The second edition of the “Guide des Vins Belges” (Belgian Wine Guide) will be released on Thursday. The guide lists, rates, and comments on the productions of sixty producers, represented by nearly 190 samples submitted to a jury of professional tasters.
After the evaluation, each wine is given a score between 5 and 13.
The two authors of the guide, Baudouin Havaux and Dirk Rodriguez, believe that this second edition of their book confirms the fact that Belgium's wine pioneers, and those who followed them in reviving Belgian viticulture, were visionaries.
They point out that some producers were unable to participate in this edition because of a “difficult” 2021 harvest, meaning that they had no more bottles available for evaluation.
5-star Belgian wines
Five sparkling wines were awarded 5 stars by the guide’s tasters: Ruffus Grand Millésime 2018 (Vignoble des Agaises), L’Insoumise Brut 2020 (Vin de Liège), Rosé Brut (Domaine Chant d’Eole), Cuvée Houben (Schorpion), Brut de Brabant (Domaine W).
Five white wines also received 5 stars: Brin de Paille (Domaine du Ry d’Argent), Cuvée Evasion (Domaine Coteaux des Avelines), Auxerrois (Wijndomein Oud Conynsbergh), Terre Charlot 2020 (Château de Bioul), Waes Goud 2019 (Wijndomein Waes).
Among the reds, Charles Pinot Noir 2018 (Aldeneyck) and Paradis des Chevaux 2019 (Vin de Liège) received the same rating, as did Petrus Muscaris (Petrushoeve) for the sweet wines.
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In addition to presenting the 180 rated wines and describing the 60 wineries, the guide gives an overview of the Belgian wine situation. It also provides an aromatic wheel to visualise the aromatic palette of each selected wines.
