{"id":13718,"date":"2017-09-16T13:28:45","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T11:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/?p=13718"},"modified":"2021-01-25T17:55:32","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T15:55:32","slug":"franschhoeks-finest-leading-wines-from-valleys-top-cellars-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/2017\/09\/franschhoeks-finest-leading-wines-from-valleys-top-cellars-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Franschhoek’s Finest: leading wines from valley’s top cellars in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>IF YOU'RE contemplating which Franschhoek wineries to buy from, the following have the best track records in the valley over the past 10 years \u2013 full SA Wine & Cellar Classifications\u00a0here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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ALL\u00c9E BLEUE<\/strong>
\nCabernet Sauvignon Merlot
\nChenin Blanc
\n<\/span>L'Amour Toujours (Red Blend)
\nPinotage<\/p>\n

BELLINGHAM
\n<\/strong><\/span>The Bernard Series Basket Press Syrah
\nThe Bernard Series Bush Vine Pinotage
\nThe Bernard Series Hand-Picked Viognier
\nThe Bernard Series Old Vine Chenin Blanc
\nThe Bernard Series Small Barrel SMV (Red Blend)
\nThe Bernard Series Whole Bunch Grenache Blanc Viognier
\nThe Bernard Series Whole Bunch Roussanne<\/p>\n

BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF<\/strong><\/span>
\nBoekenhoutskloof Franschhoek Cabernet Sauvignon
\nBoekenhoutskloof Noble Late Harvest
\nBoekenhoutskloof Syrah
\nPorcupine Ridge Syrah
\nThe Chocolate Block<\/p>\n

BOSCHENDAL<\/strong><\/span>
\n1685 Chardonnay
\n<\/span>1685 S&M Shiraz Mourv\u00e8dre
\n1685 Sauvignon Blanc Grande Cuv\u00e9e
\n1685 Shiraz
\nCecil John Reserve Sauvignon Blanc
\nCecil John Reserve Shiraz
\nChenin Blanc
\nElgin Chardonnay
\nGrande Cuv\u00e9e Brut (MCC Sparkling)
\nGrande Reserve (Red Blend)
\nReserve Collection Sauvignon Blanc
\nReserve Collection Syrah<\/p>\n

CHAMONIX<\/strong><\/span>
\nChardonnay
\n<\/span>Chardonnay Reserve
\nGreywacke Pinotage
\nPinot Noir Reserve
\nReserve (White Blend)
\nSauvignon Blanc
\nTroika Reserve (Red Blend)<\/p>\n

COLMANT<\/strong>
\nBrut Chardonnay NV (MCC Sparkling)<\/p>\n

DIEU DONN\u00c9<\/strong>
\nCabernet Sauvignon
\nMerlot
\nShiraz<\/p>\n

FRANSCHHOEK CELLAR<\/strong>
\nOur Town Hall Unoaked Chardonnay
\nStatue de Femme Sauvignon Blanc
\nVineyards Semillon
\nVineyards Shiraz<\/p>\n

GLENWOOD<\/strong>
\nGrand Duc Chardonnay
\n<\/span>Vigneron's Selection Chardonnay<\/p>\n

GRANDE PROVENCE<\/strong>
\nCabernet Sauvignon
\nChardonnay
\nSauvignon Blanc
\nThe Grande Provence Red<\/p>\n

HOLDEN MANZ<\/strong>
\nBig G (Red Blend)<\/p>\n

LA MOTTE<\/strong><\/span>
\nCabernet Sauvignon
\nChardonnay
\nMillennium (Red Blend)
\nPierneef Sauvignon Blanc
\nPierneef Syrah Viognier
\nSyrah<\/p>\n

LA PETITE FERME<\/strong>
\nMerlot<\/p>\n

M\u00d4RESON<\/strong><\/span>
\nMagia (Red Blend)
\n<\/span>Mercator Chardonnay
\nSolitaire Blanc de Blancs NV (MCC Sparkling)<\/p>\n

RICKETY BRIDGE<\/strong>
\nRickety Bridge Paulina's Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
\nRickety Bridge Shiraz<\/p>\n

SOLMS-DELTA<\/strong>
\nAmalie (White Blend)<\/span><\/p>\n

STONY BROOK<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Ghost Gum (Cabernet Sauvignon)<\/p>\n

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TOP FRANSCHHOEK VINTAGES IN 2017, 2016<\/strong><\/h4>\n

