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The inaugural Argentina Wine Awards were held on the 19th – 22nd February 2007 at Mendoza’s Park Hyatt Hotel. Of the 446 wines that were entered the tasting produced 9 Trophies, 24 Gold Medals, 145 Silver Medals and 199 Bronze medals.
All the wines were double blind tasted by a panel of twelve judges, eight from the UK and four from Argentina. The Golds were retasted to decide on the Trophies. The only information known to the judges was price band (above or below £10) and grape variety. Time for another look at the wines of Argentina perhaps?
Overall the wines were much more sophisticated than they had been on my last visit in 2002, said one of the eight UK judges, Jancis Robinson MW. “There were fewer really overripe, over-alcoholic wines than I was expecting.”
The top award winners are:
- Sparkling Wine Trophy: Familia Zuccardi Alma 4 Chardonnay Roble 2003
- Red Blend Trophy: Bodega Norton Privada 2003
- Tempranillo Trophy: Tittarelli Finca El Retiro Reserva Especial Tempranillo 2004
- Cabernet Sauvignon Trophy: Bodegas Santa Ana La Mascota Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
- Malbec Trophy: Fabre Montmayou Malbec Gran Reserva 2005
- Sauvignon Blanc Trophy: Pulenta Estate La Flor de Pulenta Sauvignon Blanc 2006
- Torrontes Trophy: Bodega Felix Lavaque Quara Torrontés 2006
- White Blend Trophy: Bodega Luigi Bosca Gala 3 Viognier 2006
- Syrah Trophy: Finca Don Domenico de Huanacache Syrah 2006
- Gold: Bodegas y Viñedos O. Fournier Alfa Crux Blend 2001
- Gold: Valentin Bianchi Enzo Bianchi 2003
- Gold: Bodega Enrique Foster Reserva Finca Castro Barros 2003
- Gold: Bodegas Callia Grand Callia 2004
- Gold: Bodega Norton Perdriel Single Vineyard 2004
- Gold: Bodega Trapiche Malbec Single Vineyard Viña Pedro Gonzalez 2004
- Gold: Bodega Trapiche Malbec Single Vineyard Viña Victorio Coletto 2004
- Gold: Infinitus Malbec-Syrah 2005
- Gold: Bodega Tamarí Malbec - Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2005
- Gold: Eral Bravo YBS 2005
- Gold: Bodegas Callia Magna Shiraz 2005
- Gold: Doña Paula Estate Seleccion de Bodega Malbec 2005
- Gold: Dominio del Plata Susana Balbo Malbec 2005
- Gold: Bodega Colomé Torrontes 2006
- Gold: Cave Extrême Méthode Champenoise NV
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