THESE ARE the most highly rated wines of the Cape between 2010 and 2019 – those with the best track records involving numerous vintages in over 30 local and international forums for the assessment of wine quality and interest value.

To be eligible for the Classification, updated annually since 2004, wines must have earned good to excellent reviews for at least three vintages during the 10-year period under review. The focus is on the country’s leading outfits, those regularly on top form, their wines judged top-notch again and again, year after year. The critics include experts appointed for the Decanter World Wine Awards (UK), the International Wine Challenge (UK) and IWSC (UK), Platter’s SA Wine Guide (5 Stars and Highly Recommended), the Six Nations Wine Challenge (AU), the Trophy Wine Show (SA), the Veritas Awards (SA) and the Michelangelo awards (SA) – to mention just some of the panels.

For the full extent of the latest Classifications and more information about the selection criteria, see here – also available on request via email to mike@topwinesa.com

TOP 100 – 2020 CLASSIFICATION

WHITE WINES

CHARDONNAY
Chamonix Reserve
DeMorgenzon Reserve
Eikendal
Groot Constantia
Hamilton Russell
Jordan Barrel Fermented
Jordan Nine Yards
Kershaw
Oak Valley Groenlandberg
Paul Cluver Estate
Paul Cluver Seven Flags
Rustenberg Five Soldiers
Tokara Reserve Collection Stellenbosch
Uva Mira Single Tree

CHENIN BLANC
Beaumont Hope Marguerite
Botanica
DeMorgenzon Reserve
Ken Forrester FMC
Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Old Bush Vine
Perdeberg Dry Land Collection Barrel Fermented
Sadie Skurfberg
Spier 21 Gables
Stellenrust Barrel Fermented

SAUVIGNON BLANC
Cape Point Reserve
Ghost Corner (Cederberg)
Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Sur Lie
Tokara Reserve Collection Elgin

SEMILLON
KWV Mentors

WHITE BLENDS
Cape Point Isliedh
Constantia Glen Two
Flagstone Treaty Tree Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
Mullineux Old Vines
Nederburg Ingenuity
Nitida Coronata Integration
Rall
Sadie Palladius
Spier Creative Block 2
Tokara Director’s Reserve
Vergelegen G.V.B

SPARKLING WINES

CAP CLASSIQUE
Desiderius Pongrácz (JC Le Roux)
Graham Beck Brut Blanc de Blancs
Villiera Monro Brut

RED WINES

CABERNET FRANC
Raats Family
Warwick

CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Cederberg Five Generations
Delaire Graff Reserve
Eikendal
Kanonkop
Kleine Zalze Family Reserve
Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection
Nederburg Two Centuries
Neil Ellis Jonkershoek
Rustenberg Peter Barlow
Stark-Condé Three Pines

MERLOT
Shannon Mount Bullet

PINOT NOIR
Chamonix Reserve
Newton Johnson Family Vineyards
Paul Cluver Seven Flags

PINOTAGE
Beyerskloof Diesel
Diemersdal Reserve
Diemersfontein Carpe Diem Reserve
Flagstone Writer’s Block
Kanonkop
Rijk’s Private Cellar
Rijk’s Reserve
Simonsig Redhill
Spier 21 Gables
Wildekrans Barrel Select Reserve
Windmeul Reserve

SHIRAZ / SYRAH
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah
Cederberg
De Grendel
Driehoek
Eagles’ Nest
Hartenberg Gravel Hill
Reyneke Reserve Red
Rustenberg Buzzard Kloof Syrah
Saronsberg

RED BLENDS
Beyerskloof Faith
Chamonix Reserve Troika
Delaire Graff Botmaskop
Kanonkop Paul Sauer
KWV Mentors Orchestra
La Motte Pierneef Syrah Viognier
Mvemve Raats De Compostella
Rust en Vrede 1694 Classification
Saronsberg Full Circle
Spier Creative Block 3
Spier Creative Block 5
Tokara Director’s Reserve

SWEET WINES

UNFORTIFIED DESSERT
Delheim Edelspatz Noble Late Harvest
Fairview La Beryl Blanc (Straw Wine)
Fleur du Cap Noble Late Harvest (Bergkelder)
Groot Constantia Grand Constance (Natural Sweet)
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance Natural Sweet
Mullineux Straw Wine
Nederburg Edelkeur Chenin Blanc Noble Late Harvest
Nederburg Eminence Noble Late Harvest Muscadel
Nederburg Winemasters Noble Late Harvest
Paul Cluver Riesling Noble Late Harvest

FORTIFIED DESSERT
Nuy White Muscadel

CAPE PORT
Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve
De Krans Cape Vintage Reserve
Delaire Graff Cape Vintage