Wednesday, 19 August, 2020
Jacqueline Lahoud
There were 57 entries from 33 producers and 33 rated 90-plus on the 100-point quality scale.
The 10 best wines overall are as follows:
B Vintners Liberté 2018
Beyerskloof Diesel 2018
De Grendel Amandelboord 2018
Kaapzicht Steytler 2018
La Cave 2018 (Wellington Wines)
L'Avenir Provenance 2017
Lievland Bushvine 2018
MAN Family Wines Bosstok 2018
Môreson The Widow Maker 2018
Painted Wolf Guillermo 2019
“Pinotage has a reputation for being a challenging variety and it has resulted in some quite rustic, inelegant wines in the past. However, this was a very satisfying tasting with plenty of characterful wines on show,” says Christian Eedes, chairman of the tasting panel and Winemag.co.za editor. “The variety seems to be benefiting from some particularly considered, imaginative work in both vineyard and cellar and there is a nice spread of styles emerging.”
To read more, go to Winemag.co.za.
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