{"id":21455,"date":"2025-11-21T16:03:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T14:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vergelegen.co.za\/?p=21455"},"modified":"2025-11-21T16:03:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T14:03:50","slug":"platter-2025-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vergelegen.co.za\/platter-2025-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"Vergelegen Celebrates Standout Success with Trio of Platter\u2019s Five-Star Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are celebrating three Five-Star wines and one Highly Recommended accolade in the latest edition of the Platter Guide.<\/p>\n<p>The Five-Star ratings \u2013 awarded to wines that score 95 points or more \u2013 have been presented to the Vergelegen Estate Red 2022, Vergelegen V 2021, and the Vergelegen Estate White 2024. In addition, the V 2022 earned a Highly Recommended rating, recognising it as a top-performing 94-point wine.<\/p>\n<p>A Five-Star accolade is reserved for wines described by <em>Platter\u2019s<\/em> as \u201cSuperlative. 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