The Most Highly Rated Red in Platter’s 2026 SA Wine Guide
THE PREVIOUS Heritage Syrah from Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards was the 2019 vintage, rated 96/100 in Winemag’s 2024 Shiraz Report. No 2020, no 2021, and then POW! A near-perfect score of […]
Leeuwenkuil… Crafting award-winning wines in the Swartland
10 YEARS AGO it wasn’t a name you’d be familiar with on the shelves of wine stores and supermarkets. Today it’s renowned as one of South Africa’s top labels in […]
From really old Pinotage vines… Meerendal Heritage Block
THE NUMBER of wines on the market that are made from seriously old Pinotage vineyards (way over 50 years) edged back up from three to four following the release of […]
Robertson heritage, classic style, good value – Rietvallei
A complex red blend of seven varieties with Cabernet Sauvignon in the driving seat, the 2016 vintage of Rietvallei Estate is the top wine in the Heritage Collection of special, […]
Flagstone Paradigm: Best Overall in Winemag’s Chenin Report
THERE WERE 75 single-variety South African Chenins submitted for assessment in Winemag’s 2024 Prescient Chenin Blanc Report, with 49 rated 90-plus and three of these regarded as particularly outstanding, worthy […]
Hunting for top wines from South Africa’s really old vines
SOUTH AFRICA’S old-vine wine certification requires that the plants should be more advanced in years than the majority, however some would argue that the authorities haven’t gone far enough. To […]
Time and again, Stellenrust shows how it’s done with really old vines
TOP WINE SA Hall of Fame, one of the Top 100 in the 2022 SA Wine Classification, among South Africa’s Top 10 Chenins and one of the country’s Wines of the Year […]
SA wines from really old vines several dozen and counting
OLD AGE isn’t always a good thing when it comes to grape vines, but man, in many instances, can it make a positive difference to what’s in the glass! Big […]
