Nice wine doesn’t have to return with a hefty price ticket to ship high quality and character. At Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA), wines from each worth level get their likelihood to shine.
The High 30 Worth Golds record highlights Gold winners with the strongest efficiency in Value Band A – wines below £15 a bottle. And these awards aren’t handed out evenly. ‘Worth Gold medals are harder to seek out than Gold medals in different worth bands,’ says DWWA Co-Chair Andrew Jefford. ‘You want extra confidence to get behind these wines. There’s all the time an actual frisson of pleasure once you discover them!’
Contained in the judging room
DWWA is dedicated to celebrating excellence in winemaking whereas reflecting real-world market circumstances. The competitors is famend for its rigorous judging course of with wines organised for tasting by nation, area, color, grape, model, classic and worth.
This implies a £10 wine is rarely judged in opposition to a £50 counterpart. ‘No wine at this worth will aspire to the complexity {that a} boutique or icon wine ought to show,’ says Jefford. ‘They will nevertheless be excellent for his or her worth. That’s what our Worth award recognises.’
DWWA choose and Grasp Sommelier Gareth Ferreira provides: ‘We definitely take a look at worth factors within the Worth bracket, we take a look at a wine that’s extraordinarily precious for the extent of high quality it’s … Gold medals, they don’t simply get handed out.’
Whereas wines of all medal ranges can fall into the Worth class, 2025 marks a milestone with the first-ever Worth Platinum medal awarded.
Constructing on the momentum of final 12 months’s debut record of 20, this 12 months’s High 30 Worth Golds options 30 distinctive wines. From the complete pool of Worth Gold winners, the DWWA Co-Chairs choose those who really stand out for his or her high quality at this worth level.
Scroll all the way down to see the complete record of High 30 Worth Gold wines from DWWA 2025
The 2025 winners
Within the 2025 competitors, 109 Gold medal-winning wines fell into the Worth class. From Italy’s contemporary Prosecco, to pink wines from China and dessert wines from New South Wales in Australia, there’s nice variety of Worth wines that may be discovered.
Spain leads the best way with eight High Worth Golds. Throughout judging week Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW famous ‘I’ve been overseeing the Spain panels and one factor we do is absolutely deal with Worth wines – wines I’m really going to exit and store for at the moment and tomorrow. Spain is one superb supply’.
France follows with 5 winners together with two from the Loire Valley and Portugal obtained 4 High Worth Golds. Different winners hail from Argentina, Australia and Greece in addition to wines from lesser-known wine producing nations corresponding to China, Bulgaria and Moldova.
See all winners from DWWA at awards.decanter.com
Argentina
Domaine Bousquet, Finca Lalande Natural Malbec, Tupungato, Mendoza 2024
95 factors, Worth Gold
Good blackberry and candy cherry fruit with ripples of graphite and savoury spice. Electrical with tremendous ripe tannin, zesty acidity and a really lengthy end. Alcohol 14%
Santa Julia, Household Reserve Malbec, Mendoza 2024
95 factors Worth Gold
A broad abundance of pink and blue fruit with hints of violet and mint. Richly structured with chalky cocoa tannins and beneficiant acidity displaying nice varietal character. Alc 13.5%
Australia
McGuigan, Bin 9000 Semillon, Hunter Valley, New South Wales 2018
95 factors, Worth Gold
Resplendent in charred lemon, lime curd, unctuous melon and white peach undercut by a meticulous line of smouldering acidity and united within the limitless salivating size. Alc 11.5%
Austria
Steinschaden, Albert Heijn Selectie Grüner Veltliner, Kamptal, Niederösterreich 2023
95 factors. Worth Gold
Freshly reduce celery stalks, white asparagus and lime wrapped round a luscious core of yellow apple and quince, and complemented by the basic hallmark white pepper spice. Glorious! Alc 12.5%
Bulgaria
Angel’s Property, Rosé, Thracian Valley, Southern Area – Thracian Lowland 2024
95 factors, Worth Gold
Exudes excellent fruit-driven magnificence; bustling with raspberries, cherries, strawberries and cream with a searing freshness and easy acidity to move you to sunnier climes. Alc 13%
Chile
Errázuriz, Max Carménère, Aconcagua Valley 2023
95 factors, Worth Gold
Splendidly concentrated with buoyant florals and joyous black fruits embellished with spicy mint and pink pepper notes and emboldened with piquant tannins and nourishing oak. Alc 13.5%
China (Mainland)
Dongfang Yuxing Vineyard, Geruihong Marselan, Helan Mountain East, Ningxia 2024
95 factors, Worth Gold
Resplendent in its deep cassis and peppery spice inkiness which is carried throughout the nostril and palate by a juicy construction and silky tannins. Nice future forward. Alc 13.2%
Croatia
Vina Bernobić, Malvazija, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2024
95 factors, Worth Gold
Intense candied citrus, pineapple, peach and yellow flowers frolic below the nostril and envelop the palate with a mouth-filling texture and lengthy, spritely end. Alc 13.5%
France
Bonpas, Grande Réserve des Challières, Luberon, Rhône 2024
95 factors, Worth Gold
Laden with appetising inexperienced apples, brilliant peaches and a blinding tang of saline. Vivacious and grippy with a cleaning nerve of acidity operating in direction of the spicy size. Alc 13%
