Alphabetical Guide to South Africa

From the Nov 30, 2020, issue

The nearly 325 wines here were tasted by Aleks Zecevic for the South Africa tasting report in the Nov. 30, 2020 issue of Wine Spectator magazine. For a full analysis of the latest vintages, and top wines and top values charts, read "Silver Linings." WineSpectator.com members can find all reviews, with full tasting notes, in the Wine Ratings Search.

Wine	Score	Price
ALHEIT
Cartology Western Cape 2018	93	$55
Fire By Night Swartland 2018	93	$75
Hemelrand Vine Garden Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge 2018	92	$47
Huilkrans Citrusdal Mountain 2018	94	$100
La Colline Vineyard Franschhoek 2018	95	$100
Magnetic North Mountain Makstok Olifants River 2018	93	$100
ANWILKA
Stellenbosch 2015	89	$57
ASHBOURNE
Pinotage Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2016	90	$58
Sauvignon Blanc-Chardonnay Walker Bay 2018	87	$15
L'AVENIR
Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch 2018	89	$22
Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Single Block 30 2018	90	$45
Pinotage Stellenbosch 2017	86	$22
BABYLON'S PEAK
Chenin Blanc Swartland Dryland Bushvine 2018	88	$17
Viognier-Roussanne Swartland 2018	85	$20
BACKSBERG
Brut Coastal Region Kosher 2017	87	$20
Cabernet Sauvignon Paarl 2017	87	$16
Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot Paarl Klein Babylons Toren 2016	88	$27
Chenin Blanc Coastal Region 2019	86	$13
Sauvignon Blanc Paarl John Martin 2018	86	NA
Shiraz Paarl Pumphouse 2018	88	$25
A.A. BADENHORST FAMILY
Chenin Blanc Swartland Secateurs 2019	87	$16
Kalmoesfontein White Coastal Region 2016	94	$43
Muscat de Frontignan Swartland Geelkapel 2017	90	$63
Rosé Secateurs Swartland 2019	85	$16
Secateurs Red Swartland 2016	89	$17
Swartland 2016	92	$43
Tinta Barocca Swartland Sk'Windjiesvlei 2017	92	$63
GRAHAM BECK
Brut Blanc de Blancs Robertson 2014	89	$24
Brut Robertson NV	88	$18
Brut Rosé Western Cape NV	87	$18
BELLINGHAM
Chenin Blanc Coastal Region The Bernard Series Old Vine 2018	89	$29
NTSIKI BIYELA
Chardonnay Western Cape Aslina 2018	86	$22
BLACK PEARL
Chenin Blanc Swartland 2019	84	$15
Coastal Region The Mischief Maker Red 2016	80	$20
Oro Paarl 2018	85	$20
BLACKWATER
Chenin Blanc Swartland The Underdog 2018	88	$15
Rosé Lazy Lucy Swartland 2019	85	$15
Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape High Roller 2019	87	$15
BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF
Cabernet Sauvignon Coastal Region Porcupine Ridge 2017	82	$13
Merlot Coastal Region Porcupine Ridge 2017	83	$13
Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Porcupine Ridge 2019	85	$13
Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Porcupine Ridge 2018	81	$13
Syrah Swartland Porcupine Ridge 2018	85	$13
Syrah-Mourvèdre-Viognier Western Cape The Wolftrap 2018	83	$12
The Chocolate Block Swartland 2018	89	$38
The Wolftrap White Western Cape 2019	87	$12
The Wolftrap White Western Cape 2018	87	$12
BOSCHENDAL
Chardonnay Elgin Appellation Series 2017	91	$35
Rosé The Rose Garden Coastal Region 2019	86	$13
BRAAI
Cabernet Sauvignon Western Cape 2018	87	$18
Pinotage Western Cape 2018	88	$18
BUITENVERWACHTING
Sauvignon Blanc Constantia Bayten 2019	88	$15
Sauvignon Blanc Constantia Bayten 2018	88	$15
Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Beyond 2019	85	$12
Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Beyond 2018	86	$12
