The Top Red Wine Medalists at the 2022 San Francisco International WIn e Competition
The San Francisco International Wine Competition (SFIWC) is among the world’s crucial white wine competitors.
Founded in 1980, the SFIWC is now in its 42nd year. It is the earliest American white wine competitors and amongst the most prominent.
The competitors is sponsored by the Tasting Alliance (TA), the moms and dad company of the similarly distinguished San Francisco World Spirits Competition, the New York World Wine Competition, the New York World Spirits Competition, and theSingapore World Spirits Competition This year TA revealed the addition of brand-new competitors covering beer and RTD mixed drinks.
This year more than 30 judges collected in San Francisco from November 9 – 12 to assess and score around 3,000 red wines from around the globe. Roughly 65% of the red wines were from North America, and the balance was from around the globe.
Below are the leading winners and the main tasting notes of the top-ranked red white wines. See this link for the outcomes and tasting notes for the top-ranked white wines.
The Best in Show Red Wine, which likewise took leading honors as Best Grenache, was V. Sattui Winery 2020 Grenache, Napa Valley,California At a market price of $39, it’s likewise an amazing deal.
The main SFIWC tasting note explained it as:
Vivid red fruits with a touch of mocha, some spice, and a little bit of white pepper on the nose. A medium-bodied white wine with a significant however well-ripened tannic foundation, vigorous level of acidity, and a long, sticking around red fruit surface.
The leading ranked increased red wines from the 2022 San Francisco International Wine Competition
The Best Overall Ros é, along with Best Ros é Blend, was Becker Vineyards 2021 Ros é, Proven çal (Dry Ros é), Texas, U.S.A., $25. This year’s competitors saw a substantial boost in the variety of entries fromTexas Many ranked amongst the competitors’s top-scoring red wines.
The Judging Panel explained the rosé as displaying:
Floral scents with distinct increased petal notes on the nose, accompanied by minerality and a tip of savoriness. The taste buds has significant red fruit and a long, tasty, fruity surface.
The Best Cabernet Sauvignon was Herzog Special Reserve 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, U.S.A., $48. The evaluating panel explained it as revealing:
Aromatic and flower, with ripe dark fruit notes and a tip of cassis on the nose. The white wine is lavish and fruity on the taste buds, with ripe tannins, moderate level of acidity, and a long, intense, fruity surface.
In Cabernet Shiraz blends, the top-scoring white wine was Jip Jip Rocks 2021 Cabernet/Shiraz, South Australia, Padthaway, Australia, $16. An amazing deal thinking about that this white wine can often be discovered for around $10 a bottle. The main SFIWC tasting note explained it as:
Rich dark fruit and earth notes, with spicy scents of cinnamon and a tip of nutmeg on the nose. A full-bodied white wine that includes a ripe tannic foundation, moderate + level of acidity, and a long surface.
The Best Premium Bordeaux Blend > > $25, was J. Lohr 2018 Premium Bordeaux Blend, Cuv éeSt E, Paso Robles, U.S.A., $50. The judges explained it as:
Dark fruit with a tip of prune and mouthwatering spices on the nose. Slightly jammy and full-bodied on the taste buds, with ripe tannins, moderate+ level of acidity, and a long, fruity surface.
The Best Premium Non-Bordeaux Blend >>$ 25 was the Gianelli Vineyards 2019 Red Blend, Nino, Tuolumne, U.S.A., $32. The main SFIWC tasting note explained it as:
Red fruit with distinct strawberry notes. It’s vibrant on the taste buds, somewhat drying, with ripe tannins, vigorous level of acidity, and a long, juicy, ripe red fruit surface.
The Best Bordeaux Blend < < $25 was the BOXT NV 72% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot, California, U.S.A., $16.
The Judging Panel explained the white wine as proving:
Red and black fruit, with an unique red currant note and a touch of earthy white pepper on the nose. Juicy on the taste buds, with well-integrated ripe tannins, moderate+ level of acidity, and a long, fruity surface.
Some of the leading ranked Australian red wines at the 2022 San Francisco International Wine Competition
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