Château La Grave, Expression Rouge, Minervois, Languedoc-Roussillon 2022
95 factors, Worth Gold
Supremely concentrated with vivid damson, blueberry and sloe fruit flavours that fuse into the chunky body of tannins and creamy construction and are elevated by the lengthy, refreshing end. Alc 13%
Lionel Gosseaume, Les Marcottes, Touraine, Loire 2023
95 factors, Worth Gold
Mouth-filling darkish cherries and fleshy plums marry properly with black pepper and perfumed violets. Very easy and silky with ample acidity and an opulent end. Alc 12.5%
Maison Mirabeau, X, Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence, Provence 2024
95 factors, Worth Gold
An explosion of crunchy pink fruit and sherbet aromatics which blissfully unfurl onto the exact, well-defined palate and simmer in direction of the pithy, grapefruit end. Alc 12.5%
Paris-Simoneau, Réserve Sauvignon Blanc, Touraine, Loire 2024
95 factors, Worth Gold
Beneficiant ripe citrus peel and crunchy inexperienced apple fruit coupled with grassy nettle characters offset the verdant acidity and racy, pithy texture. Lengthy and abiding. Alc 12%
Greece
Diamantakis, Vidiano, Crete 2024
95 factors, Worth Gold
Interesting peach, pineapple and limestone with a background of contemporary herbs and florals. Viscous and succulent on the palate with peppy acidity and an enhancing mineral size. Alc 14%
Italy
Spar, Further Dry, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore, Veneto NV
95 factors, Worth Gold
Genuine and pure with a drive of inexperienced apple, lemon and pear drop which merges flawlessly with the supple, orange blossom mousse. Zippy and crisp on the end. Alc 11%
Vallebelbo, Le Filere, Langhe, Piedmont 2023
95 factors, Worth Gold
Frisky and contemporary with eager floral and pristine fruit aromas and loads of energetic acidity and juicy tannins on the palate. Very lengthy and energising. Textbook. Alc 13%
Moldova
Black Crane, Viorica, Stefan Voda 2024
95 factors, Worth Gold
Motion packed lemon blossom, rose petal and honeysuckle aromas give method to a lush baked apple and yellow plum juiciness on the palate. Lengthy and zesty. Alc 13.5%
Portugal
Bacalhôa, Moscatel de Setúbal, Setúbal 2022
95 factors, Worth Gold
A tasty composition of white nectarine, honeysuckle and orange peel with a beneficiant core of acidity to diffuse the unctuous sweetness. Simpering with marzipan and nutty dried fruit to finish. Alc 17%
Provam, Varanda do Conde, Monção e Melgaço, Vinho Verde 2024
95 factors, Worth Gold
Inviting acacia florals, crushed herbs and juicy white peaches intertwine with a tangy nerve of acidity and a beautiful saline mineral character which persists in direction of the lengthy end. Alc 13%
Rui Roboredo Madeira, Castello d’Alba, Douro 2024
95 factors, Worth Gold
Charming citrus and tropical fruit notes with a gorgeous zip of fennel and mint. Rounded, wealthy and peachy on the palate with a energetic dose of vibrant acidity. Alc 12.5%
Rui Roboredo Madeira, Castello d’Alba, Douro 2023
95 factors, Worth Gold
Assured, structured and immersed in layers of fleshy darkish fruit, rosemary, mint and graphite, with agency tannins and a protracted mineral end. True Douro energy! Alc 14.5%
Spain
Asda, Distinctive Marques del Norte, Rioja Reserva 2019
95 factors, Worth Gold
Full of plump pink cherry, cranberry and redcurrant with a moreish espresso, darkish chocolate edge. Compact and embracing with a mouth-watering fruit pushed size. Alc 14%
Bodegas Alceño, Cibolo Monastrell, Jumilla 2024
95 factors, Worth Gold
A flirty, fruit-driven wine, beaming with blueberries, bitter cherries and violet florals and a smooth clove notice to intrigue. Deliciously pure with a sustaining succulence. Alc 13%
Bodegas Castillejo de Robledo, Altos de Valdoso Roble, Ribera del Duero 2024
95 factors, Worth Gold
Refined and polished aromas of black plum, cherry, candy clove and coconut oak which enthral and empower the wealthy tannins, refreshing acidity and lingering black pepper size. Alc 14.5%
Celler Masroig, Solà Fred, Montsant 2024
95 factors, Worth Gold
Alive with pink fruit pastille and floral fragrance with punchy cranberry acidity and a sweep of peppery spice and contemporary herbs to finish. Characterful and pleasant. Alc 13.5%
Leon & Niné, Compartir Joven, Somontano 2024
95 factors, Worth Gold
Teeming with violet and rose petal aromatics and a chic crunch of freshly picked bramble fruit garnished with a touch of white pepper. Structured and lengthy. Alc 13.5%
Tapias Mariñan, Quinta das Tapias Colección Godello, Monterrei 2024
95 factors, Worth Gold
Concentrated stone fruit and aromatic herbaceous, grassy notes envelop the delicious, rounded palate, and the seam of zesty grapefruit acidity flows eloquently in direction of the prolonged saline end. Alc 13.5%
Vilarnau, Reserva Natural Brut, Cava 2022
95 factors, Worth Gold
Unmistakably Cava; full with Golden Scrumptious apples, honeyed flowers, warming almonds and an attractive citrus acidity. Superbly effervescent with a smooth lemony mousse which lingers past the end. Alc 11.5%
Vinicolas Reunidas, Sot Neral Syrah, Costers del Segre 2024
95 factors, Worth Gold
Overspilling with youthful vitality! Floral notes mix with blueberries, black cherries and black pepper which soften into the candy tannins and frothiness of the construction. Alc 14%
Ukraine
Shabo, Reserve Saperavi, Odesa 2023
95 factors, Worth Gold
A brooding beast with black fruit, chocolate and spice abound. Fleshy and ripe with velvet tannins, a dollop of tobacco oak and a prolonged end. Alc 12%
