Winelover Wine Awards medal winner sparkling wines
Summer is still on, and there are not many better things to enhance a summer day, but a bottle of well chilled, refreshing, subtle sparkling wine. At the 5th edition of Winelover Wine Awards, altogether 49 traditional method (bottle-fermented, aka "champagne method" sparkling wines gained some sort of medals. Let us recommend 7 of them!
Best of France: Champagne Brimoncourt NV, Champagne, gold medal, 90 points
"Its very light yellow robe sparkles with delicate bubbles gathering into a persistent string of pearls of great purity. Nose Fine and intense nose with notes of citrus and white fruits. Mouth The attack is forthright, frank and full. The aromas of citrus fruits are in perfect harmony with the minerality of the wine and they go on in a splendid lingering finish."
Grape varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Ageing on the lees: 72 months
Residual sugar: 2 g/l
Retail price: 77 EUR
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Kreinbacher Brut Classic NV, Somló, gold medal, 91 points
"Citrus fruits, white flowers and almond– enticing aromas line up in the nose. Chardonnay ensures a fresh and elegant style, the pleasant bitterness of Furmint appears in the background. Grapefruit, lime and stone fruits arrive first on the palate, followed by quince and autolytic notes – toast and roasted almond. Vivid and soft, with distinctive saltiness at the end. The dosage ensures an ideal balance. Fine choice for each and every occasion."
Grape varieties: Furmint, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir
Ageing on the lees: 30 months
Residual sugar: 8.6 g/L
Retail price: 21 EUR
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Carassia Classic Brut Magnum 2021, Carastelec, gold medal, 91 points
"This classic assemblage is all about elegance, finesse, and brightness, a subtle combination of complexity, length and freshness. Elegant with nice complexity and soft mousse. Ripe appley nose with straw notes, nice toastiness. Full body towards being winey. Its texture is seductive, round and well-balanced, with velvety bubbles and a long, straightforward aftertaste."
Grape varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Ageing on the lees: 36 months
Residual sugar: 8 g/l
Retail price: 58 EUR / 1.5 L
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Barta Öreg Király Tokaji Pezsgő 2020, Tokaj, gold medal 90 points
"2020 was, again, a year ideal for producing a great base wine from Furmint from the Dobozi sub-vineyard of Öreg Király, which then underwent the usual traditional method secondary fermentation. Disgorged in January 2026."
Grape varieties: Furmint
Ageing on the lees: 60 months
Residual sugar: 6.9 g/l
Retail price: 40 EUR
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Czurda Riesling Brut Millésimé 2022, Pannonhalma, gold medal 90 points
"Pale golden yellow and complex with a rich aroma. The typical Riesling aromas are clearly characteristic for this sparkling wine. Very aromatic with a creamy texture. It has a seductive, tiny, and elegantly sparkling perlage with a long-lasting, lively acidity, as we have come to expect from CZURDA Rieslings. Simply a high-quality vintage sparkling wine."
Grape variety: Rhine Riesling
Ageing on the lees: 18 months
Residual sugar: 8 g/l
Retail price: 44 EUR
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Sauska Rose Brut NW, gold medal, Tokaj, 90 points
"Crunchy red fruit and freshness: these are our goals with Sauska Rosé Brut N.V. Non-Vintage. Based on the white Furmint variety, our Rosé is bursting with exuberant red fruit flavors, soft texture and long and crisp finish. The Furmint backbone is complemented by a fair chunk of Pinot Noir, both as a red wine and as a white wine, and by Chardonnay. Food-friendly and friend-friendly, this sparkling is the perfect start of a dinner or a conversation with friends."
Grape varieties: Furmint, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Ageing on the lees: 36 months
Residual sugar: 6 g/l
Retail price: 22 EUR
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Egersoul Liana Extra Brut 2024, Eger, silver medal 88 points
This wine is not gold, but high silver, however, we wanted to include it in our article due to the grape varieties from the Carpathian Basin. "A special blend, not just for special days. Bottle-fermented and matured sparkling wine. The appearance of unique flavours, the play of tiny bubbles, and the diversity of wildflowers appearing in the aroma make this sparkling wine exciting and unforgettable."
Grape varieties: Olaszrizling, Zengő
Ageing on the lees: 12 months
Residual sugar: 7.1 g/l
Retail price: 19 EUR
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