Wine Cellar tasters determine top luxury white wines

The order of the wines was random and tasters were unaware of the line-up. The results from Johannesburg were combined with those from Cape Town and the live announcement was made to tasters in both cities over Skype as well as on social media.

400 Gabriel Glasses and the most expensive white wines in S.A. #WineCellarLuxuryWhite pic.twitter.com/6P5r7wbc12

— Roland Peens (@WineCellarRSA) March 7, 2018

The luxury red wine tasting will take place on 18 April in the same format.

Johannesburg Top Three:

1. Ken Forrester, FMC Single Barrel 2014 – R 700
2. Capensis, Chardonnay 2014 – R 950
3. Sadie Family, Palladius 2015 – R 725

Cape Town Top Three:

1. Capensis, Chardonnay 2014 – R 950
2. Ken Forrester, FMC Single Barrel 2014 – R 700
3. Paul Cluver, Seven Flags Chardonnay 2016 – R 610 

Overall results:

1. Capensis, Chardonnay 2014 – R 950
2. Ken Forrester, FMC Single Barrel 2014 – R 700
3. Paul Cluver, Seven Flags Chardonnay 2016 – R 610

All wines tasted during the luxury white wine tasting:

Complete Wine Cellar tasting schedule for January-April 2018.