The 2021 Chardonnay Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient attracted 93 entries and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a three-person panel, scoring done according to the 100-point quality scale.

94
Constantia Uitsig Reserve 2020
Delaire Graff Banghoek Reserve 2020
Neil Ellis Whitehall Elgin 2020
Paul Cluver Village 2020

93
De Grendel Op die Berg 2020
Eikendal 2019
La Vierge Jezebelle 2020
Môreson FYM 2020
Oak Valley Groenlandberg 2020
Warwick The White Lady 2020

“South Africa makes lots of Chardonnay that manages to be of reliable quality and reach the market at a competitive price. Excellence, however, is harder to come by,” says Christian Eedes, chairman of the tasting panel and Winemag.co.za editor.

“The very best examples tend to come from cool climate growing areas and three of the Top 10 were from famously cool Elgin and one was a Stellenbosch-Elgin blend”. To read the report in full, including key findings, tasting notes for the top wines and scores on the 100-point quality scale for all wines entered, visit Winemag.co.za.

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