Every wine growing country has its superlatives; for South Africa, it is the Stellenbosch region around the pretty university town, which is also home to many research institutions in the field of wine and viticulture. It is also home to Stellenbosch Farmers' Winery, the largest winery in South Africa, and the large winery can boast a proud 10,000 barrels in its cellars. On the other hand, nowhere in South Africa is there such an accumulation of absolute top-class wineries. With its origins in 1679, Stellenbosch is, along with Constantia, the oldest wine growing region on the Cape. Today, it is also the largest wine growing region, accounting for 16.9 percent of South Africa's total vineyard area of over 100,000 hectares. The pretty region around Stellenbosch, with its vineyards at the foot of massive mountain ranges such as the Simonsberg, is also well developed for tourists interested in wine, and many wineries offer their wines in their own restaurants or ultra-modern and well-designed tasting rooms. About 45 kilometres from Cape Town in an easterly direction, Stellenbosch is on the one hand quite a warm region, but it is still within the sphere of influence of the cool sea breezes from the south. Therefore, in addition to excellent red wines, remarkable Chardonnays and Sauvignon Blancs grow here. The ideal climate and the excellent terroir of granite and clay slate soils have led to many start-ups and investments from home and abroad in recent years. Even the top German winemaker Meyer-Näkel from the Ahr has developed a second foothold in Stellenbosch.
The best wines from Stellenbosch
South Africa
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2021 Eden High Density Single Vineyard Cabernet Franc
Raats Family Wines
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
Red Wine
Cabernet Franc
13,5%
97
2020 Steytler 1947
Kaapzicht Wine Estate
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
White Wine
Chenin Blanc
13,3%
97
2012 G - L'Aube de la Vigne
4G Wines
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
Red Wine
97
2011 G. - A Tribute to C.P.
4G Wines
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
Red Wine
97
2020 Reyneke Reserve White
Reyneke Wines
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
White Wine
Sauvignon Blanc
12,5%
96
2019 Boekenhoutskloof Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon
Boekenhoutskloof
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
Red Wine
Cabernet Sauvignon
14,9%
96
2017 Clos du Ciel
Longridge Estate
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
White Wine
Chardonnay
13%
96
2017 Reserve White
Reyneke Wines
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
White Wine
Sauvignon Blanc
12%
96
2020 Oldenburg Vineyards Per Se
Oldenburg Vineyards
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
Red Wine
Cabernet Sauvignon
13,7%
95
2020 Oldenburg Vineyards Stone Axe Syrah
Oldenburg Vineyards
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
Red Wine
Syrah
14,6%
95
2019 Eden High Density Single Vineyard Chenin Blanc Polkadraai
Raats Family Wines
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
White Wine
Chenin Blanc
13%
95
2012 Syrah Topside
Keermont Vineyards
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
Red Wine
Syrah
95
2007 The Jem
Waterford Estate
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
Red Wine
Cabernet Sauvignon
14,2%
95
2021 Chenin Blanc DeMorgenzon Reserve
De Morgenzon
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
White Wine
Chenin Blanc
14%
94
2021 Reyneke Biodynamic Sauvignon Blanc
Reyneke Wines
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
White Wine
Sauvignon Blanc
13,5%
94
2020 Oldenburg Vineyards Rhodium
Oldenburg Vineyards
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
Red Wine
14,2%
94
2020 Syrah ArtiSons Blueberry Hills Shiraz
Stellenrust
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
Red Wine
Syrah
15%
94
2019 DeMorgenzon Chenin Blanc Reserve Stellenbosch
De Morgenzon
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
White Wine
Chenin Blanc
14%
94
2019 Stellenbosch Chardonnay
Leeu Passant Wines
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
White Wine
Chardonnay
14%
94
2018 Beeslaar Pinotage
Beeslaar Wines
Stellenbosch,
Western Cape,
South Africa
Red Wine
Pinotage
14,5%
94
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