BOUCHARD FILAYSON | 2000-PRESENT
Platinum
Platinum
Platinum
Platinum
Grand Gold
1997 TÊTE DE CUVÉE PINOT NOIR
Trophy Winner – International Wine Challenge, 2000
2000 TÊTE DE CUVÉE PINOT NOIR
Award Winner – Juliet Cullinan Wine Connoisseur’s Award, 2005
2001 TÊTE DE CUVÉE PINOT NOIR
Gold Medal – International Wine Challenge, 2003
Gold Medal – Juliet Cullinan Wine Competition, 2005
5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2006
2003 TÊTE DE CUVÉE PINOT NOIR
Winemakers’ Choice Diamond Award, 2005
5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2007
2005 TÊTE DE CUVÉE PINOT NOIR
Overall SA wine winner – Platter Wine Guide, 2008
5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2008
2006 TÊTE DE CUVÉE PINOT NOIR
Trophy Winner – Old Mutual Trophy Awards, 2008
92 pts – WINE Magazine, 2017
2007 TÊTE DE CUVÉE PINOT NOIR
4.5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2009
2009 TÊTE DE CUVÉE PINOT NOIR
90 pts – The Independent Ratings Guide eRobertParker.com
(Neal Martin), 2011
Gold Medal – Five Nations Wine Challenge, 2012
93 pts – James Suckling in Hong Kong, 2015
2010 TÊTE DE CUVÉE PINOT NOIR
4.5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2012
Gold Medal – Decanter Fine Wine Awards, 2013
Gold Medal – China Wine and Spirits Awards, 2013
Silver Medal – Vinidivio Wine Fair in Dijon, France, 2013
95 pts – James Suckling in Hong Kong, 2015
2012 TÊTE DE CUVÉE PINOT NOIR
91 pts – Tim Atkin South African Report, 2014
1st place – Frédéric Dassé Top 12 Wines Pinot Noir tasting, 2015
Gold Award – Drinks Business Pinot Noir Masters, 2015
South African Sommeliers Association (SA SA) ‘Sommeliers Selection’, 2015
91 pts – Christiaan Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 2015
91 pts – Tim Atkin, South African Report, 2015
4.5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2016
93 pts – James Suckling, 2016
2013 TÊTE DE CUVÉE PINOT NOIR
93 pts – Tim Atkin, South African Report, 2016
Gold Medal – International Wine and Spirits Competition, 2016
Gold Award – Drinks Business Pinot Noir Masters, 2017
94 pts – James Suckling, 2017
93pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2017
95 pts – Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge, 2018
Gold Medal – Six Nations Wine Challenge, 2018
2017 TÊTE DE CUVÉE PINOT NOIR
94 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2019
2019 TÊTE DE CUVÉE PINOT NOIR
93 pts – James Suckling, 2020
Five Stars – Platter’s Guide, 2021
Silver Medal (92 pts) – International Wine Challenge, 2021
Gold Medal (96pts) – Decanter Wine Awards, 2021
92 pts – Wine Spectator, 2021
96 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2021
2020 TÊTE DE CUVÉE PINOT NOIR
95 pts – International Wine Challenge, SA Red Trophy, 2022
95 pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2022
93 pts – Wine Spectator, 2022
96 pts – James Suckling, 2022
96 pts – Flagstaff, 2024
2021 TÊTE DE CUVÉE PINOT NOIR
95 pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2023
95 pts – James Suckling, 2023
93 pts – Decanter (DWWA), 2023
93 pts – Robert Parker, 2023
94 pts – Robert Parker, 2025
90pts – Decanter World Wine Award, 2025
2023 TÊTE DE CUVÉE PINOT NOIR
93 pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2025
94pts – James Suckling, 2025
Top Wine SA – Top 10 SA Pinot Noir, 2015 & 2017
Platinum Award – South African Wine Index (SAWi),
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017
91 pts – WINE Magazine, Feb 2017
2001 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
Winner – Classic Wine Trophy, 2002
Gold Medal – Juliet Cullinan Wine Competition, 2005
94 pts – WINE Magazine, 2017
2005 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
Gold Medal (class winner) – International Wine & Spirits Competition, 2007
Competition Winner – Juliet Cullinan Wine Connoisseur’s Awards, 2007 Award of
Excellence – The Bloor Yorkville (Santé) Wine Festival, 2007
2007 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
Top 50 SA wines from Cape Wine out of 4000 wines – Matthew Jukes, 2008
Class Winner – Winemaker’s Choice Diamond Awards, 2008
91 pts – Wine Spectator Magazine, 2009
2008 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
4.5 stars – WINE Magazine, 2009
South African Pinot Noir Trophy – Decanter, 2009
90 pts – Wine Spectator Magazine, 2010
2009 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
92 pts – Wine Spectator Magazine, 2011
90 pts – Wine Enthusiast, 2012
Gold Medal – Five Nations, 2012 (only Pinot from South Africa to receive this Award)
2009 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
92 pts – Wine Spectator Magazine, 2011
90 pts – Wine Enthusiast, 2012
Gold Medal – Five Nations, 2012 (only Pinot from South Africa to receive this Award)
2010 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
93 pts – Flagstaff, 2014
