LONDON 2023

 

Awarding Wines by Quality, Value and Packaging

MEET THE WINNING WINES
OF THE LONDON WINE COMPETITION 2023

 

Full List of 100 Wines

 
BY

Beverage Trade Network

WHAT ARE THE TOP 100 WINES

The list of 2023 London Wine Competition Winners is out. It is curated and picked up by a leading panel of top-level wine buyers with current direct commercial buying responsibility or wine consultants and experts who are also directly involved in the development of new wine brands or buying wine for commercial resale.

The list of judges was drawn from leading retail chains, wholesalers, distributors, and on-trade groups across a variety of channels and disciplines including multiple retailing, convenience stores, cash and carries, specialist retailers, casual and fine dining, hospitality and the travel industry. 

VOTING PROCESS

1. Blind tasting to determine the wine's quality and drinkability. Wines that are well balanced, where their acidity, tannins and alcohol levels all work seamlessly together. That’s the quality factor. Where appropriate they will also be assessed by variety, style, region, and country. London Wine Competition wants to celebrate wines that are both enjoyable and easy to drink.

2. Judges will then determine the value score of the wine based on the quality and its retail price. You don't need to be the cheapest wine on the shelf to offer the best value for money. Far from it. A wine may have a high price tag, but can still offer great value providing it delivers the right quality and taste for a wine at that price point. London Wine Competition will assess each wine for how much value it is offering its customers.

3. The judges will then be handed the bottle or format for them to be able to assess, in detail, the design, label, and packaging and determine how well that matches up to, or complements the quality of the wine and its price point. It is how the product is perceived when placed on the wine shelf among thousands of other wines. The London Wine Competition will reward those brands that show they understand their customers, and the price category they are operating in, and have produced a design and package with the right personality to attract and keep their attention. 

4. The judges can discuss the wine as a whole to help allocate scores in the four judging areas however each judge will give the wine its own score and the average will be taken as the final score.

 

No. 1

Late Harvest Traminer

No. 2

Late Harvest Rhein Riesling

No. 3

Geometria

No. 4

Besserat de Bellefon Reserve Collection 1986

No. 5

Beresford Limited Release Shiraz

TOP 100 WINES LIST

  • 1 Late Harvest Traminer
  • 2 Late Harvest Rhein Riesling
  • 3 Geometria
  • 4 Besserat de Bellefon Reserve Collection 1986
  • 5 Beresford Limited Release Shiraz
  • 6 Remarkable 2015 Dry Riesling
  • 7 Chiave di Saletta
  • 8 Pirramimma Aged Tawny
  • 9 São Sebastião Reserva
  • 10 Pirramimma 2018 ACJ
  • 11 Once & Well Frankies Garden Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc
  • 12 Château de Ferrand Grand Cru Classé Saint-Emilion
  • 13 Curtis Ancestor MV Shiraz 2020
  • 14 Exubera Montefalco Sagrantino Docg 2016
  • 15 34 Santorini Ancestral Vines
  • 16 Brockenchack 2018 William Frederick Shiraz
  • 17 Dillions
  • 18 Beresford Grand Reserve Shiraz
  • 19 Terra Nera White
  • 20 Knappstein Ackland Vineyard Riesling
  • 21 U. Ngumby Vineyard Chardonnay
  • 22 Pewsey Vale Vineyard The Contours Riesling
  • 23 Single block L5 Sauvignon Blanc
  • 24 Yealands Single Vineyard Pinot Noir
  • 25 Forest of the Echoes Tasmania Pinot Noir
  • 26 Mockingbird Hill Dr JWD Bain Clare Valley Riesling
  • 27 Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 28 Brockenchack 2019 Jack Harrison Shiraz
  • 29 Brockenchack 2018 Jack Harrison Shiraz
  • 30 Beresford Limited Release Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 31 Migala Cuvee 25 Alb
  • 32 Ackland Vineyard Riesling
  • 33 Nangkita Premium Shiraz
  • 34 Château des Laurets
  • 35 Pósta Borház / Cinka cuvée
  • 36 Rippa Dorii Salomón
  • 37 Chardonnay
  • 38 John Tate Estate The Maker Rose
  • 39 Santorini
  • 40 Nykteri
  • 41 Vin'Atus
  • 42 Castelgufo Chianti Riserva DOCG 2020 Organic
  • 43 Tripelpunkt Riesling
  • 44 Specially Selected Freeman's Bay Marlborough Pinot Noir
  • 45 Amisfield RKV Reserve Pinot Noir 2017
  • 46 Yealands Single Block S1 Sauvignon Blanc
  • 47 Saletta Giulia
  • 48 Pirramimma Ironstone 2019 Low Trellis Shiraz
  • 49 Rockburn Pinot Noir 2021
  • 50 Skillogalee Clare Valley Riesling
  • 51 The Dead Arm
  • 52 Salomone
  • 53 La Tourbeille
  • 54 Fazeli Cellars Khayyam
  • 55 Pirramimma War Horse 2020 Shiraz
  • 56 Enira Reserva
  • 57 Château Malmaison
  • 58 Covenant
  • 59 Knappstein Mayors Vineyard Shiraz
  • 60 Amisfield Pinot Noir 2020
  • 61 Héloïse
  • 62 Mastroyianni
  • 63 Frind Estate Winery / Merlot
  • 64 2021 Metala White Label Shiraz
  • 65 2021 Brothers in Arms Shiraz
  • 66 Kellermeister Pious Pioneer Shiraz
  • 67 Caii de la Letea Volumul II Aligote
  • 68 Salome
  • 69 Quintessence de Beauportail 2019
  • 70 Junmai Daiginjo Genshu
  • 71 980 AD
  • 72 Besserat de Bellefon Vintage 2008
  • 73 The Ethereal One Fleurieu Vermentino
  • 74 Rockburn Nine Barrels Pinot Noir 2021
  • 75 Château de Ferrand Grand Cru Classé Saint-Emilion
  • 76 Landmark Vineyards
  • 77 Enira
  • 78 Tomich Hill
  • 79 Cuvee Rouge
  • 80 8TH
  • 81 Credaro 1000 Crowns Chardonnay
  • 82 dou Hauret 2015
  • 83 Santorini
  • 84 Lost Wolf 2021 Semillon
  • 85 Il Campanile
  • 86 Yalumba The Cigar Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 87 Yealands Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc
  • 88 U-Velaphi
  • 89 Epiloges Debina
  • 90 Pirramimma Stock's Hill 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 91 Riddoch Elgin's Crossing Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 92 Ten Minutes by Tractor Judd Chardonnay
  • 93 Mockingbird Hill Clare Valley Shiraz
  • 94 Mockingbird Hill Dr JWD Bain Clare Valley Shiraz
  • 95 Potamisi
  • 96 Sasso Bisciaio
  • 97 Jaraman Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 98 The Coppermine Road
  • 99 Furmint Reserva
  • 100 Les Charmes Dessus Meursault 1er Cru