Congrats to all the star-studded wineries at Platter 2017

Tuesday, 1 November, 2016
Judy Brower - wine.co.za
Big and small, far and wide... with 94 Five Stars at Platter this year

The Platter guide was launched at the Table Bay hotel on Monday 31 October, and only 1 brandy achieved 5-star status - Boplaas.

The Winery of the Year went to Nederburg - wonderful to see a massive producer doing so well. They produce over 3 000 000 cases.. not too shabby to produce this quantity and quality! 

 JP Rossouw(Platters & Diners Club) with Nederburg Winery of the year winemakers Natasha Boks and Heinrich Kulsen.

 

The White Wine of the Year went to Stellenrust - congrats Tertius on his 51 Barrel-Fermented Chenin Blanc 2015 - a most delicious wine!

The Red Wine of the Year was awared to The Winery of Good Hope for the Radford Dale Black Rock 2014

The Dessert Wine of the Year again went to last year's Dessert winner - Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines - for their Straw Wine 2015.

 

A very happy Tertius Boshoff from Stellenrust with Dr Winnie Bowman (left) and Fiona McDonald (right)

 

Very note-worthy were those with 3 Five-star awards - Cape Chamonix, David & Nadia, Kleine Zalze, Newton Johnson and Sadie Family wines.

Kleine Zalze winemaker AJ Botha and owner Kobus Basson


There were plenty of first time Five-Star winners - Bartinney, Bosman Family Vineyards, Diemersdal, Donkiesbaai, La Vierge, Laibach, Moreson, Mount Abora, Olifantsberg, Perdeberg, Restless River, Ronnie B, Skaap Wines, Stellar, Thorne & Daughters and Trizanne Signature Wines.

THE FIVE STAR WINES FOR 2017 ARE:

Cabernet Franc
1. Warwick 2013

Cabernet Sauvignon
1. Delaire Graff Laurence Graff Reserve 2013
2. Kleine Zalze Family Reserve 2012
3. Nederburg Private Bin R163 2013
4. Tokara Reserve 2013

Cinsaut
1. Bosman Family Twyfeling 2015
2. Kaapzicht Skuinsberg 2015

Grenache Noir
1. Spice Route 2014
2. Stellenbosch Vineyards Credo Limited Release 2015

Merlot
1. Laibach Claypot 2014
2. Shannon Mount Bullet 2013

Pinotage
1. Beeslaar 2014
2. Flagstone Time Manner Place 2014

Pinot Noir
1. Hamilton Russell 2015
2. Newton Johnson Family Vineyards CWG Auction Reserve Seadragon 2015
3. Newton Johnson Family Vineyards 2015

Shiraz/Syrah
1. Fable Syrah 2014
2. Iona Solace Syrah 2014
3. Keermont Topside Syrah 2014
4. La Motte Pierneef Syrah-Viognier 2014
5. Porseleinberg 2014
6. Reyneke Reserve Red 2014
7. Richard Kershaw Clonal Selection Elgin Syrah 2014
8. Ronnie B Sons of Sugarland Syrah 2015
9. Trizanne Reserve Syrah 2015

Red blends
1. Artisanal Boutique Winery JJ Handmade Eight Pillars 2013
2. Chamonix Troika 2014
3. Groot Constantia Gouverneurs Reserve 2013
4. Mvemve Raats MR de Compostella 2014
5. Nederburg Heritage Heroes The Brew Master 2014
6. Olifantsberg Silhouette 2014

Chardonnay
1. Bartinney 2015
2. Chamonix 2015
3. Chamonix Reserve 2015
4. Delaire Graff Banghoek Reserve 2015
5. DeMorgenzon Reserve 2015
6. Groot Constantia 2015
7. Hamilton Russell 2015
8. Haskell Anvil 2015
9. Iona 2015
10. Jordan Barrel Fermented 2015
11. Jordan CWG Auction Reserve 2015
12. La Vierge Apogée 2015
13. Meerlust 2015
14. Môreson Mercator Premium 2014
15. Newton Johnson Family Vineyards 2015
16. Restless River Ava Marie 2014
17. Richard Kershaw Deconstructed Lake District Bokkeveld Shales CY95 2015

Chenin Blanc
1. AA Badenhorst Dassiekop Steen 2015
2. Alheit Radio Lazarus 2015
3. Beaumont Hope Marguerite 2015
4. Bellingham Bernard Series Old Vine 2015
5. Botanica Mary Delany 2015
6. David & Nadia 2015
7. David & Nadia Hoë-Steen 2015
8. Edgebaston Camino Africa David Finlayson 2015
9. Fram 2015
10. Kleine Zalze Family Reserve 2015
11. Mount Abora Koggelbos 2014
12. Opstal Carl Everson 2015
13. Ronnie B Patatsfontein Steen 2015
14. Sadie Family Skurfberg 2015
15. Spioenkop 1900 2015

Sauvignon Blanc
1. Bloemendal Suider Terras 2015
2. Diemersdal 8 Rows 2016
3. Diemersdal MM Louw 2015
4. Fleur du Cap Unfiltered 2015
5. Hermanuspietersfontein Nr 5 Kat Met Die Houtbeen 2014
6. Kleine Zalze Family Reserve 2015
7. Mulderbosch 1000 Miles 2015
8. Nederburg Private Bin D234 2015
9. Skaap 44 2015

Semillon
1. Botanica Mary Delany 2015
2. Opstal The Barber 2015
3. Sadie Family Kokerboom 2015
4. Shannon 2015

White Blends
1. Alheit Hemelrand Vine Garden 2015
2. Beaumont ‘New Baby’ 2015
3. David & Nadia Aristargos 2015
4. GlenWood Vigneron’s Selection Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc 2015
5. Sadie Family Palladius 2014
6. Thorne & Daughters Rocking Horse 2015
7. Tokara Director’s Reserve 2015
8. Vondeling Babiana 2015

Dessert Wine, Unfortified
1. Delheim Edelspatz Noble Late Harvest 2015
2. Donkiesbaai Hooiwijn Vin de Paille 2015
3. Fleur du Cap Bergkelder Selection Noble Late Harvest 2015
4. Klein Constantia Vin de Constance Natural Sweet 2012
5. Nederburg Winemaster’s Reserve Noble Late Harvest 2015
6. Perdeberg Speciality Natural Sweet Chenin Blanc 2014
7. Stellar Heaven on Earth Natural Sweet NV

Brandy
1. Boplaas Potstill Reserve 12 Years

 

Congrats to all!

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