Here, along with the few special awards, are the wines rating five stars in the just-launched Platter’s South African Wines 2015 edition. The number is down from 80 last year to 50 (excluding brandies). I’ve commented on this, and made some other observations, in a blog on Wine Magazine [hopefully to be posted soon by the powers that be].
Winery of the Year: Sadie Family Wines
Red Wine of the Year: De Trafford Blueprint Syrah 2012
White Wine of the Year: DeMorgenzon Reserve Chardonnay 2013
Five-star wines
Cabernet Franc
Warwick 2011
Cabernet Sauvignon
Groot Constantia 2012
Le Riche Reserve 2011
Nederburg II Centuries 2010
Oldenburg 2011
Stark-Condé Three Pines 2012
Cinsaut
Sadie Family Pofadder 2013
Petit Verdot
Stellenbosch Vineyards Flagship 2010
Pinotage
Flagstone Time Manner Place 2012
Kanonkop Black Label 2012
Pinot Noir
Creation Reserve 2013
Crystallum Cuvée Cinéma 2013
Newton Johnson Family Vineyards 2013
Sumaridge 2012
Shiraz/Syrah
Boekenhoutskloof 2012
Boschendal Cecil John Reserve 2012
De Trafford Blueprint 2012
Fable 2012
Porseleinberg 2012
Red Blends
Delaire Graff Botmaskop 2012
Ernie Els CWG Auction Reserve 2012
Hartenberg The Mackenzie 2011
Thelema Rabelais 2010
Vilafonté Series C 2011
Chardonnay
DeMorgenzon Reserve 2013
Iona 2013
Richard Kershaw Elgin Clonal Selection 2013
Sterhuis Barrel Selection 2012
Chenin Blanc
Alheit Magnetic North Mountain Makstok 2013
Fram 2013
Kaapzicht The 1947 2013
Grenache Blanc
Foundry 2013
Sauvignon Blanc
Buitenverwachting Husseys Vlei 2013
Diners Club Bartho Eksteen CWG Auction Reserve Vloekskoot 2013
Reyneke Reserve White 2013
Semillon
Vergelegen Reserve 2013
White Blends
Constantia Uitsig Constantia White 2013
David & Nadia Sadie Aristargos 2013
DeMorgenzon Maestro White 2013
Flagstone Treaty Tree Reserve 2013
Miles Mossop Saskia 2012
Oak Valley Mountain Reserve White 2010
Sadie Family Palladius 2012
Sadie Family Skerpioen 2013
Méthode Cap Classique
Graham Beck Blanc de Blancs Brut 2009
Dessert Wine, Unfortified
Delheim Edelspatz Noble Late Harvest 2013
Mullineux Straw Wine 2013
Dessert Wine, Fortified
Nuy White Muscadel 2013
Port-Style
Boplaas Cape Tawny Vintners Reserve NV
De Krans Cape Vintage Reserve 2012
Brandy (only brandies new to the Guide tasted this year)
KWV 12 Year Old Barrel Select
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