The Top 10 Wines From The 2019 Prescient Cabernet Sauvignon Report

The eighth annual Cabernet Sauvignon Report sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient was held at Harringtons Cocktail Lounge in Cape Town last week.

94 entries were received from 76 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by the Winemag three-person panel – Christian Eedes, Roland Peens and James Pietersen – scoring done according to the 100-point quality scale.

The top 10 wines were as follows:

Blaauwklippen 2017
Croydon Vineyards Covenant 2017
Delaire Graff Reserve 2017
Fleur Du Cap Series Privée 2016
Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection 2017
Le Riche 2016
Neil Ellis Stellenbosch 2017
Plaisir de Merle 2015
Rust en Vrede Estate Vineyards 2017
Strydom Rex 2016

To read the report in full, including key findings, tasting notes for the top 10 and scores on the 100-point quality scale for all wines entered, go to Winemag.co.za.