Wines scored out of 10 points.
Top Wines of the Year
8.5 Gabrielskloof The Blend 2007 $10
8.5 Pierre Amadieu Vacqueyras 2007 $22
8.5 Willm Riesling 2007 $16
8.5 Groot Constantia Sauvignon Blanc 2008 $25
8.0 Echeverria Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 $20
New World Reds
September 2009 – David
7.5 The Colonial Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 $32
7.0 Catena Malbec 2007 $20
6.5 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir 2005 $29
6.5 Clos du Val Zinfandel 2006 $22
6.5 Columbia Crest Merlot 2005 $20
6.0 Errazuriz Estate Shiraz 2007 $13
BYO Reds
October 2009 – David
8.0 Echeverria Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 $20
7.5 Vila Regia Douro 2003 $13
6.0 Tenuta di Capraia Chianti Classico 2006 $20
5.5 Malivoire Gamay 2007 $18
5.0 Shangeli-La Cabernet Sauvignon Tibetan Dry $3
4.0 Trumpour’s Mill Pinot Noir 2007 $20
South African Reds
November 2009 – Don & Rob
8.5 Gabrielskloof The Blend 2007 $10
7.5 JJ Hand Made WInes Merlot 2006 $18
7.5 Kleine Draken Pinotage 2007 $16
7.0 Bouchard Finlayson Pinot Noir 2006 $46
7.0 Zorgvliet Petit Verdot 2005 $25
6.5 Fish Hoek Shiraz 2009 $10
Sparkling Wines from Italy and France
December 2009 – Louise and Neil
South African Whites
January 2010 – Ellen
Rhone Valley Reds
February 2010 – Michele & Ted
8.5 Pierre Amadieu Vacqueyras 2007 $22
7.5 Le Grillas Gigindas 2006 $28
7.0 Ortas Rasteau Cotes du Rhone Villages 2008 $15
6.5 Domaine de la Grande Bellane Cotes du Rhone Villages 2007 $17
6.5 Domaine Grand Veneur Les Champauvins 2007 $20
6.5 Perrin et Fils Vinsorbres Les Cornuds 2007 $18
Reds and Whites of South America
March 2010 – John
7.5 La Cetto Petite Syrah 2007 $12 (Mexico)
7.0 Cathedral Cellars Sauvignon Blanc 2008 $12 (South Africa)
7.0 Tabali Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2008 $13 (Chile)
7.0 Santa Julia Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 $14 (Argentina)
6.5 Trivento Syrah-Malbec 2008 $13 (Argentina)
6.5 Anakena Viognier 2009 $13 (Chile)
BYO Whites
April 2010 – Don & Rob
8.5 Willm Riesling 2007 $16
8.5 Groot Constantia Sauvignon Blanc 2008 $25
7.0 Maison Francois Martenot Bourgogne Chardonnay 2007 $20
7.0 Coopers Creek The Little Rascal Arneis 2008 $20
6.5 Louis Jadot Bourgogne Chardonnay 2008 $20
6.5 Louis Jadot Macon Villages Chardonnay 2007 $15
Spanish Reds
May 2010 – David