Bouchard Finlayson - A Boutique Winery
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Awards

Bouchard Finalyson are rated as one of the TOP 20 South African wineries by the Mail and Guardian (author Tim James), 2012

2000 TÊTE DE CUVÉE
2005 JULIET CULLINAN WINE CONNOISSEUR’S AWARD WINNER
2001 TÊTE DE CUVÉE
GOLD MEDAL AT THE INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2003
GOLD MEDAL AY JULIET CULLINAN WINE COMPETITION
SILVER MEDAL AT FAIRBARIN CAPITAL TROPHY WINE SHOW 2003
AWARDED 5 STARS IN THE 2006 JOHN PLATTER WINE GUIDE
2003 TÊTE DE CUVÉE
WINEMAKER’S CHOICE DIAMOND AWARD 2005
AWARDED 5 STARS IN THE 2007 JOHN PLATTER WINE GUIDE
2005 TÊTE DE CUVÉE
OVERALL SA WINE WINNER - JOHN PLATTER 2008
AWARDED 5 STARS IN THE 2008 JOHN PLATTER WINE GUIDE
SILVER MEDAL AT THE IWSC - UK 2007
SILVER MEDAL AT THE IWC - UK 2007
2006 TÊTE DE CUVÉE
TROPHY WINNER OLD MUTUAL TROPHY AWARDS 2008
2007 TÊTE DE CUVÉE
4 AND A HALF STARS IN THE PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2009
2009 TÊTE DE CUVÉE
4 AND A HALF STARS IN THE PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2011
90/100 BY THE INDEPENDENT RATINGS GUIDE EROBERTPARKER.COM (NEAL MARTIN), AUGUST 2011
GOLD MEDAL - FIVE NATIONS WINE CHALLENGE, OCTOBER 2012
2010 TÊTE DE CUVÉE
4 AND A HALF STARS IN THE PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2012
2001 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
WINNER OF THE CLASSIC WINE TROPHY 2002
GOLD MEDAL - JULIET CULLINAN WINE COMPETITION
2002 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
CHOSEN AS THE BEST OUT OF 12 SA WINES AT A WINE- OF-THE-MONTH CLUB TASTING IN OCTOBER 2004
RATED 4TH OUT OF 29 WINES IN THE 2004 FINNISH WINE OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
RATED 89/100 BY WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE IN USA, 2005
2003 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
SILVER MEDAL AT SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES WINE AWARDS 2005
2004 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
4 STARS IN WINE MAGAZINE
2005 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
GOLD MEDAL (CLASS WINNER) AT THE IWSC - UK 2007
THE BLOOR YORKVILLE WINE FESTIVAL 2007 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE (TORONTO, CANADA)
COMPETITION WINNER AT THE THE JULIET CULLINAN WINE CONNOISSEUR’S AWARDS 2007
2006 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
SILVER MEDAL AT THE IWSC - UK 2008
2007 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
CLASS WINNER - WINEMAKERS' CHOICE DIAMOND AWARDS 2008
91 POINTS AWARDED IN WINE SPECTATOR JAN 2009
MATTHEW JUKES TOP 50 SA WINES FROM CAPE WINE 08 OUT OF 4000 WINES
2008 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
4.5 STARS IN WINE MAGAZINE MAY 09
DECANTER 2009 SOUTH AFRICAN PINOT NOIR TROPHY
RATED 90/100 BY WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE IN USA, MAY 31 2010
2009 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
RATED 92/100 BY WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE IN USA, FEB 2011
4 STARS IN THE JOHN PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2012
RATED 90/100 BY WINE ENTHUSIAST, MARCH 2012
2009 CAPE WINEMAKERS GUILD
92 POINTS BY JAMES MOLESWORTH AND STEPHEN TANZER, 2011
GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR - NON VINTAGE SPECIFIC
SOUTH AFRICAN WINE INDEX (SAWI) AWARDED THE TROPHY FOR 'WINERY OF THE YEAR' FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR (2009 & 2010) AND PETER FINLAYSON CROWNED VITICULTURIST OF THE YEAR (2009 & 2010). GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR (NON-VINTAGE SPECIFIC) ACHIEVING THE PERFECT SCORE - RATED 100/100
GRAND GOLD AWARD - 2012 SOUTH AFRICAN WINE INDEX (SAWI)
2010 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
4 AND A HALF STARS IN THE JOHN PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2012
RATED 92 POINTS BY SOUTH AFRICAN SOMMELIER MIGUEL CHAN, APRIL 2012
