{"id":760,"date":"2013-12-29T09:21:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-29T07:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/?p=760"},"modified":"2021-01-25T17:58:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T15:58:26","slug":"south-africas-top-pinot-noir-ratings-and-best-pinot-noir-under-r150-a-bottle-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/2013\/12\/south-africas-top-pinot-noir-ratings-and-best-pinot-noir-under-r150-a-bottle-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa’s top Pinot Noir ratings in 2013 and the best Pinot Noir at under R150 a bottle – the experts’ choice"},"content":{"rendered":"
TOP SA PINOT NOIR in 2013… The following wines achieved outstanding reviews from top panels judging ‘blind':<\/span><\/div>\n

\n<\/span>TOP SOUTH AFRICAN PINOT NOIR RATINGS IN 2013<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n

Bouchard Finlayson Galpin Peak 2011<\/b> – 4\u00bd Stars in Platter's Guide
\nChamonix Reserve 2011<\/b> – Trophy at Classic Wine Trophy Competition
\nChamonix Reserve 2012<\/b> –\u00a0<\/span>Double Gold Medal at Six Nations Wine Challenge,\u00a0<\/span>4\u00bd Stars in Platter's Guide
\n<\/span>Crystallum Bona Fide 2012<\/b> – <\/span>4\u00bd Stars in Platter's Guide
\n<\/span>Crystallum Cu<\/span>v\u00e9<\/span>e<\/span> Ci<\/span>n\u00e9<\/span>m<\/span><\/b>a 2012<\/b> –\u00a0<\/span>4\u00bd Stars in Platter's Guide
\n<\/span>Danie de Wet Nature in Concert 2009<\/b>, De Wetshof – Double Gold Medal at Michelangelo Awards
\nIona 2011<\/b> –\u00a0<\/span>4\u00bd Stars in Platter's Guide
\n<\/span>Maastricht 2012<\/b> – Double Gold Medal at Michelangelo Awards
\nMeerlust 2012<\/b> –\u00a0<\/span>4\u00bd Stars in Platter's Guide
\n<\/span>Newton Johnson Family Vineyards 2012<\/b>\u00a0– 5<\/span>\u00a0Stars in Platter's Guide
\n<\/span>Newton Johnson Windansea 2012<\/b> – 5<\/span>\u00a0Stars in Platter's Guide
\n<\/span>Shannon Rockview Ridge 2012<\/b>\u00a0– 4\u00bd Stars in Platter's Guide<\/p>\n

BEST VALUE SA PINOT NOIR AT UNDER R150 A BOTTLE<\/b><\/h5>\n
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Elgin Vintners 2011<\/b> – R120 a bottle
\nGood Hope 2011<\/b> – R124 a bottle
\nGroote Post 2009<\/b> – R130 a bottle
\nLord's 2011<\/b> – R120 a bottle
\nMaastricht 2012<\/b> – R80 a bottle
\nOndine 2010<\/b>, Ormonde – R67 a bottle
\nPaul Cluver 2010<\/b> – R130 a bottle
\nVan Loveren Blue Velvet 2012<\/b> – R47 a bottle
\nWhalehaven 2010<\/b> – R90
\nWinters Drift 2012<\/b> – R105<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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TOP SA PINOT NOIR in 2013… The following wines achieved outstanding reviews from top panels judging ‘blind’: TOP SOUTH AFRICAN PINOT NOIR RATINGS IN 2013 Bouchard Finlayson Galpin Peak 2011 – 4\u00bd Stars in Platter’s Guide Chamonix Reserve 2011 – Trophy at Classic Wine Trophy Competition Chamonix Reserve 2012 –\u00a0Double Gold Medal at Six Nations Wine Challenge,\u00a04\u00bd Stars in Platter’s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1901,1825],"tags":[1213,1667,765,1436,1668,915,1128,827,828,1130,1669,1131,1132,780,1134,1670,1091,1671],"class_list":["post-760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1901","category-wine-ratings","tag-1213","tag-best-pinot","tag-best-value","tag-best-wine","tag-bouchard","tag-chamonix","tag-crystallum","tag-danie-de-wet","tag-de-wetshof","tag-iona","tag-maastricht","tag-meerlust","tag-newton-johnson","tag-pinot-noir","tag-shannon","tag-top-pinot","tag-top-wine","tag-under-r150"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\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\n\t\t\n\t\t