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 

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Platter's 2024 Top wine producers

The Wineries of the Year

01. Top Performing Winery of the Year
Sadie Family Wines
Eben Sadie


02. Editor's Award Winery of the Year
Bosman Family Vineyards
Corlea Fourie

03. Newcomer Winery of the Year
Edouard Labeye
Helene Olivier



Wines of the Year

Cabernet Franc
Raats Eden High Density Single Vineyard 2021
Gavin Bruwer Slabbert

Cabernet Sauvignon
Beyerskloof Eerste Ry 2019
Beyers Truter

Cinsault
Savage Follow The Line 2022
Duncan Savage

Grenache Noir
Kleine Zalze Project Z 2022
RJ Botha

Merlot
Simelia Fluvius Single Vineyard 2019
Simon Obholzer

Petit Verdot 
Thelema Sutherland Reserve Emily 2021 
Rudi Schultz

Pinotage 
L’Avenir Single Block 2020 
Dirk Coetzee

Pinot Noir 
Shannon RocknRolla 2021
James Downes

Shiraz/Syrah 
Savage CWG Auction Syrah 2021 
Duncan Savage

Red Blends, Cape Bordeaux 
Vondeling Philosophie 2019 
Matthew Copeland

Red Blends, with Pinotage 
Beyerskloof Faith 2020 
Beyers Truter

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

Red Blends, Other 
Alto Estate Blend 2020 
Barend Barnard

Albarinho 
Botanica Flower Girl 2023 
Ginny Povall

Chardonnay 
Delaire Graff Terraced Block Reserve 2022 
Morne Vrey

Chenin Blanc 
Stellenrust Old Bushvine 2022 
Tertius Boshoff

Grenache Blanc
The Foundry 2022
Chris Williams

Roussanne 
Saronsberg 2021 
Daniela Jansen

Sauvignon Blanc 
Diemersdal The Journal 2022
Thys Louw

Semillon 
Steenberg 2022
Elunda Basson

Semillon Gris 
Mullineux CWG Auction The Gris Old Vine 2022
Andrea Mullineux

Viognier 
Lourensford Limited Release 2022 
Hannes Nel

White Blends, Cape Bordeaux 
Steenberg Magna Carta 2021 
Elunda Basson

White Blends, Other 
Beaumont New Baby 2022
Sebastian Beaumont

Cape Classique 
Babylonstoren Sprankel 2018
Klaas Coetzee

Dessert Wine, Fortified 
Orange River Omstaan Rooi Muskadel XO NV 
Mosdop Dippenaar

Dessert Wine, Unfortified 
Alvi's Drift Muscat Nectarinia 2017
Alvi van der Merwe

Natural Sweet 
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 2020
Matt Day

Noble Late Harvest 
Delheim Edelspatz 2021
Roelof Lotriet

Vin de Paille 
Savage Not Tonight Josephine 2022 
Duncan Savage

Port-style
KWV Cape Tawny NV 
James Ochse

Andrea Mullineux had prepared a few wreaths for the top performers

Helanie Olivier - Edouard Labeye

Corlea Fourie - Bosman Family Vineyards

Eben Sadie - Sadie Family Wines

A special one for Platter's Editor, Philip van Zyl

and one for Esh Naidoo

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