Platter Guide 5 Star ratings

For a 5 Star rating in the annual John Platter South African Wine Guide, the full panel of tasters is presented with a selection of top South African wines, each considered by at least one of the tasters to be "superlative, a Cape classic” (18.5 points or more using the 20-point system), and a vote is then taken in determining which are deserving of the book’s ultimate accolade. Apart from the 5 Star ratings, which are awarded blind (labels out of of sight), all other ratings in the book are sighted (with the identities of the wines known to the tasters assessing the wines).

2010 (rated in 2009)

WHITE WINE OF THE YEAR
Sadie Family Palladius 2008

RED WINE OF THE YEAR
Le Riche Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2005

WINERY OF THE YEAR
Sadie Family Wines

ALSO RATED 5 STARS
Ataraxia Chardonnay 2008
Beaumont Hope Marguerite Chenin Blanc 2008
Beyerskloof Diesel Pinotage 2007
Boekenhoutskloof Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Boplaas Cape Tawny Port 1997
Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve Port 2007
Buitenverwachting 1769 2007
Cape Point Vineyards CWG Auction Reserve Barrel Fermented Sauvignon Blanc 2008
Cape Point Vineyards Isliedh 2008
Catherine Marshall Pinot Noir 2008
Chamonix Chardonnay Reserve 2008
De Krans Cape Tawny Port NV
De Trafford CWG Auction Reserve Perspective 2006
Dunstone Shiraz 2008
Fleur du Cap Noble Late Harvest 2008
Fleur du Cap Sauvignon Blanc Unfiltered 2009
Haskell Vineyards Pillars Shiraz 2007
Kanonkop Paul Sauer 2006
Le Riche Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2005
Lomond Pincushion Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Morgenster Estate Morgenster 2006
Mullineux Family Straw Wine 2008
Nederburg Ingenuity White 2008
Nederburg Winemaster's Reserve Noble Late Harvest 2008
Neil Ellis Vineyard Selection Grenache 2007
Newton Johnson Domaine Pinot Noir 2008
Paul Cluver Chardonnay 2008
Rall 2008
Rustenberg Stellenbosch Syrah 2007
Sadie Family Columella 2007
Sadie Family Palladius 2008
Saxenburg Shiraz Select Limited Release 2005
Spier Frans K. Smit 2005
Stony Brook Ghost Gum 2006
The Berrio Wines Weather Girl 2008
Tokara Elgin Sauvignon Blanc 2008
Vergelegen White 2008
Woolworths Cape Point Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc Limited Release 2009
Woolworths Jordan Cobblers Hill Classic 2005
Woolworths Steenberg Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon Reserve 2009
Woolworths Tulbagh Mountain Vineyards Spectrum White Limited Release 2008

SUPERQUAFFER OF THE YEAR
Villiera Chenin Blanc 2009 - rated 3 stars

2009 (rated in 2008)

WINE OF THE YEAR
Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

ALSO RATED 5 STARS
Ataraxia Chardonnay 2007
Boekenhoutskloof Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2006
Boplaas vintage Reserve Port 2006
Buitenverwachting Cabernet Franc 2005
Cape Point Isliedh 2007
Constantia Uitsig Semillon 2007
De Krans Vintage Reserve Port 2006
De Toren Fusion V 2006
De Trafford CWG Perspective 2005
De Trafford Shiraz 2006
Eagles’ Nest Shiraz 2006
Fleur du Cap Noble Late Harvest 2007
Hartenberg The Stork Shiraz 2005
Jordan CWG Auction Reserve Chardonnay 2006
Kaapzicht Steytler Vision 2005
Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Klein Constantia Rhine Riesling Noble Late Harvest 2006
Meerlust Pinot Noir 2004
Mon Ruber Muscat d’Alexandrie Jerepigo 1997
Morgenster 2005
Nederburg Ingenuity White 2007
Quoin Rock The Nicobar 2007
Signal Hill Clos d’Orange Syrah 2006
Simonsig Redhill Pinotage 2006
Sterhuis Astra White 2006
The FMC Forrester Meinert Chenin 2006
Thelema The Mint Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
Tokara White 2007
Tulbagh Mountain Vineyards Vin Pi Two NV
Uva Mira Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2007
Vilafonté Series C 2006
Waterford CWG Auction Reserve 2004

