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Awards
Vintage 1998
- “Voted second best joint venture in the world ” 92 points - place on par with Opus One (Winner) – UK Wine Magazine.
- Le Sommet 4 ½ star John Platter
Vintage 1999
- Mont du Toit - 4 ½ star John Platter
- Mont du Toit - Stephan Tanzer, 2 best SA Wine
Vintage 2000
- Mont du Toit - 4 ½ star John Platter
Vintage 2001
- Mont du Toit – “ Decanter Trophy – SA’s best Bordeaux blend over 10 £”
- Mont du Toit - Juliet Cullinan – Gold – Trophy
- Mont du Toit - 4 ½ star John Platter
Vintage 2002
- Mont du Toit - 4 ½ star John Platter & Swiss International Air lines Silver medal
- Le Sommet - 4 ½ star John Platter & Highest scoring red wine for more than 12 months in the Wine Magazine.
- Mont du Toit International Decanter – Bronze
- Mont du Toit - Dinners Club recommendation
Vintage 2003
- Mont du Toit - 4 ½ star John Platter
- Mont du Toit 2003 - Swiss International Air lines Silver medal
- Mont du Toit 2003 – Bronze Decanter
- Mont du Toit 2003 – 5 stars – ENO World Wine – Award of Excellence. Hamburg, Germany
- Le Sommet 2003 – Decanter Award – silver (2009)
Vintage 2004
- Les Coteaux 2004 - Swiss International Air lines Silver medal
- Les Coteaux 2004 – Old Mutual Wine Trophy – Bronze. Highest score of 79%, followed by Rust en Vrede 78%, Engelbrecht Els 75 % and Warwick Three Cape Ladies 72%
- Les Coteaux 2004 – SAA Premium Class winelist. Best red blend tasted out of 142 wines entered
Vintage 2005
- Mont du Toit 2005 – Decanter Award – bronze (2009)
- Mont du Toit Le Sommet 2005 - 4 Star John Platter 2012
Vintage 2006
- Mont du Toit 2006 – 5 stars – ENO WorldWine – Award of Excellence. Hamburg, Germany
- Le Sommet 2006 – 5 stars – ENO WorldWine – Award of Excellence. Hamburg, Germany
- Les Coteaux Selection 2006 – Silver Veritas (October 2010)
Vintage 2007
- Mont du Toit Les Coteaux Selection 2007 - 4 1/2 Star John Platter 2012
Vintage 2008
- Blouvlei Red 2008 – Best Red blend – Neil Pendock: Wine Guru diaries (August 2010)
Vintage 2009
- Les Coteaux Merlot 2009 – Silver Veritas (October 2010)
- Les Coteaux Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 – Bronze Veritas (October 2010)
- Les Coteaux Shiraz 2009 – Silver Michelangelo Award (September 2010)
Vintage 2010
- Mont du Toit Les Coteaux Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 - 4 Star John Platter 2012
- Mont du Toit Les Coteaux Merlot 2010 - 4 Star John Platter 2012
- Mont du Toit Les Coteaux Shiraz 2010 - 4 Star John Platter 2012
Some Comments:
“Mont du Toit is a producer of cult South African Mega Reds” – Daily Mail, London
“This wonderfully flossy wine combines an impressive structure with rich, concentrated flavours” – The Sunday Telegraph Magazine, London
“ The Mont du Toit from South Africa is breathtaking, subtle and velvety” Simon Hoggart, Wine Spectator, UK
“Very complex but absolutely seamless, this is a beautiful wine and the one bottle I’d choose to exemplify the premise of this column. Sublime stuff. ” – Michael Franz, Washington Post, USA.
“A quantum leap regarding wine needs to be mentioned. One of the most remarkable is Mont du Toit.” – Mario Scheuermann, The top wines of the world, Weincompass.
”And it paid off, with Mont du Toit wines achieving cult status in “Germany overnight..” …Or in Brillat-savarin speak, definitely better than sex….” Neill Pendock, Sunday Times.
Mont du Toit is a producer of cult South African Mega Reds
Daily Mail, LondonThis wonderfully flossy wine combines an impressive structure with rich, concentrated flavours
The Sunday Telegraph Magazine, LondonThe Mont du Toit from South Africa is breathtaking, subtle and velvety
Simon Hoggart, Wine Spectator, UKVery complex but absolutely seamless, this is a beautiful wine and the one bottle I’d choose to exemplify the premise of this column. Sublime stuff.
Michael Franz, Washington Post, USAA quantum leap regarding wine needs to be mentioned. One of the most remarkable is Mont du Toit.
Mario Scheuermann, The top wines of the world, WeincompassAnd it paid off, with Mont du Toit wines achieving cult status in “Germany overnight..Or in Brillat-savarin speak, definitely better than sex...
Neill Pendock, Sunday Times