The International Wine Challenge (IWC) 2004:'Gold Wines' from France

The following wines are those which were awarded 'Gold' (ie 95-100 points) by the IWC 2004. Held annually in London, the IWC tastes over 4000 wines submitted by growers and distributors awarding a point for each wine and then prizes for the best amongst them. The wines listed here are from Alsace, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Rhone and South West France. You may also be interested in viewing the wines from Champagne and the New World. Each wine is clickable to provide an example of a search using Wine-Searcher.

You may also be interested in the 2005, 2006, 2007 or the 2008 winners from the same competition.

Alsace
2002	Barmes Beucher Riesling Hengst
2000	Cave Vinicole de Turckheim Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Brand
2001	Domaine Paul Blanck Gewurztraminer Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru Furstentum
2000	Domaines Schlumberger Gewurztraminer Kessler Grand Cru
2002	Olivier Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Hengst
2001	Olivier Humbrecht Herrenweg de Turckheim Gewurztraminer
2002	Olivier Humbrecht Pinot Gris Rangen de Thann Clos Saint-Urbain
2002	Paul Zinck Gewurztraminer Prestige
2000	Trimbach Cuvee Frederic Emile Riesling

Languedoc-Roussillon
2002	Domaine du Closel Chateau des Vaults Clos du Papillon
2002	Domaine du Closel Chateau des Vaults La Jalousie

Loire
2002	Domaine Huet Le Mont Vouvray Demi-Sec
1996	Domaine Huet Le Mont Vouvray Moelleux
2002	Huet Le Mont Vouvray Sec

Rhone
2000	Chateau Mont-Redon Chateauneuf-du-Pape
1998	Delas Freres Marquise de la Tourette Hermitage
2001	Domaine Ferraton Crozes-Hermitage Matiniere
2002	Gabriel Meffre Gigondas

South West France
2001	Chateau du Cedre Le Prestige
2001	Domaine Berthoumieu Madiran Cuvee Charles de Batz
2001	Jurancon Moelleux Symphonie de Novembre

For more information on the International Wine Challenge visit their web site.

You may also be interested in:

• Robert Parker's 'perfect score' wines as at June 2008
• Cellar Tracker's top rated wines by it's users for 2008
• Wine Spectator's top 100 wines for 2008
• Robin Garr's 'best value' wines for 2008
• International Wines & Spirits Competition 2008 winners
• Sydney Royal Wine Show 'Gold' Wines for 2008
• The San Diego International Wine Competition 2008 'Gold Sweep' winners
• Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2008 winners
• West Coast Wine Competition "Best of Class" 2008 Winners
• The Sydney International Wine Competition 2008 award winners
• The San Francisco International Wine Competition 'Double-Gold & Best in Class Wines' for 2008
• San Francisco Chronicle's list of the 'Best of Class' wines of 2008

Please visit our recommended wines page for a full list of award winning, critically acclaimed and reviewed wines.

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