RATED AS THE NUMBER ONE WINE IN THE TOP12 LINEUP BY 50% OF THE TASTERS, FREDERIC DASSE, APRIL 2012
RATED 93/100 BY WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE IN USA, SEPTEMBER 2012
RATED IN FREDERIC DASSE'S TOP TEN RED WINES FOR 2012
2011 GALPIN PEAK PINOT NOIR
BEST RED WINE IN THE NEDBANK GREEN WINE AWARDS 2012 - BWI (BIODIVERSITY AND WINE INITIATIVE) CATEGORY
RATED 93/100 POINTS BY SOMMELIER MIGUEL CHAN, JANUARY 2013
2001 HANNIBAL
SILVER AWARD AT THE INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRIT COMPETITION 2003
2002 HANNIBAL
CHOSEN AS ONE OF 10 GREAT SA WINES BY DECANTER MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 2004
RANKED 3RD OUT OF 29 SA RED BLENDS TASTED AT THE WINE-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB IN OCTOBER 2004
2003 HANNIBAL
GOLD MEDAL - JULIET CULLINAN WINE SHOW IN THE CATEGORY ‘UNUSUAL RED BLENDS’
CLASS WINNER IN THE IWSC 2006
2004 HANNIBAL
CLASS WINNER UNUSUAL REDS - JULIET CULLINAN WINE CONNOISSEUR'S AWARDS 2007
2005 HANNIBAL
HOUSTON RODEO INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION 2008 AWARDED HANNIBAL 2005 A DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL OF ONLY 24 DOUBLE GOLD MEDALS (A UNANIMOUS GOLD MEDAL)
RATED 93/100 POINTS IWC LIBRARY COLLECTION, 2010
2006 HANNIBAL
GOLD MEDAL (CLASS WINNER) - MICHELANGELO INTERNATIONAL WINE AWARDS 2008
HANNIBAL - NON VINTAGE SPECIFIC
SOUTH AFRICAN SUPÉRIEUR WINE RATING INDEX (SASWRI) 96+ CLUB AWARDED A SCORE OF MORE THAN 96 FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR: THIS YEAR WE OBTAINED 99, 2% FOR OUR HANNIBAL RED BLEND WHICH FEATURED IN THE TOP 10.
RATED 99/100 ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN WINE INDEX (SAWI)
GRAND GOLD AWARD - 2012 SOUTH AFRICAN WINE INDEX (SAWI)
2008 HANNIBAL
4 AND A HALF STARS IN THE JOHN PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2011
2009 HANNIBAL
GOLD MEDAL – CHINA WINE AND SPIRITS AWARDS, 2012
SILVER MEDAL - MICHELANGELO INTERNATIONAL WINE AWARDS 2012
2010 HANNIBAL
5 STARS IN THE JOHN PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2012
2004 KAAIMANSGAT LIMITED EDITION CHARDONNAY
GOLD MEDAL AT SANTÉ CLASSIC WINE TROPHY 2005
“90 POINTER” IN WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE - MARCH 2007
2009 KAAIMANSGAT LIMITED EDITION CHARDONNAY
4 AND A HALF STARS IN THE JOHN PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2011
RATED 91/100 BY WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE IN USA, JUNE 2011 and the EDITORS CHOICE
TOP 100 WINES 2010 – SOUTH AFRICA
RATED 91/100 BY THE INDEPENDENT RATINGS GUIDE EROBERTPARKER.COM (NEAL MARTIN), AUGUST 2011
2010 KAAIMANSGAT LIMITED EDITION CHARDONNAY
4 AND A HALF STARS IN THE JOHN PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2012
AWARDED GOLD MEDAL - DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS, MAY 2012
RATED 91/100 BY WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE IN USA, SEPTEMBER 2012
2003 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
RATED 90/100 BY WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE, USA, 2004
2006 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
4 AND A HALF STARS IN THE JOHN PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2008
2007 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
4 AND A HALF STARS IN THE PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2009
SILVER MEDAL AT THE IWSC - UK 2008
2008 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
4 STARS WINE MAGAZINE MARCH 2009
CHARDONNAY FINISHED 2ND OUT OF 30 RSA WINES TASTED BY SAQ IN THEIR DECEMBER 08 TENDER
RATED 90/100 BY WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE IN USA, MARCH 2010
2009 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
AWARDED 4 STARS IN THE PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2011
RATED SECOND BEST OF 324 WINES WITH 91/100 IN THE TOP 10 WINES OF WEINWELT MAGAZINE, JUNE 2012
2010 MISSIONVALE CHARDONNAY
