardonnay Robertson 2012	84	17	3	$10	R 100
ROBERTSON WINERY	Chenin Blanc Robertson 2012	84	17	3	$10	R 100
SIX HATS	Chardonnay Western Cape 2012	84	17	2½	$10	R 100
SIX HATS	Pinotage Western Cape 2011	84	17	2½	$10	R 100
SIX HATS	Rosé Western Cape 2012	84	17	1½	$10	R 100
SIX HATS	Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape 2012	84	17	3	$10	R 100
THE CURATOR	Red Coastal Region 2011	84	17		$10	R 100
THE GRAPE GRINDER	Pinotage Western Cape The Grinder 2011	84	17	3	$13	R 130
THE WINERY OF GOOD HOPE	Pinot Noir Western Cape Reserve 2011	84	17	3½	$13	R 130	R 125
TIERHOEK	Grenache-Syrah Piekenierskloof 2009	84	17	4	$20	R 200
VILLIERSDORP CELLAR	Rosé Slowine Western Cape 2011	84	17	2½	$15	R 150
WELTEVREDE	Brut Blanc de Blancs Robertson Philip Jonker The Ring 2008	84	17	3½	$28	R 280	R 140
WILDLIFE	Cabernet Sauvignon Swartland 2012	84	17		$7	R 70
WILDLIFE	Chardonnay Swartland 2011	84	17		$7	R 70
WILDLIFE	Chenin Blanc Swartland 2012	84	17		$7	R 70
WILDLIFE	Pinotage Swartland Rosé 2012	84	17		$7	R 70
WILDLIFE	Shiraz Swartland 2012	84	17		$7	R 70
ANTHONIJ RUPERT	Chenin Blanc Coastal Region Protea 2012	83	17	3	$20	R 200	R 40
ANURA	Pinotage Paarl Reserve 2008	83	17	4	$30	R 300	R 80
BOSCHENDAL	Chardonnay-Pinot Noir Coastal Region 2010	83	17	3½	$16	R 160	R 80
DELHEIM	Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Natural-Sweet 2011	83	17	3½	$20	R 200
ERNST GOUWS & CO.	Steen Stellenbosch 2012	83	17	3	$14	R 140
EXCELSIOR	Cabernet Sauvignon Robertson 2011	83	17	3	$10	R 100	R 60
FAIRVALLEY	Pinotage Western Cape 2012	83	17	3	$16	R 160	R 30
INDABA	Merlot Western Cape 2011	83	17	3	$10	R 100
INDABA	Merlot Western Cape 2012	83	17	3	$12	R 120
KANONKOP	Pinotage Stellenbosch Kadette Rosé 2011	83	17	3½	$15	R 150	R 55
NEDERBURG	Chardonnay Western Cape Winemaster's Reserve 2012	83	17	3½	$11	R 110	R 50
SIMONSIG	Pinotage Stellenbosch 2009	83	17	2	$15	R 150	R 80
SIX HATS	Shiraz Western Cape 2012	83	17	3	$10	R 100
TIERHOEK	Chenin Blanc Piekenierskloof 2009	83	17	4	$20	R 200	R 85
VALLEY VINEYARDS	Chenin Blanc Swartland The Royal Old Vines 2012	83	17	2½	$9	R 90
VALLEY VINEYARDS	Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon Swartland The Royal 2011	83	17		$10	R 100
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF	Cabernet Sauvignon Coastal Region Porcupine Ridge 2010	82	16	3½	$13	R 130	R 60
ERNST GOUWS & CO.	Pinotage Stellenbosch 2011	82	16		$14	R 140
KEN FORRESTER	Cabernet Blend Western Cape Petit 2011	82	16	2	$12	R 120	R 45
MAN VINTNERS	Pinotage Coastal Region 2011	82	16	3	$11	R 110	R 55
NEDERBURG	Lyric Western Cape 2012	82	16	3	NA		R 50
SIX HATS	Pinotage Western Cape 2012	82	16	2½	$10	R 100
STELLAR	Cabernet Sauvignon Western Cape 2012	82	16	3	$10	R 100	R 65
WILDLIFE	Merlot Swartland 2012	82	16		$7	R 70
BOLAND KELDER	Pinotage Paarl Cappucino 2011	81	16	2½	$16	R 160	R 85
FAIRVALLEY	Cabernet Sauvignon Western Cape 2010	81	16	3	$10	R 100
GILGA	Syrah Stellenbosch 2006	81	16	4	$25	R 250
JARDIN (JORDAN)	Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot-Shiraz Stellenbosch Bradgate 2009	81	16		$15	R 150
MAN VINTNERS	Pinotage Paarl Tormentoso Bush Vine 2010	81	16	3½	$13	R 130	R 90
MORGENHOF	Pinotage Stellenbosch Rosé Fantail 2011	81	16	2½	$13	R 130	R 50
STONEHILL	Viognier Stellenbosch Bristle Wines 2010	81	16		$15	R 150
WATERKLOOF	Mourvèdre Western Cape Rosé Circumstance Cape Coral 2011	81	16	3	$24	R 240
ROBERTSON WINERY	Cabernet Sauvignon Robertson 2011	80	16	2½	$10	R 100
STELLAR	Pinotage Western Cape 2012	80	16	2½	$10	R 100	R 65
CEDERBERG	Chenin Blanc Cederberg 2010	79	16	4½	$20	R 200	R 65
MORGENHOF	Pinotage Stellenbosch Fantail 2010	79	16	2½	$21	R 210	R 50
ROBERTSON WINERY	Shiraz Robertson Wolfkloof 2008	79	16	3½	$19	R 190

