10-Year-Old Wine Report 2022
By Christian Eedes, 8 March 2022
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Introduction
This year’s 10-Year-Old Wine Report convened by Winemag.co.za is now out. There were 58 entries from 31 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a three-person panel, scoring done according to the 100-point quality scale.
Top 10
Below are the 10 best wines overall. Some of these feature in the 2012 vintage theme online auction that Strauss & Co is currently running – click on the relevant links below to place a bid.
White
95
Tokara Director’s Reserve White 2012
Wine of Origin: Stellenbosch
Abv: 14.42%
94
Klein Constantia Sauvignon Blanc 2012
Wine of Origin: Constantia
Abv: 13.9%
Red
Sweet
93
Durbanville Hills Rhinofields Noble Late Harvest 2012
Wine of Origin: Durbanville
Abv: 9.59%
93
Nederburg Private Bin Edelkeur 2012
Wine of Origin: Western Cape
Abv: 9.65%
Fortified
About the Report
Just how well do modern-era South African wines perform as they get older? One of the most important measures of great wine is that it should be age-worthy, that is it should become more pleasurable and more interesting to drink with time in the bottle and the annual 10-Year-Old Wine Report sets out to examine precisely this.
In-depth analysis
To read the report in full, including key findings, tasting notes for the top wines and scores on the 100-point quality scale for all wines entered, download the following: 10-Year-Old Wine Report 2022
Prize
Tokara, as producer of the best wine overall, won a bottle of Chateau Libertas 1982 sponsored by Amorim Cork.
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