During 28 days of last August, 116 experts from the world of wine, including 37 Masters of Wine, 16.518 wines were tasted blindly from all over the world for the awards Decanter. Of all the wines, 13.507 obtained recognition in the form of a medal. Specifically, the medals were distributed in 178 Platinum, 537 Gold, 5.234 Silver and finally 7.508 bronze medals. But the most prominent awards are the 50 best wines by Decanter. Let's see which wines were the most outstanding in the Decanter World Wine Awards 2020.
The 50 best wines
France It was again in this contest the country that stood out the most for quality and, specifically, in the most prestigious awards. Rose with 12 of the 50 medals of the Best-in-Show. Their wines from Bordeaux have stood out mainly, but also those from the areas of Champagne, Alsace, Burgundy, Provence and the Loire. Bordeaux wines have won four medals and the Champagne area has won three of the best awards.
Italy
Italy in second position from this Best in Show ranking he got 8 medals, in addition to being the country with the most medals in all categories, specifically 2.765. The most prominent Italian areas have been Piedmont, Trentinto-Alto Adige, Tuscany, Umbria and Sicily. It has stood out for its great diversity of wine, using local varieties that have contributed a very interesting diversity, as they have highlighted from World Wine Decanter. Some of the local and little known varieties are Kerner, Carricante and Sagrantino.
Australia
The third position has been for Australia. Has got six Best in Show medals, very close to Italy. Your bet on the shiraz it has reaped its fruits. The prizes have been distributed in a country as big as this one and have gone from the north of Australia, the southern zone like South Australia.
Portugal
In fourth position we find Portugal what has he achieved five medals in the highest category. It has done so with fortified wines from the area of Madeira and the Port wines.
Spain at the Decanter World Wine
For its part, Spain Has got 4 Best in Show medals. Specifically, two wines from Jerez and both from the Lustau winery. One odorous with a score of 98/100 and another Pedro Ximenez. The third Spanish medal has been for a wine from Bierzo, from the Peique winery. The fourth medal has been won by the Gran Muralles wine from Bodegas Torres from the Conca de Barbera area. It is also remarkable for Spain that it has been the country with the most medals in the Platinum category. Specifically, they have achieved 20 medals.
United States
United States Has got three Best In Show medals. Two wineries have done it Napa Valley and one from the Pacific Northwest area. Curiously, they have done it with wines from the 2017 vintage, the year of the devastating fires that affected many wineries and vintages in the area.
Britain
Two top-flight medals have gone to Great Britain. One for a sparkling wine and one for a Chardonnay wine. It is worth noting the great quality and evolution that sparkling wines made in this country are achieving.
Moldova
The country has achieved two medals in the highest category. The increase in quality of the wines of the country and of the area in general is noteworthy.
Countries with only one medal
Hungary with a Tokaj in the medal table. Argentina with a wine from the Salta area and as the only country in Latin America in the highest category. As well Slovenia, Greece, Georgia, South Africa and New Zealand. The latter with the impressive Yealands organic winery have won a medal in the highest category.
Notable Notes
Outside the top category and, in addition to the number of medals harvested by Italy and the concentration of Platinum medals from Spain, some countries have surprised. They have highlighted the Czech Republic y Luxembourg with wines very well positioned with the variety riesling. China has already achieved 120 medals in various categories for wines produced in the Jiling area. Greece has achieved a total of 259 medals with white wines made with local varieties Assyrtiko, Vidiano and Malagousia. Two new countries, such as they are, are premiered in the various medal tables Indonesia and South Korea. In summary, these have been the winners in the Decanter World Wine of this 2020.
