The Decanter Platinum Medal Case 2025
Every year over 19,000 wines are submitted to The Decanter Wine Awards. Judging takes place blind, by a panel of wine experts, sommeliers and journalists and the best wines chosen, after meticulous blind tasting.
At the 2025 awards, 50 Best in Show medals were awarded (representing just 0.30% of all wines tasted), alongside 137 Platinum medals representing just 0.7% of all wines entered! This is a case of our favourite & best value Platinum medal winning wines, the cream of the lot!
Winning a Gold or Platinum award at DWWA can literally change a producer’s life,’ said DWWA judge and Master of Wine Tim Marson. It certainly peaks interest the world over and these winning wines become almost allocation overnight making us even prouder to have secured some of the favourites for this case.
Soalheiro Alvarino
Minho Portugal
1 x 75cl bottle
Platinum Medal | Best In Show Award | 97 Points
'Soalheiro Alvarinho has a bright, lemon-yellow colour. This wine is distinguished by its fresh and elegant fragrance, revealing the aromatic complexity of Alvarinho variety. The flavour has intense tropical and mineral notes that balance perfectly with the acidity and moderate alcohol content'
Decanter Judges, June, 2025
Wirra Wirra 12th Man Chardonnay
McLaren Vale, Australia
1 x 75cl bottle
Platinum Medal | Best In Show Award | 97 Points'
'Adelaide Hills Chardonnay has made five appearances in the Decanter Awards Best in Show selection, one more than Western Australia’s Margaret River has notched up; these are clearly landmark regions not just in national but also global terms for Chardonnay-lovers. The struck-match note so prized in Australia is apparent here -- but subtly so; look out for a sweetly leafy charm, too, and a soft creaminess from finely judged barrel-fermentation. It hasn’t had long in bottle yet, so its aromatic harmony and seamlessness was another factor in seducing our panels. You could call it mouthfilling in terms of texture and flavour expression but relatively delicate and light on its feet, by contrast, in terms of weight and alcohol charge. These vineyards are indeed ‘up in the Hills’, remember, where ripeness is neither assured nor rapid. The wine’s grain and finesse reflect a full season on the vine – and its producer’s careful harvesting and handling techniques'
Decanter Judges, June, 2025
Tenute di Valdipiatta Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Tuscany
95% Sangiovese, 5% Canaiolo
1 x 75cl bottle
Platinum Medal | 97 Points
'Fervent dark cherry, damson and violet petal aromas are sewn into intricate layers of haunting cigar box oak. Polished and refined with sleek mocha tannins and a keen acidity. A stunning wine that is pitch perfect.'
Decanter Judges, June, 2025
Valminor Albarino
Rias Biaxas, Spain
100% Albarino
1 x 75cl bottle
Platinum Medal | Best In Show Award | 97 Points'
'Elaborate swirls of lime, lemon, passionfruit and white peach entice the nose whilst the pristine purity of acidity and mineral freshness disarms the terroir-driven palate. Salty, linear and tangy, demonstrating Atlantic style at its best.'
Decanter Judges, June, 2025
Chateau Vaugelas Corbieres
Corbieres, France
1 x 75cl bottle
70% Syrah, 20% Grenache, 10% Carignan
Platinum Medal | Best Value in Show Award | 97 Points'
'Scintillating damson, blueberry and sweet cherry fruit hovers over a savoury bed of earthy game and peppery spice. Silky and rounded with generous tannins and a seamless graphite note to end. Utterly divine and evocative.Decanter Judges, June, 2025
Yura Jurancon Sec
Gascony, France
1 x 75cl bottle
Platinum Medal | Best Value in Show Award | 97 Points'
'Decadent aromas of mango, pineapple, orange peel and quince rustle over the sublime smoky wood character. Ripe and rounded with a mesmerising salve of acidity and a lengthy mouth-watering finish. Brimming with style and finesse'
Decanter Judges, June, 2025
Total RRP: €187.00
Mixed Case Price: €165.00
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