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Platter's wine rating system

General rating

For 4-star or better wines, we give the ‘track-record rating’ over two or more vintages in the margin.

Vintage-specific rating

Any differences from the general rating are noted in brackets beside the particular vintage.


95-100 / 18-20 ptsSuperlative. A South African Classic

90–94 / 17–17.5 ptsOutstanding

86–89 / 16–16.5 ptsExcellent

83–85 / 15.5 ptsVery good/promising

80–82 / 15 ptsGood, for early drinking

77–79 / 14.5 ptsAverage, with some appeal

73–76 / 14 ptsPleasant enough

70–72 / 13 ptsPlain and simple

65–69 / 12 ptsUnexciting

60–64 / 11 ptsVery ordinary

50–59 / 10 ptsSomewhat less than ordinary