SA wines rated 4½ & 5 Stars

The WINE tasting panels' ultimate accolade of 5 Stars – a score of 18 points or more out of 20 – signifies "superlative, top class, a masterpiece". A rating of 4 Stars (16 out of 20) denotes "excellent wine of distinction, recommended for special occasions", with 4½ Stars (17 out of 20) denoting a wine on the cusp of a 5 Star rating.

2010

RATED 5 STARS:

Grangehurst CWG Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
Kanu Wooded Chenin Blanc 2002
Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Chenin Blanc 2008
Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve Port 2006
De Krans Cape Tawny Port
Crystallum Cuvee Cinema Pinot Noir 2008
De Toren Fusion V 2007
Waterford Estate Cape Winemakers Guild Auction Reserve 2005
D'Aria The Songbird Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Saxenberg Private Collection Shiraz 2000
 

RATED 4½ STARS:

Dombeya Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Kumkani Cradle Hill Vineyard Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Louis Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Neil Ellis Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
Graham Beck Bowed Head Chenin Blanc 2008
Kanu KCB 2006
Mulderbosch Chenin Blanc 2005
Rudera Robusto Chenin Blanc 2002
Simonsig Chenin Avec Chêne 2008
Spier Private Collection Chenin Blanc 2004
Nederburg Private Bin Eminence 2007
Nederburg Winemaster's Reserve Noble Late Harvest 2009
Beyerskloof Lagare Port 2009
De Krans Cape Vintage Reserve Port 2008
Swartland Vintage Port 2006
Kaapzicht Merlot 2007
Chamonix Reserve Pinot Noir 2008
Crystallum Peter Max Pinot Noir 2008
DC Onyx Pinotage 2008
Môreson Pinotage 2008
Boekenhoutskloof The Chocolate Block 2008
La Bri Affinity 2006
Môreson Magia 2007
Morgenster Lourens River Valley 2006
Tokara Zondernaam Syrah Grenache 2007
D'Aria Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Kumkani Lanner Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Saronsberg Provenance Shiraz 2007
Rickety Bridge Shiraz 2008
 

2009

RATED 5 STARS:

Alvi's Drift Premium Selection Chardonnay Viognier 2008
Delaire Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Diemersdal Private Collection 2006
Graham Beck Pheasants' Run Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Hamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay 2008
Havana Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Miles Mossop Saskia 2008
Mulderbosch Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2006
Warwick Trilogy 2005

RATED 4½ STARS:

Alto Port 2006
Anura Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Ataraxia Chardonnay 2008
Avondrood Ancient Mountain Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Bellingham Fair Maiden 2008 (DGB)
Bellingham The Maverick Chenin Blanc 2006 (DGB)
Beyerskloof 1999
Boekenhoutskloof Noble Late Harvest 2003
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 1999
Boland Reserve No 1 Chardonnay 2006
Boplaas Cape Tawny Show Reserve Port NV
Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve Port 2006
Bouchard Finlayson Galpin Peak Pinot Noir 2008
Cape Point Vineyards Semillon 2007
Cape Point Vineyards Semillon 2008
Constantia Uitsig Sauvignon Blanc 2008
David Nieuwoudt Ghost Corner Semillon 2008
De Grendel Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2009
De Krans Cape Vintage Reserve Port 2006
Diemersdal Shiraz 2007
Durbanville Hills Biesjes Craal Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Fleur du Cap Noble Late Harvest 2006
Fleur du Cap Noble Late Harvest 2008
Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Limited Release Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Graham Beck Pheasants' Run Sauvignon Blanc 2008
Hermanuspietersfontein Kleinboet 2006
Hillcrest Sauvignon Blanc 2008
Hoopenburg Integer Chardonnay 2006
Joostenberg Fairhead 2008
Jordan Mellifera Noble Late Harvest 2008
Kango Shiraz 2008
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance Natural Sweet 2005
Lammershoek Straw Wine 2008
Monis Red Muscadel 2001 (500ml)
Mooiplaas Bush Vines Chenin Blanc 2008
Mulderbosch Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2004
Mulderbosch Sauvignon Blanc Noble Late Harvest 2007
Nederburg Ingenuity White 2008
Nederburg Manor House Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Neil Ellis Vineyard Selection Pinotage 2007
Nitida Club Select Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Nitida Coronata 2009
Onyx Sauvignon Blanc 2009 (Darling Cellar)
Oranjerivier White Muscadel 2007
Paul Cluver Chardonnay 2008
Rietvallei Limited Edition Special Select Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Rijk's Fascination 2007
Saronsberg Seismic 2006
Schalk Burger & Sons Myra VCC 2007
Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel 2005
Simonsig Redhill Pinotage 2007
Springfield Methode Ancienne Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
Stellenzicht Reserve Semillon 2006
Sterhuis Barrel Selection Chardonnay 2008
Sumaridge Maritimus 2008
Tokara Chardonnay 2007
Tokara Red 2005
Tokara White 2004
Tokara White 2007
Villiera Traditional Bush Vine Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Vondeling Babiana 2006
Vuurberg White 2008

