Emiliana

In the 27th International Wine Challenge-2010, which draws attention to the world’s finest wines, Emiliana received a gold medal for its biodynamic wine Gê 2005.

May 2010. Important figures from the international wine industry were in attendance at the 27th edition of the International Wine Challenge in London when Emiliana received a Gold Medal for the 2005 vintage of Gê, Latin America’s first certified biodynamic wine.

More than 45 wine-producing countries participated, and a total of 4,026 medals were awarded: 326 golds, 1,445 silvers, and 2,255 bronze. Another 3,301 wines were commended.

Emiliana’s Gê stood out for its plum-red color, pleasing volume, balanced palate, and its elegant, well-rounded tannins that blend perfectly for a long, intense finish. Made with 30% Syrah, 30% Carmenere, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 16% Merlot, the nose exudes aromas of ripe black fruits, cassis, berries, and forest fruits that blend delicately with the oak, which lends light mineral, toffee, and chocolate notes.

“Just being biodynamic makes Gê different. And keeping a distance from the typical industry standardization of common wines, we return a bit to the archaeology of the varieties and the countryside, and this is definitely expressed in the wine,” explains Álvaro Espinoza, Emiliana’s consulting winemaker.

This is the most recent of a long list of the awards and acknowledgments for Emiliana products that have helped position the winery as the most important organic and biodynamic winery in the world. Other recent awards include the excellent results earned in the 17th Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2010 in which Emiliana won Gold Medals for its Coyam 2007, Novas Winemaker’s Selection Chardonnay Viognier Marsanne 2008, Novas Winemaker’s Selection Syrah Mourvedre 2006, and Novas Winemaker’s Selection Syrah 2007.