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Surprise winners at the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2017
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See surprise winners from the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2017, from China to Uruguay.

South Africa

Platinum Best in Category – Best South African Red Bordeaux Varietals

Leopard’s Leap, Culinaria Collection Grand Vin, Western Cape, South Africa 2015

43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 13% Malbec

Judges described this wine as ‘outstanding’ and an ‘uber-stylish Bordeaux blend’.

China

grace vineyard, marselan

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Platinum Best in Show – Best Red Single-Varietal

Shanxi Grace Vineyard, Tasya’s Reserve Marselan, Shanxi, China 2015

100% Marselan

This win shows potential of China emerging as a quality wine producing country.

See all DAWA 2017 Chinese winning wines on DecanterChina.com

Georgia

Platinum Best in Category – Best Central & Eastern Europe Red

Georgian Wines, Saperavi, Kindzmarauli, Kakheti, Georgia 2015

100% Sepperavi

One of the most popular grape varieties in Georgia. The 13% abv wine has ‘intense black fruit, wild spice, earth and mineral flavours’.

Check out our Georgia travel guide

Hungary

Platinum Best in Category – Best Central & Eastern Europe Sweet

Szent Tamás, Aszú, Tokaj, Hungary 2013

100% Furmint

This sweet wine has ‘lemon scents’, is’ sumptuously sweet with a stream of flavours which hit with immense power’.

Uruguay

Silver medal

Bodega Garzón, Single Vineyard Tannat, Uruguay 2015

100% Tannat

Fourth largest wine producer in South America, Uruguay won a Silver medal for a wine made from its most common grape Tannat. It has ‘aromas and flavours of ripe blackberry with oak-derived roasted coffee beans’.

Stockist: Montrose Fine Wines, Hong Kong

Portugal

Platinum Best in Show – Best Sweet Fortified

Henriques & Henriques, Single Harvest Boal, Madeira, Portugal 2000

100% Bual

This Bual from Madeira has a ‘discreet nose of dried fruits, walnuts, licorice and sweet honey has a background of sweet spices’.

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Beatrice Ng
Beatrice Ng
DWWA & DAWA Marketing

Beatrice Ng joined Decanter in 2013 as the marketing executive for Asia. She then worked as the Decanter World Wine Awards and Decanter Asia Wine Awards marketing manager, before being promoted to head of marketing in 2016.

She left Decanter in 2018 and is now a freelance marketing and brand consultant who is based in Hong Kong. She is also the director of marketing and operations for the Asia branch of the California Wine Institute.