2008

RATED 5 STARS:

Alvi’s Drift Muscat de Frontignan 200
Cederberg CWG Semillon 2007
Hazendal The Last Straw 2005
Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc 2003
Steenberg Sauvignon Blanc 2003

RATED 4½ STARS:
Bellingham The Maverick Chenin Blanc 2006 (DGB)
Cape Point Semillon 2003
Groot Constantia Gouverneurs Shiraz 2006
Jean Daneel Directors Signature Chenin Blanc 2006
Kanonkop Paul Sauer 1998
Le Riche CWG Auction Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
Lomond Conebush Syrah 2006
Nederburg The Winemaster’s Reserve Shiraz 2006
Rudera Robusto Chenin Blanc 2005
Rustenberg Peter Barlow 2005
Saxenburg Private Collection Shiraz 2005
Steenberg Merlot 2005
Steenberg Shiraz 2005
Stellenzicht Golden Triangle Shiraz 2005
Zonnebloem Chardonnay 2007

2007

RATED 5 STARS:
KWV Val du Chêne Chenin Blanc 2004
The FMC Forrester Meinert Chenin 2004 (Ken Forrester)
Kanonkop Paul Sauer 1997

RATED 4½ STARS:
Bellingham Fair Maiden 2007 (DGB)
Bellingham The Maverick Chenin Blanc 2005 (DGB)
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 1997
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2004
Bon Courage Inkará Shiraz 2005
Bon Courage Red Muscadel 2002
Boplaas Cape Vintage Port 2005
Bruére Gold Reserve Pinot Noir 2004 (Bon Courage)
Cape Point Isliedh 2006
Cape Point Sauvignon Blanc 2006
Cloof Crucible Shiraz 2004
De Krans Cape Tawny Port
Graham Beck Brut Pinot Noir Chardonnay 1994
Iona Sauvignon Blanc 2002
Kanonkop Pinotage 2004
Kleine Zalze Bush Vines Chenin Blanc 2005
Miles Mossop Saskia 2006
Rijk’s Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc 2002
Rijk’s Fascination 2006
Sadie Family Palladius 2005
Steenberg Semillon 2002
The Oak Valley Blend 2004
Vergelegen White 2002

2006

RATED 4½ STARS:
Anura Chenin Blanc 2004
Bellingham The Maverick Chenin Blanc 2004 (DGB)
Bellingham The Maverick Wooded Sauvignon Blanc 2005(DGB)
Beyerskloof 1996
Bloemendal Suider Terras Sauvignon Blanc 2005
Cape Point Isliedh 2005
Cape Point Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Cederberg Sauvignon Blanc 2006
Cirrus Syrah 2003 (Ernie Els)
Constantia Uitsig Constantia 2004
Desiderius Pongrácz 2001 (JC le Roux)
De Trafford Straw Wine 2004
Diemersdal Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2006
Graham Beck Pheasant's Run Sauvignon Blanc 2006
Jacques Bruére Brut Reserve 2002 (Bon Courage)
Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc 2005
Klein Constantia Mme Marlbrook 2005
Koelfontein Shiraz 2004
Laibach Merlot 2003
Nederburg Private Bin Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
Rustenberg John X Merriman 2003
Sadie Family Palladius 2004
Saronsberg Shiraz 2004
Saxenburg Private Collection Shiraz 2003
Spier Private Collection Chenin Blanc 2004
Springfield Special Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Steenberg Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
Steenberg Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2004
The FMC Forrester Meinert Chenin 2004 (Ken Forrester)
Tokara White 2005
Vergelegen Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2005

2005

RATED 5 STARS:
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2002
Bredell’s Cape Vintage Reserve Port 1998 (JP Bredell)
Capaia 2003
Cape Point Semillon 2003
Fryer’s Cove Sauvignon Blanc 2005
Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Shiraz 2003
Mulderbosch Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2003