All\u00e9e Bleue Brut Ros\u00e9 2014 (MCC)
\nAll\u00e9e Bleue Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2013
\nAll\u00e9e Bleue Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2014
\nAll\u00e9e Bleue Chenin Blanc 2014
\nAll\u00e9e Bleue Chenin Blanc 2015
\n<\/span>All\u00e9e Bleue L'Amour Toujours 2012 (Red Blend)
\nAll\u00e9e Bleue L'Amour Toujours 2013 (Red Blend)
\nAll\u00e9e Bleue Pinotage 2015
\nAll\u00e9e Bleue Shiraz 2014
\nAll\u00e9e Bleue Starlette Shiraz Ros\u00e9 2016<\/p>\n

Bellingham Chardonnay 2015
\nBellingham Chardonnay 2016
\nBellingham Chenin Blanc 2016
\nBellingham Pinotage 2015
\nBellingham Sauvignon Blanc 2016
\nBellingham Sauvignon Blanc 2017
\nBellingham Shiraz 2014
\nBellingham Shiraz 2015
\nBellingham Strawberry Ros\u00e9 2016 (Woolworths)
\nBellingham Strawberry Ros\u00e9 2017 (Woolworths)
\nBellingham The Bernard Series Barrel Fermented M.M.M. 2015 (Red Blend)
\nBellingham The Bernard Series Basket Press Syrah 2014
\nBellingham The Bernard Series Basket Press Syrah 2015
\nBellingham The Bernard Series Bush Vine Pinotage 2014
\nBellingham The Bernard Series Bush Vine Pinotage 2015
\nBellingham The Bernard Series Hand-Picked Viognier 2017
\nBellingham The Bernard Series Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2015
\nBellingham The Bernard Series Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2016
\nBellingham The Bernard Series Organic Syrah 2012
\nBellingham The Bernard Series Sauvignon Blanc 2015
\nBellingham The Bernard Series Small Barrel SMV 2013 (Red Blend)
\nBellingham The Bernard Series Small Barrel SMV 2014 (Red Blend)
\nBellingham The Bernard Series Whole Bunch Grenache Blanc Viognier 2014
\nBellingham The Bernard Series Whole Bunch Grenache Blanc Viognier 2015
\nBellingham The Bernard Series Whole Bunch Roussanne 2015
\nBellingham The Bernard Series Whole Bunch Roussanne 2016
\nBellingham The Bernard Series Whole Bunch Roussanne 2017
\nBellingham The Old Orchards Chenin Blanc 2016<\/p>\n

Boekenhoutskloof CWG Auction Reserve Syrah 2014
\nBoekenhoutskloof Franschhoek Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
\nBoekenhoutskloof Noble Late Harvest 2013
\nBoekenhoutskloof Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
\nBoekenhoutskloof Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
\nBoekenhoutskloof Syrah 2013
\nBoekenhoutskloof Syrah 2014
\nBohoek Semillon 2015 (Boekenhoutskloof)<\/p>\n

Boschendal 1685 Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
\nBoschendal 1685 Chardonnay 2015
\nBoschendal 1685 Chardonnay 2016
\nBoschendal 1685 Merlot 2015
\nBoschendal 1685 S&M Shiraz Mourv\u00e8dre 2014
\nBoschendal 1685 Sauvignon Blanc Grande Cuv\u00e9e 2016
\nBoschendal 1685 Shiraz 2014
\nBoschendal 1685 Shiraz 2015
\nBoschendal 1685 Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
\nBoschendal Brut NV\u00a0 (MCC)
\nBoschendal Brut Ros\u00e9 NV\u00a0 (MCC)
\nBoschendal De Werf 2013 (Red Blend)
\nBoschendal Elgin Chardonnay 2014
\nBoschendal Elgin Chardonnay 2015
\nBoschendal Elgin Pinot Noir 2014
\nBoschendal Elgin Pinot Noir 2015
\nBoschendal Elgin Sauvignon Blanc 2015
\nBoschendal Elgin Sauvignon Blanc 2016
\nBoschendal Grande Cuv\u00e9e Brut 2012 (MCC)
\nBoschendal Grande Cuv\u00e9e Brut 2013 (MCC)
\nBoschendal Jean Le Long Prestige Cuv\u00e9e Blanc de Blancs 2007 (MCC)
\nBoschendal Lanoy 2014 (Red Blend)
\nBoschendal Lanoy 2015 (Red Blend)
\nBoschendal Larone Shiraz Mourv\u00e8dre 2014
\nBoschendal Rachelsfontein Chenin Blanc 2015
\nBoschendal Rachelsfontein Chenin Blanc 2016
\nBoschendal Reserve Collection Vin d'Or 2015 (375ml)
\nBoschendal Sommelier Selection Chenin Blanc 2015
\nBoschendal Sommelier Selection Chenin Blanc 2016
\nBoschendal Sommelier Selection Pinotage 2014
\nBoschendal Sommelier Selection Pinotage 2015
\nBoschendal Sommelier Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2015
\nBoschendal The Pavillion Chenin Blanc 2015
\nBoschendal The Pavillion Chenin Blanc 2016
\nBoschendal The Pavillion Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
\nBoschendal The Rose Garden Ros\u00e9 2016<\/p>\n