2009 Cape Winemakers Guild 2011 Unfiltered Pinot Noir
92 pts – James Molesworth and Stephen Tanzer
2010 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
93 pts – Wine Spectator Magazine, 2012
4.5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2012 and 2013
92 pts – South African sommelier Miguel Chan, 2012
Rated as the number one wine in the Top 12 line-up by 50% of the tasters, Frederic Dasse, 2012 Top Ten Red wines – Frederic Dasse, 2012
2004 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
88pts – Flagstaff, 2004
2012 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
Gold Medal – China Wine and Spirits Awards, 2014
Silver Outstanding – International Wine & Spirit Competition, 2014
90 pts – eRobertParker.com, Neal Martin, 2014
2nd place – Frédéric Dassé Top 12 Wines Pinot Noir tasting, 2015
93 pts – James Suckling in Hong Kong, 2015
92 pts – Wine Spectator, 2016
91 pts – James Suckling, Tasting Report, South Africa, Hong Kong, 2015
2013 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
Silver Award – Drinks Business Pinot Noir Masters, 2015
5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2016
Gold Award – Drinks Business Pinot Noir Masters, 2016
Top 100 – Independent Wine Merchant UK, 2016
Gold Medal – China Wine and Spirits Awards, 2016
93 pts – Tim Atkin, South African Report, 2016
Sommeliers Selection Wine List, 2016
94 pts – James Suckling, Hong Kong, 2016
2015 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
Gold Medal& Regional Trophy – International Wine Challenge, 2017
93 pts – James Suckling, 2017
93 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2017
Double Gold – Veritas, 2017
5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2018
91pts – Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge, 2018 Top 100 –
Independent Wine Merchant UK, 2018
2016 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
Gold Medal – International Wine Challenge, 2018
Trophy, SA Best Red Wine – International Wine Challenge, 2018
Trophy, SA Best Pinot Noir – International Wine Challenge, 2018
94 pts – James Suckling, 2018
94 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa
Special Report, 2018
2011 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
Best Red wine – Nedbank Green Wine Awards BWI (Biodiversity and Wine initiative) category, 2012
93 pts – South African sommelier Miguel Chan, 2013
90 pts – Wine Spectator online, 2014
Silver Medal – Sommelier Wine Awards, SWA, 2014
‘Coup de Coeur’ and Gold Medal – Vinidivio Wine Fair in Dijon, France, 2014
90 pts – Wine Enthusiast, 2015
2019 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
Silver Medal (90pts) – International Wine Challenge, 2021
Silver Medal (92pts) – Decanter Wine Awards, 2021
92 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2021
90 pts – Wine Spectator, 2021
Double Gold – Michelangelo International Wine and Spirits Awards, 2021
93 pts – James Suckling, 2021
96 pts – Flagstaff, 2021
4.5 stars / 93 pts – Platter Wine Guide, 2022
93pts – Flagstaff, 2023
94 pts – Flagstaff, 2024
2020 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
Double Gold– Michelangelo Wine & Spirits Awards, 2022
92 pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2022
91 pts – Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 2022
91 pts – Wine Spectator, 2022
94 pts – James Suckling, 2022
92 pts – International Wine & Spirits Competition, 2022
2021 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
Trophy Winner – Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards, 2023
94 pts – James Suckling, 2023
92 pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2023
92 pts – The International Wine & Spirits Competition, 2023
93 pts – Decanter World Wine Awards, 2023
91 pts – Wine Spectator, 2022
91 pts – Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 2022
2017 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
95 pts – International Wine & Spirts Competition, 2019
4.5 Stars – Platter’s Wine Guide
2018 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
Gold Medal – China Wine and Spirits Awards, 2019
93 pts – Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge, 2019
94 pts – International Wine Challenge, 2020
Silver Medal – Decanter Wine Awards, 2020
94 pts – James Suckling, 2020
2023 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
92pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2025
Trophy Winner – Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits, 2025
93pts – James Suckling, 2025
GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR 2019 – 1.5L MAGNUM
Gold Medal – China Wine and Spirits Awards, 2019
94 pts – James Suckling, 2020
94 pts – International Wine Challenge, 2020
GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR (NON-VINTAGE)