2008 (rated in 2007)

WINE OF THE YEAR
Bouchard Finlayson Tête de Cuvée Galpin Peak Pinot Noir 2005

ALSO RATED 5 STARS
Axe Hill Cape Vintage Port 2005
Beyerskloof Field Blend 2003
Boplaas Cape Tawny Port
Boplaas Vintage Reserve Port 2005
Bredell's Cape Vintage Reserve 2003
Cape Point Isliedh 2006
Cape Point Semillon 2006
De Krans Vintage Reserve Port 2005
De Trafford Shiraz 2005
Edgebaston GS Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
Fleur du Cap Noble Late Harvest 2006 (Bergkelder)
Hartenberg The Mackenzie 2005
Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
Paul Cluver Weisser Riesling Noble Late Harvest 2006
Radford Dale Gravity 2005 (Winery of Good Hope)
Sequillo White 2006
Steenberg Magna Carta 2007
The FMC Forrester Meinert Chenin 2005 (Ken Forrester)
Vergelegen White 2006
Woolworths Cape Point Sauvignon Blanc 2007

2007 (rated in 2006)

WINE OF THE YEAR
Vergelegen White 2005

ALSO RATED 5 STARS
Boekenhoutskloof Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2004
Boplaas Cape Tawny Vintner's Reserve Port 1980
Boplaas Vintage Reserve Port 2004
Bouchard Finlayson Tête de Cuvée Galpin Peak Pinot Noir 2003
Bredell’s Cape Vintage Reserve 2001 (JP Bredell)
Cape Point Isliedh 2005
De Krans Vintage Reserve Port 2004
De Morgenzon Chenin Blanc 2005
Ernie Els 2004
Fairview Solitude Shiraz 2004
Hamilton Russell Chardonnay 2005
Hartenberg The Stork Shiraz 2004
Ken Forrester ‘T' Chenin Blanc Noble Late Harvest 2005
Neil Ellis Vineyard Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Paul Cluver Weisser Riesling Noble Late Harvest 2005
Raka Biography Shiraz 2004
Rudera Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
Rudera Robusto Chenin Blanc 2005
Saxenburg Select Shiraz 2003 (SSS)
Signal Hill Eszencia NV
Spier Private Collection Chenin Blanc 2005
Waterford Chardonnay 2005
Woolworths Cape Point Sauvignon Blanc 2006

2006 (rated in 2005)

WINE OF THE YEAR
Glen Carlou Syrah 2004

ALSO RATED 5 STARS
Axe Hill Cape Vintage Port 2003
De Krans Cape Vintage Reserve Port 2003
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 2000
Palladius 2004 (Sadie Family)
Rijk’s Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Steenberg Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2005
Steenberg Semillon 2005
Steytler Vision 2002 (Kaapzicht)
Thelema Reserve Merlot 2003
Vergelegen 2004 (white blend)

2005 (rated in 2004)

WINE OF THE YEAR
Jean Daneel Chenin Blanc 2003 (signature series)

ALSO RATED 5 STARS
Axe Hill Cape Vintage Port 2002
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2002
Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve Port 2002
Cape Point Semillon 2003
Columella 2002 (Sadie Family)
Ernie Els 2002 (Rust en Vrede)
Hamilton Russell Chardonnay 2003
Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir 2003
Joostenberg Chenin Blanc Noble Late Harvest 2003
Jordan Nine Yards Reserve Chardonnay 2003
Kaapzicht Steytler Vision 2001
Robertson Wide River Reserve Noble Late Harvest 2001
Rust en Vrede Estate 2001
Steenberg Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Vergelegen CWG Semillon 2003
Vergelegen 2003 (white blend)

