Highly rated South African wines at under R100 a bottle and still on sale!
THE 2019 Uber Value SA Wine Guide revisited – all of the prices updated following the annual general increases across the industry in March 2020, and excluding all of those wines that have sold out since the guide was first published last December.
These are the very best value wines of South Africa at under R100 a bottle that were highly recommended by the top panels of wine experts locally and internationally in 2019: better than standard gold (some gold medals count more than others); 93 points or more if only scored out of 100 (some scores of 90 to 92 equate to silver); shining in the company of wines costing a lot more and still on sale at the time of writing.
Just click on the links below to jump to uber value white wines, pinks, reds and sweet wines – no bubbly, unfortified-dessert or port-style wines in this league at under R100. Alternatively, click on the variety names or wine types to see all of top-rated vintages at all price levels over the past two years.
For details of the accolades, click here. Prices are given in South African rand (R) per standard bottle size (750ml), unless stated otherwise, and are inclusive of VAT – cellar-door prices as supplied by the producers, or approximate retail prices in South Africa if the producers are closed to the public.
TOP SA WHITES UNDER R100
TOP SA PINKS UNDER R100
TOP SA REDS UNDER R100
TOP SA SWEETS UNDER R100
Top SA White Wines Under R100
CHARDONNAY
Hill & Dale Chardonnay 2019
R50pb from Stellenbosch Producer
RIESLING
Vrede en Lust Early Mist Riesling 2018
R95pb from Simonsberg-Paarl Cellar
SAUVIGNON BLANC
Bader & Walters Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R90pb from Viva Africa in Morreesburg
Beachhouse Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R55pb Approximate Retail Price
Bon Courage Gooseberry Bush Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R73pb from Robertson Cellar
Diemersdal Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R70pb from Durbanville Cellar
Excelsior Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R60pb from Ashton Cellar
Glen Carlou Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R90pb from Simonsberg-Paarl Cellar
Groot Phesantekraal Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R88pb from Durbanville Cellar
Imbuko Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R45pb from Wellington Cellar
La Motte Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R80pb from Franschhoek Cellar
Laborie Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R60pb from KWV Cellar, Paarl
Lomond Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R95pb from Cape Agulhas Cellar
Merwida Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R70pb from Rawsonville Cellar, Breedekloof
Neethlingshof Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R80pb from Stellenbosch Cellar
Rustenberg Stellenbosch Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R90pb from Ida’s Valley Cellar, Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
Silkbush Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R85pb from Breedekloof Cellar
Two Dogs a Peacock and a Horse Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R92pb from Black Elephant Vintners, Franschhoek
Van Loveren Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R59pb from Robertson Cellar
Villiera Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R83pb from Stellenbosch Cellar
Welmoed Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R60pb from Stellenbosch Vineyards
Top SA Pinks Under R100
ROSÉ
Arendskloof Pinot Noir Rosé 2018
R74pb from Eagle’s Cliff Cellar, Worcester
Meerhof Grenache Rosé 2019
R70pb from Riebeek Kasteel Cellar, Swartland
Top SA Reds Under R100
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Duke of Wellington Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
R69pb from Wellington Wines
Meerhof Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
R95pb from Riebeek Kasteel Cellar
MERLOT
Die Laan Merlot 2017
R95pb from Welgevallen Cellar, Stellenbosch
Mountain Ridge Merlot 2017
R85pb from Wolseley Cellar
PINOTAGE
Boland Cellar Cappupinoccinotage 2019
R58pb from Paarl Cellar
Van Loveren African Java Pinotage 2019
R70pb from Robertson Cellar
SHIRAZ
Lammershoek Innocent Syrah 2017
R94pb from Lammershoek Cellar outside Malmesbury
Top SA Sweet Wines Under R100
MUSCADEL / JEREPIGO
Calitzdorp Cellar Hanepoot 2017
R70pb from Calitzdorp Cellar
De Krans Muscat de Frontignan 2019
R98pb from Calitzdorp Cellar
Du Toitskloof Red Muscadel 2018
R65pb (500ml) from Rawsonville Cellar
Orange River Cellars Red Muscadel 2017
R74pb from Orange River Cellars, Upington
Slanghoek Hanepoot Jerepigo 2018
R67pb from Breedekloof Cellar
Van Loveren Red Muscadel 2018
R74pb from Robertson Cellar
Top Wine SA’s lists of award-winning wines costing under R100 were a revelation to me. The large number of reasonably priced wines that had received prestigious awards was remarkable.