Fairview is delighted to announce the recipients of Platter’s highest rating – five stars – for the 2012 edition due in November.
Wines are graded in Platter’s on a five star scale, from “Somewhat less than ordinary” to “Superlative. A South African classic”. The guide strives to taste, rate and describe as many as possible of the South African-made wines available locally and overseas during the currency of the particular edition.
A record 7,000 wines are featured in the new edition (400 more than last time), of which 139 bottlings were identified in the first round of tasting by individual members of Platter’s judging team as potentially worthy of five stars.
The candidate five star wines were then entered into a second round of evaluation, conducted “blind” (without sight of the label) across a variety of categories, including reds and whites, sparkling, dessert wines and port styles. Only bottled (i.e. market-ready) wines, available during the currency of the 2012 guide, were considered.
Of the 139 five star contenders, 45 got the nod from the assembled panel.
Our Beacon 2008 Shiraz received the 5 star accolade this year. Something our winemakers are very proud of.
Congrats Anthony de Jager and team – a truly great achievement, for a truly great wine.