2004

Boplaas CWG Cape Vintage Reserve Port 2001
Bouchard Finlayson Galpin Peak Tête de Cuvée Pinot Noir 2001
Cordoba Crescendo 2000
Ernie Els 2001 (Rust en Vrede)
Kumala Journey's End Chardonnay 2002 (Western Wines)
Paul Cluver Weisser Riesling Noble Late Harvest 2003
Rust en Vrede Estate 2000
Steenberg Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2003
Steenberg Semillon 2003
Steytler Pinotage 2001 (Kaapzicht)
T Noble Late Harvest 2001 (Ken Forrester)
The Foundry Syrah 2001
Vergelegen 2002 (white blend)
Vergelegen Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
Vergelegen CWG 2001 (red blend)
Vergelegen V Nirvana 2001 (Cabernet Sauvignon)
Villiera Brut Natural 2001

2003

Anthony de Jager Homtini Shiraz 2000
Axe Hill Cape Vintage Port 2000
Boekenhoutskloof Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve Port 1999
Columella 2000 (Eben Sadie)
Condé Cabernet Sauvignon 2000 (Stark-Condé)
De Trafford Vin de Paille 2001
Hamilton Russell Chardonnay 2001
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 1997
Le Riche Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
Mas Nicholas Cape 2000 (Wilhelmshof, Nico van der Merwe)
Overgaauw Cape Vintage Reserve 1997
Ridgeback Shiraz 2001
Rustenberg Peter Barlow 1999
Steenberg Sémillon 2002
Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
Vergelegen 2000 (red blend)
Vergelegen 2001 (white blend)
Vergelegen Cabernet Franc Merlot 2000
Villiera Vintage Brut 1995

2002

Avontuur Above Royalty 2000
Axe Hill Cape Vintage Port 1999
Boekenhoutskloof Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
Clos Malverne Auret 1998
Delheim Vera Cruz Shiraz 1998
Fairview Oom Pagel Sémillon 2000
Fairview Primo Pinotage 2000
Gilga Shiraz 2000
Havana Hills Du Plessis Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2000
Kanonkop Paul Sauer 1998
Muratie Shiraz 2000
Rust en Vrede Estate 1998
Starke Cabernet Sauvignon 1998 (Stark-Condé)
Thelema Reserve Merlot 1999
Vergelegen Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2001
Vergelegen 1999

2001

Avontuur Above Royalty 1999
Avontuur Reserve Chardonnay 1999
Axe Hill Cape Vintage Port 1998
Boekenhoutskloof Cabernet Sauvignon 1998
Bredell's Cape Vintage Reserve 1998
De Wetshof Edeloes 2000
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 1996
Le Riche Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
Morgenhof Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1998
Saxenburg Shiraz Select 1998
Spice Route Merlot 1999
Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon 1997
Veenwouden Classic 1998
Vergelegen 1998

2000

Axe Hill Cape Vintage Port 1997
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 1997
Bredell's Cape Vintage Reserve Port 1997
Die Krans Cape Vintage Reserve Port 1997
Groot Constantia Weisser Riesling 1999
Kanonkop Paul Sauer 1996
Kanonkop Pinotage 1998
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 1995
Morgenhof Première Selection 1995
Neethlingshof Weisser Riesling Noble Late Harvest 1998
Neil Ellis Elgin Chardonnay 1998
Neil Ellis Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1997
Saxenburg CWG Shiraz 1997
Saxenburg Private Collection Merlot 1997
Slaley Reserve Shiraz 1998
Spice Route Flagship Pinotage 1998
Stellenzicht Cuvée Hans Schreiber 1998 (Chardonnay)
Stellenzicht Syrah 1998

1999

Bouchard Finlayson Galpin Peak Pinot Noir 1997
Bredell's Cape Vintage Reserve Port 1995
Cordoba Crescendo 1995
Grangehurst Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 1995
Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir 1997
Kanonkop Paul Sauer 1995
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 1994
Le Riche Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1997
Neethlingshof Weisser Riesling Noble Late Harvest 1997
Rustenberg Peter Barlow 1996
Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon 1995
Thelema Reserve Chardonnay 1997
Uiterwyk Reserve Pinotage 1996
Veenwouden Classic 1995
Vergelegen Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 1998