ASIA WINE AWARDS
A showcase of award-winning wines
ProWine Asia 12-15 April 2016 Singapore Decanter Asia Wine Awards
Now in its 5th year, the Decanter Asia Wine Awards (DAWA) is Asia’s leading wine competition. Judged by Asia’s top wine experts, the DAWA aims to provide consumers with a trusted source of wine recommendations.
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Where to taste DAWA winning wines next:
24 - 26 May 2016 Vinexpo Hong Kong DAWA showcase at stand 1-BC70 24 May 2016 Award-winning wines from China Masterclass with Li Demei
16 June 2016 Top Wine China, Beijing Masterclass with Guo Ying 1. Pont Des Arts, Yue Minjun, Meursault, Burgundy, France 2012 (13.5%), 100% Chardonnay
Medal: Bronze (DAWA 2015)
Decanter tasting notes: Clean, fresh and well-evolved, with classy, restrained aromas and subtle intensity and tension on the palate. Typical bready notes and judicious use of oak.
Contact: Polly Bolus, [email protected]
2. Ashwell, Reserve Pinot Noir, Martinborough, Wairarapa, New Zealand 2009 (14.3%), 100% Pinot Noir
Medal: Silver (DAWA 2014)
Decanter tasting notes: Wonderful evolution here, showing very soft tannins, perfectly integrated oak, and lovely pure fruit notes on both nose and palate. Rich, elegant and moreish, with pretty secondary notes of earth, smoke and bacon. Captivating stuff.
Contact: John Phipps, [email protected]
3. Château Hourtin-Ducasse, Bordeaux, Haut-Médoc, France 2011 (12.5%), 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc
Medal: Commended (DAWA 2015)
Decanter tasting notes: Savoury nose, of leather and mushroom. The palate is fresh plum with truffle and spice.
Contact: Marie-Noelle Marengo, [email protected] 4. Moulin de Gassac, Pont de Gassac, IGP Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France 2014 (13%), 35% Syrah, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot
Medal: Bronze (DAWA 2015)
Decanter tasting notes: A mature serious nose of sweet spice and barnyard hints. The palate is big with good fruit intensity and lots of spice and herbal hints, good complex wine.
Contact: Anais Postal, [email protected]
5. C.C. Jentsch Cellars, Syrah, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada 2013 (13.8%), 100% Syrah
Medal: North American Red Regional Trophy (DAWA 2015)
Decanter tasting notes: A clean, charming example of Syrah, showing rhapsodic purity of fresh berry fruit through to the fresh, persistent finish. Fabulous structure and gorgeously soft tannins play in perfect harmony with the rich flavour profile, setting sweet fruit against lovely shades of peppery spice and meaty smoke.A delicious Gold.
Contact: Christopher Jentsch, [email protected]
6. Tinazzi, Monterè Ca’de’Rocchi, Veneto, Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore, Italy 2013 (14%), 80% Corvina, 15% Rondinella, 5% Molinara
Medal: Silver (DAWA 2015)
Decanter tasting notes: Utterly textbook and intense Valpolicella, high acidity winds through the structurally precise palate, allowing intense fruit flavour to boom against dense, cushiony tannin to the lingering finish. Balanced, elegant and classic.
Contact: Beatrice Antolini, [email protected] 7. Ferraro, Madonna Alta, Sagrantino di Montefalco, Umbria, Italy 2010 (14.5%), 100% Sagrantino
Medal: Silver (DAWA 2015)
Decanter tasting notes: Lovely dark-fruited nose with an appealing undercurrant of rose jam. Dense palate with firm, sweet tannins, a tasty smoked, cured meat background and a spicy note on the finish. Will keep for a further five years.
Contact: [email protected]
8. Fondo del Sole, Mediterraneo, Salento, Puglia, Italy 2014 (14.5%), 50% Primitivo, 30% Negramaro, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon
Medal: Bronze (DAWA 2015)
Decanter tasting notes: Intense prune, fig and oak-derived spices. Very concentrated on the palate with lovely tannins, good refreshing acidity, intense black plum, black cherry and licorice flavours, ending long and juicy.
Contact: [email protected]
9. Feudo di Santa Croce, Celebration LXXIV, Puglia, Primitivo di Manduria, Italy 2013 (14.5%), 100% Primitivo
Medal: Silver (DAWA 2015)
Decanter tasting notes: Intense and delicious black plum nose, with some sweet oak, dark fruit and violets.The palate is full and round with bright sweet focused black fruit, milk chocolate, and lovely refreshing acidity, good use of oak gives a long complex delicious finish.
Contact: Beatrice Antolini, [email protected] 10. Paradisone, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2010 (14.5%), 100% Sangiovese
Medal: Gold (DAWA 2015)
Decanter tasting notes: Earthy aromas permeate the bouquet, with rounded mushroom and savoury farmyard aromas front and centre. Focused dark cherry fruit is laced with tobacco and spice, tasting soft and luscious against sweetly gentle tannins. Classic and complex, this is a hugely attractive and thoroughly elegant expression.
Contact: Attilio Locati, [email protected]
11. Grant Burge, The Holy Trinity, South Australia, Barossa Valley, Australia 2012 (14%), 56% Grenache, 33% Shiraz, 11% Mourvedre
Medal: Commended (DAWA 2015)
Decanter tasting notes: Smooth and concentrated with big tannins, big fruit and well-integrated oak.
Contact: Cida Wen, [email protected]
12. Howard Park, Mad Fish Shiraz, Western Australia, Margaret River, Australia 2013 (13.5%), 100% Shiraz
Medal: Bronze (DAWA 2015)
Decanter tasting notes: Lightly savoury and full of smoky game notes on the nose, mint and bitter chocolate coats the spicy palate. Fresh and linear with a gorgeous subtle smoke to finish.
Contact: Rhea Batuigas, [email protected]
13. Grant Burge, Meshach, South Australia, Barossa, Australia 2010 (14.5%), 100% Shiraz
Medal: Silver (DAWA 2015)
Decanter tasting notes: Sweet dark chocolate and spiced blackberry cake on the nose. Full yet finely textured palate with spicy oak tannins supporting fresh, ripe black fruits. Nicely structured juicy wine with a peppery finish.
Contact: Cida Wen, [email protected] Discover the world’s leading wine media brand
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