RATED 4½ STARS:
Boland Reserve No 1 Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Bon Courage Inkará Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
Boplaas Cape Vintage Port 2003
Boschrivier Shiraz 2003
Cape Point Isliedh Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Cape Point Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Cape Point Semillon 2003
Cederberg Shiraz 2003
De Trafford Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
De Waal Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Ernie Els 2002
Fiona Syrah 2002 (Flagstone)
Groote Post Shiraz 2003
Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir 2003
Hartenberg Shiraz 2003
Hazendal The Last Straw Straw Wine 2003
Jean Daneel Signature Chenin Blanc 2003
Klein Constantia Perdeblokke Limited Release
Sauvignon Blanc 2005
Laborie Blanc de Blanc 2000, disgorged April 2004
Mont du Toit Le Sommet 2002
Rudera Robusto Chenin Blanc 2002
Rustenberg Five Soldiers 2002
Saxenburg Private Collection Shiraz 2001
Springfield Special Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Sterhuis Barrel Selection Chardonnay 2004
Stony Brook Ghost Gum Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Viljoensdrift River Grandeur Chardonnay 2004
Zondernaam Chenin Blanc 2004 (Tokara)

2004

RATED 5 STARS:
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2001
De Trafford Straw Wine 2001
Fairview Oom Pagel Semillon 2002
Kanu Wooded Chenin Blanc 2002
The FMC Forrester Meinert Chenin 2002 (Ken Forrester)

RATED 4½ STARS:
Bloemendal Suider Terras Sauvignon Blanc 2003
Boplaas CWG Auction Reserve Port 2002
Cederberg Shiraz 2002
De Toren Fusion V 2001
De Trafford Shiraz 2001
Devon Hill Shiraz 2002
Eikendal Shiraz 2002
Ernie Els 2001
Forrester Meinert Chenin 2002
Havana Hills Du Plessis Shiraz 2001
Jacques Bruére Brut Reserve 2000 (Bon Courage)
Kanu Wooded Chenin Blanc 2002
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 1999
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 1998
Linton Park Merlot 2001
Morgenhof Cabernet Sauvignon 1994
Rustenberg Peter Barlow 1999
Rust en Vrede Estate 2000
Signal Hill Crème de Tete Muscat d’Alexandrie 2000
Simonsig Merindol Syrah 2001
Spier Private Collection Chenin Blanc 2001
Springfield Life from Stone Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Springfield Special Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Steenberg Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Steenberg Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2003
Steenberg Semillon 2003
Thelema Reserve Merlot 2000
The Observatory Syrah 2001
T Noble Late Harvest 2001 (Ken Forrester)
Vergelegen White 2002

2003

RATED 4½ STARS:
Cederberg V Generations Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Chardonnay 2002 (Bergkelder)
Hartenberg CWG Gravel Hill Shiraz 2000
Klein Constantia Sauvignon Blanc Botrytis Noble Late Harvest 1998
KWV Cathedral Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
Monis Muscadel 1992
Morgenhof Première Sélection 1999
Neil Ellis Vineyard Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
Rust en Vrede Estate 1998

2002

RATED 4½ STARS:
Bergsig Cape LBV Port 1997
Bilton Merlot 2000
Boschendal Brut 1998
Brampton QF2 Natural Sweet 2000 (Rustenberg)
Buitenverwachting Chardonnay 2001
Constantia Uitsig Reserve Semillon 1999
Cordoba Crescendo 1999
De Toren Fusion V 2000
De Trafford Keermont Chenin Blanc 2001
De Trafford Merlot 2000
De Trafford Shiraz 2000
Fleur du Cap Noble Late Harvest 1996 (Bergkelder)
Jordan Cobblers Hill 1999
Kanu Keystone 1999
Kanu Wooded Chenin Blanc 2000
Kevin Arnold Shiraz 2001 (Waterford)
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 1997
Monis Very Old Tawny Port 1989
Môreson Pinotage 2000
Rijk’s Pinotage 2000
Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel Brut 1998
Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel Brut 1999
Slanghoek Noble Late Harvest 2000
Veenwouden Classic 1999
Vergelegen Red 1999
Vergelegen Reserve Semillon 1999
Vergelegen Semillon Noble Late Harvest 2000

2001

RATED 5 STARS:
Kanonkop Paul Sauer 1998
Stellenzicht Weisser Riesling Noble Late Harvest 1998

