Raft of Medals for Lake Chalice

Wines across the entire Lake Chalice range have been making an impression in recent months, picking up a raft of new gold medals, alongside a healthy list of silvers. 

The most recent achievements came out of the NZ International Wine Show (NZIWS) and the National Wine Awards, where Lake Chalice Wines picked up a combined four gold and seven silver medals: 

2025 NZ International Wine Show

Gold Medals
Plume Chardonnay 2022, 96 points
Raptor Chardonnay 2023, 96pts
Falcon Riesling 2025, 95points

Silver Medals
Falcon Sauvignon Blanc 2025, 92points
Nest Sauvignon Blanc 2025, 92 points
Plume Méthode Traditionnelle NV, 92 points
Falcon Rosé, 90 points 

2025 National Wine Awards

Gold Medals
Falcon Riesling 2024

Silver Medals
Raptor Chardonnay 2023, 92 points
Falcon Rosé 2025, 92 points
The Nest Sauvignon Blanc 2025, 91points

The NZIWS is the biggest wine competition in the country, with a large team of judges working under chairman Bob Campbell MW. The National Wine Awards is one of the country’s newest wine competitions and seeks to identify, celebrate and highlight New Zealand’s best wines.

Lake Chalice Winemaker Chloe Gabrielsen said it was rewarding to have such a range of wines recognised at these events. 

“At Lake Chalice, each of our ranges is produced with a different vision in mind, however, they’re similar in that we put the same level of care and attention into each and every one. To have wines from each of our ranges recognised with either a gold or silver medal in these competitions shows we’re doing something right across the board,” she said. “We couldn’t be happier with these results.”