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John Platter Wine Guide, 2009 Edition
The 2009 Platter Guide has just been released and has reviewed our wines in an even more positive light than ever before, observing “ There’s always some thing happening at this up-and-at-’em Helderberg winery ”...
Of the 9 Radford Dale wines we produce, the most recently released vintages count for:
5 Stars : 1 wine
1.
Gravity 2005 (per 2008 Guide)
4 ½ Stars : 4 wines
1.
Natural Sweet Viognier 2007 –NEW : was short listed for 5 Stars
2.
Freedom Pinot Noir 2007 –NEW
3.
Viognier 2007
4.
Chardonnay 2006 (per 2008 Guide)
4 Stars : 4 wines
1.
Merlot 2005
2.
Shiraz 2006
3.
Shiraz / Viognier 2006
4.
Shiraz / Merlot 2006
N.B. : We did not submit the 2006 Gravity or 2007 Chardonnay as they had only just been bottled at the time of the Platter tasting. These wines will be reviewed in the 2010 guide.
With our Black Rock range, our ratings are maintained as:
4 ½ Stars : 1 wine
1.
Red blend 2006 (per 2008 Guide)
4 Stars : 1 wine
1.
White blend 2007
N.B. : We did not submit the 2007 Red blend as it had only just been bottled at the time of the Platter tasting. This wine will be reviewed in the 2010 guide.
Our Vinum range retained its excellent status for both wines at their pricing levels with:
4 Stars : 2 wines
1.
Cabernet-Sauvignon 2006
2.
Chenin Blanc 2007
The Winery of Good Hope range saw a nice shift upwards:
3 ½ Stars : 4 wines – including 3 with GOOD VALUE (√) distinctions
1.
Chenin Blanc 2008 √
2. Chardonnay / Chenin / Viognier 2007 √
3. Shiraz 2007 √
4. Pinotage 2007
3 Stars : 3 wines
1.
Chardonnay 2007
2.
Pinot Noir 2007
3. Granite Ridge Reserve 2006
So, based on the most recent vintage released, our current ratings are:
1 x 5 Stars
5 x 4 ½ Stars
7 x 4 Stars
4 x 3 ½ Stars
3 x 3 Stars
3 x √ Value Distinctions