AWARDED 4 STARS IN THE PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2012
2001 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
BRONZE MEDAL AT THE INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2003
GOLD MEDAL AT THE INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2004
2002 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
RATED 6TH OUT OF 28 WINES AT THE 2004 FINNISH WINE OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
2003 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
SELECTED BY SAA FOR PREMIUM CLASS
SELECTED BY BA FOR FIRST CLASS
SILVER MEDAL (91/100) AT CLASSIC WINE TROPHY 2004
GOLD MEDAL AT THE WINE STYLE ASIA AWARDS 2005
2004 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
GOLD MEDAL AT SANTÉ CLASSIC WINE TROPHY 2005
2007 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
4 STARS WINE MAGAZINE MARCH 2009
2008 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
RATED 91/100 BY WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE IN USA, MARCH 2010
RATED 92/100 BY THE INDEPENDENT RATINGS GUIDE EROBERTPARKER.COM (NEAL MARTIN), AUGUST 2011
2009 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
4 AND A HALF STARS IN THE PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2011
RATED THIRD BEST OF 324 WINES WITH 90/100 IN THE TOP 10 WINES OF WEINWELT MAGAZINE, JUNE 2012
CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY – NON VINTAGE SPECIFIC
SOUTH AFRICAN SUPÉRIEUR WINE RATING INDEX (SASWRI) 96+ CLUB AWARDED US ABOVE 96 POINTS FOR THE CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY AS ONE OF THE TOP TEN RATED CHARDONNAYS IN THE COUNTRY WITH A SCORE OF 97, 6%.
RATED 97,6/100 ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN WINE INDEX (SAWI)
GRAND GOLD AWARD - 2012 SOUTH AFRICAN WINE INDEX (SAWI)
2010 CROCODILE’S LAIR CHARDONNAY
AWARDED 4 AND A HALF STARS IN THE PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2012
2004 SANS BARRIQUE CHARDONNAY
BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WINE STYLE ASIA AWARDS 2005
CHARDONNAY RANKED 3RD OUT OF 29 SA RED BLENDS TASTED AT THE WINE-OF-THE-MONTH-CLUB IN OCTOBER
2007 SANS BARRIQUE CHARDONNAY
SILVER MEDAL AT THE IWSC - UK 2008
89 POINTS AWARDED IN WINE SPECTATOR FEB 2009 AND SELECTED AS TOP VALUE WINES FOR 08 UNDER $20
2008 SANS BARRIQUE CHARDONNAY
RATED 90/100 BY WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE IN USA, MARCH 2010
2010 SANS BARRIQUE CHARDONNAY
RATED 90/100 BY THE INDEPENDENT RATINGS GUIDE EROBERTPARKER.COM (NEAL MARTIN), AUGUST 2011
2007 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
88 POINTS AWARDED IN WINE SPECTATOR FEB 2009 AND SELECTED AS TOP VALUE WINES FOR 2008 UNDER $20
2008 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
AWARDED 4 STARS IN THE PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2009
2010 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
AWARDED 4 STARS IN THE PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2011
AWARDED 4 STARS IN THE PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2012
2011 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
AWARDED 4 STARS IN THE PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2012
2012 WALKER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
AWARDED 4 STARS IN THE PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2013
2009 SAUVIGNON BLANC 'RESERVE'
AWARDED 4 STARS IN THE PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2011
2010 SAUVIGNON BLANC 'RESERVE'
AWARDED 4 STARS IN THE PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2012
2008 BLANC DE MER
STEVEN SPURRIER'S RECOMMENDATION: 'BEST NEW WORLD WHITE WINE' IN THE DECANTER MAY 09 EDITION
2009 BLANC DE MER
RECEIVED GOLD MEDAL AT THE SWISS WINE COMPETITION - EXPOVINA - OCTOBER 2011
AWARDED GOLD DIPLOMA (91/100 points)  BY AMI DU VIN, SWITZERLAND - DECEMBER 2011
 
2011 BLANC DE MER
AWARDED 4 STARS IN THE PLATTER WINE GUIDE 2013 



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