OF THE TOP wines from Stellenbosch cellars over the past 10 years, Chardonnays outnumber Chenins by almost 2:1 with Cabernet and Cab blends accounting for 80% of the Top 50 reds. The following are the very best track records from the wineries of Banghoek, Bottelary, Devon Valley, Helderberg, Helshoogte, Jonkershoek, Koelenhof, Kuils River, Polkadraai Hills, Simonsberg, Stellenbosch Kloof and elsewhere in the district – according to the 2019 SA Wine & Cellar Classification.

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TOP 50 WHITE WINES

Bartinney Chardonnay
Botanica Chenin Blanc
Brampton Sauvignon Blanc
Delaire Graff Coastal Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc
Delaire Graff Sauvignon Blanc
Delaire Graff White Reserve
DeMorgenzon Maestro (blend)
DeMorgenzon Reserve Chardonnay
DeMorgenzon Reserve Chenin Blanc
Edgebaston Chardonnay
Eikendal Chardonnay
Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Chardonnay (Bergkelder)
Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Semillon (Bergkelder)
Glenelly Estate Reserve Chardonnay
Hartenberg Chardonnay
Hartenberg Eleanor Chardonnay
Haskell Anvil Chardonnay
Jordan Barrel Fermented Chardonnay
Jordan Inspector Péringuey Chenin Blanc
Jordan Nine Yards Chardonnay
Jordan Outlier Sauvignon Blanc
Jordan Real McCoy Riesling
Ken Forrester FMC Chenin Blanc
Kleine Zalze Cellar Selection Chenin Blanc Bush Vines
Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Chenin Blanc Old Bush Vine
Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Sauvignon Blanc Sur Lie
Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Chardonnay
Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Chenin Blanc
Longridge Chardonnay
Miles Mossop Saskia (blend)
Mulderbosch Barrel Fermented Chardonnay
Neethlingshof Gewürztraminer
Oldenburg Chenin Blanc
Reyneke Reserve White (Sauvignon Blanc)
Rustenberg Five Soldiers Chardonnay
Rustenberg Stellenbosch Chardonnay
Simonsig Chenin Avec Chêne
Spier 21 Gables Chenin Blanc
Spier 21 Gables Sauvignon Blanc
Spier Creative Block 2 (blend)
Stellenrust Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc
Stellenrust Chenin Blanc
Stellenrust Wild Yeast Barrel Fermented Chardonnay
Sterhuis Barrel Selection Chardonnay
Sutherland Chardonnay (Thelema)
The Foundry Grenache Blanc
Tokara Director’s Reserve White
Tokara Reserve Collection Elgin Sauvignon Blanc
Tokara Reserve Collection Stellenbosch Chardonnay
Uva Mira Single Tree Chardonnay
Warwick White Lady Chardonnay
Zorgvliet Simoné (blend)

TOP SPARKLING WINES

Desiderius Pongrácz (MCC, JC Le Roux)
Simonsig Cuvée Royale Blanc de Blancs (MCC)
Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel Brut (MCC)
Villiera Monro Brut (MCC)
Villiera Woolworths Vintage Reserve Brut (MCC)

TOP 50 RED WINES

Beyerskloof Diesel Pinotage
Beyerskloof Faith (blend)
Beyerskloof Reserve Pinotage
Cirrus Syrah (Guardian Peak)
Delaire Graff Botmaskop (blend)
Delaire Graff Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
Eikendal Cabernet Sauvignon
Eikendal Charisma (blend)
Eikendal Classique (blend)
Ernie Els Proprietor’s Blend (blend)
Ernie Els Signature (blend)
Fleur du Cap Laszlo (blend, Bergkelder)
Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Cabernet Sauvignon (Bergkelder)
Guardian Peak Lapa Cabernet Sauvignon
Hartenberg Gravel Hill Shiraz
Hartenberg Mackenzie (blend)
Hartenberg Stork Shiraz
Jordan Cobblers Hill (blend)
Jordan Long Fuse Cabernet Sauvignon
Kaapzicht Steytler Pinotage
Kaapzicht Steytler Vision (blend)
Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon
Kanonkop Paul Sauer (blend)
Kanonkop Pinotage
Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Shiraz
Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Cabernet Sauvignon
Le Riche Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Lyngrove Platinum Pinotage
Mvemve Raats De Compostella (blend)
Neil Ellis Jonkershoek Cabernet Sauvignon
Oldenburg Syrah
Raats Family Cabernet Franc
Reyneke Reserve Red (Shiraz)
Rust en Vrede 1694 Classification (blend)
Rust en Vrede Estate (blend)
Rustenberg Buzzard Kloof Syrah
Rustenberg Peter Barlow Cabernet Sauvignon
Simonsig Merindol Syrah
Simonsig Redhill Pinotage
Spier 21 Gables Pinotage
Spier Creative Block 3 (blend)
Spier Creative Block 5 (blend)
Spier Woolworths Hutton Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Stark-Condé Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon
Stark-Condé Three Pines Cabernet Sauvignon
Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon
Tokara Director’s Reserve (blend)
Warwick Cabernet Franc
Warwick Trilogy (blend)
Waterford Cabernet Sauvignon