A 96-POINT rating for a blended white from Somerset West, scores of 95/100 for three other white combos from cellars in Constantia, Durbanville and Stellenbosch, and ditto for a Durbanville Sauvignon Blanc as well as a red blend from Paarl. See below for the names of the most highly recommended in Winemag‘s 2024 Prescient reports on South Africa's Bordeaux-style blends and Sauvignon Blanc, in which the panels assessed 64 red blends comprising two to five varieties typically led by Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, 20 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon blends and 98 single-varietal Sauvignon Blancs. The judges: Winemag's Christian Eedes (chair), sommeliers Spencer Fondaumiere and Ndaba Dube, retailer/winemaker Jolette Steyn and hospitality/wine specialist Francois Rautenbach.
Babylonstoren Nebukadnesar 2022 (Red Blend)
R705pb ex-cellar, Simonsberg-Paarl
Constantia Royale Don's Reserve 2022 (White Blend)
R300pb ex-producer, Constantia
De Grendel Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2023
R235pb ex-cellar, Panorama-Durbanville
Durbanville Hills Tangram White 2022
R245pb ex-cellar, Durbanville
Morgenster Reserve White 2023
R360pb ex-cellar, Somerset West
Tokara Director's Reserve White 2021
R340pb ex-cellar, Helshoogte-Stellenbosch
