Top Wine Under R200
EVERY South African wine at under R200 a bottle to receive a very good review (93+) from one or more of the top panels in the past six months, with those that qualified for the 2026 SA Wine Classification on the basis of good track records over the past 10 years 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 during the past year, click here.
TOP WINE PANELS
Top Whites Under R200
CHARDONNAY
De Wetshof Finesse Chardonnay 2024
R190pb ex-cellar, Robertson
De Wetshof Limestone Hill Chardonnay 2025
R130pb ex-cellar, Robertson
Douglas Green Chardonnay 2025
R85pb approx retail, Wellington cellar
The Pledge Our Barrels Chardonnay 2024
R180pb ex-Le Grand cellar, Devon Valley-Stellenbosch
CHENIN BLANC
Durbanville Hills Collectors Reserve Chenin Blanc 2024
R165pb ex-cellar, Durbanville
Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Chenin Blanc 2025
R170pb ex-cellar, Stellenbosch
Le Sueur Chenin Blanc 2025
R150pb ex-cellar, Herbertsdale-Garden Route
Leeuwenkuil Reserve Chenin Blanc 2024
R169pb ex-cellar, Paarl
Villa Esposto Chenin Blanc 2025
R154pb ex-Klawer Cellars, Klawer
Welbedacht Skoolblok Steen 2025
R160pb ex-cellar, Wellington
SAUVIGNON BLANC
Cilmor Limited Edition Sauvignon Blanc 2021
R135pb ex-cellar, Worcester
Diemersdal Winter Ferment Sauvignon Blanc 2025
R175pb ex-cellar, Durbanville
Du Toitskloof Old Vine Sauvignon Blanc 2024
R195pb ex-cellar, Rawsonville-Breedekloof
La Motte Pierneef Sauvignon Blanc 2019
R190pb ex-cellar, Franschhoek
Land's End Cape Agulhas Sauvignon Blanc 2023
R120pb ex-Du Toitskloof cellar, Rawsonville-Breedekloof
WHITE BLENDS
Blake's Tourmaline 2024
R178pb ex-cellar, Yzerfontein-Swartland
JAN Chenin Blanc Chardonnay Viognier Roussanne 2025
R199pb ex-Zevenwacht cellar, Kuils River-Stellenbosch
Top Reds Under R200
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Diemersfontein Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
R165pb ex-cellar, Wellington
GRENACHE NOIR
Flagstone Bugler's Call Grenache Noir 2024
R175pb ex-cellar, Somereset West – Strand
Perdeberg Vineyard Collection Grenache Noir 2024
R131pb ex-cellar, Windmeul-Paarl
SHIRAZ / SYRAH
Groot Phesantekraal Syrah 2024
R195pb ex-cellar, Durbanville
Hazendal Syrah 2025
R139pb ex-cellar, Bottelary-Stellenbosch
Ridgeback Shiraz 2021
R150pb ex-cellar, Windmeul-Paarl
Zandvliet Shiraz 2024
R160pb ex-cellar, Ashton
RED BLENDS
Brookdale Mason Road GSM 2024
R165pb ex-cellar, Klein Drakenstein-Paarl
Intellego Kedungu 2022
R190pb ex-cellar, Paardeberg-Swartland
Kloof Street Swartland Rouge 2023
R160pb ex-Mullineux cellar, Riebeek Kasteel-Swartland
Leeuwenkuil Reserve Red 2023
R169pb ex-cellar, Windmeul-Paarl
Ridgeback Journey 2021
R198pb ex-cellar, Paarl
Stony Brook Camissa 2022
R140pb ex-cellar, Franschhoek
Swerwer Red Blend 2022
R195pb ex-cellar, Malmesbury-Swartland
Other Top SA Wine < R200
ROSÉ
Groot Phesantekraal Rosé 2025
R120pb ex-cellar, Durbanville
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.