RATED 4½ STARS:
Avontuur Pinotage 1999
Bellevue Tumara 1999
Bon Courage Noble Late Harvest 2000
Cloof Pinotage 1999
De Trafford Vin de Paille 1999
Eikendal Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
Fairview La Beryl Vin de Paille 2000
Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Merlot 1997 (Bergkelder)
Havana Hills Du Plessis Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
Hercules Paragon Merlot 1998 (Simonsvlei)
Jordan Cobblers Hill 1998
Kanonkop Pinotage 1999
Kanu Chardonnay 2000
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 1996
Laborie Brut 1996
Landskroon Port 1997
Neil Ellis Shiraz 1999
Neil Ellis Vineyard Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 1998
Nitida Calligraphy 1999
Rust en Vrede Cabernet Sauvignon 1998
Rustenberg John X Merriman 1999
Rustenberg Peter Barlow 1999
Seidelberg Roland’s Reserve Shiraz 2000
Slaley Shiraz 2000
Spice Route Flagship Merlot 1999
Stellenzicht Syrah 1998
Veenwouden Classic 1999
Veenwouden Merlot 1998
Vergelegen Merlot 1998
Villiera Brut Natural Chardonnay 1998
Yonder Hill Inanda 1998

2000

RATED 4½ STARS:
Boschendal Shiraz 1997
Bouwland Reserve Pinotage 1998
Clos Malverne Auret 1997
Coleraine Shiraz 1999
Cordoba Crescendo 1997
DC Sauvignon Blanc 2000 (Darling Cellars)
De Trafford Shiraz 1998
Fleur du Cap Noble Late Harvest 1996 (Bergkelder)
Gilga Shiraz 1998
Graham Beck Shiraz 1999
Graham Beck The Ridge Shiraz 1998
Groot Constantia Shiraz 1999
Kaapzicht Steytler Pinotage 1998
Klein Constantia Cabernet Sauvignon 1997
Knorhoek Cabernet Sauvignon 1997
Le Riche Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1998
Morgenhof Merlot 1998
Neethlingshof Lord Neethling Pinotage 1998
Overgaauw 2000 Cape Vintage Reserve Port 1998
Rustenberg Peter Barlow 1997
Sentinel Shiraz 1998
Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel Brut 1996
Slaley Shiraz 1998
Spice Route Flagship Pinotage 1998
Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon 1997
Veenwouden Merlot 1998
Wide River Reserve Almond Grove Weisser Riesling
Noble Late Harvest 1999 (Robertson)
Wide River Retreat Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2000(Robertson)
Woolworths Vin de Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc 2000

1999

RATED 5 STARS:
Hidden Valley Pinotage 1997
Saxenburg Private Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 1994
Slaley Shiraz 1998

RATED 4½ STARS:
Beyerskloof 1996
Cordoba Shiraz 1994
Delheim Shiraz 1998
Glen Carlou Chardonnay 1998
Graham Beck Pinotage 1998
Hartenberg Merlot 1996
Kaapzicht Reserve Pinotage 1997
Klein Constantia Shiraz 1997
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 1994
Le Bonheur Cabernet Sauvignon 1996
Mulderbosch Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 1997
Nitida Shiraz 1997
Rickety Bridge Shiraz 1997
Rust en Vrede Estate 1996
Saxenburg Cabernet Sauvignon 1992
Saxenburg Private Collection Merlot 1997
Stellenzicht Reserve Semillon 1998
Veenwouden Classic 1996

1998

RATED 5 STARS:
Grangehurst CIWG Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1995
Nuy White Muscadel 1996
Warwick Cabernet Franc 1994

RATED 4½ STARS:
Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve Port 1996
Bredell’s Cape Vintage Reserve Port 1995 (JP Bredell)
Die Krans Cape Vintage Reserve Port 1995 (De Krans)
Groot Constantia Pinotage 1965
Groot Constantia Shiraz 1964
Kanonkop Paul Sauer 1995
Klein Constantia Sauvignon Blanc 1996
Nederburg Auction Cabernet Sauvignon 1974
Uiterwyk Top of the Hill Pinotage 1996 (De Waal)
Rustenberg 1974

1996

RATED 5 STARS:
Bredell’s Cape Vintage Port 1993 (JP Bredell)
Grangehurst Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 1993
Klein Constantia Sauvignon Blanc 1986