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In this week’s MENU:                                                              

       Bubbles with Bubbles Ferreira

       Classic lemon tart

       KLM postscript

       Sea Point flat to let

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This week’s Product menu: The exchange rate is biting. We have already had some massive price increases, especially on French poultry products (we were warned a while ago) and we are seeing rises on some of the more ordinary products as well. The adage “buy while stocks last” was never more true. We are also seeing the more slow-moving products being discontinued, and we have started to remove some of these items, like aged balsamics, from our online shop. We saw the increases on the shelves in France and the dip in the value of our own currency amplifies the effect. One of the wine dealers who imports wines from Europe has discontinued all imported labels for the present.

Buying from us on Line We have a lot of fun putting MENU together each week and, of course, doing the things we write about, but making it possible for you to enjoy rare and wonderful gourmet foods is what drives our business. We stock a good range of ingredients and delicious ready-made gourmet foods which you are unlikely to find elsewhere in South Africa. You can contact us by email or phone, or through our on line shop. We can send your requirements to you anywhere in South Africa. Please do not pay until we have confirmed availability and invoiced you. When you make an eft payment, make sure that it says who you are. Use the form on the website to email us your order and we will send you the final invoice once we’ve made sure stock is available. Click here to see the shop.

Our market activities Come and visit us at the Old Biscuit Mill’s wonderfully exciting, atmospheric Neighbourgoods Market, as always, this Saturday and every Saturday between 09h00 and 14h00. Tip: Some visitors tell us how they struggle to find parking. It’s quite easy if you know how. Click here for a map which shows where we park. Sadly, the market in Long Beach Mall, Sun Valley, Fish Hoek has not been working for us and the expenses have outweighed the income, so we will not be there again until we see better potential.

Making Bubbles with Pieter Ferreira at Graham Beck      Pieter (Bubbles) Ferreira makes some of the best bubbly in South Africa, which gets a lot of international kudos and recognition and more importantly, sales. Yesterday, at the Westin Grand Hotel, we tasted seven of his best at a serious tasting for the media. All were made by the Methode Cap Classique method – the same way Champagne is made - and one thing that sets the Graham Beck wines apart from most local and French bubblies is that they do not go through malolactic fermentation, a process which reduces the fresh crispness of the wine, so all the GB bubblies show a very lively freshness and, we find, added complexity.

We started the tasting with a slide show titled “In Search of the Perfect Bubble” and Pieter led us through his methods from the vineyard right through to bottling and marketing. They grow 85% of all their grapes on the Graham Beck properties and source the rest from 12 different geographical areas in the Western Cape. Pieter is very hands-on and believes that the terroir, healthy soils, the right clones, the grape selection in the vineyards and the health of the vines all contribute greatly to the final quality of the wines. The juice forms the basis of the best bubbles. During harvest, he travels over 3 to 4,000 kilometres every month visiting all the properties that supply their grapes, and his challenge is to keep finding better grapes.

Every vintage is an expression of the best production of the year. Every block he uses is like a business unit. It must perform or be declassified.

He then tries to get the whole bunches into the press within 20 minutes of picking and the grapes are pressed very lightly. He told us that from filling a press to emptying can take four hours as they are looking for quality fresh juice. Where they do use barrels, they all come from the Tonnelier in Champagne who supplies Bollinger: Jean Prieur of Tonnelerie Artesanal. Graham Beck has an allocation of only 15 barrels a year, which are given a very light toast. They have a stock of 190 barrels used on only 8% of the wines and the average age of the barrels is 9 years. Cuvée Clive gets more new oak and for longer than any other wine. Pieter follows biodynamic processes and uses wild or natural yeasts. Prestige cuvées are wines with no rules, they are made by gut feel, specific to the conditions each year.

