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'I cannot think of another country that has achieved as much in the last decade,' said Tim Atkin MW on Instagram last night during the launch of his 2021 Special SA Report. We would like to congratulate all the workers, grape growers, viticulturists and winemakers on their continued drive for excellence which has resulted in these world-class wines. For all the available 95+ wines, see the link below.
Sadie Family Wines has become the first winery to score back-to-back 100-point scores with the 2019 Sadie Family Columella – this year's Red Wine of the Year. The 2019 Porseleinberg Syrah, 2020 Sadie Family Skurfberg and 2020 Alheit Vineyards Magnetic North Mountain Makstok all received 99 points, with the Makstok named White Wine of the Year.
Also, don't forget to tune in to next week's Strauss & Co Virtual Live Impression/Expression Auction. Five of SA's rarest wines will be auctioned off inclduing GS 1966, Vin de Constance 1987 and a fine bottle of Grand Constance 1821.
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Strauss & Co: 574 years of South Africa's wine icons
Live virtual auction on Tuesday at 6 pm
Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auctions is proud to be offering 5 iconic local wines, of considerable age, on their upcoming Virtual Live Impression/Expression Auction next week. Rare and historic bottles of GS Cabernet 1966, Chateau Libertas 1957, Jaubert Family Muscat, Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 1987 and Grand Constance 1821 will be going on sale.
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Hot off the press: Tim Atkin's 2021 Special SA Report
SA's best wines in 2021
We've offered many of these great wines during the year. Many are small-batch, allocated and sold out. However, there are a handful of the top wines still available – the absolute pinnacle of what SA has to offer. These highlights include the wonderful set from Peter-Allan Finlayson (Winemaker of the Year for his nine 95+ Crystallum and Gabriëlskloof wines), the last bottles of the 2018 Taaibosch Crescendo (97) (this year's Red Wine Discovery of the Year), the just-released 2019 Thelema Rabelais (98), and Klein Constantia's 2018 Vin de Constance (the Sweet wine of the Year). The soon-to-be-released 2020 Mullineux Iron Chenin Blanc was the White Wine Discovery of the Year, and Elizma Visser from Olifantsberg was named Young Winemaker of the Year.
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Report breakdown: Takeaways from the 2021 report
Chenin Blanc, Syrah and SA Pinot on top
Tim tasted over 1,700 wines for this report and only 161 got 95 points or higher. These wines set the benchmarks in SA with Chenin Blanc leading the pack with thirty-one 95+ scores. Now established as our best grape variety, SA is home to the best Chenins in the world according to Tim. Another take away from the report is SA's exceptional set of Syrahs. With seventeen 95+ ratings, it is our leading red wine category. Notable too is that the Pinot Noir revolution is in full swing with fourteen wines cracking the 95-point barrier. This is remarkable if we look back over the last 10 years. We would like to congratulate and thank Tim for another excellent report, his enthusiasm for South African wine and his hard work. Be sure to buy a copy here. It is well-worth the read for his insights and perspective.
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