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Our Awards

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GARDEN ROUTE RANGE

  • 2024 Garden Route Sauvignon Blanc
    – 4½ Star-rating Platter’s Wine Guide 2025
    – Gold Medal – SA Young Wine Show 2024
    – 91 out of 100 points – Tim Atkin (MW) SA Wine Report 2024
    – Champion Dry White Wine – Klein Karoo Young Wine Show 2024
  • 2022 Garden Route Shiraz
    – 4 Star-rating Platter’s Wine Guide 2025
  • 2023 Garden Route Sauvignon Blanc
    – 90 points – Tim Atkin (MW) SA Wine Report 2023
    – 4.5 stars – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide
    – Silver medal – Veritas 2023
  • 2021 Garden Route Shiraz
    – 4 stars – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide

CLASSIC VARIETAL RANGE

  • 2023 Wild Ferment Chardonnay
    – 4 Stars – Platter’s Wine Guide 2025
  • 2023 Pinotage Rosé
    – Double Gold – Gold Wine Awards 2023
    – Gold award – Vitis Vinifera 2023
    – Gold award – Rosé Wine and Spirit Challenge 2023
    – Gold award – Rosé Rocks 2023
    – Silver – Ultra Value Wine Challenge 2023
    – 3 stars – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide
  • 2023 Free Run Chenin Blanc
    – Gold award – Gold Wine Awards 2023
    – Gold award – Vitis Vinifera 2023
    – Silver – Ultra Value Wine Challenge 2023
    – 3 stars – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide
  • 2022 Wild Ferment Chardonnay
    – Gold award – Vitis Vinifera 2023
    – 3.5 stars – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide
  • 2021 Basket press Cabernet Sauvignon
    – Gold award – Vitis Vinifera 2023
    – 3 stars – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide

PORT-STYLE WINE RANGE

  • 2022 Cape Vintage Reserve
    – 5 Stars -Platter’s Wine Guide 2025
    – 94 out of 100 points – Tim Atkin (MW) SA Wine Report 2024
  • 2021 Cape Vintage Reserve
    – Gold Medal – Veritas Awards 2024
  • 2020 Cape Vintage Reserve
    – Gold Medal – Veritas Awards 2024
  • 2020 De Krans Cape Vintage
    – 4½ Stars-Platter’s Wine Guide 2025
  • 2019 De Krans Cape Vintage
    – Trophy for best Port-style wine –Fine Wine Awards 2024
  • Cape Tawny Limited Release NV
    – 4½ Stars -Platter’s Wine Guide 2025
    – Top 100 & Double Platinum Awards – National Wine Challenge 2024 (including Top 100 SA Wines)
    – 92 out of 100 points – Tim Atkin (MW) SA Wine Report 2024
    – Silver Medal (93 out of 100, and Top 10 Fortified/Dessert Wines) – Investec Trophy Wine Show 2024
  • Premium Cape Ruby
    – 4 Stars – Platter’s Wine Guide 2025
    – 2021 Cape Vintage Reserve
    – 95 points – Tim Atkin (MW) SA Wine Report
    – 5 stars – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide
  • 2020 Cape Vintage Reserve
    -NWC Top 100 Grand Cru National Champion Best in Class
    – Gold medal – Veritas 2023
    – 94 points, 4.5 stars – 2023 Platter’s Wine Guide
  • 2019 De Krans Cape Vintage Reserve
    – Calitzdorp district winners – Terroir Awards 2023
  • Cape Tawny Limited Release NV
    – 92 points Tim Atkin (MW) SA Wine Report
    – Double Gold – NWC Top 100
    – Silver medal – Veritas 2023 – 4.5 stars
    – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide
  • Premium Cape Ruby
    – 4 stars – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide
  • The Original Cape Pink
    – 3 stars – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide

Klein Karoo Young Wine Show 2024

  • Champion Private Wine Cellar of The Klein Karoo
  • Champion Natural Sweet Wine – Premium Moscato White
  • Champion Dry White Wine – Garden Route Sauvign

PREMIUM MOSCATO RANGE

  • 2024 Premium Moscato Perlé Rosé 2024
    -Double Gold medal – Rosé Rocks 2024
  • 2023 Premium Moscato Rosé
    – Double Gold – Rosé Wine and Spirit Challenge 2023
    – Double Gold – Rosé Rocks 2023
    – Double Gold and Sparkling Wine of the Year – Ultra Value Wine Challenge 2023
    – 3 stars – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide
  • 2023 Premium Moscato White
    – 3 stars – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide
  • 2023 Premium Moscato Red
    – 3 stars – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide

TERROIR RANGE

  • 2023 De Krans Tritonia Verdelho (wooded)
    – 4½ Stars & Good Value – Platter’s Wine Guide 2025
  • 2022 De Krans Tritonia Verdelho (wooded)
    – 4½ Stars – Platter’s Wine Guide 2024
    – Top 100 & Double Platinum Awards – National Wine Challenge 2024 (including Top 100 SA Wines)
  • 2022 Tritonia Red (Calitzdorp Blend)
    – 4½ Stars – Platter’s Wine Guide 2025
    – Double Gold Award – National Wine Challenge 2024 (including Top 100 SA Wines)
    – Gold Medal (97 out of 100, and Top 5 Red wines) – Investec Trophy Wine Show 2024
    – 92 out of 100 points – Tim Atkin (MW) SA Wine Report 2024
  • 2023 Touriga Nacional
    – National Winner – SA Terroir Awards 2024
    – 4 Stars – Platter’s Wine Guide 2025
    – Silver Medal – Veritas Awards 2024
  • 2022 Touriga Nacional
    – 4 Stars – Platter’s Wine Guide 2024
    – 90 out of 100 points – Tim Atkin (MW) SA Wine Report 2024
  • 2021 Tinta Roriz
    – 4½ Stars -Platter’s Wine Guide 2025
  • 2023 A Twist of Fate
    – 3½ Stars & Hidden Gem, Good Value -Platter’s Wine Guide 2025
  • 2022 De Krans Tritonia Verdelho (wooded)
    – Calitzdorp district winners – 2023 Terroir Awards
    – 4.5 stars – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide
    – Silver medal – Veritas 2023
  • 2021 Tritonia Verdelho (wooded)
    – NWC Top 100
    – Grand Cru National Champion Best in Class
  • 2021 Tritonia Red (Calitzdorp Blend)
    – 90 points – Tim Atkin Wine Report (MW) SA Wine Report
    – Calitzdorp district winners – 2023 Terroir Awards
    – 4.5 stars – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide
  • 2020 Tinta Roriz
    – Double Gold – NWC Top 100
    – Silver medal – Veritas 2023
  • 2021 Touriga Nacional
    – 4.5 stars – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide
  • 2021 A Twist of Fate
    – 3.5 stars – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide

DESSERT WINE

  • 2024 Muscat Blanc
    – 4½ Stars – Platter’s Wine Guide 2025
  • 2023 Muscat Blanc
    – 4.5 stars – 2024 Platter’s Wine Guide
    – Silver medal – Veritas 2023

South African Young Wine Show 2024

  • Class winner – Cape Tawny class