
IWC Results 2020
The 2020 International Wine Challenge (IWC) results have been announced and the wines from the Hallgarten portfolio have received three Trophies, six Gold Medals and 60 Silver Medals!
Now in its 38th year, the International Wine Challenge is widely accepted as one of the world’s most rigorous, impartial and influential annual wine competition, decorating wines from across the world with medals.
Trophy & Gold Medal Winners 
96 points - Groot Constantia, Sauvignon Blanc 2019
"Zesty, green and lively, with capsicum, pea shoots, wax and grass aromas. The palate is fresh, elegant and juicy, yet poised and pristine. Savoury on the finish. Quietly complex and very elegant."
International Sauvignon Blanc Trophy & Constantia Sauvignon Blanc Trophy
95 points - Lake Chalice, The Raptor Pinot Noir 2017
"Impressive wine with a lovely texture and structure to the palate. Scented floral with a hint of intense, lovely, raspberry and dark red fruit. Spices and sous bois, supple yet fresh. Generous finish with lovely harmony."
Marlborough Pinot Noir Trophy
Gold Medal winners: 
95 points - Berton Vineyard, Reserve Barossa Shiraz 2018
"Abundant cassis and chocolate with caramel edge. Plentiful tannins adding texture and structure. Long and statuesque style."
95 points - Groot Constantia, Grand Constance 2016
"Medium gold in colour, honey and lime marmalade with ginger and cinnamon. Lush dessert wine, finishes dry and long."
95 points - Jim Barry Wines, The Lodge Hill Shiraz 2018
"Black pepper, black currant and morello cherries on the nose and palate with lovely grained tannins and impressive depth."
95 points - Jim Barry Wines, The Forger Shiraz 2017
"Intense with bramble fruit and sweet spice, eucalyptus, liquorice. Floral tones with blackberry fruit. Very precise, integrated oak, refined, long."
Silver Medal winners:
94 points - Antoine Olivier Santenay Les Coteaux sous la Roche 2017 |
94 points - Bolney Wine Estate Estate Pinot Noir 2018 |
93 points - Alpha Estate Xinomavro Single Vineyard Hedgehog 2017 |
93 points - Alpha Estate Ecosystem Xinomavro Vieilles Vignes Single Block Barba Yannis 2016 |
93 points - Bodegas Ondarre Ondarre Gran Reserva 2011 |
93 points - Bodegas Ondarre Mayor De Ondarre Reserva 2016 |
93 points - Champagne Collet Millésime 2008 |
93 points - Lake Chalice Wines The Falcon Pinot Noir 2018 |
93 points - Lake Chalice Wines The Raptor Pinot Noir 2016 |
93 points - Saint Clair Family Estate Omaka Reserve Chardonnay 2018 |
93 points - Saint Clair Family Estate Pioneer Block 14 Doctor’s Creek Pinot Noir 2018 |
93 points - TahbilkMuseum Marsanne 2012 |
93 points - Doña PaulaSelección de Bodega 2017 |
93 points - Viña Undurraga T.H. Chardonnay Limarí 2018 |
92 points - Antoine Olivier Santenay Le Bievaux l'Air de Rien 2017 |
92 points - Berton VineyardReserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 |
92 points - Champagne Bernard Remy Blanc de Blancs Brut NV |
92 points - Groot Constantia Pinotage 2018 |
92 points - Château Oumsiyat Assyrtico Cuvee Membliarus 2018 |
92 points - Château Oumsiyat Rouge Desir 2017 |
92 points - Château Oumsiyat Grande Reserve 2018 |
92 points - Península Vinicultores Peninsula Caldalso 2018 |
92 points - Saint Clair Family Estate Pioneer Block 1 Foundation Sauvignon Blanc 2019 |
92 points - Saint Clair Family Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2019 |
92 points - Barros Porto Colheita 1996 |
92 points - Gérard Bertrand Château l'Hospitalet Grand Vin Rouge 2018 |
92 points - Tahbilk Tahbilk Old Vine Cabernet Shiraz 2016 |
92 points - Doña Paula Parcel Alluvia 2017 |
91 points - Bodegas San Alejandro Baltasar Gracián Garnacha Viñas Viejas El Heroe 2018 |
91 points - Champagne Collet Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru NV |
91 points - Château de Tracy Haute Densité 2017 |
91 points - Finca Bacara Time Waits For No One 'Black Skulls'2018 |
91 points - Groot Constantia Shiraz 2017 |
91 points - Jim Barry Wines Watervale Riesling 2019 |
91 points - Lake Chalice Wines 'The Falcon' Sauvignon Blanc 2019 |
91 points - Oumsiyat Soupir 2019 |
91 points - Doña Paula Estate Malbec 2018 |
91 points - Viña Undurraga T.H. Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo 2018 |
90 points - Alpha Estate Malagouzia Single Vineyard Turtles 2019 |
90 points - Alpha Estate Rosé Single Vineyard Hedgehog 2019 |
90 points - Berton VineyardReserve Botrytis Semillon 2018 |
90 points - Bodegas Ondarre Ondarre Reserva 2016 |
90 points - Bolney Wine Estate Estate Bacchus 2018 |
90 points - Champagne Collet Brut Art Déco Premier Cru NV |
90 points - Dopff-au-Moulin Riesling Grand Cru Schoenenbourg 2017 |
90 points - Frescobaldi Nipozzano Vecchie Viti 2016 |
90 points - Frescobaldi CastelGiocondo 2014 |
90 points - Jim Barry Wines Watervale Riesling 2020 |
90 points - Kozlovic Malvazija 2018 |
90 points - Quady Winery Vya Sweet Vermouth NV |
90 points - Gérard Bertrand Naturae Syrah 2019 |
90 points - Tahbilk Roussanne Marsanne Viognier 2018 |
90 points - Tahbilk The Tower Shiraz 2018 |
90 points - Doña Paula Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2019 |
90 points - Gérard Bertrand Les Aspres Réserve 2018 |