Here at South Africa Wines I offer rare South African wines which are highly rated by International Masters of Wine as well as by Cape Wine Masters. These rare South African wines include wines from Boekenhoutskloof, Boschkloof, Kanonkop, and Mullineux . They are all rated above 90 out of 100 points on the international rating system. This is equivalent to a 4 1/2 star rating in the Platters South African Wine Guides. These are outstanding wines. In the wine shop there are several wines which have been rated 95 and above out of 100 points. These are superlative 5 star wines. A South African classic.
Tim Atkin MW, Neal Martin for Vinous.com and Greg Sherwood MW have awarded 100 out of 100 points to South African wines. It was an honour to receive an allocation of Boschkloof Epilogue Syrah 2021, a 100 point wine, and offer it for sale. This sold out very rapidly.
100 Point rated South African wines:
- Kanonkop Paul Sauer 2015 – Tim Atkin MW
- Sadie Family Skurfberg 2019 – Tim Atkin MW
- Porseileng Syrah 2018 – Tim Atkin MW
- Mullineux Olerasay No 2 NV – Neal Martin, Vinous.com
- Sadie Family Columella 2019 – Tim Atkin MW
- Boschkloof Epilogue 2021 – Tim Atkin MW
- Mullineux Olerasay No 3 – Greg Sherwood MW
- Porseilenberg 2023 – Tim Atkin MW
- Alheit Vineyards Magnetic North 2024 – Tim Atkin MW
More rare South African wines from Mullineux and Boekenhoutskloof
Also offered on this site are wines from Mullineux, ranked the Top Performing Winery of 2023.
Andrea and Chris’s track record is astounding. The Platter Wine Guide’s best-performing winery in 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2023. They have almost numberless five-star wines.
In addition, in the wine shop are wines by Cape Winemakers Guild member, Duncan Savage, and assistant Banele Vakele’s Savage Wines.. This winery received the Platter’s South African Wine Guide award for Editor’s Awards Winery of the Year -2023
Duncan Savage is the hardest-working winegrower in South Africa and undoubtedly one of the Cape’s foremost winemakers.
Another winery to receive the Editor’s Awards Winery of the Year – 2020 is Boekenhoutskloof Winery.
Produces quality in large enough quantities to be extremly significant, something rare in SA.
South African Wine Reviewers
Local wine reviewers that we depend on are Christian Eedes, Wine Mag.co.za, Platters South African Wine Guides and Tim James, Wine Mag.co.za
Scarcity of South African Wines
Many of the wines on offer on this website are no longer available at the wine manufacturer. Total production volume per wine plays a role in the availability of a wine. Production of Porseilenberg Syrah used to be tiny before 2016. Since then production has increased significantly. Meerlust Rubicon is a large volume producer. South African rare wines from Boekenhoutskloof, Boschkloof, Kanonkop, Keet, Mullineux are often sold out quickly or are made in small quantities.
Wine Storage of South African rare wines like Boekenhoutskloof, Boschkloof, Kanonkop, and Mullineux
The wines on this site have been professionally stored. First in the specialised, temperature-controlled cellars of the wine producers. The wines are currently stored in Wine Cellar, Observatory, Cape Town. These wines are thus in peak condition. The ratings of these wines are all above 90 out of 100 points.
I trained at the Cape Wine Academy as well as completing a Stellenbosch University short wine evaluation course. I worked in the wine tourism industry for three years. As a result, I developed an appreciation of the outstanding quality of South African wines. – Glenda Van Blerk