Verdelho. Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne or blend

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1 2016 WINE SHOW RESULTS of all exhibits Gold = Silver = Silver Bronze = CLASS 1- Verdelho 1 Cassegrain Wines Cassegrain White Verdelho 81 2 Woodstock Wines Estate Verdelho 84 3 Symphony Hill Wines Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Verdelho 87 Bronze 1 4 Ridgemill Estate Verdelho 86 Bronze 1 5 Woongooroo Estate Woongooroo Estate Verdelho Royston Reserve 82 6 Robert Channon Wines Verdecho 86 Bronze 1 7 Clovely Estate Verdelho 84 8 Summit Estate Wines Avant Garde Series Verdelho 84 9 Ravens Croft Wines Ravens Croft Verdelho 90 Silver 5 10 Windowrie Estate The Mill Verdelho 87 Bronze 1 11 Preston Peak Wines Verdelho 83 Class 1 A solid class, sadly lacking highlights. CLASS 2- Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne or blend

2 1 Churchview Estate St Johns Marsanne 87 Bronze 1 2 Churchview Estate St Johns Viognier 85 Bronze 1 3 Symphony Hill Wines Symphony Hill Wines Viognier 89 Bronze 1 4 d'arenberg The Hermit Crab Viognier Marsanne 87 Bronze 1 5 d'arenberg The Money Spider Roussanne 83 6 Sieber Wines Sieber Wines Viognier 82 8 Summit Estate Wines Avant Garde Series Viognier 83 9 Preston Peak Wines Viognier 90 Silver 3 Class 2 A jumble of styles with a couple of very interesting interpretations (one spoiled by sugar) CLASS 3- Panel 2 Pinot Grigio & Pinot Gris 1 Casella Family Brands Yellow Tail Pinot Grigio 83 2 Zilzie Wines Zilzie Regional Collection Pinot Gris 85 Bronze 1 3 Ceravolo Estate Wines Ceravolo Pinot Grigio Ridgemill Estate Pinot Gris 83 6 Robert Channon Wines Pinot Gris 80 7 Serafino Wines Serafino Bellissimo Pinot Grigio 88 Bronze 1 8 Dee Vine Estate Nericon - Pinot Grigio 82 9 Dee Vine Estate Estate Range Pinot Grigio Ravens Croft Wines Ravens Croft Pinot Grigio 86 Bronze 1

3 11 Windowrie Estate Family Reserve Pinot Gris 92 Silver 3 12 Preston Peak Wines Pinot Gris 84 Class 3 A few interesting wines with length, persistence and texture, not relying on sugar, some 16's with high FSO2 CLASS -4 Other Mediterranean Whites 1 Ballandean Estate Wines "Messing About" Fiano 87 Bronze 1 2 Ceravolo Estate Wines Ceravolo Cortese 90 Silver 3 3 Symphony Hill Wines Symphony Hill Wines Fiano 95 Gold 5 4 Symphony Hill Wines Symphony Hill Wines Barrel Fermented Gewurztraminer 95 Gold 5 5 Symphony Hill Wines Symphony Hill Wines Petit Manseng 89 Bronze 1 6 Golden Grove Estate Golden Grove Estate 2016 Vermentino

4 Class 4 A small but strong, interesting class. Top wines showed strong varietal traits, gentle and un-forced. CLASS 5- Sangiovese, Barbera, Dolcetto, Nebbiolo and blends 1 Balgownie Estate Balgownie Black Label Sangiovese 90 Silver 5 2 Cassegrain Wines Cassegrain Wines Edition Noir Sangiovese 89 Bronze 1 3 Ceravolo Estate Wines Ceravolo Barbera 90 Silver 5 4 Ceravolo Estate Wines Ceravolo Dolcetto 90 Silver 3 5 Ballandean Estate Wines "Messing About" Nebbiolo 95 Gold Symphony Hill Wines Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Nebbiolo 88 Bronze 1 8 Bent Road Winery Nebbiolo LA Petite Mort 76 9 Topper's Mountain Wines Wild Ferment Barbera 10 Topper's Mountain Wines Wild Ferment Nebbiolo 11 Golden Grove Estate Golden Grove Estate 2014 Barbera 12 Clovely Estate Sangiovese 13 Clovely Estate Nebbiolo 14 Serafino Wines Serafino Bellissimo Nebbiolo Bronze 1 87 Bronze Silver 3 86 Bronze 1

