Last Tuesday was held in Caravaca de la Cruz the closing gala of the X Sample of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Bullas.
An event attended by a wide representation of authorities from different regional and local institutions, such as the Minister of Water, Agriculture and Environment, Adela Martínez-Cachá, different directors general of the Regional Government of the sector, the Mayor of Bullas, Maria Dolores Muñoz , And their counterparts from Caravaca, Cehegín and Ricote, as well as the Sister of the Cofradía de la Vera Cruz.
And, of course, the great family of winemakers and winemakers belonging to the Denomination, as well as specialized press and tasters who made up the jury of the Quality Contest, were present.
After the dinner the results of the blind tasting held on the same Tuesday morning were announced, delivering the 8 Oros and 6 Plates to the winning wines in this edition.
Prior to the awards ceremony, the President of the Bullas PDO Regulatory Council, Francisco Carreño, highlighted the conclusions drawn from tasting professionals tasked with tasting and evaluating DO Bullas wines in their different categories, pointing out "the very high percentage of Wines that had obtained scores to be awarded, being 97% of the presented ones, reflecting the exceptional quality that we are obtaining in the wines, but that only the first 14 chose to trophy according to establishes the Bases of the Contest ".
The 8 Gold Medals and 6 Silver Medals that were distributed, were as follows among the different categories of wines that competed in the tenth edition:
Category of wines White:
Silver medal Las Reñas Blanco 2016 from Bodegas del Rosario
Category of wine Rosé:
Silver medal Las Reñas Rosado 2016 of Bodegas del Rosario
Wine category Red wines without wood add 2016 and 2015
Gold Medal Salto del Usero 2016 by Bodega Monastrell
Silver medal Carrascalejo 2016 of Bodega Carrascalejo
Wine category Red wines with wood added 2015 and 2014
Gold Medal Rosmarinus 2015 from Bodega Carrascalejo
Lorca Syrah 2015 Gold Medal of Bodegas del Rosario
Medal of avocado 88 Keys of Hydria Winery
Wine category Reds with aging in wood added 2014 and 2013
Gold medal Cepas del Zorro 2014 from Bodega Cooperativa San Isidro
Gold medal Lavia + Paso Malo 2013 from Bodegas Lavia
Gold medal Las Reñas Selection 2014 of Bodegas del Rosario
Silver medal Lavia + 2014 from Bodegas Lavia
Category Wines Reds with aging in wood added 2012 and earlier
Bodega Monastrell Valché 2010 gold medal
Gold medal Carrascalejo Crianza 2012 from Bodega Carrascalejo
Silver medal Señorío de Bullas 2011 Reserva de Bodega del Rosario
Also, there was moment in the gala for two very special recognitions.
The first, to one of the oldest vineyards in the production area of ​​the Bullas DOP that Francisco Llorente collected, a vineyard plot that jealously cultivates in the place of Venta del Pino in Cehegín;
And the second, the restorer Antonio de Valcárcel for the affection shown to the wines of the Bullas DOP in the wine list of his restaurant Entretempos in Bullas.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Bullas