Cape of Good Hope Serruria Chardonnay 2015 (A Rupert)<\/p>\n

Chamonix Chardonnay 2015
\nChamonix Chardonnay Reserve 2015
\nChamonix Reserve 2014 (White Blend)
\nChamonix Troika Reserve 2014 (Red Blend)
\nChamonix Troika Reserve 2015 (Red Blend)
\nChamonix Unoaked Chardonnay 2016<\/p>\n

Colmant Brut Chardonnay NV\u00a0 (MCC)
\nColmant Brut Reserve NV\u00a0 (MCC)<\/p>\n

Dieu Donn\u00e9 Blanc de Blancs 2012 (MCC)
\nDieu Donn\u00e9 Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
\nDieu Donn\u00e9 Merlot 2013
\nDieu Donn\u00e9 Noble Late Harvest 2015 (375ml)
\nDieu Donn\u00e9 Shiraz 2014<\/p>\n

Franschhoek Cellar Baker Station Shiraz 2015
\nFranschhoek Cellar Our Town Hall Unoaked Chardonnay 2015
\nFranschhoek Cellar Our Town Hall Unoaked Chardonnay 2016
\nFranschhoek Cellar Statue de Femme Sauvignon Blanc 2016
\nFranschhoek Cellar The Churchyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
\nFranschhoek Cellar The Churchyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
\nFranschhoek Vineyards Semillon 2014 (Franschhoek Cellar)
\nFranschhoek Vineyards Shiraz 2011 (Franschhoek Cellar)
\nFranschhoek Vineyards Shiraz 2014 (Franschhoek Cellar)<\/p>\n

GlenWood Grand Duc Chardonnay 2014
\nGlenWood Grand Duc Chardonnay 2015
\nGlenWood Grand Duc Noblesse NV\u00a0 (Noble Late Harvest)
\nGlenWood Grand Duc Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2016
\n<\/span>GlenWood Vigneron's Selection Chardonnay 2015
\nGlenWood Vigneron's Selection Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2015
\nGlenWood Vigneron's Selection Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2016<\/p>\n

Grande Provence Chardonnay 2014
\nGrande Provence Pinot Noir 2014
\nGrande Provence Sauvignon Blanc 2015
\nThe Grande Provence White 2014
\nThe Grande Provence White 2015<\/p>\n

Haut Espoir Gentle Giant 2009 (Red Blend)
\nHaut Espoir Gentle Giant 2010 (Red Blend)
\nHaut Espoir Gentle Giant 2012 (Red Blend)
\nHaut Espoir Shiraz 2007
\nHaut Espoir Shiraz 2008
\nHaut Espoir Shiraz 2011<\/p>\n

Holden Manz Big G 2012 (Red Blend)
\nHolden Manz Big G 2013 (Red Blend)
\nHolden Manz Cabernet Franc 2014
\nHolden Manz Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
\nHolden Manz Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
\nHolden Manz Chardonnay 2015
\nHolden Manz Chardonnay 2016
\nHolden Manz Merlot 2013
\nHolden Manz Shiraz 2012
\nHolden Manz Syrah 2013
\nHolden Manz Syrah 2014
\nHolden Manz Visionaire 2012 (Red Blend)
\nHolden Manz Visionaire 2013 (Red Blend)<\/p>\n

La Bri Affinity 2013 (Red Blend)
\nLa Bri Affinity 2014 (Red Blend)
\nLa Bri Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
\nLa Bri Chardonnay 2007
\nLa Bri Chardonnay 2015
\nLa Bri Syrah 2013<\/p>\n

La Chataigne Semillon 2014<\/p>\n

La Couronne Chardonnay 2014
\nLa Couronne Merlot Ros\u00e9 2017
\nLa Couronne Unwooded Chardonnay 2015<\/p>\n

