South African Wine Index (SAWi) awarded: The Trophy for Winery of the year (2009, 2010 & 2013) Peter Finlayson crowned Viticulturist of the year (2009 & 2010) and Wine Legend of the Year (2013) Top Pinot Noir Galpin Peak (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017) Top Red blend (other) - Hannibal (2014, 2015 & 2016) Top n o 2 overall wine producer (2015 & 2016) 95+ points, Platinum for Galpin Peak, Tete de Cuvee, Hannibal and Crocodiles Lair Chardonnay (2016 & 2017) The Trophy for Best Fine Red Wine producer (2017) 1997 TÊTE DE CUVÉE Trophy Winner International Wine Challenge, 2000 2000 TÊTE DE CUVÉE Award Winner - Juliet Cullinan Wine Connoisseur s Award, 2005 2001 TÊTE DE CUVÉE Gold Medal - International Wine Challenge, 2003 Gold Medal - Juliet Cullinan Wine Competition, 2005 5 stars - John Platter Wine Guide, 2006 2003 TÊTE DE CUVÉE Winemakers Choice Diamond Award, 2005 5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2007 2005 TÊTE DE CUVÉE Overall SA wine winner Platter, 2008 5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2008 2006 TÊTE DE CUVÉE Trophy Winner - Old Mutual Trophy Awards, 2008 92 pts WINE mag, 2017 2007 TÊTE DE CUVÉE 4.5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2009
2009 TÊTE DE CUVÉE 90 pts - The Independent Ratings Guide erobertparker.com (Neal Martin), 2011 Gold Medal Five Nations Wine Challenge, 2012 93 pts James Suckling - Tasting report - South Africa in Hong Kong, 2015 2010 TÊTE DE CUVÉE 4.5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2012 Gold Medal - Decanter Fine Wine Awards, 2013 Gold Medal China Wine and Spirits Awards, 2013 Silver Medal - Vinidivio wine Fair in Dijon, France, 2013 95 pts James Suckling in Hong Kong, 2015 2012 TÊTE DE CUVÉE 91 pts Tim Atkin South African report, 2014 1st place - Frédéric Dassé Top12wines Pinot Noir tasting, 2015 Gold award - Drinks Business Pinot Noir Masters, 2015 South African Sommeliers Association (SASA) Sommeliers Selection 2015 91 pts Christiaan Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 2015 91 pts Tim Atkin, South African report, 2015 4.5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2016 93 pts James Suckling 2016 2013 TÊTE DE CUVÉE 93 pts Tim Atkin, South African Report, 2016 Gold Medal - International Wine and Spirits Competition, 2016 Gold award - Drinks Business Pinot Noir Masters, 2017 TÊTE DE CUVÉE (NON-VINTAGE) Top Wine SA - Top 10 SA Pinot Noir, 2015 & 2017 Platinum Award - South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 1998 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR 91 pts WINE mag, Feb 2017
2001 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR Winner - Classic Wine Trophy, 2002 Gold Medal Juliet Cullinan Wine Competition, 2005 94 pts WINE mag, 2017 2005 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR Gold Medal (class winner) International Wine & Spirits Competition, 2007 Competition Winner Juliet Cullinan Wine Connoisseur s Awards, 2007 Award of Excellence -The Bloor Yorkville (Santé) Wine Festival, 2007 2007 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR Top 50 SA wines from Cape Wine out of 4000 wines - Matthew Jukes, 2008 Class Winner Winemaker s Choice Diamond Awards, 2008 91 pts - Wine Spectator Magazine, 2009 2008 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR 4.5 stars - WINE mag, 2009 South African Pinot Noir Trophy Decanter, 2009 90 pts - Wine Spectator Magazine, 2010 2009 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR 92 pts - Wine Spectator Magazine, 2011 90 pts - Wine Enthusiast, 2012 Gold Medal Five Nations, 2012 (only Pinot from South Africa to receive this Award) 2009 CAPE WINEMAKERS GUILD 2011 UNFILTERED PINOT NOIR 92 pts - James Molesworth and Stephen Tanzer 2010 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR 93 pts - Wine Spectator Magazine, 2012 4.5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2012 and 2013 92 pts - South African sommelier Miguel Chan, 2012 Rated as the number one wine in the Top12 line-up by 50% of the tasters, Frederic Dasse, 2012 Top Ten Red wines - Frederic Dasse, 2012
