26 November 2020

30 Best Wines in the World as judged at the International Wine Challenge 2020

The International Wine Challenge, the world’s most influential and rigorously judged wine competition, hasannounced its 30 best wines from around the world.
Winners from fourteen countries were named the top wines having proven themselves to be the absolutefinest in their categories following an intensive blind-tasting. Six of these outstanding wines have been named
Champion winners by the International Wine Challenge Co-Chairs, a group of six of the very best wine tasters
in the world.
For the first time in the history of the International Wine
Challenge, a Georgian producer, Tbilvino, was awarded the2020 Champion Red Wine for its wine made from theindigenous grape variety Saperavi, but Portugal was thisyear’s top performer, with four wines making the list
including the overall winner Justino's Madeira Terrantez
1978 which was awarded the ultimate accolade ofChampion of Champions. A 2017 Vintage Port from Bulas
Family Estates was named the Champion Fortified Trophy
winner, the first time since 2012 that a Port has achieved
this title.
Champagne Taittinger was awarded the highest accolade
for sparkling wine in the competition winning the Champion
Sparkling Trophy for its Taittinger Comtes de Champagne
Blanc des Blancs Brut 2008. Another top-scorer was Clos dela Roche Grand Cru 2017 from Burgundy producer Edouard
Delaunay which beat Pinot Noir from all over the world tobe named International Pinot Noir Trophy winner. Chablis
Grand Cru Les Clos 2017 from La Chablisienne wasawarded the French White Trophy.

The dramatic hillside vineyards in Madeira, home
to Champion of Champions producer Justino’sMadeira.

Spain has proven its winemaking expertise with three wines from the world famous regions of Ribera delDuero DO, Rías Baixas DO and Jerez included in the list. Raventós Codorníu was awarded the Spanish Red
Trophy for Legaris Moradillo de Roa 2016, Agro de Bazán took home the Spanish White Trophy for Granbazan
Limousin 2017 and Emilio Lustau was awarded the Sherry Trophy for Lustau Oloroso V.O.R.S 30 Years.
Co-chair Helen McGinn commented: ‘What sets the International Wine Challenge apart from any other global
wine competition is the overtly democratic way in which the wines are judged. We pride ourselves in having
expert judges from all areas of the industry who taste the wines, giving each wine the very best chance to bejudged as fairly as possible.’
30 Best Wines in the World as judged by the International Wine Challenge 2020:
Portugal

Justino's Madeira Terrantez 1978, Justino's MadeiraChampion of Champions

Australia

Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay 2018, Tolpuddle Vineyard

Champion WhiteFranceTaittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc des Blancs Brut2008, Champagne Taittinger

Champion Sparkling

Georgia

Saperavi 2018, TbilvinoChampion Red

Hungary

Royal Tokaji 6 Puttonyos Aszú 2016, Royal Tokaji Borászati

Champion Sweet

PortugalChampion Fortified

Argentina

Bulas Vintage Port 2017, Bulas Family EstatesApelación de Origen Paraje Altamira 2018, Terrazas de losAndes

Australia

Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, St Hugo

Australian Red Trophy

Australia

Australian Fortified Trophy

Austria

Morris Old Rare Liqueur Premium Topaque, Morris Wines
Lake Cooper Well Rhapsody Shiraz 2019, Lake Cooper
EstateRied Gottschelle 1ÖTW Erste Lage Kremstal Reserve Grüner
Veltliner 2018, Petra Unger
Riesling Ried Zöbinger Heiligenstein 1ötw Kamptal 2019,
Weingut Birgit Eichinger

China

Syrah 2017, Ningxia Helanshan Manor Wine China

Chinese Red Trophy

EnglandClassic Cuvée 2010, NyetimberFrance

Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2017, Edouard Delaunay

English Sparkling Trophy
French Red Trophy, International Pinot
Noir Trophy

FranceChablis Grand Cru Les Clos 2017, La Chablisienne
Kirchenstück Hochheim Riesling Trocken GG 2019,
Domdechant Werner´sches Weingut

French White Trophy

Italian White Trophy

Italy

Balciana 2017, Sartarelli
Vin Santo del Chianti Riserva Colmano 2000, Azienda
Agricola Colmano di Piero Masi

Italy

Carminium 2016, Inama Azienda Agricola

New Zealand

Coal Pit Tiwha Pinot Noir 2018, Coal Pit Wine
Church Road Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2018, ChurchRoad

Italian Red Trophy
New Zealand Red Trophy, Sustainable
TrophyAustralia
Austria

Germany
Italy

New Zealand
New ZealandArgentinian Red Trophy

Australian Shiraz Trophy
Austrian White Trophy
International Riesling Trophy

German White Trophy

Italian Sweet Trophy

New Zealand White Trophy
International Syrah Trophy

Portugal

Church Road 1 Syrah 2017, Church Road
Fonte do Ouro Encruzado 2019, Sociedade Agrícola Boas
QuintasPortugal

Tyto Alba 2016, Companhia das Lezírias

Portuguese Red Trophy

South Africa

South African White Trophy

South Africa

Boschendal Elgin Chardonnay 2018, Boschendal Wines
Groot Constantia Sauvignon Blanc 2019, Groot ConstantiaWine Estate

Spain

Legaris Moradillo de Roa 2016, Raventós Codorníu

Spanish Red Trophy

Spain

Granbazan Limousin 2017, Agro de Bazán

Spanish White Trophy

Spain

Lustau Oloroso V.O.R.S 30 Years, Emilio Lustau

Sherry Trophy

Portuguese White Trophy

International Sauvignon Blanc Trophy

The full list of award winners in the 2020 International Wine Challenge released on 26 th November can be seen
here.
ENDS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NOTES TO EDITORS:The International Wine Challenge
In its 37th year, the International Wine Challenge is accepted as the world’s most rigorous, impartial and influential winecompetition. The International Wine Challenge assesses every wine ‘blind’ and judges each for its faithfulness to style, region
and vintage. Awards include medals (Gold, Silver, Bronze) and Commended awards. Trophies are awarded to the very bestwines in each category. The International Wine Challenge is committed to helping consumers discover great wine, and themedals displayed on winning bottles offer a trusted guarantee of quality.
For more information on the IWC, please contact the IWC team at Phipps
iwc@thisisphipps.com : +44 (0) 20 7759 7400