Grand Gold distinction in the 2012 Cyprus Wine Awards went to Commandaria Wine from Keo. St.John Commandaria received the highest honors in good company.
The 7th Cyprus Wine Competition strict blind wine judging produced some inspiring results for Maratheftiko, the Cyprus indigenous grape variety for red and rosé wines, which was rivaled this year, by the excellent work from Cyprus’s most successful winemaking at Kyperounda Winery, which both collected 5 gold medals respectively. What follows is a brief summary of the highlights and the list of winning wines according our own grouping so as to better identify the wines by their regional origin and grape variety.
The 2012 Cyprus Wine Awards: The distinguishing highlights
Grand Gold: Commandaria Wine – St.John 2005 from Keo Winery
Grape variety with most Medals (5): Maratheftiko Grape Variety with Wines made by following Wineries:
- Metharmi 2008, Ezousa Winery – Pafos Regional Wine
- Argyrides Maratheftiko 2010, Vasa Winery – Limassol regional wine
- Gerani Maratheftiko 2010, Apostaktirio Nicholas – Pafos regional wine
- Zambartas Marathetiko, 2010, Zambartas Winery – Limassol regional wine
- Makkas Maratheftiko, 2010, Makkas Winery – Pafos regional wine
Winery with most Gold Medals (5): Kyperounda Winery
- Petritis Xynisteri, 2010, Limassol regional wine
- Kyperounda Chardonnay, 2011, Pafos regional wine
- Kyperounda Cabernet Sauvignon, 2009, Limassol regional wine
- Kyperounda Shiraz, 2010, Limassol regional wine
- Kyperounda Shiraz, 2009, Limassol regional wine
The best sweet Wine: Ayia Mavri Winery
- Mosxatos 2010, Ayia Mavri, Limassol regional wine (Gold Medal)
The best semi-dry or semi-sweet Wines:
- Rhine Riesling 2011 White, Kamanterena-Sodap (silver)
- Levanda 2011 Rosé, Constantinou Winery (silver)
The best White Dry Wines:
- Ayioklima Xynisteri 2011, Constantinou Winery, Limassol regional wine (gold)
- Kyperounda Chardonnay 2010, Kyperounda Winery, Limassol regional wine (gold)
- Petritis Xynisteri, 2010, Kyperounda Winery, Limassol regional wine (gold)
- Ezousa Xynisteri 2011, Ezousa Winery, Pafos regional wine (silver)
- Persefoni Xynisteri 2011, Kolios Winery, Pafos Regional wine (silver)
- Rigena 2011, Tsalapatis Winery, Pafos regional wine (silver)
- Tsangarides Chardonnay 2011, Tsangarides Winery, Pafos regional wine (silver)
- Tsangarides Xynisteri 2011, Tsangarides Winery, Pafos regional wine (silver)
- Vasilikon Xynisteri 2011, Vasilikon Winery, Pafos regional wine (silver)
- Vlasides Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Vlassides Winery, Limassol Regional wine (silver)
- Zambartas Xynisteri 2011,Zambartas Winery, Limassol regional wine (silver)
The Best Red Dry Wines
Maratheftiko Varietal
- Argyrides Maratheftiko 2010, Vasa Winery, Limassol regional wine (gold)
- Gerani Maratheftiko 2010, Apostaktirio Nicholas, Pafos regional wine (gold)
- Makkas Maratheftiko 2010, Makkas Winery – Pafos Regional wine (gold)
- Metharmi Maratheftiko 2008, Ezousa Winery, Pafos regional wine (gold)
- Zambartas Maratheftiko 2010, Zambartas Winery, Varietal (gold)
- Barba Yiannis 2010, Vouni Panayia, Pafos regional wine (silver)
Shiraz Varietal
- Constantinou Shiraz 2009, Constantinou Winery, Limassol Regional wine (gold)
- Kyperounda Shiraz 2009, Kyperounda Winery Limassol regional wine (gold)
- Kyperounda Shiraz 2010, Kyperounda Winery Limassol regional wine (gold)
- Vlasides Shiraz 2010, Vlasides Winery, Limassol regional wine (gold)
- Yiaskouris Shiraz 2009, Yiaskouris Winery, Limassol regional wine (silver)
Cabernet Sauvignon
- Kyperounda Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Kyperounda Winery, Limassol regional wine (gold)
- Methi Cabernet Sauvignon 2005, Vasilikon Winery, Limassol regional wine (gold)
- Tsiakkas Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Tsiakkas Winery, Limassol regional wine (silver)
- Vlasides Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Vlasides Winery, Limassol regional wine (silver)
Mourvedre
- Argyrides Mourvedre 2010 Vasa Winery, Limassol regional wine (silver)
Multi Varietal
- Agyrides Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Vasa Winery, Limassol regional wine (silver)
- Andesitis 2010, Kyperounda Winery, Limassol regional wine (silver)
- Kthma Keo Shiraz-Merlot 2010, Keo Mallia Winery, Limassol regional wine (silver)
- Saint Fotios 2008, Kolios Winery, Pafos regional wine (silver)
- Vlasides Private collection 2009, Vlasides Winery, Limassol regional wine (silver)
- Zambartas Shiraz-Lefkada 2010, Zambartas Winery, Limassol regional wine (silver)
The Best Rated Rosés
- Eros Maratheftiko Rosé 2011, Eros Winery, Pafos regional wine (silver)
- Olympus Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé 2011, Olympus Wineries, Limassol regional wine (silver)
- Tsangarides Shiraz Rosé 2011, Tsangarides Winery Pafos regional wine (silver)
- Sodap Maratheftiko Rosé 2010, Sodap, Pafos regional wine, (silver)
Special Distinctions
- Maratheftiko: Metharmi 2008, Ezousa Winery, Pafos regional wine
- Xynisteri: Ayioklima 2011, Constantinou Winery, Limassol regional wine
Update: New Dates for the 8th Cyprus Wine Competition