5 Class 5 CLASS 6- Panel 2 Exhib No Tempranillo and Blends 1 Bakkheia Wine Aequitas - Tempranillo 100% 83 2 Wirrega Vineyards Wirrega Vineyards Runaway Tempranillo 84 3 Symphony Hill Wines Symphony Hill Wines Tempranillo 87 Bronze 1 4 Harcourt Valley Vineyards Tempranillo 80 5 Topper's Mountain Wines Wild Ferment Tempranillo 85 Bronze 1 6 Topper's Mountain Wines Wild Ferment Tempranillo 85 Bronze 1 7 Topper's Mountain Wines Temp Tannat Nebbiolo Barbera 82 8 Tynan Wines New England Tempranillo 86 Bronze 1 The Sticks & Stones Tempranillo, Genache, Tinta Cao & 85 Bronze 1 9 d'arenberg Souzao 10 Golden Grove Estate Golden Grove Estate 2015 Joven Tempranillo Paxton Wines PTY LTD Paxton Tempranillo 93 Silver 3 12 Grampians Estate Grampians Tempranillo Serafino Wines Serafino Bellissimo Tempranillo 95 Gold Ravens Croft Wines Ravens Croft Tempranillo 90 Silver 3

6 Class 6 A good line-up of temps on the whole displaying same delicious examples of different styles, a few with too high PH or too much acid. CLASS 7- Grenache, Mourvedre, Durif and Blends Panel 2 1 Bakkheia Wine The Wonderful Miss Gerry (Grenache 100%) 86 Bronze 1 2 Woodstock Wines Estate Woodstock 'The Octogenarian' Grenache Tempranillo 82 3 Churchview Estate St Johns Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 84 4 Ballandean Estate Wines "Messing about" Durif 84 5 Reillys Wines Old Bushvine Grenache 80 6 Casella Family Brands Black Stump Durif Shiraz 89 Bronze 1 7 Casella Family Brands Dark Corner Durif Shiraz 84 8 Quarisa Wines Caravan Petite Sirah 92 Silver 3 9 Quarisa Wines Caravan Durif Bakkheia Wine Tripartite - Grenache/Shiraz/Mourvedre 95 Gold 5 11 Cradle of Hills GMS Ridgemill Estate Ridgemill Estate Mourvedre 87 Bronze 1 13 d'arenberg The Custodian Grenache d'arenberg The Twenty Eight Road Mourvedre d'arenberg The Derelict Vineyard Grenache d'arenberg The Ironstone Pressings Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 85 Bronze 1 17 Golden Grove Estate Golden Grove Estate 2014 Mourvedre 88 Bronze 1 18 Golden Grove Estate Golden Grove Estate 2014 Durif 86 Bronze 1 19 Sieber Wines Sieber Wines Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre Paxton Wines PTY LTD Paxton Grenache 85 Bronze 1

