One Of The Best 50 Wines In The World

Discover One Of The World's Best Wines

We're heading into October on a bit of a high, we are delighted to announce that our wines from Bodegas Cornelio Dinastía continue to receive prestigious awards. The latest medals awarded place the Rioja winery among the best in the world. Among them, Cornelio Imperial Autor 2018 has won one of the highest awards in the contest. It has been distinguished with 97 Decanter points and the honour of being ‘BEST IN SHOW’, a medal that only 50 wines receive out of the 18,244 samples from 54 different countries tasted by the jury.

In total they were awarded 5 medals; Cornelio Dinastía Crianza 2018 obtained a Gold medal and 95 points. Three Silver Medals were also awarded to Cornelio Gran Duque 2016 (94 points), Vega Vella Graciano 2019 (93 points) and Cornelio Emperador Reserva 2017 (92 points).

You can see the comments from the judging panel below.

Why not welcome October with one of the world's best wines in your glass?

Bodegas Cornelio Dinastía, Imperial Autor, Rioja 2018

97 Points - Best In Show - €49.95

"The aesthetic evolution over the past few years in Spain's greatest wine region leaves its winemakers with more style alternatives than ever before - and fortunate drinkers with a range of these propitious soils and skies. The Rioja that won its way through Best In Show this year is perhaps best described as a 'new classic' - deeper and more primary in colour, scent and expressive force than the limpid, time-burnished classics of the past, yet at the same time packed with the classic Rioja virtues of gentle, brimmingly ripe fruits, warmth, glowing richness, supple tannins and understated but guiding acidity. It's absolutely accessible now, but a few years will help ease the force of the fruits to the benefit of further gentleness and still warmer glow."

Bodegas Cornelio Dinastía, Crianza, Rioja 2018

Gold - 95 Points - €29.95

"Freshness, elegance and restraint are the tripod of this youthful wine, which has debonair milk chocolate, spice and strawberry scents. Powerful yet graceful. Hard to resist, but try to keep a few bottles."