HIGHLY recommended, R80 a bottle ex-cellar and still available at the time of writing: Wellington Wines Duke Merlot 2023, one of the winners in the Merlot SA Forum's 2025 Top 10 Competition. Also highly recommended, R125pb ex-cellar and still available at the time of writing: Bellevue Estate Cinsault 2021 from Bottelary-Stellenbosch, Best in Class at the 2025 National Wine Challenge.
These are just two examples of South Africa's wines offering ‘best bang for your buck' in 2025, wines highly rated by one or more of the top panels of judges locally or internationally and selling for less than what you'd expect to pay for such quality and interest value. For all of the SA whites, reds and other wines priced at under R200pb and scored 93+ during the past six months, click here. For all top SA wine ratings in 2025, click here.
