Criteria for entry
Availability of wine
The wines entered in The Library Collection do not need to be commercially available.
Labelling
All wines must be labelled with the name of the region and geographical area of origin of the wine.
Grape
The wine must be made 100% from grapes grown in the country in which the wine is bottled, with the exception of those cases of cross-regional and intra-national blends recognised by the EU.
Age Specifications
The Library Collection focuses on 5-year old and 10-year old wines.
- All wines submitted for the 5-year category must be from the 2006 vintage.
- All wines submitted for the 10-year category must be from the 2001 vintage.
Number of bottles to submit per entry
Two bottles of each wine must be submitted for all entries that are to be judged in The Library Collection. We require two bottles per entry allowing one spare bottle for an out of condition sample.
Scoring system
All wines will be judged on the 100-point scoring system.
