Santa Rita honoured Winery of the Year 2008
Due to its consistently high scores for quality and performances Santa Rita continues to shine in the prestigious magazine’s “Hall of Fame”.
Santa Rita has been named “Winery of the Year 2008”, a great honour and recognition for the daily work that reflects the commitment with consumers, and the high quality that is provided within every bottle.
This important accolade is the result of the permanent consistency and excellence of Santa Rita wines demonstrated through fabulous scores given by this prestigious magazine.
To find the winery of the year, Wine & Spirits Magazine conducts hundreds of blind tastings every month according to quality, consistency, and expression of origin. Over the course of a year, the magazine’s professional team evaluates and rates more than 9,000 wines from around the world. At the end, the top 100 wineries are selected based on their performance.
This year Santa Rita big performers were:
• Casa Real, with its 1999, 2001 and 2003 vintages, which consistently scored 92 and 93 points for their Alto Maipo Cabernet Sauvignon expression.
• The 2004 Floresta Cabernet Sauvignon also made repeated appearances, earning 90 and 91 points.
• Two Carménères were highlighted. The 91-point Reserva and the first vintage of the icon Pehuén, achieved 92 points.
• Santa Rita is known for quality at all levels, and even its value wine 120 Cabernet Sauvignon was recognized as outstanding.
These distinctions recognize the hard work and attention to detail that take place every day at the winery and assure consumers world wide that Santa Rita will always guarentee a memorable wine.
Transform any occasion into an unforgettable Santa Rita moment, the winery of the year.
Written 20/11-2008 at 14.12
