Five Star wines announced for Platter 2009
November 14, 2008
The 2009 edition of the John Platter Wine Guide was released yesterday and more importantly - the 5 Star wines for the 2009 edition were announced.
There were a record 33 wines who received the accolade - so lets take a look at the winners:
Wine of the Year
Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Winery of the Year
Kanonkop
Chenin Blanc
Ken Forrester The FMC 2006
Chardonnay
Ataraxia 2007
Jordan CWG Auction Reserve 2006
Uva Mira Single Vineyard 2007Sauvignon Blanc
Quoin Rock The Nicobar 2007
Semillon
Constantia Uitsig 2007
White Blends
Cape Point Vineyards Isliedh 2007
Nederburg Ingenuity White 2007
Sterhuis Astra White 2006
Tokara White 2007Pinot Noir
Meerlust 2004
Cabernet Franc
Buitenverwachting 2005
Cabernet Sauvignon
Boekenhoutskloof Winery 2006
Kanonkop 2004
Thelema The Mint 2006Pinotage
Simonsig Redhill 2006
Red Blends
De Toren Fusion V 2006
De Trafford CWG Perspective 2005
Kaapzicht Steytler Vision 2005
Morgenster 2005
Vialfonté Series C 2006
Waterford Estate – CWG Auction Reserve 2004Shiraz
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2006
De Trafford 2006
Eagle’s Nest 2006
Hartenberg The Stork 2005
Signal Hill Clos d’Oranje 2006Dessert Wine Unfortified
Fleur du Cap – Noble Late Harvest 2007
Klein Constantia Estate – Rhine Riesling Natural Sweet 2006
Tulbagh Mountain Vineyards Vin Pi Two (NV)Dessert Wine Fortified
Mons Ruber Estate Muscat d’Alexandrie Jerepigo 1997
Port
Boplaas Vintage Reserve 2006
De Krans Vintage Reserve 2006
Now the let the Christmas sales soar (for both guide and wines) - if there’s any stock left!
Some usual suspects in the line up there but some notable new entries like vilafonte, Eagles Nest and Sterhuis.
I think Kanonkop thoroughly deserve their status as winery of the year - they’ve always been one of my favourites.
I’d like to extend a personal message of congratulation to vilafonte for their well deserved recognition - I think they’ll become a permanent fixture on this list in the future.
Now all I need to do is send a letter to Father Xmas asking for a bottle of each 5 Star wine to try 
Posted in Awards
November 14th, 2008 at 10:24 am
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November 14th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Hi Brendan, thanks for the congratulations and your ongoing support - we are pretty chuffed with the path to five stars for Vilafonte. We have submitted 8 wines in 4 years and never received less than 4.5 stars with nomination for 5 stars 3 times, but to date always unsuccesful at ‘cracking the nod’ - so to speak!.
We would be delighted to give you a bottle of the Vilafonte Series C 2006 as a thank you for blogging about us!
All the best,
Mike Ratcliffe
aka Father Christmas
PS Have you seen our video tasting note? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDe7eJ9H5sc
November 14th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Shaw - that would make an awesome Wedding gift for myself to enjoy. Shot boet!
November 14th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Nice to have a place to see the winners this year! There ratings must mean we’re in for a great Christmas season
November 14th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
3 or 4 years til peak blend in most of the winners. With the economic situation and low prices, it’s like Christmas already!
November 24th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
How lovely to see a quirky estate like Mons Ruber on the list. I’ve been a fan of theirs for years