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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 (2006 -2009)
  • Mont du Toit 2003 - Swiss International Air lines Silver medal (2007)
  • Mont du Toit 2003 – Bronze Decanter (2008)
  • Mont du Toit 2003 – 5 stars – ENO World Wine – Award of Excellence. Hamburg, Germany (2008)
  • Le Sommet 2003 - Silver Decanter (2009)
  • Le Sommet 2003 - International Wine Challenge, Commended (2009)

Vintage 2004 

  •  Les Coteaux 2004 - Swiss International Air lines Silver medal (2007)
  • 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 2006 (2008)
  • Mont du Toit 2006 – 5 stars – ENO WorldWine – Award of Excellence. Hamburg, Germany (2008)
  • Le Sommet 2006 – 5 stars – ENO WorldWine – Award of Excellence. Hamburg, Germany (2008)

Vintage 2005 

  • Mont du Toit 2005 - Bronze Decanter (2009)
  • Mont du Toit 2005 - International Wine Challenge, Commended (2009)

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”