从柏林迈向世界
Press release
Chilean Icon Wines Top French and Italian Icons
Viña Errázuriz wines took rst, second and third place in the recent Hungarian version of The Berlin Tasting, recently held at the Kempinski Hotel in Budapest. Read More >
In a new demonstration of the quality of Chilean wines, Viña Errázuriz’s icon wines took four of the ve top spots over French Grand Cru and Italian Super Tuscan wines in a new version of the traditional “The Berlin Tasting”. The wines were chosen by an important group of Hungarian wine specialist, journalists, buyers and consumers over the nest French, Italian and Californian wines.
This blind tasting rea rmed the world-class natures of Chilean wine with respect to French Bordeaux icons, such as Château Margaux and Mouton, or Italian wines from Tuscany such as Tignanelo and Sassicaia.
In commenting on the results, Rodrigo Plass, European Regional Director of Viña Errázuriz, a rmed that they had once again met the objective of showing “the high quality of our icon wines, which are on a par with the best wines in the world. This result is a testimony to our passion for producing the best wines and the recognition is well-deserved.”
The now-traditional The Berlin Tasting began in 2004 and revolutionized the wine world when the Chilean icons Viñedo Chadwick 2000 and Seña 2001 took the top two positions over the French wines Château Margaux, La te, and Latour, as well as the Italian Sassicaia and Tignanello.
Participants
Rodrigo Plass, György Weisz, Nicolás del Solar, Rodrigo Nieto, József Kosárka, Tamás Sztano, Péter Új, Zoltán Kertai, Béla Latyák, Marietta Mercsényi, Zoltán Walner, György Molnár, Károly Gerendai, Csaba Harmat, Zsolt Véber, Radosevics Radovan, Mónika Debreceni, György Lőrinc, István Pálcai, György Krix, László Jáni, Attila Molnár, Ágnes Davidovic, Zsuzsa Toronyi, Balázs Nagy Sebestyén, Gábor Tóth, Ágnes Németh, Norbert Izsáki, József Kling, Henrik Havas, István Pálffy, Albert Horvát, Árpád Bognár, Zoltán Martonyi, Péter Tordai, Gábor Máté, László Romsics, Zoltán Benkő, Béla Juhász, Smgth Robert, Mihály Fabók, Gyula Hermán, László Alkonyi, Gabriella Mészáros, Tamás Frei
Budapest
15 October 2010 Kempinski Hotel- Rodrigo Plass, György Weisz
- 1- Seña 2006
- 2- Errázuriz Kai 2007
- 3- Viñedo Chadwick 2007
- 4- Tignanelo 2006
- 5- Don Maximiano 2006
- 6- Stag's Leap 2006
- 7- Chateau Mouton 2007
- 8- Chateau Margaux 2007
- 9- La Cumbre 2006
- 10- Sassicaia 2007
Expert Opinions
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Dr. József Kosarka, career diplomat, wine writer, expert and judge at international wine competitions.The tasting in Budapest was very well received by all the attendees to such a high-end event. All my Hungarian friends in the wine world that were present were thrilled to have this great experience.
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Dr. József Kosarka, career diplomat, wine writer, expert and judge at international wine competitions.The presentation of high professional level had its deserved success too, and the Hungarian organizers also took an important part of conducting such a great event. At the same time, I congratulate you on the results, which pleased me especially –because they coincided with my own scores!– and because they once again confirmed the excellence of your wines.
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George Weisz, Owner of FWineAge.he most important people from the wine industry attended the Berlin Tasting Budapest. An event that completely changed the Hungarian professional’s oppinion about Chilean wines and meant a huge suprise to everyone. Since then, Chilean wines’ sales have been growing well (…) In fact, Errázuriz is the No.1 selling Chilean brand, with a very strong position in this exclusive marketplace.
Opinions
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Steven Spurrier, Consultant Editor to Decanter & Chairman of Decanter World Wine Awards, United Kingdom, October 2013
I don’t think he was expecting at all to do as well as he did, but I think having done it, it was an educational experience further than he had planned, because instead of just educating the 40 or 50 people in the room, he educated the entire world.
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Jeannie Cho Lee MW, First Asian Master of Wine, Contributing Editor Decanter Asia, Co-Chair of DAWA, Author, Wine Consultant & Educator, November 2011
When Eduardo and I first discussed the concept of this blind tasting format, I told him to brace himself for disappointment, especially given the popularity of Bordeaux reds in this part of the world. I was completely wrong in my warning and I am truly surprised by the results…
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Jorge Lucki, Brazilian Wine Journalist and Columnist for Valor Econômico de Sao Paulo, October 2013
Until that point only Eduardo knew what he had in his hands. Today the whole world knows… By reaching indisputable recognition in the world wine scene, Eduardo Chadwick’s wines have clearly demonstrated Chile’s tremendous vitivinicultural potential and have helped Chilean wines earn greater space and credibility in the international market.
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Josh Raynolds, Wine Critic to Steven Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar, USA, December 2013
These tastings definitely have had an impact on how many influential members of the American wine trade view Chile today. So I see them as invaluable to promoting Chile’s well- deserved image as a source for world-class wine that can sit alongside the best that the rest of the world has to offer.
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Jancis Robinson MW, “Chilean Wine Grows Up” Financial Times UK, ft Weekend Magazine, February 14, 2004
One enterprising Chilean wine producer, Eduardo Chadwick of Viña Errázuriz, has managed to organise a similar evolutionary milestone for the Chilean wine industry—or at least of his own wines… at what will doubtless come to be known in the history of Chilean wine as the “Berlin Tasting”
