Top Wine Under R150
EVERY South African wine at under R150 a bottle to receive a good review from one or more of the top panels in the past six (6) months, with those that qualified for the 2025 SA Wine Classification on the basis of good track records highlighted in RED. Prices given in South African rand (R) per standard bottle size (750ml), unless stated otherwise, inclusive of VAT – prices as supplied by the producers, or approximate retail prices in South Africa if the producers are closed to the public. For every South African wine to receive a good review in 2025 and 2024, click here.
TOP WINE PANELS
Top Whites Under R150
Chardonnay
Douglas Green Chardonnay 2024
R80pb recommended retail, Wellington cellar
Durbanville Hills Collectors Reserve Chardonnay 2023
R140pb ex-cellar, Durbanville
Hartenberg Doorkeeper Chardonnay 2024
R100pb ex-cellar, Bottelary-Stellenbosch
Neethlingshof Unwooded Chardonnay 2024
R110pb ex-cellar, Stellenbosch
Spier Seaward Chardonnay 2023
R145pb ex-cellar, Vlottenburg-Stellenbosch
Chenin Blanc
22 Families OVP Chenin Blanc 2023
R143pb ex-Riebeek Valley Wine Co cellar, Riebeek-Kasteel, Swartland
Windmeul Reserve Chenin Blanc 2022
R110pb ex-cellar, Paarl
Sauvignon Blanc
Cilmor Winemaker's Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2024
R99pb ex-cellar, Worcester
De Grendel Sauvignon Blanc 2024
R130pb ex-cellar, Panorama-Durbanville
Driehoek Ludic Sauvignon Blanc 2024
R120pb ex-producer, Cederberg
Fairview Darling Sauvignon Blanc 2024
R110pb ex-cellar, Paarl
Merwida Sauvignon Blanc 2024
R90pb ex-cellar, Rawsonville-Breedekloof
Nederburg Winemasters Sauvignon Blanc 2024
R106pb ex-cellar, Paarl
Paardenkloof Springtide Sauvignon Blanc 2020
R140pb ex-cellar, Bot River
Wagenboom Sauvignon Blanc 2024
R58pb ex-Waboomsrivier cellar, Breedekloof
WinterHoek Sauvignon Blanc 2023
R135pb ex-Callender Peak, Ceres
Niche Whites
Boplaas Alvarinho 2024
R135pb ex-cellar, Calitzdorp
Neethlingshof Gewürztraminer 2024
R110pb ex-cellar, Stellenbosch
White Blends
Rascallion Vinyl Collection 33 1/3 2023
R110pb ex-producer, Stellenbosch
Top Reds Under R150
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Jacques Mouton Catherine Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
R125pb at Pick n Pay stores (Brand owned by Cape Wine Group, Somerset West)
MERLOT
Brink Merlot 2022
R108pb ex-Pulpit Rock cellar, Riebeek West-Swartland
SHIRAZ / SYRAH
Bon Courage Pepper Tree Shiraz 2022
R148 ex-cellar, Robertson
Leeuwenkuil Shiraz 2023
R95pb ex-cellar, Paarl
Nederburg Winemasters Shiraz 2022
R115pb ex-cellar, Paarl
Saronsberg Provenance Shiraz 2022
R145pb ex-cellar, Tulbagh
Stellenbosch Vineyards Shiraz 2021
R100pb ex-cellar, Stellenbosch
Windmeul Shiraz 2021
R80pb ex-cellar, Paarl
NICHE REDS
Blake's Single Vineyard Malbec 2023
R140 ex-cellar, Malmesbury-Swartland
Boplaas Touriga Naçional 2023
R125 ex-cellar, Calitzdorp
RED BLENDS
Alto Rouge 2022
R135pb ex-cellar, Helderberg-Stellenbosch
Daschbosch Gift 2020 (Cape Blend)
R120pb ex-cellar, Rawsonville-Breedekloof
Koelenbosch Nineteenfortyone 2022 (Cape Blend)
R120pb ex-Koelenhof Winery, Koelenhof-Stellenbosch
Other Top SA Wine < R150
ROSÉ
Bon Courage Lady of the House Pinotage Rosé 2024
R100pb ex-cellar, Robertson
De Grendel Rosé 2024
R100pb ex-cellar, Panorama-Durbanville
Deetlefs Stonecross Pinotage Rosé 2024
R98pb ex-cellar, Rawsonville-Breedekloof
L'Avenir Horizon Rosé de Pinotage 2024
R110pb ex-cellar, Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
Painted Wolf Den Pinotage Rosé 2024
R110pb ex-cellar, Paarl
DESSERT – FORTIFIED
Kapelsloot Rooi Muskadel 2015
R70pb ex-Excelsior cellar, Robertson
CAPE PORT
KWV Cape Tawny NV
R109pb ex-cellar, Paarl
South African Wine Classification 2025
South Africa’s most highly rated wines over the past 10 years –
the best track records from 2015 to 2024 (inclusive)
The SA Wine & Cellar Classifications, updated annually since 2004, are based on the top ratings by the most respected panels locally and internationally when it comes to assessing wine quality and interest value in a ‘blind tasting’ environment – the identities of the wines and their producers withheld so as to avoid positive or negative bias in terms of brand status, the origin of the grapes and the location of the cellars.