Their bottling line is very impressive and they have specialist machines to freeze the caps. They also use giro pallets for remuage. Pieter says he likes cork, it is a very tight fit, as it is compressed from a diameter of 30mm to a tightly compressed 19 mm. He has not seen a better closure for MCC’s and he would also miss the romance of popping them.

Pieter does have a wine that has been 10 years on the lees and wants to release it as a cork matured wine which will be called RD (recently disgorged) So: in their words “ The journey continues..... “

We then proceeded to taste their seven Methode Cap Classiques and then on to lunch where the same wines were paired with the food. Click here to see our tasting notes and the photographs.

This week’s recipe is a Classic Lemon Tart

Lynne has been searching for something new to make, instead of our usual winter favourites and this was inspired by our visit to France where it is a classic.  Please note, this is NOT a lemon meringue pie. As we are in the middle of the citrus season, you can also use limes or other citrus to make this tart. Lynne does not like zest in the custard but you can put it in if you like the rather gritty texture. She prefers a silky smooth custard. DO NOT OVERCOOK or this becomes like cheesecake. It should still have a good wobble in the centre when it comes out of the oven.

Sweet shortcrust pastry

120g plain flour – a pinch of salt – 20 g icing sugar– 80g butter, cubed – zest of 2 lemons –1 egg yolk – a little iced water

Sieve the flour, salt and sugar into a food processor, add the cold butter and the lemon zest, and blitz using short bursts until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add the egg yolk and if necessary a few drops of iced water and blitz again until the pastry starts to come away from the sides. Gather it gently together, wrap in cling film and rest in the fridge for 30 minutes. Roll out and line a greased and floured, loose-bottomed flan tin. Do not trim the edges. Lightly prick the base with a fork and rest again in the fridge for another 30 minutes. Line with baking paper or foil and fill with baking beans to bake blind at 160°C for 15 minutes. Remove the beans and paper and put the tin back into the oven to crisp up the bottom for another 15 minutes or until biscuity and pale gold. Brush the bottom of the tart with milk or beaten egg to seal it. Cool.

Lemon filling

5 eggs – 140g caster sugar -150ml double cream – juice of 2 or 3 lemons (about 100ml)

Beat the eggs and the sugar together till the sugar has dissolved then add the cream and the lemon juice. Heat the oven to 160°C. Slowly pour the mixture into the pastry base (Lynne does this in the oven to avoid spills) and bake for 30 minutes or until just set. Carefully trim off any excess pastry. Cool and slice.

If you want a traditional decoration, slice two lemons and poach the slices gently in a sugar syrup (50% water to 50% sugar) till they are soft, then put them around the edges of the tart with one in the centre).

A short postscript note about KLM. We went through merry hell booking our tickets to France as the prices kept rising, so we checked KLM’s partner Air France and were quoted a much cheaper price - in the same seats, on the same KLM plane, on the same day. It definitely pays to shop around. The last quoted (cattle class) KLM return fare for the two of us, Cape Town – Bordeaux, was R73 000 and Air France quoted R24 000. KLM told us no, that is our summer rate, we are full, take it or leave it. So we left it and paid Air France. And, after we booked, we found out that we could have gone through Pick ‘n Pay using our Blue shoppers card and the fare would have been R20 000 plus the added points. The airline food was horrible except that, on the way back, we actually had the first edible airline pudding we have ever had. A light vanilla mousse topped with profiteroles, stuffed with cream and covered in chocolate sauce. At last we can say “Well Done” on one count! And they do keep you topped up with lots of water, juice and snacks throughout the day or night. We love the daytime flight back and would love to fly that way in both directions in future.

The Fourth of July    We hope all our American readers are having a wonderful holiday. We were very pleased to welcome your President last week.

Flat to let  We have a small studio flat in Sea Point that will be available from August 1st.  It is 54 square metres in size, with a large main room, a good kitchen, a dressing room and a bathroom with shower over the bath and loo, so it is quite spacious, has been kept immaculate by the wonderful tenant we have had for four years and is in a very good block, right behind the Winchester Mansions. We renovated it after we bought it. It is only available for a 6 months or longer let (a condition set by the body corporate) and we do require good references. Contact us quickly if you are interested or know someone who is looking.

Food and wine (and a few other) events for you to enjoy

There is a huge and rapidly growing variety of interesting things to occupy your leisure time here in the Western Cape. There are so many interesting things to do in our world of food and wine that we have made separate list for each month for which we have information. To see what’s happening in our world of food and wine (and a few other cultural events), visit our Events Calendar. It needs updating and we’ll do that tomorrow. All the events are listed in date order and we already have a large number of exciting events to entertain you right through the year.

