CLASSIFIED SHOPPING LIST: prices of top SA Chardonnays with the best track records over the past 10 years

ALL OF THE South African wines below are included in the latest SA Chardonnay Classification, with those having the very best track records highlighted and the listing limited to wines whose accolades include very good reviews in 2013/14.

Prices are for the latest releases/vintages to be rated – rands per standard 750ml bottle and ex-cellar in most instances (approximate retail prices if the wine is unavailable direct from the producer).

TOP SA CHARDONNAY IN PRICE ORDER

R32 – Wellington Wines
R40 – Franschhoek Cellar Our Town Hall
R55 – Anura
R56 – Douglas Green (DGB)
R57 – Boland Cellar Reserve No 1
R60 – Ondine (Ormonde)
R73 – Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection
R75 – Boschendal 1685
R77 – Christina Van Loveren
R85 – Anura Limited Release
R85 – Edgebaston
R85 – KWV Cathedral Cellar
R85 – Simonsig
R90 – Glen Carlou
R90 – Hartenberg
R90 – Kanu Barrel Fermented
R95 – Fleur du Cap Unfiltered (Bergkelder)

R100 – Elgin Vintners
R100 – Quoin Rock
R105 – Diemersdal Reserve
R108 – Eikendal
R110 – Buitenverwachting
R110 – Domaine des Dieux
R110 – La Motte
R110 – Sterhuis Barrel Selection
R110 – Thelema
R112 – Jordan Barrel Fermented
R115 – Boschendal Reserve Collection
R117 – Bouchard Finlayson Crocodile’s Lair
R120 – Julien Schaal
R125 – Grand Vin de Glenelly
R125 – Paul Cluver
R130 – Tokara Reserve Collection Walker Bay
R140 – Delheim Sur Lie
R140 – Tokara Reserve Collection Stellenbosch
R140 – Vriesenhof

R150 – Lourensford Winemaker’s Selection
R150 – Oak Valley
R150 – Rustenberg
R150 – Sumaridge
R154 – Iona
R160 – KWV The Mentors
R162 – De Wetshof The Site
R165 – Warwick The White Lady
R167 – Groot Constantia
R168 – Môreson Mercator Premium
R169 – Radford Dale (Good Hope)
R175 – Newton Johnson Family Vineyards
R180 – Crystallum The Agnes
R190 – Ataraxia

R200 – Mulderbosch Barrel Fermented
R210  Hartenberg The Eleanor
R220 – Uva Mira Single Vineyard
R225 – Vergelegen Reserve
R230 – Chamonix Reserve
R275 – Glen Carlou Quartz Stone
R282 – De Wetshof Bateleur
R290 – Hamilton Russell

R300 – Rustenberg Five Soldiers
R315 – Jordan Nine Yards
R330 – Crystallum Clay Shales

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