Gold Winner
The Best Amarone 2017
Try our award-winning Morrisons The Best Amarone, awarded Gold in the International Wine Challenge 2021. This rich and intense Italian favourite was commended for its silky structure, blueberry notes and rich baked spicy characters. Enjoy with a Sunday roast or hard cheeses for the perfect pairing.
Judge comments: Awesome blueberry fruits, liquorice, rich baked spicy characters, silky structure, beautiful spicy cinnamon with intense complexity and delicacy - will age well.
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Vintage: 2017
Wine Colour: Red
Produced By: Cantina Di Soave
Alcohol Level: 14.5%
Great Value Winner
Silver Winners
Soave
Our mid-tier Soave won both a Silver Medal and a Great Value White under £8 award! Recognised for its delicious lemon flavours with a hint of almond, serve chilled and team with a chicken or light pasta dish. On the shelves at just £4.25, it beat a similar wine of over 6 times its price. We’ll drink to that!
Judge comments: Lemon sherbet and cream on rose. Textured, round and soft with great balance and subtle yet lingering flavours on the finish.
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Wine Colour: White
Produced By: Cantina Di Soave
Alcohol Level: 11%
The Best Chablis Premier Cru
Enjoy grapefruit, lemon and mineral flavours with a toasty finish. Team to perfection with light smoked salmon, or fish in a white wine sauce. Makes sensational summer sipping al fresco.
Judge comments: Ripe generous style, with creamy / buttery notes alongside pear and apple flavours.
Country: France
Region: Chablis
Wine Colour: White
Produced By: Union Blasons de Bourgogne
Alcohol Level: 13%
The Best Marques de Los Rios Rioja Gran Reserva
Taste this rich and intense Rioja with delicious strawberry and vanilla flavours. Another well deserved silver medallist, recognised for its freshness. Pair with a rack of lamb or a nut roast for a winning combination.
Judge comments: Still evolving, fragrant, spicy oak, ripe fruit. Traditional in style as now mature yet retains excellent freshness and length.
Country: Spain
Wine Colour: Red
Produced By: Baron de Ley
Alcohol Level: 14%
The Best Negroamaro
Packed with blackcurrant and wild berry fruit flavours, this is one delicious deep red. Drink it with grilled meats and rich pasta dishes to sample it at its best.
Judge comments: Dark, plummy ripe and spicy a super example of Puglia negroamaro. Sweet fruitiness, floral hints. Juicy, exciting fabulous length. Super curranty.
Country: Italy
Region: Puglia
Wine Colour: Red
Produced By: Cantine San Marzano
Alcohol Level: 13.5%
