{"id":16089,"date":"2026-03-10T12:56:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fladgatefamilywines.com\/?p=16089"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:57:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:57:57","slug":"dom-bella-cabernet-franc-awarded-gold-medal-at-the-global-cabernet-franc-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fladgatefamilywines.com\/en\/dom-bella-cabernet-franc-awarded-gold-medal-at-the-global-cabernet-franc-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Dom Bella Cabernet Franc Awarded Gold Medal at the Global Cabernet Franc Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16089\" class=\"elementor elementor-16089\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63115634 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63115634\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e6e0227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e6e0227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Dom Bella Cabernet Franc 2015, from Fladgate Family Wines, has been awarded a <strong>Gold Medal<\/strong> at the Global Cabernet Franc Masters, one of the leading international competitions dedicated exclusively to the Cabernet Franc grape variety, organised by <strong><em data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"em\">The Drinks Business<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Judged by a panel of international wine experts, the competition recognises wines that best express the quality, character and potential of Cabernet Franc from around the world.<\/p><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">The Gold Medal awarded to Dom Bella Cabernet Franc 2015 highlights the wine\u2019s excellence and the consistent work carried out by the Fladgate Family Wines winemaking team.<\/p><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Produced at <a href=\"https:\/\/fladgatefamilywines.com\/en\/vineyards\/quinta-de-bella\/\"><strong>Quinta de Bella<\/strong><\/a>, in Portugal\u2019s D\u00e3o region, Dom Bella Cabernet Franc reflects the distinct character of its terroir, combining elegance, freshness and structure, with a profile defined by precision, balance and ageing potential.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9613c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a9613c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4736e99 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4736e99\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e603323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e603323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fladgatefamilywines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Dom-Bella-Cabernet-Franc_1-1-rkaxg8fed9swts35tqtf14gz212gfqj8frwagioibk.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Dom Bella Cabernet Franc_1 (1)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf43aa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf43aa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><em data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"em\">\u201cThis award is a great recognition of the character of Cabernet Franc in the D\u00e3o and of the work carried out by our team at Quinta de Bella,\u201d<\/em> said Adrian Bridge, Managing Director of the company.<br data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"hardBreak\" data-prosemirror-node-inline=\"true\" \/><em data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"em\">\u201cIt reinforces our belief in the region\u2019s ability to produce wines of elegance, freshness and international relevance.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">The official results will be published in the February issue of <em data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"em\">The Drinks Business<\/em> magazine, with extended distribution at Wine Paris, further reinforcing the international visibility of this distinction.<\/p><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">This Gold Medal strengthens Fladgate Family Wines\u2019 position within the international fine wine landscape and reaffirms the Group\u2019s commitment to quality, terroir <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fladgatefamilywines.com\/en\/product-category\/highlights\/\">expression and winemaking excellence<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dom Bella Cabernet Franc 2015, from Fladgate Family Wines, has been awarded a Gold Medal at the Global Cabernet Franc Masters, one of the leading international competitions dedicated exclusively to the Cabernet Franc grape variety, organised by The Drinks Business. 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