Laithwaites Announce Medal Winners

Laithwaites are pleased to announce that they have won a host of top medals, trophies and tasting scores in wine competitions around the world. These accolades once again prove that Laithwaites are a company that bring the best wines to your doorstep.

Laithwaites pride themselves on being able to to source the very best in the wine market, so whether it is a fine wine, a special gift for a friend or just something to have with the Sunday roast you can be sure you will find something to your taste on their website. Laithwaites are proud to be able to bring to their customers these

award winning wines. The quote below shows the quality and excellence of just one of the award winning wines on offer.

“Made by Olivier Bayle (ex Lafite-Rothschild!), this is a Vin de Pays d'Oc wine from the Languedoc-Roussillon that is unashamedly modelled on a white Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It is a classic CndP blend of Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne which has been barrel-fermented. The nose offers a really enticing melange of dried apricot, ripe, juicy nectarine and the vanilla and almond toastiness of the barrels. There's a little hint liquorice or caraway seed, in an aromatically complex wine.

On the palate it shows lovely restraint, with a fat, lemony core dominating, and the more lush, stone-fruit flavours of peach and apricot layered beneath. The wine stays beautifully balanced with its moderate 13.0 alcohol, and finishes with crisp lemon and white fruit acidity. Laithwaites' staff christened this wine 'baby Beaucastel Blanc', and indeed, I take their point.”