Perfect score rated 100/100 – South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2009 & 2017
Grand Gold Award – South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2012
Top Cultivar Award of the Year (joint with Hamilton Russell) SAWi, 2013
Top Cultivar Award of the Year – South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017
Top Wine SA – Top 10 SA Pinot Noir, 2015, 2016 & 2017
Top Wine SA – Top 10 Red Wines, 2015
Platinum Award – South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017
2022 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
92pts – International Wine Challenge, 2024
93pts – Decanter World Wine Awards, 2024
85pts – International Wine & Spirits Competition, 2024
94pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2024
94pts – James Suckling, 2024
4.5 stars, Platters Wine Guide, 2025
90pts – International Wine Challenge, 2025
91pts – Robert Parker, 2025
90pts – Decanter World Wine Awards, 2025
Chosen as one of 10 great SA red wines by Decanter Magazine, 2004
2003 HANNIBAL
Gold Medal – “Unusual Red Blends” Julliet Cullinan, 2006
Class Winner – International Wine & Spirit Competition, 2006
2004 HANNIBAL
Class Winner – Unusual Reds– Juliet Cullinan Wine Connoisseur’s Awards, 2007
2005 HANNIBAL
Double Gold Medal – Houston Rodeo International Wine Competition
93 pts – International Wine Challenge Library Collection, 2010
2006 HANNIBAL
Gold Medal (class winner) – Michelangelo International Wine Awards, 2008
2009 HANNIBAL
Gold Medal – China Wine and Spirits Awards, 2012
4.5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2013
Gold Medal – Decanter Fine Wine Awards, 2013
2010 HANNIBAL
5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2012
2011 HANNIBAL
5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2014
2012 HANNIBAL
Gold Medal – 6 Nations Wine Challenge, 2014
90 pts – Tim Atkin South African Report, 2014
Gold Medal – China Wine and Spirits Awards, 2014
90 pts – eRobertParker.com, Neal Martin, 2014
90 pts – James Suckling, Hong Kong, 2015
2013 HANNIBAL
91 pts – Tim Atkin, South African Report, 2015
Gold Medal – China Wine & Spirits Awards, 2015
4.5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2016
90 pts – Wine Spectator, 2016
2014 HANNIBAL
92 pts – Tim Atkin, South African Report, 2016
Sommeliers Selection Wine List, 2016
93 pts – James Suckling, 2016
No2 – Top 12 Wines, alternative red blends, 2016
91 pts – Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate, 2017
91 pts – Stephen Tanzer, 2017
2015 HANNIBAL
92 pts – James Suckling, 2017
92 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2017
92 pts – Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 2017
90 pts – Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge, 2018
2016 HANNIBAL
94 pts – James Suckling, 2018
91 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2018
2017 HANNIBAL
93 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2019
92pts – Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge, 2019 Silver Medal – Decanter Wine Awards, 2020
2018 HANNIBAL
94 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2020
93 pts – James Suckling, 2020
91 pts – Wine Spectator, 2021
2019 HANNIBAL
4.5 stars / 92 pts – Platter Wine Guide, 2022
Gold Medal – Gilbert & Gaillard International Tasting and Magazine
93 pts – Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 2022
93 pts – International Wine Challenge, 2022
93 pts – The Trophy Wine Show, 2022
94 pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2022
90 pts – Wine Spectator, 2022
90 pts – International Wine & Spirits Competition, 2022
94 pts – Flagstaff, 2024
2020 HANNIBAL
97 pts – Investec Trophy Wine Show – Trophy Best Niche Red Blend, 2023
93 pts – James Suckling, 2023
93 pts – Tim Atkin South African Report, 2023
Gold Medal – Gilbert & Gaillard International Tasting
93pts – Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 2022
93 pts – International Wine Challenge, 2022
93 pts – The Trophy Wine Show, 2022
93 pts – Tim Atkin, South African Report, 2022
90 pts – The Wine Spectator, 2022
88pt – Robert Parker, 2023
2021 HANNIBAL
84pts, International Wine Challenge, 2024
91pts – Decanter World Wine Awards, 2024
89pts – International Wine & Spirit Awards, 2024
93pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2024
92pts – James Suckling, 2024
95pts, International Wine Challenge, 2025
92pts – Robert Parker, 2025
87pts – Decanter World Wine Award, 2025
93pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2025
HANNIBAL (NON-VINTAGE)
99/100 – the South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2009
Grand Gold Award – South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2012
Top Cultivar Award of the Year – South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2014, 2015 & 2016
Platinum Award – South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017
