Alphabetical Guide to South Africa

From the Jul 31, 2021, issue

These wines were tasted for the South Africa tasting report in the July 31, 2021, issue of Wine Spectator magazine by Alison Napjus and Aleks Zecevic. For a full analysis of the latest vintage and top wine and top values charts, read Charting Their Own Course. WineSpectator.com members can find all reviews, with full tasting notes, in the Wine Ratings Search.

Wine	Score	Price
ALHEIT
Broom Ridge Swartland 2019	92	$74

Cartology Western Cape 2019	91	$55

Hemelrand Vine Garden Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge 2019	90	$45

Huilkrans Citrusdal Mountain 2019	91	$100

Magnetic North Citrusdal Mountain 2019	92	$100

Nautical Dawn Stellenbosch 2019	90	$65
ASHBOURNE
Pinotage Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2018	91	$58

Pinotage Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2017	93	$58
BACKSBERG
Brut Coastal Region Kosher 2018	85	$25

Chardonnay Paarl Kosher 2009	86	$18

Chenin Blanc Coastal Region 2020	85	$15
A.A. BADENHORST FAMILY
Grenache Swartland Raaigras 2019	92	$60

Kalmoesfontein White Coastal Region 2017	90	$45

Secateurs Red Swartland 2018	88	$18

Steen Swartland Dassiekop 2018	90	$60

Steen Swartland Kelder 2018	92	$60

Steen Swartland Klip Kop 2018	90	$60

Steen Swartland Piet Bok Se Bos 2018	92	$60

Swartland 2018	91	$45

The Curator Red Coastal Region 2019	87	$11

The Curator White Coastal Region 2019	87	$11
BEAUMONT
Chenin Blanc Cape South Coast 2020	88	$20

Hope Marguerite Bot River 2019	89	$40
GRAHAM BECK
Brut Blanc de Blancs Robertson 2015	90	$30

Brut Rosé Western Cape 2015	89	$30

Brut Zero Western Cape 2014	90	$30

Cuvée Clive Prestige Cuvée Western Cape 2014	91	$70
BEESLAAR WINES
Pinotage Stellenbosch 2018	91	$55

Pinotage Swartland Taj 2020	87	$20
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF
Cabernet Sauvignon Franschhoek 2018	92	$69

Cabernet Sauvignon Franschhoek 2017	91	$69

Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2018	92	$69

Sémillon Franschhoek 2017	92	$49

Syrah Swartland 2017	93	$69

Syrah Swartland Porcupine Ridge 2019	86	$13

Syrah-Mourvèdre-Viognier Western Cape The Wolftrap 2019	87	$12

The Wolftrap Red Western Cape 2020	86	$12

The Wolftrap White Western Cape 2020	86	$12
BOUCHARD FINLAYSON
Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Missionvale 2018	91	$30

Hannibal Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2018	91	$42

Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Galpin Peak 2019	90	$50

Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Tête de Cuvée 2019	92	$130
BUITENVERWACHTING
Chardonnay Constantia Bayten 2018	91	$20

Sauvignon Blanc Constantia Bayten 2020	88	$15
CAP MARITIME
Chardonnay Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2019	91	$54

Pinot Noir Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2019	91	$54
CAPE VENTURE
Chenin Blanc Swartland Lubanzi 2019	86	$15

Lubanzi Coastal Region 2018	84	$15
CAPENSIS
Chardonnay Stellenbosch Fijnbosch 2016	92	$100

Chardonnay Stellenbosch Silene 2018	90	$40

Chardonnay Stellenbosch Silene 2017	90	$40

Chardonnay Western Cape 2017	92	$80
TANIA & VINCENT CARÊME
Terre Brûlée Le Rouge Swartland 2019	89	$16

Terre Brûlée Le Rouge Swartland 2018	88	$16
CONSTANTIA GLEN
Five Constantia 2016	91	$48

Three Constantia 2016	90	$35

Two Constantia 2018	91	$35
DAVID & NADIA
Chenin Blanc Swartland 2019	88	$36

Elpidios Swartland 2017	89	$36
DAVID FINLAYSON
Cabernet Franc Stellenbosch Camino Africana 2017	91	$50

Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2019	88	$20

Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2018	88	$20

Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch GS 2018	92	$50

Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2020	88	$18

Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2019	90	$18

Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Camino Africana 2019	89	$30
DE MORGENZON
Chardonnay Stellenbosch DMZ 2019	89	$18

Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Reserve 2018	90	$40

Syrah Stellenbosch DMZ 2017	89	$18
DE TOREN
Fusion V Stellenbosch 2017	91	$60

Z Stellenbosch 2017	90	$50
DE TRAFFORD
Cabernet Franc Stellenbosch 2014	90	$45

Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2015	92	$50

Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch 2017	92	$38

Elevation 393 Stellenbosch 2012	92	$100

Syrah Stellenbosch 393 2015	93	$95

Syrah Stellenbosch Blueprint 2015	91	$40
DE WETSHOF
Chardonnay Robertson Bon Vallon 2020	91	$24

Chardonnay Robertson Limestone Hill 2020	89	$19
DELAIRE GRAFF
Botmaskop Stellenbosch 2018	90	$35

Chardonnay Banghoek Réserve 2019	89	$35

Chenin Blanc Swartland Reserve 2019	89	$25
DOWNES FAMILY
Merlot Elgin 2019	89	$30

Sauvignon Blanc Elgin Sanctuary Peak 2020	88	$20
EDGEBASTON
The Pepper Pot Coastal Region 2019	87	$17
NEIL ELLIS
Cabernet Sauvignon Jonkershoek Valley 2017	89	$50

Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2017	90	$25

Chardonnay Elgin Whitehall 2018	90	$30

Sauvignon Blanc Groenekloof 2020	89	$20

Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Sincerely 2020	88	$15

The Left Bank Western Cape 2018	87	$17
WARREN ELLIS
Op Sy Moer Piekenierskloof 2018	89	$50
ERNIE ELS
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Major Series 2017	89	$30

Proprietor's Blend Stellenbosch 2017	92	$42
ESSAY WINES
Chenin Blanc-Viognier-Roussanne Coastal Region 2020	88	$10

Syrah Coastal Region 2019	84	$10
EXCELSIOR
Cabernet Sauvignon Robertson 2019	84	$10

Chardonnay Robertson 2020	87	$10

Sauvignon Blanc Robertson 2020	86	$10

Syrah Robertson 2019	85	$10
FAIRVIEW
Goats do Roam Red Western Cape 2020	86	$13

Goats do Roam White Western Cape 2020	86	$13
FLEUR DU CAP
Cabernet Sauvignon Western Cape Essence du Cap 2018	87	$15

Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Essence du Cap 2019	84	$10
KEN FORRESTER
Cabernet Sauvignon Western Cape Petit 2019	87	$12

Chardonnay Western Cape Petit 2019	87	$12

Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Old Vine Reserve 2019	89	$18

Chenin Blanc Western Cape Petit 2020	87	$12

Pinotage Western Cape Petit 2020	88	$12

The FMC Stellenbosch 2019	93	$65
GABRIËLSKLOOF
Sauvignon Blanc Cape South Coast 2019	82	$15

Syrah Bot River 2017	87	$18
GLENELLY
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Glass Collection 2018	88	$18

Chardonnay Stellenbosch Unoaked 2020	88	$18

Estate Reserve Stellenbosch 2014	88	$25

Merlot Stellenbosch The Glass Collection 2018	88	$18
GROOT CONSTANTIA
Grand Constance Constantia 2016	93	$82 / 375ml

Pinotage Constantia 2018	91	$33

Sauvignon Blanc Constantia 2020	90	$22
HAMILTON RUSSELL
Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2019	91	$43
HOGAN
Chenin Blanc Swartland 2018	90	$48

Divergent Coastal Region 2017	83	$48
INDABA
Chardonnay Western Cape 2019	82	$12

Chenin Blanc Western Cape 2019	83	$12

Merlot Western Cape 2019	85	$12

Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape 2019	82	$12
KANONKOP
Cabernet Sauvignon Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2015	90	$50

Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Kadette 2019	88	$21

Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Kadette 2018	89	$21

Kadette Stellenbosch 2018	89	$18

Paul Sauer Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2017	93	$63

Pinotage Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2018	92	$47

Pinotage Stellenbosch Kadette 2018	88	$20
KARA-TARA
Chardonnay Western Cape 2020	88	$22

Pinot Noir Western Cape 2019	88	$22
KLEIN CONSTANTIA
Constantia Red 2017	91	$32

Sauvignon Blanc Constantia 2019	88	$19
LEEU PASSANT
Cinsault Franschhoek Lötter Old Vines 2018	91	$72

Cinsault Wellington Basson Old Vines 2017	90	$72
LIEVLAND
Cabernet Sauvignon Coastal Region 2018	88	$19

Chenin Blanc Paarl Old Vines 2020	86	$19
MAN VINTNERS
Brut Paarl Méthode Cap Classique NV	87	$25

Chardonnay Coastal Region Padstal 2020	87	$12

Chenin Blanc Coastal Region Free-run 2020	86	$12

Pinotage Coastal Region Bosstok 2019	84	$12

Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Warrelwind 2020	86	$12

Syrah Coastal Region Skaapveld 2019	87	$12

Syrah Coastal Region Skaapveld 2018	87	$12
MOMENTO
Chenin Blanc-Verdelho Western Cape 2018	88	$29

Grenache Western Cape 2018	88	$34
MOTHER ROCK WINES
Chenin Blanc Swartland Force Celeste 2020	86	$19

Kweperfontein Swartland 2018	91	$29
MULDERBOSCH
Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Single Vineyard Series Block W 2019	91	$35
MULLINEUX
Chenin Blanc Swartland Granite Old Vines 2019	92	$80

Chenin Blanc Swartland Kloof Street Old Vine 2020	88	$20

Chenin Blanc Swartland Quartz Leliefontein 2019	91	$80

Old Vines Swartland White 2019	91	$35
OVERHEX WINES INTERNATIONAL
Chenin Blanc Western Cape Balance 2020	84	$11
PAINTED WOLF
Chenin Blanc Coastal Region The Den 2020	86	$13

Pinotage Coastal Region The Den 2019	88	$13
PORSELEINBERG
Swartland 2018	94	$95
RAATS FAMILY
Cabernet Franc Stellenbosch 2017	91	$45

Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Old Vine 2018	89	$28

Jasper Stellenbosch 2017	88	$20
RIEBEEK CELLARS
Sauvignon Blanc Swartland 2019	84	$13
ANTHONIJ RUPERT
Brut Rosé Western Cape L'Ormarins 2015	83	$20

Brut Rosé Western Cape L'Ormarins Classique NV	87	$18

Brut Western Cape L'Ormarins Classique NV	86	$18

Cabernet Franc Franschhoek 2014	91	$75

Cabernet Sauvignon Coastal Region 2016	92	$75

Cabernet Sauvignon Franschhoek 2015	92	$75

Cabernet Sauvignon Western Cape Protea 2019	86	$13

Chenin Blanc Coastal Region Protea 2020	84	$13

Coastal Region 2013	92	$100

Merlot Coastal Region 2015	91	$75

Optima Coastal Region 2017	89	$35

Sauvignon Blanc Elandskloof Cape of Good Hope Altima 2019	85	$19

Syrah Franschhoek 2015	91	$75
RUST EN VREDE
1694 Classification Stellenbosch 2016	93	$198

Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2018	92	$32

Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Single Vineyard 2017	93	$128

Stellenbosch 2016	91	$50

Syrah Stellenbosch 2017	93	$32

Syrah Stellenbosch Single Vineyard 2016	92	$128
RUSTENBERG
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2019	88	$23

Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2020	89	$23

Chardonnay Stellenbosch Five Soldiers 2017	92	$55

John X Merriman Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2018	90	$33
SAFRIEL HOUSE
Chenin Blanc Paarl Reserve Barrel Fermented 2018	89	$25
DUNCAN SAVAGE
Follow The Line Darling 2019	90	$48

