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The best wine grown in Colorado is a Cabernet Franc Reserve bottled by Bookcliff Vineyards in Boulder.
The 2015 vintage created by winemakers and owners John Gralich and Ulla Merz was one of 13 wines chosen as part of the Governor’s Cup Wine Collection in September. On Nov. 8 at a tasting held at History Colorado, the Bookcliff wine was named Best in Show.
There were 344 wines from 49 Colorado wineries in this year’s competition, the most submissions in the Governor’s Cup nine-year history. The judges were sommeliers, chefs and wine experts from across the U.S.
All the wines in the top 13:
Bookcliff Vineyards (Boulder): 2015 Cabernet Franc Reserve and 2016 Tempranillo
Carlson Vineyards (Palisade): Plum Wine and 2017 Sweet Gewürztraminer
Colorado Cellars (Palisade): 1999 Port
DZٱ(Palisade): 2017 “CORAL” White Cabernet Sauvignon, 2016 “Estate Selection, Riverside Vineyard” Merlot, and 2016 Petit Verdot
The Infinite Monkey Theorem (Denver): 2016 Cabernet Franc
Monkshood Cellars (Minturn): 2016 Syrah
Red Fox Cellars (Palisade): 2016 Teroldego
Snowy Peaks Winery (Estes Park): 2016 Elevé (Rhône-style red blend)
Whitewater Hill Vineyards (Grand Junction): 2017 Riesling
