Grocery store of the Yr on the Decanter Retailer Awards 2021 and runner-up in specialist classes Champagne & Glowing and England & Wales Retailer of the Yr – Waitrose continued its successful methods at this 12 months’s Decanter World Wine Awards.
Effectively value searching for out from Waitrose’s diversified choice is Craggy Vary Syrah 2020, from Gimblett Gravels in New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay. Fruit-forward but nuanced and perfumed, this wine gained Greatest in Present on the Decanter World Wine Awards 2022. Simply 50 wines (0.27% of entries) acquired this prime accolade, with this wine representing one of many highest throughout the complete competitors.
A constant prime winner, claiming a coveted Platinum medal was Trefethen Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 from Napa’s Oak Knoll district – a strong, ripe and complicated wine lifted by notes of menthol.
Given Waitrose’s recognised excellence within the class, it comes as no shock that Champagne and glowing have been robust performers. Successful Silver have been three of Waitrose’s own-label Champagnes: Waitrose Blanc de Noirs Brut, Waitrose Rosé Brut and Waitrose No. 1 Particular Reserve Brut 2015. Waitrose & Companions No. 1 vary is designed to spotlight traditional wines with ‘typicity’, and this classic Champagne actually suits the invoice.
Waitrose’s English sparkler, Leckford Property Brut 2018, is comprised of grapes grown on the grocery store’s personal five-hectare farm in Hampshire and produced at Ridgeview property within the South Downs. It’s creamy, biscuity and contemporary character earned it 92 factors.
This wine specialist has lengthy been dedicated to introducing buyers to high quality Sherry throughout all types. The Sherries in Waitrose’s ‘In Partnership’ vary are made solely for the grocery store by Emilio Lustau, a producer with whom the retailer has collaborated for many years.
There have been 4 Silver medal-winning Sherries from the In Partnership vary this 12 months: Manzanilla Pasada, Palo Cortado, Amontillado and Cream. Every choice demonstrates high quality and typicity – and at £11.99 per bottle, these traditional wines are good worth.
Waitrose is a creative-thinking retailer that goes from energy to energy. The under listing of award-winning wines is nicely value a glance earlier than your subsequent store.
Shopper’s information: award-winning wines from Waitrose
Greatest in Present
Craggy Vary, Syrah, Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand 2020
Greatest in Present, 97 factors
£21.99
The Gimblett Gravels endeavour is a mannequin for terroir analysis exterior conventional areas, and up to date beneficiant vintages have actually begun to repay for this disciplined personal affiliation of Hawke’s Bay wine growers. That is wonderful Syrah: deep, dense and black-red in color, with traditional varietal aromas which mix interior urgency with candy seduction. On the palate the wine presents a cascade of fruit, with tempered acidity and shy tannins. It’s the grain to that fruit which impresses so: major (plum, currant and sloe) but nuanced, too, perfumed to the final drop and with a way of stone behind the fruit to lend it dignity and maintain you coming again to the glass for extra. Alc 13.5%
Platinum
Trefethen, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley, California, USA 2019
Platinum, 97 factors
£49.99
Darkish, glossy cassis fruit, ripe and layered, with notes of tobacco leaf, espresso bean, mocha and dried violet. Fairly, floral palate with a barely smoky character. Ripe tannins, refreshing acidity and beautiful eucalyptus and menthol on the lingering end. A fantastic instance of the facility and freshness of Cabernet Sauvignon. Loads of time forward. Alc 14.1%
Gold
Robert Oatley, Craigmoor Property Sauvignon Blanc, SE Australia 2021
Worth Gold, 95 factors
£8.99
A wine with good typicity, good acidity and a few ripe fruit flavours. A really good wine for the value. Alc 12%
Henriques & Henriques, 15 Yr Previous Verdelho, Madeira, Portugal NV
