Saturday, April 4, 2009

The Winepleb's Top Ten (Re-visited)

Following the publishing of this top 10, there has been much grumpiness over the prices of some of the wines mentioned - what a bunch of tight-arses. So, in a continued effort to stay true to our wine pleb roots, it has ben decided to split the top 10 into 2.
Firstly we have the - the Blue Label List (for the elite and brainless) and the Black Label List (for my fellow plonkers.)
While these lists have some serious price differences, I reckon both offer better value than a US $ in a Harare spaza shop ...
Please feel free to offer suggestions if you think there are omissions or you have discovered something special. Remember that if your information proves faulty, you will be hunted down and punished with a heavily wooded chardonnay paid for from your own pocket.
So, in no particular order, here we go ...

Blue Label List (tasty but will kill your wallet)
  • Morgenster Estate
  • Saxenburg Shiraz Special Reserve
  • Guardian Peak SMG (Syrrah, Mourvedre, Grynache blend)
  • Kanonkop Pinotage
  • Camberley Shiraz
  • Moreson Magia (Bordeaux blend)
  • Boekenhoutskloof Chocolate Block (Shiraz/Cab blend)
  • Tokara White (Sauvignon Blanc/Seillon blend)
  • Glen Carlou Chardonnay
  • Ataraxia Sauvignon Blanc

Black Label List (cheap but not nasty)

  • Klein Constantia KC Blend (Cab/Merlot blend)
  • Camberley Philosphers Stone (Bordeaux blend)
  • Annandale Blend (Cab/Merlot blend)
  • Bilton Shiraz
  • Rickety Bridge Cabernet
  • Stellenzicht Golden Triangle Shiraz
  • Moreson Pinotage
  • Glen Carlou Tortoise Shell (Shiraz blend)
  • Hiden Valley Sauvignon Blanc
  • Perdeberg Reserve Sauvignon Blanc

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