In the last two months 2 Bronze medals have been awarded to two different Maltese wines, from competitions held in Bordeaux and London; and both are produced by Emmanuel Delicata.
The 2 Bronze medals awarded, are for the 2012 vintage Victoria Heights Chardonnay and the 2010 vintage Grand Vin de Hauteville Moscato. This brings Delicata’s total international wine medal count up to an impressive 85 awards.
Delicata’s 2010 Grand Vin de Hauteville Moscato D.O.K. Malta Liqueur Wine was awarded a Bronze medal at The Challenge International du Vin held in Bordeaux, France. The medal winning wine is a relative newcomer to the Delicata wine portfolio and has only been around for less than two years. This is the second vintage produced by Delicata and the first time it has been entered in an international wine competition.
This year was the 37th Challenge International du Vin and it was held in Bourg, on the right bank of the Gironde. It is the largest international wine competition organized in France and brought together over 800 judges to assess 4360 wines from 29 countries.
Fast on its heels however, was yet another Bronze Medal for the winemakers 2012 Victoria Heights Chardonnay, awarded at the prestigious International Wine Challenge held in London. The official tasting note from the judges describes the Victoria Heights Chardonnay, which is made exclusively from Gozo grown Chardonnay grapes as, “Fresh cut apples on the nose followed by a crisp lemony palate; Very big style, best with freshly grilled fish.” IWC 2013.
In its 30th year, the International Wine Challenge is accepted as the world’s finest and most meticulously judged competition. The IWC assesses every wine ‘blind’ and judges each for its faithfulness to style, region and vintage. Each medal winning wine is tasted on at least three separate occasions by a minimum of 10 different judges.
The Victoria Heights wine brand was created and launched by Delicata 12 years ago with the 2001 vintage and has gone from strength to strength and is now arguably Gozo’s most popular wine brand. The Chardonnay has consistently brought home the medals, this latest award is the sixth Bronze medal this delightful, crisp, fruity dry white wine has been awarded in its relatively short lifetime. Next month the Victoria Heights Chardonnay (and Merlot) will also be available in 37.5cl half bottles for the first time.