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International Trophy Sauvignon Blanc over £15 – Bay of Fires, Sauvignon Blanc, Tasmania, Australia 2014
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International Trophy Chardonnay under £15 – Marks & Spencer, Mâcon-Villages, Burgundy, France 2014
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International Trophy Chardonnay over £15 – Anthony Joseph Vidal, Legacy Chardonnay, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand 2012
The judges’ description of the wine is in tune with Vidal winemaker Hugh Crichton’s mission to achieve power and restraint in his wines, alongside concentration, complexity and fine texture.
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International Trophy White Single-Varietal under £15 – Perdeberg, The Dry Land Collection, Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc, Paarl, South Africa 2013
Perdeberg has accumulated a large collection of old-vine Chenin in the Agter- Paarl area, viewed as the ideal region for the variety.
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International Trophy White Single-Varietal over £15 – Tiefenbrunner, Feldmarschall von Fenner zu Fennberg, Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy 2013
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International Trophy White Blend under £15 – DeMorgenzon, Maestro, Stellenbosch, South Africa 2014
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International Trophy White Blend over £15 – Château Brown, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France 2013
Jean-Christophe Mau bought Château Brown in 2004. Born into a family of wine merchants, his career began with the purchase of Château Preuillac in 1998.
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International Trophy Off-Dry under £15 – Paul Cluver, Marks & Spencer Ferricrete Riesling, Elgin, South Africa 2014
'Riesling is one of the most amazing grape varieties in the world but, like most things that are very rewarding, it is also very challenging,’ says Paul Cluver Jr.
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International Trophy Red Bordeaux Varietals under £15 – Indomita, Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva, Maipó Valley, Chile 2014 (14%)
Since 2005, this wine has been made from a single-vineyard lot in the coastal area of Chile’s Maipó Valley, in what the Indomita team describes as a ‘heavenly spot with rolling hills’.
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International Trophy Red Bordeaux Varietals over £15 – Miguel Torres , Reserva Real, Penedès, Spain 2010
A WINE CREATED to mark the visit of King Juan Carlos to the Torres winery during its 125th anniversary in 1995, Reserva Real also celebrates a unique vineyard in Penedès.
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International Trophy Red Rhône Varietals under £15 – Lomond, Cat’s Tail Syrah, Cape Agulhas, South Africa 2012
Lomond is part of the Cape Legends portfolio, the fine wine division of South Africa’s largest wine and spirits company,
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International Trophy Red Rhône Varietals over £15 – Sidewood, Mappinga Shiraz, Adelaide Hills, South Australia 2013
Key to Sidewood’s success is diversity in its vineyards, which have three soil types, differing orientations and five clones of Shiraz.
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International Trophy Red Blend under £15 – Château Bouissel, Fronton, Southwest France 2011
Château Bouissel believes those grapes are one of its major assets – particularly the Negrette, a variety native to Fronton, with its rich, aromatic character and silky tannins.
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International Trophy Sweet over £15 – Ptujska Klet, Pullus, Laški Rizling, Podravje, Slovenia 2012
But if you belong to that generation, hold the thought and take a look at the list of wines that Ptujska Klet beat to win this year’s International Trophy.
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International Trophy Red Blend over £15 – McWilliam’s, 1877, Australia 2008
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International Trophy Sweet under £15 – Longview, Epitome Late Harvest Riesling, Adelaide Hills, South Australia 2013
Brothers Mark and Peter Saturno, founders and owners of Longview, planted Riesling vines in 1997 on the estate’s ‘most unforgiving’ soils, composed mostly of ironstone over a compacted clay layer.
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International Trophy Sweet Fortified under £15 – Williams & Humbert, Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Pedro Ximénez Aged 12 Years, Sherry, Spain
Since 2011, Sherry bodega Williams & Humbert has been making this Trophy winner for the premium Taste the Difference range stocked by UK retailer Sainsbury’s.
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International Trophy Sweet Fortified over £15 – Blandy’s, Madeira, Portugal 1973
This archetypal example from Blandys was a hugely popular choice among the panel, with one judge describing it enthusiastically as ‘the grandest wine on the table'.
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International Trophy Dry Fortified over £15 – González Byass, Sherry, Spain
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