Last night's launch of the 2013 Platter Guide and 5 star revelations confirmed Chenin Blanc's rise to fame and hopefully fortune for long suffering proponents of the variety. No less than 8 were awarded with 12 for white blends many of which contained the variety. Meanwhile Chardonnay garnered only five, two of which went to Jordan and Sauvignon Blanc only three.
This edition a record 62 wines made the five star cut, with Cape Chamonix garnering four 5 star ratings.
This edition a record 62 wines made the five star cut, with Cape Chamonix garnering four 5 star ratings.
Twelve wineries received 5 star ratings for the first
time, namely AA Badenhorst Family, Alheit, Bon Courage, Cederberg, Dalla Cia,
David, Fryer’s Cove, Keets, Mvemve Raats, Nitida, Saronsberg and Von Ortloff. (The
full list of five star wines appears below.)
Of the 5 star awarded wines, the red and white which receive the
most votes from the judging panel are named Platter’s
Wines of the Year. This time the Red
Wine Of The Year is Mullineux Family
Syrah 2010 (Wine of Origin Swartland), described in the guide as “an icon
in the making”, whilst the White Wine Of
The Year is Paul Cluver Noble Late
Harvest 2011 (Wine of Origin Elgin), probably one of the best ever botrytised Rhine riesling to ermerge in the Cape.
In an ongoing focus on value for money, Platter's identifies a number of
entry-level wines which are exceptionally drinkable and well priced. The best
of these, like the 5 star candidates, go into a second round of “blind” tasting
(without sight of the label) to select the Superquaffer
of the Year. For the first time since 2007, the ultra-easy sipper of the
year is a red wine – Melck’s Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 by Muratie Estate
(Wine of Origin Western Cape).
The five star wines for 2013 are:
Cabernet Franc
• Raka 2009
• Von Ortloff Quintessence 2008
• Warwick
2009
Cabernet Sauvignon
• Delaire Graff Laurence Graff Reserve 2009
Pinotage
• Cape Chamonix Greywacke 2010
• Kanonkop 2010
Pinot Noir
• Cape Chamonix Reserve 2011
• Newton
Johnson Family Vineyards 2011
Shiraz/Syrah
• Boschendal Cecil John Reserve 2010
• Cederberg CWG Auction Reserve Teen die Hoog
2010
• Delheim Vera Cruz 2009
• Fable Bobbejaan 2010
• Fairview
Jakkalsfontein 2009
• Mullineux Family Schist 2010
• Mullineux Family Syrah 2010 (Red Wine of the Year)
• Raka Biography 2010
• Saronsberg 2010
• Simonsig Merindol Syrah 2010
Red Blends
• Dalla Cia Wine & Spirit Company Giorgio 2007
• Fleur de Cap Lazlo 2008
• Keets First Verse 2010
• Ken Forrester The Gypsy 2009
• La Motte Pierneef Shiraz-Viognier 2010
• Mvemve Raats MR De Compostella 2009
• Nico van der Merwe Mas Nicolas Cape
2007
• Sadie Family Columella 2010
Chardonnay
• Boschendal Reserve 2011
• Cape Chamonix Reserve 2011
• Hamilton
Russell 2011
• Jordan
CWG Auction Reserve 2011
• Jordan
Nine Yards 2011
Chenin Blanc
• Alheit Cartology 2011
• Beaumont
Hope Marguerite 2011
• Botanica 2011
• DeMorgenzon Reserve 2010
• Jean Daneel Signature 2011
• KWV Cathedral Cellar 2011
• Sadie Family Skurfberg 2011
• Spice Route 2011
Sauvignon Blanc
• Fryer’s Cove 2011
• Graham Beck Pheasant’s Run 2012
• Tokara Walker Bay 2012
White Blends
• AA Badenhorst Family 2010
• Cape Chamonix Reserve 2011
• Cape Point CWG Auction Reserve 2011
• David Aristargos 2011
• Fairview
Nurok 2011
• Flagstone Treaty Tree Reserve 2010
• Miles Mossop Saskia 2011
• Nederburg Ingenuity 2011
• Nederburg Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon Private Bin
D252 2012
• Nitida Coronata Integration 2011
• Rall 2011
• Tokara Director’s Reserve 2011
Méthode Cap Classique
• Bon Courage Jacques Bruére Brut Reserve 2008
• Villiera Monro Brut 2007
Dessert Wine Unfortified
• Fairview
La Beryl Blanc 2011
• Fleur du Cap Noble Late Harvest 2011
• Mullineux Family Straw Wine 2011
• Nederburg Winemaster’s Reserve Noble Late Harvest 2011
• Paul Cluver Noble Late Harvest 2011 (White Wine of the Year)
Port
•
De Krans The Last Cape Vintage Reserve Port 2010
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