The Platter Wine Guide is the undisputed wine bible of South African wines. While this multi-award winning wine guide is not totally faultless in its approach to rating new release wines, it certainly is still the best all round annual informational resource guide a tourist or local South African wine enthusiast can buy.
So when Wines of South Africa UK presents the annual Platter Wine Guide 5 Star Tasting at the South African High Commission, it is always one of the most eagerly anticipated and well attended events for wine professionals whether they be journalists, a blogger, a wine commentator, restauranteur or a wine buyer.
Here is the Fine Wine Safari assessment of the 2019 Guide’s 5 Star wines. Over 70 wines were tasted and I have only listed the wines I rated 94 points or higher.
Whites:
Varieties: 60% Schaapenberg Sauvignon Blanc, 40% Semillon
Region: Stellenbosch
95+/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Chardonnay
Region: Stellenbosch
96/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Restless River Ava Marie Chardonnay 2016
Varieties: 100% Chardonnay
Region: Upper Hemel-en–Aarde Valley
95+/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Chenin Blanc
Region: Bot River, Overberg
95/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Botanica Mary Delany Chenin Blanc 2017
Varieties: 100% Chenin Blanc
Region: Citrusdal Mountain
95/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Chenin Blanc
Region: Swartland
95+/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Chenin Blanc
Region: Swartland
96+/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Chenin Blanc
Region: Stellenbosch
95/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Chenin Blanc
Region: Stellenbosch
97/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Chenin Blanc
Region: Paarl
95/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 64% Chenin Blanc, 28% Semillon, 4% Muscat d’ Frontignan and 4% Muscat d’ Alexandrie
Region: Stellenbosch
95/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 65% Chenin Blanc, 13% Grenache Blanc, 10% Viognier, 10% Clairette Blanche, 2% Semillon Gris
Region: Swartland
95/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: Chenin Blanc, Grenache Blanc, ClairetteBlanche , Viognier, Verdelho, Roussanne, Semillon Gris, Semillon Blanc and Palomino
Region: Swartland
96/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Chenin Blanc
Region: Western Cape
95/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 36% Chenin Blanc, 36% Roussanne, 17% Viognier, 11% Verdelho
Region: Stellenbosch, Jonkershoek Valley
95/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: Roussanne, Chardonnay, Semillon, Clairette Blanche and Chenin Blanc
Region: Western Cape
95/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Red Wines:
Varieties: 100% Tinta Barocca
Region / WO: Stellenbosch
94/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: Hemel-en–Aarde
94/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Petit Verdot
Region: Elgin
94+/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Cabernet Franc
Region: Stellenbosch
95/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Cabernet Franc
Region: Stellenbosch
94/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Stellenbosch
96/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Stellenbosch
94/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Stellenbosch
95/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Shiraz
Region: Stellenbosch
95/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Syrah
Region: Swartland
96/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Syrah
Region: Swartland
94+/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Syrah
Region: Swartland
95+/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Syrah
Region: Stellenbosch
94/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 53 % Syrah, 28 % Grenache Noir and 19 % Cinsault
Region: Western Cape
95/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 82% Shiraz, 11% Grenache, 6% Mourvèdre, 1% Viognier
Region: Tulbagh
94+/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot
Region: Stellenbosch
98/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Pinotage
Region: Stellenbosch
96/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Pinotage
Region: Stellenbosch
95/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Pinotage
Region: Stellenbosch
97+/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Sweet Wines:
Varieties: 100% Muscat de Frontignan
Region: Constantia
97/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Riesling
Region: Elgin
96/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 100% Chenin Blanc
Region: Swartland
97/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Varieties: 74% Touriga Nacional, 18% Tinta Barocca, 8% Tinta Roriz
Region: Calitzdorp
94+/100 Greg Sherwood MW
Greg Sherwood MW 
Greg, have you tasted Metzer wines yet?
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We tried the Montane at the Platter tasting. Good wine but I think I might prefer the other Cuvee? But will hopefully taste both next to each other at your tasting.
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