Learn about wine and cooking We receive a lot of enquiries from people who want to learn more about wine. Cathy Marston and The Cape Wine Academy both run wine education courses, some very serious and others more geared to fun. You can see details of Cathy’s WSET and other courses here and here and the CWA courses here.

Chez Gourmet in Claremont has a programme of cooking classes. We plan to visit their French establishment after Vinexpo. A calendar of their classes can be seen here. Pete Ayub, who makes our very popular Prego sauce, runs evening cooking classes at Sense of Taste, his catering company in Maitland. We can recommend them very highly, having enjoyed his seafood course. Check his programme here. Nadège Lepoittevin-Dasse has cooking classes in Fish Hoek and conducts cooking tours to Normandy. You can see more details here. Emma Freddi runs the Enrica Rocca cooking courses at her home in Constantia. Brett Nussey’s Stir Crazy courses are now being run from Dish Food and Social’s premises in Main Road Observatory (opposite Groote Schuur hospital). Lynn Angel runs the Kitchen Angel cooking school and does private dinners at her home. She holds hands-on cooking classes for small groups on Monday and Wednesday evenings. She trained with Raymond Blanc, and has been a professional chef for 25 years. More info here

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The Graham Beck MCC Experience

A magnum of Cuvee Clive, 2007 Graham Beck’s most prestigious and exclusive vintage Method Cap Classique 81% Chardonnay 19% Pinot Noir

Pieter (Bubbles) Ferriera, Cellarmaster of Graham Beck with journalist Neil Pendock

The media gather in the hall of the Westin Grand for the tasting and lunch, ably organised by Nicolette Waterford who manages Graham Beck’s Public Relations

Chris du Toit, CEO of Graham Beck, welcomed us all

Pieter Ferreira takes us through his excellent selection of MCC bubbles.

and the tasting begins

In search of the perfect bubble

A slide on the warm and cool areas of the Cape Province

Nicolette helps with the pouring of the MCC’s

There were seven to taste

Lots of colour variation

After the tasting we moved to the Executive Club dining room on the 19th floor for lunch, paired with the Graham Beck Methode Cap Classiques.

The chef takes us through his very complicated menu

The small second course of quail salami topped with an interesting soft butter or pate was served with Cuvée Clive 2007, which is full of toffee, brioche and citrus on the nose, is very silky and has good flavours; citrus on the palate shows finesse and some age

The next course was not universally liked. A sharp oyster nage (broth) with some overcooked squid and a strange bready dumpling It was matched with one of our favourite wines, the 2009 Blanc de Blanc with its complex rich bready, slightly perfumed nose, tasting of lemons and limes with long, long lean aftertaste.

A tiny cup of pear sherbet with soft pecans (don’t know where the baked pudding was) was served with the non vintage Brut – the wine most of us drink regularly at home. More brioche, limes, lemons and toffee on the familiar nose with crisp limes on the palate

Another very small (main?) course of Rabbit loin and rabbit chasseur topped with a quenelle of poached and minced langoustine and a rather tough onion and potato stick and pickled mushrooms. The Brut Rosé 2009 has slight smoky notes with a leesy character and shy fruit on the nose, but is full of strawberries and ripe red cherries on the palate. It has nice complexity and shows some age on the end. It just grew and grew in complexity and depth as it stood in the glass.

Guests at the table awaiting more wine and food! Ingrid Jones and Anel Grobler

Ah ha it has arrived, happy faces.

This is the cheese course: a  tiny spoonful of whipped brie with a crisp sago biscuit but, sadly, served on what appeared to be raw burnt carbon, a known carcinogen. Why?  Most of us left it and enjoyed it with the lovely Brut Rosé NV, which smells of spun sugar and fresh strawberries and tastes the same, but is bone dry with a lovely soft mousse and nice complexity. This is an excellent food wine.

Dessert was a lovely soft lemon and rosewater buttermilk pudding.  The chef used to be a pastry chef. They served this with the Bliss Demi sec (slightly sweet) NV. Although this wine has 34 g/l sugar, it is not very sweet and, when put with desserts, has a good crispness that highlights rather than competes with the dessert. Soft sugar and fruit with some violet notes on the nose with a good mousse.

Pieter and Winnie Bowman toast another great round of MCCs

Guy McDonald and Ingrid Jones enjoyed the day

And finally:  the course no one could get enough of – a ganache block of rich chocolate and caramel with a little pinch of salt.

Served with the star of the show: the excellent Cuvée Clive 2007

© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2013