Top Red Blend Award of the Year – South African Index (SAWi), 2016
2006 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
4.5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2008
2007 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
4.5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2009
2008 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
4 stars – WINE Magazine, 2009
90 pts – Wine Spectator Magazine, 2010
2009 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
Rated second best of 324 wines with 91/100 in the Top 10 Wines of Weinwelt Magazine, 2012
90 pts – Wine Spectator Magazine, 2012
2010 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
Double Gold Medal – China Wine and Spirits Awards, 2012
4 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2012 and 2013
91 pts – Flagstaff, 2013
2011 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
Silver Medal – Global Chardonnay Masters, Drinks Business, 2013
2012 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
92 pts – Tim Atkin South African Report, 2014
2013 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
‘Sommeliers Selection’ – South African Sommeliers Association (SA SA), 2015
4.5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2016
90 pts – Wine Spectator, 2016
2014 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
93 pts – Tim Atkin, South African Report, 2016
Gold Medal – International Wine and Spirits Competition, 2016
Gold Award – Drinks Business International Chardonnay Masters, 2016
93 pts – James Suckling, 2016
90 pts – Wine Magazine Prescient Chardonnay Report, 2016
‘The World’s Best Chardonnays for Under £20’ – The Drinks Business, 2017
90 pts – Stephen Tanzer, 2017
2015 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
90 pts – Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate, 2017
93 pts – James Suckling, Hong Kong, 2017
Gold Award – International Wine and Spirits Competition, 2017
93 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2017
Gold Award – Drinks Business International Chardonnay Masters, 2017
Ranked No 1 – Wine of The Month Club Chardonnay Tasting, 2018
92pts – Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge, 2018
2016 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
Gold Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards UK, 2018
92 pts – James Suckling, 2018
93 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2018
2017 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
93 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2019
93 pts – Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge, 2019
Gold Medal (96 pts) – International Wine Challenge, 2020
Silver Medal – Decanter Wine Awards, 2020
91 pts – Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 2020
2018 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
Gold Medal (97 pts) – IWSC, 2020
Gold Medal – IWC, 2020
93 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2020
93 pts – James Suckling, 2020
90 pts – Global Chardonnay Masters 2020
91 pts – Wine Spectator, 2021
2019 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
93 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2021
4.5 stars/94 pts – Platter Wine Guide, 2022
2020 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
94 pts – Flagstaff, 2024
91 pts – Flagstaff, 2023
2021 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
Gold – Michelangelo Wine & Spirits Awards, 2022
93 pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2022
93 pts – James Suckling, 2022
2022 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
93 pts – Decanter World Wine Awards, 2023
93 pts – James Suckling, 2023
92 pts – Tim Atkin South African Report, 2023
92 pts – Robert Parker, 2023
95pts – International Wine Challenge, 2024
92pts – Decanter World Wine Awards, 2024
90pts – International Wine & Spirits Competition, 2024
MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY (NON-VINTAGE)
Grand Gold Award – South African Wine Index (SAWi) 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016
2023 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
92pts – Decanter World Wine Awards, 2024
92pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2024
93pts – James Suckling, 2024
4.5 stars, Platter Wine Guide, 2025
93pts, Robert Parker, 2025
2024 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
91pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2025
93pts – James Suckling, 2025
2001 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
Gold Medal – International Wine Challenge, 2004
2002 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
Rated 6th out of 28 wines at the 2004 Finnish Wine of the Year Competition
2003 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
Selected by SAA for Premium Class