CAP MARITIME
Chardonnay Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2018	92	$54
Chardonnay Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2017	90	$54
Pinot Noir Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2018	91	$54
Pinot Noir Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2017	91	$54
CAPE VENTURE
Chenin Blanc Swartland Lubanzi 2018	87	$18
Lubanzi Coastal Region 2017	87	$18
CAPENSIS
Chardonnay Western Cape 2016	89	$80
TANIA & VINCENT CARÊME
Terre Brûlée Le Blanc Swartland 2019	90	$16
Terre Brûlée Le Blanc Swartland 2018	90	$16
Terre Brûlée Le Rouge Swartland 2017	89	$16
CHAMONIX
Chardonnay Franschhoek 2017	91	$30
Pinot Noir Franschhoek Feldspar 2017	90	$31
PAUL CLUVER
Sauvignon Blanc Elgin 2018	88	$18
CONSTANTIA GLEN
Sauvignon Blanc Constantia 2019	89	$26
CRYSTALLUM
Pinot Noir Western Cape Peter Max 2018	88	$35
DAVID FINLAYSON
Cabernet Franc Stellenbosch Camino Africana 2016	89	$50
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2017	89	$20
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch GS 2017	91	$50
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch GS 2015	90	$50
Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2018	89	$17
Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Camino Africana 2018	92	$30
Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Camino Africana 2017	93	$30
Pinot Noir Stellenbosch Camino Africana Reserve 2018	90	$50
DE MORGENZON
Chardonnay Stellenbosch DMZ 2018	87	$18
Maestro White Stellenbosch 2016	90	$25
Rosé DMZ Stellenbosch 2019	84	$12
Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch DMZ 2018	89	$18
DE TOREN
Fusion V Stellenbosch 2016	90	$60
Z Stellenbosch 2015	89	$50
DE WETSHOF
Chardonnay Robertson Bateleur 2017	91	$55
Chardonnay Robertson Bon Vallon 2019	89	$20
Chardonnay Robertson Limestone Hill 2019	85	$20
EDGEBASTON
The Pepper Pot Stellenbosch 2017	83	$15
The Pepper Pot Stellenbosch 2016	82	$15
ERNIE ELS
Big Easy Red Western Cape 2017	87	$23
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2016	88	$24
Chenin Blanc Western Cape Big Easy 2018	87	$23
Chenin Blanc Western Cape Big Easy 2017	88	$20
Merlot Stellenbosch 2016	88	$28
EXCELSIOR
Cabernet Sauvignon Robertson 2018	84	$10
Cabernet Sauvignon Robertson 2017	84	$10
Chardonnay Robertson 2019	86	$10
Chardonnay Robertson 2018	85	$10
Sauvignon Blanc Robertson 2018	83	$10
Syrah Robertson 2018	87	$10
Syrah Robertson 2017	82	$10
FAIRVIEW
Goats do Roam Red Western Cape 2018	86	$13
Goats do Roam White Coastal Region 2018	82	$13
FLEUR DU CAP
Chardonnay Western Cape Essence du Cap 2018	85	$13
Chenin Blanc Western Cape Essence du Cap 2018	84	$12
KEN FORRESTER
Brut Stellenbosch Sparklehorse NV	87	$25
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Petit 2018	87	$12
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Petit 2017	86	$12
Chardonnay Western Cape Petit 2018	85	$12
Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Old Vine Reserve 2018	88	$18
Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Petit 2019	85	$12
Dirty Little Secret Two Western Cape NV	93	$125
Pinotage Stellenbosch Petit 2019	83	$12
Pinotage Stellenbosch Petit 2018	82	$12
Renegade Stellenbosch 2016	87	$22
Renegade Stellenbosch 2014	89	$24
Rosé Petit Western Cape 2019	88	$12
Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch Petit 2019	86	$12
Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch Reserve 2019	87	$18
The FMC Stellenbosch 2018	90	$65
The Gypsy Stellenbosch 2013	88	$65
GLENELLY
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Glass Collection 2016	84	$18
Chardonnay Stellenbosch Estate Reserve 2018	92	$25
Chardonnay Stellenbosch Estate Reserve 2017	90	$25
Estate Reserve Stellenbosch 2013	87	$25
Lady May Stellenbosch 2013	89	$55
GROOT CONSTANTIA
Sauvignon Blanc Constantia 2018	91	$20
Shiraz Constantia 2016	90	$28
HAMILTON RUSSELL
Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2018	91	$43
Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2018	90	$53
HELDERBERG WINERY
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2018	85	$16
INDABA
Chardonnay Western Cape 2018	81	$12
Chardonnay Western Cape 2017	82	$12
Merlot Western Cape 2018	85	$12
Mosaic Western Cape 2018	83	$12
Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape 2018	84	$12
JAM JAR
Shiraz Western Cape Sweet 2018	83	$12
Sweet White Western Cape 2018	82	$10
JOOSTENBERG
Chenin Blanc Paarl 2018	83	$14
Cinsault Paarl Myburgh Bros. 2018	88	$15
Paarl The Family Blend Red 2017	87	$14
KANONKOP
Paul Sauer Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2016	90	$63
Pinotage Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2017	89	$45
Pinotage Simonsberg-Stellenbosch Black Label 2017	92	$275
KARA-TARA
Pinot Noir Western Cape 2018	87	$22
Pinot Noir Western Cape 2017	89	$22
KLEIN CONSTANTIA
Chardonnay Constantia 2017	89	$30
Constantia Red 2016	89	$27
Sauvignon Blanc Constantia 2018	88	$19
Sauvignon Blanc Constantia Pascal Jolivet Metis 2017	89	$25
Vin de Constance Constantia 2017	95	NA
KWV
Cabernet Sauvignon Western Cape Classic Collection 2018	83	$10
Chardonnay Western Cape Classic Collection 2018	86	$10
Chenin Blanc Western Cape Classic Collection 2018	83	$10
Pinotage Western Cape Classic Collection 2018	87	$10
Roodeberg Red Western Cape 2017	87	$13
Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Classic Collection 2018	85	$10
LANZERAC
Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch 2018	88	$24
Pinotage Stellenbosch 2016	87	$37
Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2018	85	$25
Syrah Stellenbosch 2016	89	$37
LEEU PASSANT
Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2017	92	$70
Dry Red Western Cape 2017	89	$110
LIEVLAND
Chenin Blanc Paarl Old Vines 2018	89	$19
Pinotage Paarl Bushvine 2018	87	$19
LOMOND
Sauvignon Blanc Cape Agulhas 2019	88	$18
Sauvignon Blanc Cape Agulhas Pincushion 2017	91	$25
Sauvignon Blanc Cape Agulhas Sugarbush 2017	90	$25
LUDDITE
Cape South Coast Saluez le Saboteur Red 2015	90	$30
Shiraz Walker Bay 2013	90	$60
MAN VINTNERS
Chardonnay Coastal Region Padstal 2019	86	$12
Chenin Blanc Coastal Region Free-run 2019	84	$12
Merlot Coastal Region Jan Fiskaal 2017	82	$12
Pinotage Coastal Region Bosstok 2018	83	$12
Pinotage Coastal Region Bosstok 2017	81	$12
Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Warrelwind 2019	85	$12
Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Warrelwind 2018	84	$12
Shiraz Coastal Region Skaapveld 2017	84	$12
MEERLUST
Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2018	89	$28
Rubicon Stellenbosch 2016	90	$38
Stellenbosch 2017	88	$15
JH MEYER
Elands Rivier Elandskloof 2017	90	$34
Palmiet Elgin 2017	89	$34
Pinot Noir Cape South Coast No Sulphur 2017	91	$30
MILES MOSSOP WINES
