Sommelier Wine Awards 2019
The 2019 Sommelier Wine Awards (SWA) results have been revealed and we are delighted to announce there were a total of 158 winning wines from across our portfolio.
One Critics' Choice Trophy, 34 Gold medals and 42 Silver medals! Below is a round-up of the highlights... For further details on any of the wines, or to see the full list, please contact your account manager.
Critics’ Choice Trophy & Gold Medal
‘A very complex nose filled with toasted almonds and dried figs, along with some spicy orange and leather notes’ secured this white port’s Gold medal, according to team leader Carlos Ferreira, who found the palate to be ‘fresh and elegant, with a long finish’. Fellow team leader Tom Forrest noted ‘warm, cooked, honeyed apples with orange peel notes over a medium sweet, peppery spiced palate’, adding that its ‘good acidity keeps the toffee apple finish in check’.
Gold Medals
Argentina
Matias Riccitelli, Old Vines from Patagonia, Merlot 2016
Australia
Berton Vineyard, High Eden, The Bonsai, Shiraz/Cabernet 2016
Croatia
England
France
Domaine Antoine Olivier, Le Biévaux l'Air de Rien, Santenay 2015
Château de Rouillac, Pessac-Léognan 2016
Domaine Jean Goulley, Chablis 2017
Domaine Georges Vernay, Terrasses de L'Empire, Condrieu 2016
Domaines Minchin, La Tour Saint Martin, Menetou-Salon, Morogues 2017
Domaine René Monnier, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru, Les Folatières 2016
Domaine Pierre Naigeon, Côtes de Nuits-Villages, Les Vignois 2015
Gérard Bertrand, Château La Sauvageonne, La Villa Rosé, Pays d'Oc 2017
Domaine René Monnier, Beaune 1er Cru, Les Toussaints 2015
Sylvain Loichet, Côte de Nuits Villages, Réserve La Comtesse 2015
Domaine Pierre Naigeon, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru, Les Fontenys 2015
Greece
Alpha Estate, Malagouzia, Single Vineyard Turtles 2018
Alpha Estate, Xinomavro, Single Vineyard Hedgehog 2016 (Hallgarten are currently on the 2012 vintage)
Italy
Colomba Bianca, 'Vitese', Sicily, Zibibbo 2018
Santa Maria La Nave, Millesulmare, Sicilia Bianco 2015
Santa Maria La Nave, Calmarossa, Etna Rosso 2015
Carpineto, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva 2015
Castello Vicchiomaggio, Agostino Petri, Chianti Classico Riserva 2016 (Hallgarten are currently on the 2015 vintage)
Colomba Bianca, 'Vitese', Sicily, Nero d'Avola 2018
New Zealand
Saint Clair, Wairau Reserve, Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Portugal
Pegões, Adega de Pegões, Selected Harvest Red 2014
South Africa
Lismore, The Age of Grace, Viognier 2017
Spain
Dominio de Fontana, Sauvignon Blanc/Verdejo 2018
Viñátigo, Vijariego Blanco 2017
Casa del Valle, 'Antina', Tierra de Castilla, Tempranillo Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