Girl Next Door Cape Town 2019	92	$62

Stellenbosch 2018	91	$52

Western Cape White 2019	91	$46
SIJNN
Bird Series Kingfisher Malgas 2017	91	$25

Malgas Red 2015	90	$50

Malgas White 2017	92	$40
SIMONSIG
Brut Western Cape Kaapse Vonkel 2018	83	$20

Pinotage Stellenbosch 2017	87	$18

Tiara Stellenbosch 2016	90	$39
SOUTHERN RIGHT
Pinotage Walker Bay 2019	91	$34

Sauvignon Blanc Walker Bay 2020	90	$18
SPICE ROUTE
Chakalaka Swartland 2017	89	$26
SPIER
Cabernet Sauvignon Coastal Region True to Terroir 2018	88	$19

Cabernet Sauvignon Western Cape Million Trees 2018	85	$13

Chardonnay Cape Town True to Terroir 2019	87	$18

Chenin Blanc Cape Town Seaward 2019	89	$17

Chenin Blanc Western Cape Million Trees 2019	87	$13

Pinotage Coastal Region Seaward 2018	87	$19

Pinotage Stellenbosch 21 Gables 2016	89	$35

Pinotage Western Cape Million Trees 2018	88	$13

Pinotage Western Cape Signature Collection 2019	86	$12

Sauvignon Blanc Cape Town 21 Gables 2019	88	$25

Sauvignon Blanc Cape Town Seaward 2019	86	$17

Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Million Trees 2019	87	$13

Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Signature Collection 2020	83	$10
STARK-CONDÉ
Cabernet Sauvignon Jonkershoek Valley 2018	90	$28

Field Blend Jonkershoek Valley 2020	90	$26

Field Blend Jonkershoek Valley 2019	88	$26

Oude Nektar Jonkershoek Valley 2017	91	$80
STELLENBOSCH VINEYARDS
Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2020	89	$18
STORM WINES
Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge 2019	91	$60

Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge 2018	91	$60

Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Vrede 2016	90	$55
STORMHOEK
Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape 2020	87	$15
TESSELAARSDAL
Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge 2019	90	$40

Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2019	90	$57
THELEMA
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2015	90	$35

Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2016	89	$25

Mountain Red Western Cape 2016	88	$14

Pinot Noir Elgin Sutherland 2017	89	$20

Rabelais Stellenbosch 2018	90	$65

Sauvignon Blanc Elgin Sutherland 2018	88	$14

Syrah Elgin Sutherland 2015	89	$20
THISTLE & WEED
Cabernet Franc Stellenbosch Knapsekêrel 2019	89	$33

Chenin Blanc Paarl Duwweltjie 2019	90	$26

Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Brandnetel 2019	88	$32

Khakibos Stellenbosch White 2018	89	$29

Tempranillo-Alicante Bouschet Stellenbosch Nastergal 2019	89	$29
TOKARA
Director's Reserve Stellenbosch 2017	89	$41

Sauvignon Blanc Elgin Reserve Collection 2018	88	$25

Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape 2019	84	$16
TOPIARY
Chardonnay Franschhoek 2018	89	$25
VILAFONTÉ
Series C Paarl 2018	91	$115

Series M Paarl 2018	92	$75

Seriously Old Dirt Paarl 2017	91	$47

Seriously Old Dirt Western Cape 2018	91	$35
WARWICK
Cabernet Franc Simonsberg-Stellenbosch Estate 2018	90	$60

Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch The Blue Lady 2017	91	$60

Cabernet Sauvignon Western Cape The First Lady 2018	88	$18

Chardonnay Western Cape The First Lady 2020	87	$15

Estate Reserve Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2017	91	$70

Pinotage Western Cape The First Lady 2019	89	$18

Professor Black Pitch Black Stellenbosch 2017	89	$35

Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape The First Lady 2020	88	$15

The White Lady Stellenbosch 2019	90	$50

Three Cape Ladies Stellenbosch 2017	90	$30