Chenin Blanc Coastal Region The Introduction 2018	88	$16
Saskia Coastal Region 2016	91	$30
Stellenbosch The Introduction 2017	86	$18
MOTHER ROCK WINES
Chenin Blanc Swartland Force Celeste 2019	88	$19
Cinsault Swartland Force Celeste 2018	91	$17
Holocene Swartland 2017	92	$33
Kweperfontein Swartland 2017	89	$30
Swartland White 2018	90	$25
MR MVEMVE RAATS
De Compostella Stellenbosch 2017	91	$85
De Compostella Stellenbosch 2016	92	$85
MULDERBOSCH
Brut Stellenbosch Méthode Cap Classique 2015	87	$25
Cabernet Franc Stellenbosch 2017	90	$44
Cabernet Sauvignon Coastal Region Ros√© 2019	87	$15
Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch A Block 2017	92	$34
Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Op Hout 2019	87	$15
Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Op Hout 2018	88	$15
Faithful Hound Stellenbosch 2016	89	$25
Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2018	89	$15
MULLINEUX
Chenin Blanc Swartland Granite Old Vines 2018	93	$80
Chenin Blanc Swartland Kloof Street Old Vine 2019	85	$20
Chenin Blanc Swartland Olerasay NV	97	NA
Chenin Blanc Swartland Quartz Leliefontein 2018	92	$80
Kloof Street Swartland 2018	85	$20
Old Vines Swartland White 2018	91	$35
Straw Wine Swartland 2018	94	NA
Syrah Swartland 2017	90	$40
Syrah Swartland Granite 2017	93	$120
Syrah Swartland Iron 2017	92	$120
Syrah Swartland Schist Roundstone 2017	94	$120
NITÍDA
Sauvignon Blanc Durbanville 2018	82	$15
NOBLE HILL
Cabernet Sauvignon Simonsberg-Paarl 2015	86	$22
Chenin Blanc-Viognier Western Cape Bloem 2019	85	$13
Simonsberg-Paarl Estate Reserve 2017	87	$25
Syrah-Mourvèdre Western Cape Bloem 2017	81	$13
Viognier Simonsberg-Paarl 2019	85	$18
PAINTED WOLF
Chenin Blanc Swartland The Den 2018	87	$13
Pinotage Paarl Rosé 2019	85	$13
Pinotage Western Cape The Den 2018	84	$13
PORSELEINBERG
Swartland 2017	91	$95
RAATS FAMILY
Cabernet Franc Stellenbosch 2016	90	$42
Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Original Unwooded 2019	87	$15
Red Jasper Stellenbosch 2016	88	$25
RADLEY & FINCH
Pinotage Western Cape The Prof's 2018	82	$12
REYNEKE
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2015	93	$136
Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch 2018	92	$34
Reserve Red Stellenbosch 2016	92	$71
Reserve White Stellenbosch 2017	92	$42
Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2018	89	$29
Syrah Stellenbosch 2017	89	$29
Vinehugger Red Western Cape 2018	88	$15
Vinehugger White Western Cape 2019	88	$17
ROBERTSON WINERY
Cabernet Sauvignon Robertson 2018	83	$10
Chardonnay Robertson 2018	85	$10
Chardonnay Robertson Constitution Road 2016	84	$25
Chenin Blanc Robertson 2018	83	$10
ANTHONIJ RUPERT
Cabernet Franc Coastal Region 2013	90	$85
Cabernet Sauvignon Franschhoek 2014	93	$85
Chardonnay Elandskloof Cape of Good Hope Serruria 2016	90	$27
Chenin Blanc Swartland Cape of Good Hope Riebeeksrivier 2017	88	$25
Pinot Noir Elandskloof Cape of Good Hope Sneeuwkrans 2016	88	$30
Sauvignon Blanc Elandskloof Cape of Good Hope Altima 2017	91	$25
Western Cape 2012	90	$120
RUST EN VREDE
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2017	90	$35
RUSTENBERG
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2018	88	$20
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2017	86	$20
Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2018	86	$20
Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2019	87	$13
Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2017	82	$13
SADIE FAMILY
'T Voetpad Swartland 2018	94	$100
Columella Swartland 2017	92	$170
Kokerboom Olifants River 2018	95	$100
Mev. Kirsten Stellenbosch 2018	94	$200
Palladius Swartland 2017	95	$153
Pofadder Swartland 2018	93	$75
Skerpioen Swartland 2018	92	$75
Skurfberg Olifants River 2018	93	$75
Treinspoor Swartland 2018	93	$75
SAFRIEL HOUSE
Cabernet Sauvignon Coastal Region 2017	89	$20
Cabernet Sauvignon Paarl Reserve 2017	86	$30
Chardonnay Coastal Region 2016	88	$20
SALTARE
Brut Nature Western Cape NV	89	$28
DUNCAN SAVAGE
Are We There Yet Malgas 2018	92	$49
Coastal Region 2017	92	$45
Follow The Line Darling 2018	93	$43
Girl Next Door Cape Town 2018	93	$60
Girl Next Door Coastal Region 2017	91	$60
Never Been Asked to Dance Paarl 2018	94	$43
Thief in The Night Piekenierskloof 2018	92	$43
Western Cape White 2018	93	$42
RUDI SCHULTZ
Syrah Stellenbosch 2016	92	$30
SIMONSIG
Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch 2019	87	$14
Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Avec Chêne 2017	89	$36
Pinotage Stellenbosch Redhill 2017	85	$38
SOUTHERN RIGHT
Pinotage Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2018	88	$33
Sauvignon Blanc Walker Bay 2019	90	$16
SPICE ROUTE
Chakalaka Swartland 2016	89	$24
Chenin Blanc Swartland 2017	87	$24
Rosé Saffron Western Cape 2018	87	$24
STARK-CONDÉ
Cabernet Sauvignon Jonkershoek Valley Three Pines 2017	91	$44
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2017	91	$27
Oude Nektar Jonkershoek Valley 2016	90	$80
Syrah Jonkershoek Valley Three Pines 2017	92	$27
Syrah Stellenbosch 2017	91	$27
Syrah Stellenbosch 2016	89	$27
STELLAR
Pinotage Western Cape Organics 2019	86	$10
Shiraz Western Cape Organics 2019	86	$10
STELLENBOSCH VINEYARDS
Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch 2017	86	$18
Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Bushvine 2018	88	$18
Pinotage Stellenbosch Bushvine 2017	87	$18
STORM POINT WINES
Chenin Blanc Swartland 2019	85	$15
Chenin Blanc Swartland 2018	84	$15
Swartland 2019	85	$15
Swartland 2018	82	$15
TESSELAARSDAL
Pinot Noir Hemel-en-Aarde Valley 2018	92	$53
THISTLE & WEED
Cabernet Franc Stellenbosch Knapsekêrel 2017	91	$34
Chenin Blanc Stellenbosch Brandnetel 2018	90	$30
Tempranillo-Alicante Bouschet Stellenbosch Nastergal 2018	89	$28
THORNE & DAUGHTERS
Rocking Horse Western Cape 2017	92	$40
TUSSOCK JUMPER
Chenin Blanc Western Cape 2019	83	$13
Chenin Blanc Western Cape 2018	82	$13
Shiraz-Grenache-Viognier Western Cape 2017	81	$13
VILAFONTÉ
Series C Paarl 2016	90	$95
Series M Paarl 2016	90	$75
Series M Paarl 2015	91	$75
WARWICK
Cabernet Sauvignon Western Cape The First Lady 2017	88	$18
Chardonnay Western Cape The First Lady 2019	85	$15
Estate Reserve Simonsberg-Stellenbosch 2016	90	$70
Rosé The First Lady Western Cape 2019	85	$15
Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape The First Lady 2019	86	$15
Stellenbosch The Blue Lady 2015	92	$60
Stellenbosch The White Lady 2017	92	$50
Stellenbosch Three Cape Ladies 2016	91	$35
WILDEBERG
Chenin Blanc Paarl 2018	92	$25
Franschhoek White 2018	92	$25
Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2018	90	$25
The Tea Leaf Western Cape 2018	89	$15
THE WINERY OF GOOD HOPE
Pinot Noir Western Cape Reserve 2018	82	$25
ZANDWIJK WINES
Chenin Blanc Coastal Region Unorthodox 2018	86	$15