Baga Bairrada with Great Gold and elected Revelation Sparkling from Portugal at the Brussels World Competition
The first session dedicated exclusively to sparkling wines, part of the ‘World Contest of Brussels’, held on the 1st and 2nd of July, in Portugal, in Bairrada, having brought together almost 1,000 samples for the competition, from 23 countries. The results are already known and Bairrada is to be congratulated, with 19 sparkling wines awarded, one of them as ‘Sparkling Revelation of Portugal’ and a ‘Grande Ouro’ medal.
This is ‘Quinta dos Abibes Baga Bairrada Branco 2015’, a new reference in the Baga Bairrada sparkling wine category, a project launched by the Bairrada Wine Commission in 2015. This sparkling wine is a debut and will hit the market in September this year, with a retail price of €40.00.
Bairrada won another ‘Great Gold’ medal, given to the ‘Quinta de S. Lourenço Blanc de Noirs Bruto Branco 2011’, from the Solar de São Domingos cellars. ‘Ouro’ was awarded to eight sparkling wines and ‘Silver’ to nine.
Portugal was the most awarded country, and of the 85 sparkling wines awarded they have the disclosure seal, which was four from the Bairrada Wine Commission. Producer for over 130 years, the region has proven its expertise and quality of its sparkling wines, being the most awarded. It should be noted that in Bairrada it is more than half (53%) of national sparkling wines, which is equivalent to approximately 7.5 million bottles.
After all, among the award-winning producers, or the one that won the most medals, was precisely Quinta dos Abibes, with distinctions – one ‘Grande Ouro’ and two ‘Gold’. Caves São João won a ‘Gold’ and two ‘Silver’ medals; Caves da Montanha received a ‘Gold’ and a ‘Silver’ medal; and Adega de Cantanhede two ‘Silver(s)’.
This first session of the ‘Brussels Sparkling Contest’ dedicated only to Brussels took place at the Bairrada Museum and organization of the World Wine Contest, as well as the creators of the World Contest, such as the Rota da Bairrada Association and the Bairrada World Wine Commission, the Rota da Bairrada Association and the Anadia Commission. It also had the support of Turismo Centro de Portugal and the Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho.
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2022 – Sparkling Wine Session
List of Great Gold, Gold and Silver Medals of the Bairrada region
big gold
Quinta dos Abibes Baga Bairrada white 2015 (Quinta dos Abibes)
Quinta de S. Lourenço Blancs de Noirs 2011 (Cavernas do Solar de São Domingos)
Gold
Casa do Canto Grande Reserva Bruto white 2016 (Casa do Canto)
Mountain Berry Gross 2018 (Mountain Caves)
Unum Super Reserva 2011 (Spring Caves)
Quinta do Poço do Lobo Arinto and Chardonnay 2018 (São João Caves)
Sublime Brut Nature 2011 (Quinta dos Abibes)
Quinta dos Abibes Baga rosé 2020 (Quinta dos Abibes)
Prior Lucas Baga Bairrada rosé 2019 (Prior Lucas)
Blue Portugal Raw White 2017 (Saven Sa)
Silver
Marquês de Marialva Bical Arinto Reserva Bruto white 2017 (Adega de Cantanhede)
Marquis de Marialva Blanc de Blancs White Brut (Adega de Cantanhede)
Castelo da Lapa Bruto white 2019 (Mountain Cellars)
Luíz Costa Raw Natural white 2016 (Cavernas São João)
Quinta do Poço do Lobo Baga white 2018 (Cavernas São João)
Meeting Reserva Bruto Branco 2015 (Global Wines)
Aliança Grande Reserva Bruto white 2017 (Aliança Vinhos de Portugal)
Borga white 2015 (Campolargo)
Quinta da Lagoa Velha Touriga Nacional rosé 2019 (Quinta da Lagoa Velha)
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