Prescient Sauvignon Blanc Report 2022: Top 10
Introduction
This year’s Sauvignon Blanc Report convened by Winemag.co.za and sponsored by multinational financial services company Prescient is now out. Entries were as follows: 94 examples of single-variety Sauvignon Blanc; 10 of single-variety Semillon and 18 Sauv-Sem blends and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a three-person panel, scoring done according to the 100-point quality scale.
Sauvignon Blanc Top 10
The 10 best are as follows:
94
Diemersdal Wild Horseshoe 2021
Price: R265
Wine of Origin: Durbanville
Abv: 13.34%
93
Iona Elgin Highlands Wild Ferment 2021
Price: R240
Wine of Origin: Elgin
Abv: 13.2%
93
Kleine Zalze Family Reserve 2021
Price: R260
Wine of Origin: Western Cape
Abv: 13.66%
93
Mellish Family Vineyards Bakenkop Blanc Fumé 2020
Price: R220
Wine of Origin: Durbanville, Cape Town
Abv: 12.6%
93
The Smuggler’s Boot 2021 (Richard Kershaw Wines)
Price: R195
Wine of Origin: Cape South Coast
Abv: 13.37%
93
Zevenwacht 2022
Price: R105
Wine of Origin: Stellenbosch
Abv: 13.87%
Semillon Top Three
The three best are as follows:
94
Nitida 2021
Price: R130
Wine of Origin: Durbanville, Cape Town
Abv: 14.47%
Sauv-Sem Blends Top Five
The five best are as follows:
95 – Best Overall
Kershaw GPS Series Cape South Coast
Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Price: R395
Wine of Origin: Cape South Coast
Abv: 13.22%
Winner of a new 225-litre Sylvain Blanc barrel from Tonnellerie Sylvain.
95
Wade Bales Regional Series Constantia White 2020
Price: R250
Wine of Origin: Constantia
Abv: 13.83%
94
Coterie by Wildeberg Semillon & Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Price: R295
Wine of Origin: Coastal Region
Abv: 14%
91
Groot Constantia Gouverneurs Reserve 2019
Price: R525
Wine of Origin: Constantia
Abv: 13.26%
