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Cuvee de Purcari White Brut sparkling wine won the gold medal, being included in the top 10 best sparkling wines in the world, in the most important sparkling wine competition - Effervescents du Monde 2021, the company informs.
The competition took place between November 30 and December 3, 2021 in Burgundy, France. At the 2021 edition, about 500 sparkling wines from over 20 countries competed. The samples were judged by an international panel of 80 experts.
"Three Purcari sparkling wines won gold medals: Cuvée de Purcari White Brut (Top 10 Best Sparkling Wines from Effervescents du Monde); Grande Cuvee de Purcari White Extra Brut 2016; Grande Cuvee de Purcari White Extra Brut 2017," reads the press release.
Cuvee de Purcari White Brut is a sparkling wine made according to the classic production method, "champenoise", namely second fermentation and maturation in bottles, for 18 months. The sparkling wines from Purcari are produced in collaboration with the French oenologist Jerome Barret.
Purcari Cuvee White has a light yellow color, citrus aromas and peach flavor. The highest rated sparkling wines in the top 10 Best Sparkling Wines, alongside Purcari, were from France, Italy, Spain.
"It is an honor for us to place the flag of the Republic of Moldova on the podium of the nations with the best sparkling wines in the world. It is a moment of great joy, which concludes an excellent 2021 year, in which the Purcari winery has become the most medalled winery in the world. We set standards that are hard to beat, but today we celebrate performance with the whole team," said Victor Bostan, CEO of Purcari.
The 19th edition of the competition was organized by the Association "Forum Oenologie" from France at Château de Pierreclos, in the Burgundy wine region, being a unique event in terms of high standards of the entire event and the strict judging methods.
Purcari Wineries Plc (Purcari, Crama Ceptura, Bostavan and Bardar brands) is one of the largest wine and brandy groups in Central and Eastern Europe. The group manages about 1,300 hectares of vineyards and operates four production platforms in Romania and the Republic of Moldova. The group is a leader in the premium wine segment in Romania, with a share of about 25 pct and the largest exporter of wine from the Republic of Moldova, delivering in over 30 countries. The group is led by Victor Bostan, a veteran of over 30 years in the wine business and supported by top investors such as Horizon Capital, Fiera Capital, Conseq, East Capital, Franklin Templeton and SEB.AGERPRES