2011 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR Best Red wine - Nedbank Green Wine Awards BWI (Biodiveristy and Wine initiative) category, 2012 93 pts -South African sommelier Miguel Chan, 2013 90 pts -Wine Spectator online, 2014 Silver Medal - Sommelier Wine Awards, SWA, 2014 Coup de Coeur and Gold Medal - Vinidivio wine Fair in Dijon, France, 2014 90 pts - Wine Enthusiast, 2015 91 pts - James Suckling - Tasting report - South Africa in Hong Kong, 2015 2012 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR Gold Medal China Wine and Spirits Awards, 2014 Silver Outstanding International Wine & Spirit Competition, 2014 90 pts - erobertparker.com, Neal Martin, 2014 2nd place - Frédéric Dassé Top12wines Pinot Noir tasting, 2015 93 pts James Suckling in Hong Kong, 2015 92 pts Wine Spectator, 2016 2013 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR Silver award - Drinks Business Pinot Noir Masters, 2015 5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2016 Gold award - Drinks Business Pinot Noir Masters, 2016 Top 100 - Independent Wine Merchant UK, 2016 Gold Medal China Wine and Spirits Awards, 2016 93 pts Tim Atkin, South African Report, 2016 Sommeliers Selection Wine List, 2016 94 pts James Suckling 2016 2015 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR Gold Medal & Regional Trophy - International Wine Challenge, 2017 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR (NON-VINTAGE) Perfect score rated 100/100 - South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2009 & 2017 Grand Gold Award South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2012 Top Cultivar Award of the year ( joint with Hamilton Russell ) SAWi, 2013 Top Cultivar Award of the year - South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 Top Wine Sa - Top 10 Sa Pinot Noir, 2015, 2016 & 2017 Top Wine Sa - Top 10 Red Wines, 2015 Platinum Award - South African Wine Index, (SAWi),2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017
2002 HANNIBAL Chosen as one of 10 great SA red wines by Decanter Magazine, 2004 2003 HANNIBAL Gold Medal - Unusual Red Blends Julliet Cullinan, 2006 Class Winner International Wine & Spirit Competition, 2006 2004 HANNIBAL Class Winner - Unusual Reds Juliet Cullinan Wine Connoisseur s Awards, 2007 2005 HANNIBAL Double gold medal - Houston Rodeo International Wine Competition 93 pts International Wine Challenge Library Collection, 2010 2006 HANNIBAL Gold Medal (class winner) Michelangelo International Wine Awards, 2008 2009 HANNIBAL Gold Medal China Wine and Spirits Awards, 2012 4.5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2013 Gold Medal - Decanter Fine Wine Awards, 2013 2010 HANNIBAL 5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2012 2011 HANNIBAL 5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2014 2012 HANNIBAL Gold Medal 6 Nations Wine Challenge, 2014 90 pts Tim Atkin South African report, 2014 Gold Medal China Wine and Spirits Awards, 2014 90 pts - erobertparker.com, Neal Martin, 2014 90 pts James Suckling - Tasting report - South Africa in Hong Kong, 2015
2013 HANNIBAL 91 pts Tim Atkin, South African report, 2015 Gold Medal China Wine & Spirits Awards, 2015 4.5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2016 90 pts - Wine Spectator, 2016 2014 HANNIBAL 92 pts Tim Atkin, South African Report, 2016 Sommeliers Selection Wine List, 2016 93 pts James Suckling, 2016 No 2 Top12 Wines, alternative red blends, 2016 91 pts Neal Martin The Wine Advocate, 2017 91 pts - Stephen Tanzer, 2017 HANNIBAL (NON-VINTAGE) 99/100 - the South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2009 Grand Gold Award South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2012 Top Cultivar Award of the year - South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2014, 2015 & 2016 Platinum Award - South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 Top Red Blend Award of the year - South African Index (SAWi), 2016 2003 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY 90 pts - Wine Spectator Magazine, 2004 2006 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY 4.5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2008 2007 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY 4.5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2009 2008 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY 4 stars - WINE magazine, 2009 90 pts - Wine Spectator Magazine, 2010
2009 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY Rated second best of 324 wines with 91/100 in the Top 10 Wines of Weinwelt Magazine, 2012 90 pts - Wine Spectator Magazine, 2012 2010 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY Double Gold Medal China Wine and Spirits Awards, 2012 4 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2012 and 2013 2011 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY Silver Medal - Global Chardonnay Masters, Drinks Business, 2013 2012 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY 92 pts Tim Atkin South African report, 2014 2013 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY Sommeliers Selection - South African Sommeliers Association (SASA), 2015 4.5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2016 90 pts - Wine Spectator, 2016 2014 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY 93 pts Tim Atkin, South African Report, 2016 Gold Medal - International Wine and Spirits Competition, 2016 Gold Award Drinks Business International Chardonnay Masters 2016 93 pts James Suckling 2016 90 pts WineMag Prescient Chardonnay Report 2016 The World s Best Chardonnays For Under 20 - The Drinks Business, 2017 90 pts - Stephen Tanzer, 2017 2015 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY 90 pts Neal Martin The Wine Advocate, 2017 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY (NON-VINTAGE) Grand Gold Award - South African Wine Index, (SAWi) 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016 2001 CROCODILE S LAIR CHARDONNAY Gold Medal - International Wine Challenge, 2004
