The sixteenth edition of the Bacchus International Wine Competition 2018 was celebrated in Madrid. This Tuesday he released the list of awards and has already left a Gold in the Valladolid town of La Seca. Specifically to one of the most emblematic wines of the Rueda Designation of Origin. It's the '61' Gold.
A generous wine with mother barrels from the forties and of which it has recently renewed its image to celebrate its 80 years. Everything since its founding partners decided to make a 'blend'. In this way, they age their family wines together in the cooperative.
Out of a total of ten wines that have received the gold medal at the awards Bachus 2018, seven are Spanish. These wines have achieved scores higher than 93 points out of 100. It is two generous of Andalusia, two reds of The Rioja, a red from Aragon, another Navarrese red and the '61' Gold.
The 61 ′ Dorado and other awards for Cuatro Rayas
That last wine has been the only one awarded with this distinction of Castilla y León In addition, the decision has been among more than 1700 national and international references.
On the other hand, other references from the cooperative winery have obtained other awards in the contest. Specific Cuatro Rayas Sauvignon 2017 and Four Stripes Centennial Vineyards 2017. These have been awarded a Golden Bacchus. Then, Cuatro Rayas 1935 and 201 Visigodo Verdejo 2017 have been awarded one silver.
'61' Gold It is a wine with tradition. For decades, the wine-growing region of Wheel was well known for making fortified wines. They differed from the others by their tan color and high alcohol content. Few wines have been better identified with an entire region.
The cooperative Castilian Agricultural It is better known by its trade name Cuatro Rayas Winery. It has been for decades the main bulwark in the conservation of this traditional elaboration.