Gold, 95 factors
£24.99 | 50cl
Muscovado sugar and hazelnuts on the nostril with touches of leather-based and bursts of lemon peel on the palate. The fruit shines by with the appley acidity and sweetness completely aligned. A shocking instance of an extensively aged Verdelho. Finishes lengthily too; a real traditional. Alc 19%
Silver
Waitrose, Blanc de Noirs Brut, Champagne, France NV
Silver, 92 factors
£25.99
Wealthy and complicated, with refreshing notes of inexperienced apple, tarragon, almonds, gingersnap, lemon peel and filo pastry. Effectively knit. Alc 12.5%
Waitrose, Leckford Property Brut, Hampshire, England 2018
Silver, 92 factors
£26.99
A satisfying, balanced wine with fruit flavours, yeasty flavours and cream. Purple apples, strawberries, honey and summer season flowers. Biscuit notes, creamy mousse and a contemporary end. Alc 12%
Waitrose, No1 Particular Reserve Brut, Champagne, France 2015
Silver, 92 factors
£36
Stone fruits and a contemporary minerality with pastry and honey notes coming by. Balanced and lengthy end on the palate. Alc 12.5%
Waitrose, Rosé Brut, Champagne, France NV
Silver, 90 factors
£26.99
Brilliant and contemporary strawberry, cherry and citric aromas. Palate with good complexity and a fragile zesty end. Alc 12.5%
Kaapzicht, Bush Vine Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch, South Africa 2021
Silver, 91 factors
£13.99
Fig and dried pear with nectarine on the nostril. A crisp, dry palate of white pear, stonefruits, and lime. Alc 13%
Nice Coronary heart, Purple Mix, Swartland, South Africa 2019
Silver, 92 factors
£14.99
Brilliant interesting nostril, plum and cherry vibrance. Comparable palate however with a deeper, silky, saline observe and intense black fruits. Alc 14%
Astrolabe, Pinot Noir, Marlborough, NZ 2018
Silver, 90 factors
£18.99
Developed, meaty notes on the nostril with savoury dried herbs and touches of flowers and toasty oak. Dry, with agency tannins. Alc 13.5%
Waitrose, In Partnership with Lustau Don Gaspar, Amontillado, Jerez, Spain NV
Silver, 91 factors
£11.99
A really vigorous expression of Amontillado. Dough, apple and treacle aromas are all nicely aligned. Tangy freshness and well-integrated alcohol on the palate and an extended nutty, savoury end. Alc 18.5%
Waitrose, In Partnership with Lustau El Benito, Manzanilla Pasada, Jerez, Spain NV
Silver, 92 factors
£11.99
Extraordinary instance. Fabulous typicity with a marked salty and bready styling. Recent and opulent with an extended, highly effective, bone dry, almond end. Alc 17%
Waitrose, In Partnership with Lustau Tomás Abad, Cream, Jerez, Spain NV
Silver, 90 factors
£11.99
A vivid wine with a dense texture and flashes of mahogany, charcuterie, delicate raisin and actually pretty umami/PX richness on the end. Very good worth! Alc 20%
Waitrose, In Partnership with Lustau Torre del Oro, Palo Cortado, Jerez, Spain NV
Silver, 90 factors
£11.99
Beautiful mixture of roundness of physique with yeasty notes. Salted caramel, espresso and peanut notes. Lengthy size. Alc 19%
Bronze
Waitrose, No1 Sauvignon Blanc by Astrolabe, Awatere Valley, NZ 2021
Bronze, 86 factors
£11.99
Very enticing bouquet with a fantastic savoury high quality. Juicy palate with a stunning acid line. Alc 13.5%
Waitrose, No1 Chianti Classico Riserva, Tuscany, Italy 2017
Bronze, 89 factors
£15.99
Morello cherries with a touch of vanilla oak scents. A nice palate with refreshing acidity. Alc 14%
Waitrose, Blue Print, Côtes du Rhône Villages, France 2020
Bronze, 88 factors
£7.99
A wealthy, deep and centered instance. Loads of blackberry fruit leaps from the glass. It has well-mannered tannins and honest persistence. Alc 14%
Waitrose, No1 Viña Lorea Reserva, Rioja, Spain 2017
Bronze, 87 factors
£13.99
Spice and purple fruit nostril and palate, medium tannins and a stunning end. An excellent meals wine. Alc 14%
Waitrose, No1 in Partnership with Lustau Actual, Oloroso, Jerez, Spain NV
Bronze, 87 factors
£11.99
Nutty nostril with a vivid and salty palate, plus slightly richness from only a contact of sugar. Drinks nicely. Alc 20%