7 21 Grampians Estate Grampians Grenache 90 Silver 3 22 Grampians Estate Grampians GST 86 Bronze 1 23 Serafino Wines Serafino Reserve Grenache 95 Gold 5 24 Serafino Wines Serafino GSM 86 Bronze 1 Class 7 Many wines quite short, hallow and dry, lack fragrance and texture. Top wines showed fruit over oak, complexity or purity of fruit, more intense flavour. CLASS 8- Other Mediterranean Reds 1 Ballandean Estate Wines "Messing About" Saperavi 92 Silver 3 2 Symphony Hill Wines Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Lagrein 91 Silver 3 3 Bakkheia Wine The Groszman - Graciano 95 Gold 5 4 Ridgemill Estate Ridgemill Estate "The Czar" Saperavi 87 Bronze 1 5 Golden Grove Estate Golden Grove Estate 2014 Nero DAvola 91 Silver 3 6 Clovely Estate Saperavi 7 Paxton Wines PTY LTD Paxton Graciano 88 Bronze 1 8 Woodstock Wines Estate Woodstock 'Naughty Monte' Montepulciano 90 Silver 3 9 Morgan Simpson Estate Plan B Mataro 89 Bronze 1 78

8 Class 8 Excellent class CLASS 9 Panel 2 Rose 1 Cradle of Hills Rose Aglianico 82 2 Woodstock Wines Estate Woodstock grenache Rose (RS 28 grams per litre) 83 3 Harcourt Valley Vineyards Grenache Rose 85 Bronze 1 4 Bakkheia Wine Cojones Muy Grandes - Grenache/Mourvedre Rose 87 Bronze 1 TGWC Rose (RS=0.5g/l) Garnarcha, Monastrell, Merlot, 90 Silver 3 5 The Granite Wine Co Primitivo 6 Robert Channon Wines Rose ( Pinot Noir 100%) 7 Golden Grove Estate Golden Grove Estate 2016 Rose (Shiraz, Sangiovese) 83 Class 9 Top wine is just delicious, cruchy style of savoury rose still a bit of free SO2 on the nose, but this is going to be a winner. CLASS 10- Panel 2 Shiraz 2015/2016 Vintage

9 1 Casella Family Brands Yellow Tail Shiraz 84 2 Cooks Lot Wines Cooks Lot Allotment 1010 Shiraz 86 Bronze 1 3 Cooks Lot Wines Cooks Lot Allotment 8 Handpicked Shiraz Quarisa Wines Mile Shiraz 85 Bronze 1 6 Harcourt Valley Vineyards Mt Camel Range Shiraz 82 7 Harcourt Valley Vineyards Harcourt Valley Vineyards Barbara's Shiraz 85 Bronze 1 8 Terra Felix Terra Felix Langhorne Creek Shiraz 90 Silver 3 10 Just Red Wines Nikki's Vineyard Syrah Dee Vine Estate Monkeys - Shiraz 86 Bronze 13 Dee Vine Estate Forty-Four Shiraz Windowrie Estate Natural Wine Co. Shiraz 95 Gold 5 15 Windowrie Estate Pig in the House Shiraz Class 10 The 15 vintage had some lovely bright juicy wines and some very faulty. CLASS 11 - Panel 2 Shiraz 2014 Vintage

10 1 Balgownie Estate Balgownie Estate Centre Block Shiraz 84 2 Cassegrain Wines Cassegrain White Label Shiraz 83 3 Wirrega Vineyards Wirrega Vineyards Sfera Shiraz 90 Silver 5 4 Zilzie Wines Zilzie Regional Collection Shiraz 84 5 Symphony Hill Wines Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Shiraz 83 6 Symphony Hill Wines Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Shiraz 'The Rock' 88 Bronze 1 7 Cradle of Hills Row 23 Shiraz 83 8 Sieber Wines Sieber Wines Ernest Shiraz 84 9 Clovely Estate Shiraz Ballandean Estate Wines "Opera Block" Shiraz 85 Bronze 1 12 Dee Vine Estate Nericon Shiraz 84

