Sixty five Croatian wines have won awards at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2012, one of the most prestigious and acclaimed competitions in the wine industry. The results were officially announced this morning at the London International Wine Fair.
Out of the 47 countries which sent wines to the Decanter Awards, Croatia fared particularly well this year and saw 63% of its wines receive an award.
Regional Trophies were awarded to Traminac Winery (2009 Ledena Berba Misno Vino) and Zlatan Otok Winery (Zlatan Posip 2010) while Gold medal was awarded to Kutjevo Winery (Graševina Ice wine 2009). Other awards for Croatian wines include 10 silver medals, 26 Bronze medals and 26 Commended wines awards.
With 14,119 wines tasted this is the largest entry ever for the Decanter World Wine Awards, now in its 9th year.
“The quality of any awards is only as good as the quality of the individual judges”, DWWA chair Steven Spurrier said, announcing the results this morning. “And we have the best judges in the world.”
Over 200 wine merchants, sommeliers, journalists and authors including 54 Masters of Wine and 11 Master Sommeliers, took part in a week of judging in April.
Although the majority of wines entered come from the world’s great wine regions, a particular strength of the Decanter World Wine Awards is its championing of lesser-known and smaller regions.
Tastings director Christelle Guibert said, “It’s great to see so many rarely-seen wine-producing countries do so well at this year's DWWA, often faring much better than more established countries and famous regions. It just goes to show how far the quality of wine has come in countries that, like the UK, were once considered to be on the fringes of wine production.”
Full results of Decanter World Wine Awards 2012are available on the Decanter website.
Croatian wines awarded at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2012
Regional Trophy Award
Misna Vina Traminac Ledena Berba Misno Vino 2009
Slavonia, Continental, Croatia
(Croatian Sweet over £10)
Zlatan Otok Zlatan Posip 2010
Central And South Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
(Croatian White over £10)
Gold Medal
Kutjevo Graševina Ice wine 2009
Slavonia, Continental, Croatia
Silver Medal
Bodren Chardonnay Trockenbeerenauslese 2009
Zagorje - Međimurje, Continental, Croatia
Bodren Triptych Trockenbeerenauslese 2010
Zagorje - Međimurje, Continental, Croatia
Capo Sagittarius 2009
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Damjanic Clemente 2009
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Franc Arman Teran Barrique 2007
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Korta Katarina Posip 2010
Central And South Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
Kozlovic Akacia 2009
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Meneghetti Red 2008
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
OPG Bacic Asseria Desertno Vino 2011
Northern Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
OPG Škaulj Šime Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Northern Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
Bronze Medal
Agroprodukt Medea Montiron 2010
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Benvenuti Malvazija Istarska Anno Domini 2008
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Benvenuti Malvazija Istarska San Salvatore 2009
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Bibich Ambra NV
Northern Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
Bibich Bas De Bas 2008
Northern Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
Bodren Chardonnay Icewine 2010
Zagorje - Međimurje, Continental, Croatia
Bolfan Rajnski Rizling 2010
Zagorje - Međimurje, Continental, Croatia
Capo Chardonnay 2009
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Capo Gemini 2009
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Cattunar Chardonnay 2010
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Cattunar Teran 2008
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Damir Jursetic Stari - Muskat Zuti 2009
Prigorje - Bilogora, Coastal, Croatia
De Georgiis Syrah Barrique 2009
Northern Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
Iločki podrumi Principovac Graševina 2010
Podunavlje, Continental, Croatia
Iločki podrumi Principovac Traminac 2009
Podunavlje, Continental, Croatia
Kozlovic Santa Lucia 2009
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Matosevic Grimalda 2009
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Milicic Plavac Mali 2007
Northern Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
Petrac Chardonnay 2002
Zagorje - Međimurje, Continental, Croatia
Plancic Ager Reserva 2008
Central And South Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
Podrumi Belje Graševina 2009
Podunavlje, Continental, Croatia
Trapan Malvazija Ponente 2011
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Trapan Uroboros Malvazija 2010
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Vina Laguna Festigia Malvazija 2011
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Zlatan Otok Zlatan Plavac Grand Cru 2009
Central And South Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
Zlatan Otok Zlatan Plavac Grand Cru 2008
Central And South Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
Commended Wine
Agrolaguna Festigia Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Badel 1862 Korlat Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Northern Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
Badel 1862 Korlat Syrah 2008
Northern Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
Bibich Debit Lucica Riserva 2008
Northern Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
Bodren Rajnski Rizling Trockenbeerenauslese 2010
Zagorje - Međimurje, Continental, Croatia
Capo Malvazija Istarska 2010
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Cattunar Muškat Bijeli Momjanski 2008
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Dubrovacki Podrumi Plausus 2008
Central And South Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
Iločki podrumi Principovac Traminac Ledena Berba 2008
Podunavlje, Continental, Croatia
Iločki podrumi Traminac 2009
Podunavlje, Continental, Croatia
Kozlovic Malvazija 2011
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Kozlovic Santa Lucia Malvazija 2009
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Krauthaker Zelenac Kutjevo 2011
Slavonia, Continental, Croatia
Kutjevo Maximo Bianco 2010
Slavonia, Continental, Croatia
Matosevic Grimalda 2009
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Meneghetti White 2009
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Petrac Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Zagorje - Međimurje, Continental, Croatia
Petrac Cabernet Sauvignon - Ledena Berba 2009
Zagorje - Međimurje, Continental, Croatia
Plancic Pharos Grand Cru 2006
Central And South Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
Podrumi Belje Frankovka 2009
Podunavlje, Continental, Croatia
Podrumi Belje Merlot 2009
Podunavlje, Continental, Croatia
Pz Svirce Badel 1862 Ivan Dolac Barrique 2007
Central And South Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
Saints Hills Nevina 2010
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Veralda Rosé Brut NV
Istria, Coastal, Croatia
Vina Milicic Dingac Milicic 2008
Northern Dalmatia, Coastal, Croatia
Vuglec Breg Muškat Zuti 2011
Zagorje - Međimurje, Continental, Croatia