The best wine in the world of 2019 is a Jerez wine
Uncle Pepe Cuatro Palmas it has become the Best Wine in the World 2019 when winning the award “Champions of Champions Trophy” of the International Wine Challenge, one of the most important events in the world of wine at an international level, which has brought together in London the best references from around the planet in a competition that would raise them as the best wine in the world.
In this 36th edition, its jury, made up of MW and professionals from the sector, has valued the quality and uniqueness of an oenological wonder from Jerez that has achieved this recognition for the first time in its history.
The winning wine in question is a Amontillado Very Old, showing the capacity of the Palomino
Fine to age with elegance and nobility. It comes from only one of the six boots that have remained, for 53 years, in La Constancia Solera Museum of González Byass biding their time to dazzle the world. He has waited for more than half a century until Antonio Flores, winemaker of the wineries, along with Natasha Hughes MW have toured the winery in search of him. It is the boot where time and the winery have been shaping a wine with which a historical legacy is recovered.
An award-winning Jerez
The result is Uncle Pepe Cuatro Palmas, clean and bright sherry wine, which has an intense mahogany color with amber reflections. On the nose it is complex, deep and awakens aromas of antique furniture, cedar, lacquers and varnishes. Its mouth is forceful, very dry, direct and wild, which ends in an imposing finish that reflects the perfect balance between acidity and age.
Un exceptional wine ideal for maridad mojamas and salted fish, very old cheeses or the contrast of a pure cocoa. For sale by 100 euros on the website of the wineries of Gonzalez y Byass Its recent award has made enthusiasts of the sector want to get one of its bottles, of which there are less than 50 units.
With this award, Spain is at the global center of the current wine scene and, in addition, takes a further step in the #Sherryrevolution. Created by González Byass, this global movement makes known throughout the world the uniqueness of these unique wines, as well as the culture and essence of one of the great wine regions of the planet: Jerez.