Selected by BA for First Class
91 pts – Classic Wine Trophy, 2004 Gold Medal – Wine Style Asia Awards, 2005
2004 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
Gold Medal – Santé Classic Wine Trophy, 2005
2007 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
4 stars – WINE Magazine, 2009
2008 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
91 pts – Wine Spectator Magazine, 2010
92 pts – Independent Ratings Guide eRobertParker.com (Neal Martin), 2011
2009 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
Rated seventh best of 324 wines with 90/100 in the Top 10 Wines of Weinwelt Magazine, 2012
2010 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
91 pts – Independent Ratings Guide eRobertParker.com (Neal Martin), 2010
4.5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2012
2011 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
4.5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2013
2013 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
90 pts – Tim Atkin South African Report, 2014
90 pts – eRobertParker.com, Neal Martin, 2014
2014 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
4.5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2016
Top 100 – Independent wine Merchant UK, 2016
92 pts – James Suckling, 2016
90 pts – Stephen Tanzer, 2017
2015 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
91 pts – Tim Atkin, South Africa Report, 2016
90 pts – Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate, 2017
Gold Medal – International Wine Challenge, 2017
91 pts – James Suckling, 2017
95 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Report, 2017
94pts – Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge, 2018
2017 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
93 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2018
94 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2019
92pts – Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge, 2019
Gold Medal (95pts) – International Wine Challenge, 2020
2018 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
Gold Medal – Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show, 2020
93 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2020
93 pts – James Suckling, 2020
Silver Medal (92 pts) – IWSC, 2020
Silver Medal – Decanter Wine Awards, 2020
2019 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
Gold Medal (95pts) – International Wine Challenge, 2021
Bronze Medal (89pts) – Decanter Wine Awards, 2021
94 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2021
Gold – Michelangelo International Wine and Spirits Awards, 2021
92 pts – James Suckling, 2021
4.5 stars / 91 pts – Platter Wine Guide, 2022
2020 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
94 pts – Michael Fridjhon, Wine Wizard, 2022
93 pts – International Wine Challenge, 2022
93 pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2022
91 pts – Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 2022
89 pts – Wine Spectator, 2022
92 pts – Flagstaff, 2023
93 pts – Flagstaff, 2024
2021 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
93 pts – James Suckling, 2022
91 pts – Decanter World Wine Awards, 2023
91 pts – The International Wine & Spirit Competition, 2023
94 pts – Tim Atkin South African Report, 2023
93 pts – Robert Parker, 2023
2022 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
95pts – International Wine & Spirits Competition, 2024
92pts, International Wine Challenge, 2024
84 pts – Decanter World Wine Awards, 2024
94pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2024
2023 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
91pts – The Trophy Wine Show, 2024
93pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2024
93pts – James Suckling, 2024
5 stars, Platters Wine Guide, 2025
91pts – Robert Parker, 2025
2024 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
93pts – James Suckling, 2025
2004 KAAIMANSGAT LIMITED EDITION CHARDONNAY
90 pts – Wine Spectator Magazine, 2007
2009 KAAIMANSGAT LIMITED EDITION CHARDONNAY
91 pts – Wine Enthusiast Magazine, 2011
Editor’s Choice – Wine Enthusiast Magazine, 2011
Top 100 Wines – SA, 2011
2010 KAAIMANSGAT LIMITED EDITION CHARDONNAY
Gold Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards, 2012
91pts – Wine Spectator Magazine, 2012
4.5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2013
91 pts – Tim Atkin South African Report, 2014
2014 KAAIMANSGAT LIMITED EDITION CHARDONNAY
4.5 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 201694 pts – Greg Sherwood (MW), A Fine Wine
Safari, 2017
Sans Barrique Chardonnay Awards
90 pts – Wine Spectator Magazine, 2010
2010 SANS BARRIQUE CHARDONNAY
90 pts – Independent Ratings Guide eRobertParker.com (Neal Martin), 2011
2013 SANS BARRIQUE CHARDONNAY
90 pts James Suckling, Hong Kong, 2015
2015 SANS BARRIQUE CHARDONNAY