2002 CROCODILE S LAIR CHARDONNAY Rated 6th out of 28 wines at the 2004 Finnish Wine of the Year Competition 2003 CROCODILE S LAIR CHARDONNAY Selected by SAA for Premium Class Selected by BA for First Class 91 pts at Classic Wine Trophy, 2004 Gold Medal - Wine Style Asia Awards, 2005 2004 CROCODILE S LAIR CHARDONNAY Gold Medal - Santé Classic Wine Trophy, 2005 2007 CROCODILE S LAIR CHARDONNAY 4 stars - WINE magazine, 2009 2008 CROCODILE S LAIR CHARDONNAY 91 pts - Wine Spectator Magazine, 2010 92 pts - Independent Ratings Guide erobertparker.com (Neal Martin), 2011 2009 CROCODILE S LAIR CHARDONNAY Rated seventh best of 324 wines with 90/100 in the Top 10 Wines of Weinwelt Magazine, 2012 2010 CROCODILE S LAIR CHARDONNAY 91 pts - Independent Ratings Guide erobertparker.com (Neal Martin), 2010 4.5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2012 2011 CROCODILE S LAIR CHARDONNAY 4.5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2013 2013 CROCODILE S LAIR CHARDONNAY 90 pts Tim Atkin South African report, 2014 90 pts - erobertparker.com, Neal Martin, 2014 2014 CROCODILE S LAIR CHARDONNAY 4.5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2016 Top 100 - Independent wine Merchant UK, 2016 92 pts James Suckling 2016 90 pts - Stephen Tanzer, 2017
2015 CROCODILE S LAIR CHARDONNAY 91 pts Tim Atkin, South African Report, 2016 90 pts Neal Martin The Wine Advocate, 2017 Gold Medal - International Wine Challenge, 2017 CROCODILE S LAIR CHARDONNAY (NON-VINTAGE) Rated 97,6/100 - South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2009 Grand Gold Award South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2012 Platinum Award - South African Wine Index (SAWi), 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 2004 KAAIMANSGAT LIMITED EDITION CHARDONNAY 90 pts - Wine Spectator Magazine, 2007 2009 KAAIMANSGAT LIMITED EDITION CHARDONNAY 91 pts - Wine Enthusiast Magazine, 2011 Editor s Choice Wine Enthusiast Magazine, 2011 Top 100 Wines SA, 2011 2010 KAAIMANSGAT LIMITED EDITION CHARDONNAY Gold Medal - Decanter World Wine Awards, 2012 91pts - Wine Spectator Magazine, 2012 4.5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2013 91 pts Tim Atkin South African report, 2014 2014 KAAIMANSGAT LIMITED EDITION CHARDONNAY 4.5 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2016 2008 SANS BARRIQUE CHARDONNAY
90 pts - Wine Spectator Magazine, 2010 2010 SANS BARRIQUE CHARDONNAY 90 pts - Independent Ratings Guide erobertparker.com (Neal Martin), 2011 2013 SANS BARRIQUE CHARDONNAY 90 pts James Suckling - Tasting report - South Africa in Hong Kong, 2015 2008 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC 4 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2009 2011 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC 4 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2012 2012 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC 4 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2013 2015 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC 90 pts James Suckling 2016 2010 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC RESERVE 4 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2012 Trophy - Old Mutual Wine Awards in wooded Sauvignon blanc Museum Class, 2014 2015 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC RESERVE 91 pts Christiaan Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 2015 2016 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC RESERVE Grand Gold Award - South African Wine Index, (SAWi) 2016 90 pts - Tim Atkin, South African Report, 2016 2008 BLANC DE MER
Best New World White Wine recommended by Steven Spurrier Decanter, 2009 2009 BLANC DE MER Gold Medal - Swiss Wine Competition Expovina, 2011 91 pts, Gold Diploma - Ami Du Vin, Switzerland, 2011 2011 BLANC DE MER 4 stars - Platter Wine Guide, 2013 2012 BLANC DE MER Silver Medal - 2013 Vinidivio wine Fair in Dijon, France 2013 BLANC DE MER 90 pts James Suckling - Tasting report - South Africa in Hong Kong, 2015 2015 BLANC DE MER Silver Medal - International Wine and Spirits Competition, 2016 91 pts James Suckling 2016