Awarded with a Gold Medal and 95 points, Krohn Colheita 2006 was named the best Portuguese wine (best in show) at the 2024 edition of the prestigious London Wine Competition, whose results have recently been announced. A multifaceted jury, including several Masters of Wine, evaluated the wine, highlighting its intrinsic quality as well as its image and price-quality ratio.

In the tasting note, the judges emphasized its “dark ruby appearance with notes of hazelnut, dark cherry, and honey on the nose. Aromas of nuts, coffee, and caramel with moderate complexity and length,” resulting in a final score of 95 points, the highest awarded to a Portuguese wine in the London Wine Competition.

Unlike other competitions, this competition not only analyzes the organoleptic characteristics of the wine but also scores its market value and brand image, certifying, before consumers, the excellence of the product and the accompanying mix, including price and promotional strategies. “It has been a pleasure to work with Krohn and its immense heritage of high-quality vintages. For any winemaker, it is an honor to be part of the history of a brand, about to celebrate 160 years, and with the resources that are the most difficult to guarantee: time and terroir. Undoubtedly, we are dealing with some of the most unique Ports in the world, and our mission is to share this heritage every day. Awards and medals in competitions help to progress on the path outlined and to be closer to consumers, being an opportunity to affirm the long history and excellence of this brand,” says David Baverstock, Chairman Winemaker of WineStone, the group to which Krohn belongs.

Mafalda Bahia Machado, winemaker at WineStone in the Douro region, including Quinta do Retiro Novo, where the old vines grow that result in Krohn’s superb vintages, adds that “the quality of the brand’s Port Wines has been recognized over time by consumers, and it is our goal to raise the bar, creating objects of desire, with an image of excellence that everyone, especially the most demanding, recognizes.”

In the same competition, two other Krohn Port wines were also highlighted. Krohn Vintage Quinta do Retiro Novo 2011 received 90 points, also obtaining a Gold Medal from the competition’s jury. The Krohn 10-Year Tawny was also praised by the jury, scoring 89 points, which corresponds to a Silver Medal in the competition.

The London Wine Competition was the first competition to which Krohn Port wines were submitted since its integration into the WineStone Group. Following the creation of the José de Mello Group’s business platform dedicated to the wine sector last year, the Wiese&Krohn brand and Quinta do Retiro Novo, a centuries-old space in the Cima Corgo region that allows for the production of the entire range of special category Port Wines that have marked generation after generation since 1865, were acquired. Krohn has an extensive collection of Colheita and Vintage Port Wines, with its Krohn Colheita 2006 receiving excellent reception from specialized critics and international competitions alike.