Appellation

Stellenbosch

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About Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch is an appellation in Western Cape, South Africa. We track 327 of its wines in stock at 56 shops, from 38 wine houses, from € 5.89; mostly red, white.

At a glance
Country
South Africa
Region
Western Cape
In our wines
Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Chenin Blanc, Merlot, Pinotage
Styles
Red 183 · White 122 · Sparkling 6 · Rosé 5 · Dessert 1
Prices
from € 5.89 · median € 20.72 / 75 cl

Vintages

per year: wines in stock, prices, and the critics' scores the shops quote
VintageWinesFromMedian / 75 clCritics' scoreGrowing season
2026––––warm +0.5 °C · 2,036 GDD · 111 % rain
202526€ 8.95€ 15.0795.0 (1 wine)average ±0.0 °C · 1,936 GDD · 90 % rain
202427€ 8.95€ 18.0093.0 (2 wines)average −0.2 °C · 1,896 GDD · 107 % rain
202341€ 10.04€ 19.9492.3 (3 wines)coolwetwet harvest −0.5 °C · 1,830 GDD · 151 % rain
202235€ 11.95€ 20.9493.8 (5 wines)average −0.4 °C · 1,846 GDD · 111 % rain
202124€ 22.08€ 36.2393.6 (5 wines)coolwet harvest −0.6 °C · 1,805 GDD · 114 % rain
202011€ 13.37€ 30.25–averagedry harvest −0.4 °C · 1,847 GDD · 129 % rain
20199€ 10.89€ 29.00–averagewet harvest −0.2 °C · 1,893 GDD · 94 % rain
20184€ 25.68€ 35.7095.0 (1 wine)average −0.4 °C · 1,852 GDD · 107 % rain
20177€ 27.97€ 40.01–averagedrydry harvest +0.1 °C · 1,956 GDD · 49 % rain
20161€ 59.64€ 59.64–averagewet harvest +0.3 °C · 2,003 GDD · 114 % rain
20152€ 74.82€ 124.91–averagedry ±0.0 °C · 1,939 GDD · 51 % rain
20143€ 33.99€ 41.00–averagewetwet harvest −0.1 °C · 1,905 GDD · 153 % rain
20131€ 53.00€ 53.00–average −0.2 °C · 1,883 GDD · 94 % rain
20122€ 29.43€ 43.88–average −0.3 °C · 1,871 GDD · 86 % rain
2011––––averagedry harvest +0.4 °C · 2,012 GDD · 76 % rain
2010––––average ±0.0 °C · 1,919 GDD · 100 % rain
2009––––averagedry harvest ±0.0 °C · 1,923 GDD · 124 % rain
2008––––averagewet −0.1 °C · 1,906 GDD · 135 % rain
2007––––average −0.1 °C · 1,917 GDD · 113 % rain
2006––––averagedrydry harvest −0.3 °C · 1,861 GDD · 57 % rain
2005––––warmwet +0.7 °C · 2,067 GDD · 169 % rain
2004––––average ±0.0 °C · 1,922 GDD · 72 % rain
2003––––averagewet harvest +0.2 °C · 1,967 GDD · 108 % rain
2002––––warmdry harvest +0.5 °C · 2,033 GDD · 85 % rain
2001––––averagedry ±0.0 °C · 1,934 GDD · 61 % rain
2000––––warmwet harvest +0.7 °C · 2,088 GDD · 86 % rain
1999––––warmdry harvest +0.5 °C · 2,025 GDD · 96 % rain
1998––––average +0.1 °C · 1,950 GDD · 86 % rain
1997––––coldwet −1.5 °C · 1,616 GDD · 131 % rain
1996––––average −0.4 °C · 1,843 GDD · 114 % rain
1995––––averagewet harvest +0.1 °C · 1,958 GDD · 91 % rain
1994––––warmwet harvest +0.5 °C · 2,037 GDD · 81 % rain
1993––––averagewet −0.2 °C · 1,888 GDD · 147 % rain
1992––––average −0.1 °C · 1,904 GDD · 99 % rain
1991––––averagedry −0.4 °C · 1,855 GDD · 65 % rain
1990––––averagewetdry harvest −0.4 °C · 1,838 GDD · 136 % rain
1989––––averagewet harvest ±0.0 °C · 1,930 GDD · 112 % rain
1988––––average −0.4 °C · 1,838 GDD · 80 % rain
1987––––coolwet −0.7 °C · 1,782 GDD · 143 % rain
1986––––averagewet harvest +0.3 °C · 1,986 GDD · 91 % rain
1985––––coolwetwet harvest −0.6 °C · 1,791 GDD · 144 % rain
1984––––averagedrywet harvest −0.1 °C · 1,904 GDD · 63 % rain
1983––––cool −0.8 °C · 1,760 GDD · 91 % rain
1982––––coldwetwet harvest −1.2 °C · 1,680 GDD · 204 % rain

Growing season (April–October; October–April south of the equator): mean temperature against Stellenbosch's 1991–2020 normal (hot: 1 °C or more above, warm: 0.5 °C, cool/cold below), growing degree days (warmth for the vines, base 10 °C) and rain against normal, with the harvest month (September/March) flagged when very wet or dry. Monthly data from NASA POWER (MERRA-2) at one point in the appellation. The current year is compared with the same months of a normal year (“so far”); its latest months are preliminary and revised by NASA later.

Critics' score: the average of the best 100-point score quoted for each wine of that vintage, as the shops quote them. A few quoted wines make a thin average; the number of wines is in brackets.

Wine houses

DeMorgenzon Estate 32 · Kaapzicht 21 · Kanonkop 16 · Simonsig 13 · Rustenberg Wines 11 · Waterkloof 11 · Spier 11 · Meerlust 10 · Waterford 9 · Delheim 8 · Boekenhoutskloof 8 · Journey's End 7 · Stellenzicht 6 · Reyneke 5 · Jordan 5 · Ernie Els 5