The Moscatel Adega de Favaios Colheita 1989 is Among the Top 10 Wines in Portugal, at the Prestigious TOP 10 by Essência do Vinho 2023.

The Moscatel Adega de Favaios 1989 is featured in the TOP 10 of Revista de Vinhos | 2023 edition. This exclusive list of wines is selected annually during the Essência do Vinho event, organized by Revista de Vinhos, at the Palácio da Bolsa in Porto.

A total of sixty references were evaluated, corresponding to the best-scoring wines throughout 2022, according to the prestigious wine magazine.

The selection of the top wines includes reds, whites, fortified wines, and a late harvest wine, based on a blind tasting conducted by an international jury composed of forty wine experts.

The Espumante Adega de Favaios Grande Reserva 2013 is Portugal’s breakthrough wine and ranks among the top five in the world.

Nearly a thousand sparkling wines from 25 countries were in competition. The high level of competition adds to the surprise of the results, revealed last Friday. Among the top five in the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles dedicated to this category of wines is the Espumante Adega de Favaios Grande Reserva 2013, alongside two French sparkling wines, one Italian, and one Spanish.

The “Breakthrough Sparkling Wine of Portugal” trophy, Grand Gold Medal, is the latest recognition of the quality of wines from Adega de Favaios. Additionally, this spring 2023, the Casa Velha Grande Reserva 2019 won the award for the best white wine of the Douro at the Mundus Vini international competition.

This award also reflects Adega de Favaios’s ability to give its sparkling wine time to age in the bottle for many years. This maturation and refinement period imparts great complexity and finesse to the sparkling wine.

Muscat Wines Also Awarded

It is worth noting that the early months of 2023 have further reinforced both the international and national recognition of the quality of Adega de Favaios’s Muscat wines, its most emblematic product. The Moscatel Colheita 1989 was among the top 10 Portuguese wines in one of Portugal’s most prestigious tastings, the TOP 10 from Essência do Vinho/Revista de Vinhos. Meanwhile, Moscatel de Favaios Colheita 1999 and Porto Monge 20 Years received the highest honor at the Mundus Vini competition, the Grand Gold Medal, in this spring’s edition.

Adega de Favaios is the leading producer of Muscats in the Douro Demarcated Region (80%) and a leader in the national market (52%). In addition to its Muscat heritage, the Adega produces DOC Douro wines, rosés, whites, reds, and sparkling wines, and is currently preparing investments to expand its facilities, focusing on these ranges, particularly the whites that benefit from the cooler conditions of the Favaios plateau.

Casa Velha Reserva 2019 was named the best white wine in the Douro. Adega Favaios once again surprises at the Mundus Vini international competition.

Five wines from Adega Favaios were awarded “Best of Show,” “Grand Gold,” and “Gold” medals at the spring 2023 edition of the Mundus Vini International Competition, one of the most prestigious wine contests in Germany and worldwide.

The Casa Velha Grande Reserva Branco 2019 won the special “Best of Show” award, a distinction that named this wine as the best white in the Douro at the competition.

Additionally, the Porto Monge 20 Years and the Moscatel de Favaios 1999 received the highest distinction at the contest, the Grand Gold medal, which is only awarded to wines of “absolute highest quality” (less than 5% of the wines entered in the competition).

The DOC Douro Casa Velha Reserva Tinto 2018 was also awarded the gold medal.

The classic Moscatel de Favaios from Adega Favaios once again earned the jury’s preference, also winning a gold medal.