La Motte Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
\nLa Motte Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
\nLa Motte Chardonnay 2015
\nLa Motte Millennium 2014 (Red Blend)
\nLa Motte Pierneef Sauvignon Blanc 2015
\nLa Motte Pierneef Sauvignon Blanc 2016
\nLa Motte Pierneef Syrah Viognier 2014
\nLa Motte Pierneef Syrah Viognier 2015
\nLa Motte Syrah 2014
\nLa Motte Woolworths Grand Rouge 2015<\/p>\n

Le Lude Agraf\u00e9 2012 (MCC)
\nLe Lude Brut NV\u00a0 (MCC)
\nLe Lude Ros\u00e9 NV\u00a0 (MCC)
\n<\/span>Le Lude Vintage Cuv\u00e9e 2012 (MCC)<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Leopard's Leap Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
\nLeopard's Leap Chenin Blanc 2016
\nLeopard's Leap Culinaria Chenin Blanc 2015
\n<\/span>Leopard's Leap Culinaria Chenin Blanc 2016
\nLeopard's Leap Culinaria Grand Vin 2014 (Red Blend)
\nLeopard's Leap Culinaria Grand Vin 2015 (Red Blend)
\nLeopard's Leap Merlot 2015<\/p>\n

Lynx Cabernet Franc 2015
\nLynx Viognier 2015<\/p>\n

M\u00f4reson \u00b6 Not Age 2014 (Red Blend)
\nM\u00f4reson Cabernet Franc 2014
\nM\u00f4reson Magia 2013 (Red Blend)
\nM\u00f4reson Mata Mata 2015 (Cabernet Sauvignon)
\nM\u00f4reson Mercator Chardonnay 2013
\nM\u00f4reson Mercator Chardonnay 2014
\nM\u00f4reson MKM 2015 (Pinotage)
\nM\u00f4reson Mercator Chardonnay 2015
\nM\u00f4reson The Widow Maker Pinotage 2015<\/p>\n

My Wyn Cabernet Franc 2013
\nMy Wyn Cabernet Franc 2014<\/p>\n

Porcupine Ridge Chardonnay 2015 (Boekenhoutskloof)
\nPorcupine Ridge Shiraz 2016 (Boekenhoutskloof)
\nPorcupine Ridge Syrah 2014 (Boekenhoutskloof)
\nPorcupine Ridge Syrah 2016 (Boekenhoutskloof)
\nPorcupine Ridge Viognier Grenache Blanc 2015 (Boekenhoutskloof)<\/p>\n

Rickety Bridge Blanc de Blancs 2012 (MCC)
\nRickety Bridge Chardonnay 2016
\nRickety Bridge Paulina's Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
\nRickety Bridge Paulina's Reserve Chenin Blanc 2015
\nRickety Bridge Paulina's Reserve Semillon 2014
\nRickety Bridge Pinotage 2015
\nRickety Bridge Shiraz 2013
\nRickety Bridge The Foundation Stone Red 2014
\nRickety Bridge The Foundation Stone Ros\u00e9 2016
\nRickety Bridge The Foundation Stone White 2016
\nThe Bridge 2014 (Cabernet Sauvignon, Rickety Bridge)<\/p>\n

Solms Delta Amalie 2014 (White Blend)
\nSolms Delta Hiervandaan 2014 (Red Blend)<\/p>\n

Stony Brook Ghost Gum 2012 (Cabernet Sauvignon)
\nStony Brook Ghost Gum White 2015<\/p>\n

The Wolftrap Syrah Mourv\u00e8dre Viognier 2016 (Boekenhoutskloof)
\nThe Wolftrap Viognier Chenin Blanc Grenache Blanc 2016 (Boekenhoutskloof)<\/p>\n

Topiary Ros\u00e9 2016<\/p>\n

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\u2022 For all top SA wine ratings during the past two years, see here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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IF YOU’RE contemplating which Franschhoek wineries to buy from, the following have the best track records in the valley over the past 10 years \u2013 full SA Wine & Cellar Classifications\u00a0here.   ALL\u00c9E BLEUE Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Chenin Blanc L’Amour Toujours (Red Blend) Pinotage BELLINGHAM The Bernard Series Basket Press Syrah The Bernard Series Bush Vine Pinotage The Bernard Series<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2407,2411,1904,2008,1825,1975],"tags":[2408,1436,1232,803,2555,849,1044,1091,1246],"class_list":["post-13718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2407","category-sa-cellar-classifications","category-cellar-ratings","category-wine-classifications","category-wine-ratings","category-wine-route","tag-2408","tag-best-wine","tag-classification","tag-franschhoek","tag-franschhoek-uncorked","tag-sa","tag-south-africa","tag-top-wine","tag-track-record"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t