PLB's Sommelier Wine Award Winners...
Now in its fifth year the Sommelier Wine Awards (SWA) is run and published by the team at Imbibe Magazine and is the UK on-trade wine competition aimed specifically at finding the best wines available to the restaurant, gastropub and bar trade.
We're excited to announce our recent triumphs at this years Sommelier Wine Awards 2011...
GOLD Brown Brothers Patricia Pinot Noir/Chardonnay Brut 2005
GOLD Spier Private Collection Chenin Blanc 2009
SILVER Napa Cellars Zinfandel 2007
SILVER Delaforce Vintage 1992
SILVER Miguel Merino Reserva 2003
BRONZE Menage a Trois White 2009
BRONZE Delaforce His Eminence's Choice 10 Year Old Tawny NV
BRONZE Delaforce Touriga Nacional 2007
Spier Private Collection Chenin Blanc
Rich aromas of dried apricot, ripe pinapple, marmalade and subtle oak. A full, round palate with generous fresh fruit and crisp lively acidity on the finish. Trellised vines aged 6-9 years yielded the grapes for this wine, at an average of 6 ton per hectare. Grapes from selected vineyard blocks were hand harvested and hand sorted before gently crushing and pressing. Following fermentation in French oak barrels, the wine matured on the lees for 10 months. Only the finest barrels were selected for blending and bottling. 95% Chenin Blanc and 5% Viognier.