91 pts – James Suckling, Hong Kong, 2017
2018 SANS BARRIQUE CHARDONNAY
90 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2020
92 pts – James Suckling, 202091 pts – Global Chardonnay Masters 2020
2019 SANS BARRIQUE CHARDONNAY
Bronze Medal (89pts) – Decanter Wine Awards, 2021
91 pts – James Suckling, 2021
2020 SANS BARRIQUE CHARDONNAY
92 pts – International Wine Challenge, 2022
91 pts – James Suckling, 2022
90 pts – Wine Spectator, 2022
2021 SANS BARRIQUE CHARDONNAY
92 pts – Decanter World Wine Awards, 2023
90 pts – Tim Atkin South African Report, 2023
2022 SANS BARRIQUE CHARDONNAY
91 pts – James Suckling, 2023
2023 SANS BARRIQUE CHARDONNAY
88 pts – Decanter World Wine Awards, 2024
87 pts – International Wine & Spirits Competition, 2024
90pts – Tim Atkin, South Africa Report, 2023
91pts – James Suckling 2024
4.5 stars, Platter’s Wine Guide, 2025
2008 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
4 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2009
2011 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
4 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2012
2012 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
4 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2013
2014 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
91 pts – James Suckling, 2018
2015 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
90 pts – James Suckling, Hong Kong, 2016
2016 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
90 pts – James Suckling, Hong Kong, 2017
2017 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
91pts – Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge, 2018
90pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2018
2018 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
90 pts – Tim Atkin South Africa Report, 2019
2019 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
90 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2020
92 pts – James Suckling, 2020
2020 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
Silver Medal (90pts) – International Wine Challenge, 2021
Silver Medal (91pts) – Decanter Wine Awards, 2021
91 pts – James Suckling, 2021
4 stars / 88 pts – Platter Wine Guide, 2022
2021 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
89pts – Flagstaff, 2023
90pts – Flagstaff, 2024
2022 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
91 pts – The International Wine & Spirit Competition, 2023
2023 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
91 pts – The International Wine & Spirit Competition, 2023
91 pts – James Suckling, 2023
89 pts – Robert Parker, 2023
2024 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
90pts – James Suckling, 2024
2010 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC RESERVE
4 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2012
Trophy – Old Mutual Wine Awards in wooded Sauvignon Blanc Museum Class, 2014
2015 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC RESERVE
91 pts – Christiaan Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 2015
2016 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC RESERVE
Grand Gold Award – South African Wine Index, (SAWi) 2016
90 pts – Tim Atkin, South African Report, 2016
Ranked No 1 – Wine of The Month Club Sauvignon Blanc Tasting, 2018
2017 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC RESERVE
90 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2018
2018 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC RESERVE
90 pts – Tim Atkin (MW), South Africa Special Report, 2019
Best New World White Wine – recommended by Steven Spurrier – Decanter, 2009
2009 BLANC DE MER
Gold Medal – Swiss Wine Competition – Expovina, 2011
91pts – Gold Diploma – Ami Du Vin, Switzerland, 2011
2011 BLANC DE MER
4 stars – Platter Wine Guide, 2013
2012 BLANC DE MER
Silver Medal – 2013 Vinidivio Wine Fair in Dijon, France
2013 BLANC DE MER
90 pts James Suckling, Hong Kong, 2015
2015 BLANC DE MER
Silver Medal – International Wine and Spirits Competition, 2016
91 pts – James Suckling, Hong Kong, 2016
2016 BLANC DE MER
92pts – Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge, 2017
2017 BLANC DE MER
92 pts – James Suckling, 2018
2018 BLANC DE MER
90 pts – Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge, 2019
2020 BLANC DE MER
4 stars / 86 pts – Platter Wine Guide, 2022
2023 BLANC DE MER
86 pts – Robert Parker, 2023
2024 BLANC DE MER
90pts – James Suckling, 2024
93 pts – Tim Atkin South African Report, 2021
2019 AURUM STRAW
93 pts – Tim Atkin South African Report, 2022
95 pts – Robert Parker, 2023
2020 AURUM STRAW
93 pts – Tim Atkin South African Report, 2023
92 pts – Robert Parker, 2023
2021 AURUM STRAW
90pts – Tim Atkin South Africa, Report, 2024
5 stars – Platter’s Wine Guide, 2025
95pts – Robert Parker, 2025
2022 AURUM STRAW
94pts – Robert Parker, 2025
