REALLY GOOD Pinotage at under R100 a bottle is becoming increasingly scarce – particularly if you’re looking for wine with a really good track record over the past 10 years. However, of the bottlings that did bring smiles to the faces on one or more of the top tasting panels in 2015 and whose price tags have been kept to double digits, there are several classified wines under the labels of Boland from Paarl, Durbanville’s Diemersdal and Neethlingshof of Stellenbosch.

The following wines all received good reviews in 2015 and the prices are those at the cellar door when surveyed during the course of the year, or approximate retail prices in the case of wineries that are closed to the public:

BEST VALUE PINOTAGE UNDER R100 A BOTTLE IN 2015

Ayama 2013, Voor Paardeberg/Paarl – R62
Boland Cellar Reserve 2012, Paarl – R77
Brampton 2014, Stellenbosch – R60
Diemersdal 2013, Durbanville – R80
Drostdy-Hof 2014, Tulbagh – R45
Ken Forrester Petit 2014, Helderberg/Stellenbosch – R45
Koopmanskloof 2013, Bottelary/Stellenbosch – R37
Maastricht 2013, Durbanville – R80
Neethlingshof 2014, Stellenbosch – R80
Robertson Winery Phanto Ridge 2012 – R88
Spencer Bay 2013 (Namaqua), Vredendal – R85
The Dry Land Collection 2012 (Perdeberg), Paarl – R85
Welmoed 2014 (Stellenbosch Vineyards), Paarl – R47