Nederburg named Platter’s 2017 Winery of the Year

Celebrated Paarl winery, Nederburg has scooped Platter’s Winery of the Year for the second time since 2011.

Andrea Freeborough, cellar master of Nederburg

Four of Nederburg’s wines earned five-star ratings in this year’s Platter’s 2017 South African Wine Guide with its sweet wine, The Winemasters Noble Late Harvest 2015 made with botyrised Chenin Blanc and Muscat de Frontignan, awarded a five-star rating for the eighth time.

Nederburg’s Heritage Collection also gained five stars for the second time, with Bordeaux-blend The Brew Master 2014 which commemorates early winemaking pioneer, Johann Graue who owned Nederburg in 1937.

The other two five-star wines were Nederburg’s Private Bin R163 Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 and Nederburg’s Private Bin D234 Sauvignon Blanc 2015 that are not yet available on the market and are part of a range produced for possible selection for the annual Nederburg wine auction.

Nederburg’s cellarmaster Andrea Freeborough who took over from Razvan Macici in 2015, said: “We are thrilled! Earning the title of Platter’s 2017 Winery of the Year is a true acknowledgment of the collective efforts of the winegrowing and winemaking team in producing consistently delicious, well-balanced wines of excellence.

“The Platter guide is respected locally and internationally, considered the go-to source for many in identifying remarkable South African wines.”

Freeborough works with Natasha Boks, who makes the white wines under her direction, and Samuel Viljoen, who makes the reds, while Bennie Liebenberg is responsible for the vineyards supplying Nederburg.