11 Class 11 Not a vey inspiring class, one solid example. Many quite contrived or sweet or just lacking. CLASS 12- Shiraz 2013 Vintage and Older 1 Casella Family Brands Casella 1919 Shiraz 88 Bronze 1 3 Jester Hill Wines Touchstone Shiraz 80 4 Wirrega Vineyards Wirrega Vineyards Runaway Shiraz 90 Silver 3 5 Woodstock Wines Estate Woodstock Shiraz 83 6 Ballandean Estate Wines "Opera Block" Shiraz 88 Bronze 1 7 Reillys Wines Reillys Dry Land Shiraz 84 8 Casella Family Brands Casella Limited Release Shiraz 82 9 Topper's Mountain Wines Shiraz Terra Felix Terra Felix McLaren Vale Shiraz 88 Bronze 1 11 d'arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz d'arenberg The Love Grass Shiraz d'arenberg The Wild Pixie Shiraz d'arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz 88 Bronze 1 15 Clovely Estate Double Pruned Shiraz Morgan Simpson Estate Basket Press Shiraz Windowrie Estate The Mill Shiraz Preston Peak Wines The Rock Shiraz Preston Peak Wines The Rock Shiraz 90 Silver 3 22 Cassegrain Wines Cassegrain Reserve Shiraz Woodstock Wines Estate Woodstock 'Pilot's View' Shiraz 88 Bronze 1

12 24 Terra Felix Shiraz 91 Silver 3 Class 12 Some very oaky examples. Good diversity of styles. CLASS 13- Shiraz Dominated Blends 1 Casella Family Brands Young Brute Shiraz Cabernet 88 Bronze Casella Family Brands Yellow Tail Shiraz Cabernet 89 Bronze 5 Casella Family Brands Yellow Tail Shiraz Grenache 92 Silver 6 Quarisa Wines Shot in the Dark Shiraz Petite Sirah 86 Bronze 1 7 Topper's Mountain Wines Wild Ferment shiraz Viognier 87 Bronze 1 8 Cradle of Hills Darkside SM Shiraz Mourvedre 83 9 Ridgemill Estate Ridgemill Estate Shiraz Viognier "The Lincoln" d'arenberg d'arry's Original Shiraz Grenache 85 Bronze 1 11 d'arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier Sieber Wines Sieber Wines Shriaz Mataro 86 Bronze 1 13 Just Red Wines Shiraz Viognier 84

13 14 Casella Family Brands Young Brute Shiraz Cabernet 89 Bronze Class 13 A decent class with few highs or lows. Diverse styles CLASS 14- PANEL 2 Mediterranean Varieties - Sparkling 14 2 Terra Felix Terra Felix Prosecco 82 3 Robert Channon Wines 14 NV "V" Verdelho Bubbles 83 4 Grampians Estate Rulherford Sparkling Shiraz 83 5 Sieber Wines Viognier 84 Class 14 CLASS 15- No sparklings excited the Judges for medals given the quality available. Mediterranean Varieties - Dessert Robert Channon Wines Verdelho 86 Bronze 1 Morris 15 NV Amontillado 95 Gold 5

14 McWillams 15 NV Muscat 89 Silver Class 15 CLASS 16- Panel 2 Experimental 1 2 Bent Road Winery Viognier/ Marsanne/ Roussanne 90 Silver 3 Class 16 A very well made, rather delicious wine. CLASS 17- Queensland Only White Class 2 Jester Hill Wines Sauvignon Blanc 83

15 3 4 5 Ridgemill Estate Ridgemill Estate "WYP" Chardonnay 89 Bronze 6 Robert Channon Wines Reserve Chardonnay Robert Channon Wines Reserve Chardonnay Clovely Estate Semillon 90 Silver 3 10 Ravens Croft Wines Ravens Croft Chardonnay Preston Peak Wines Chardonnay 87 Bronze 1 13 Terra Felix Chardonnay 85 Class 17 A very Good Semillion. Chardonnays a bit disappionting, just a few wines showing varietal intergrity. CLASS 18- Queensland Only Red Class 1 Clovely Estate Alicante Bouchet Jester Hill Wines Touchstone Cabernet Sauvignon 83 4 Symphony Hill Wines Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Petit Verdot 90 Silver 3 5 Symphony Hill Wines Symphony Hill Wines Reserve Pinot Noir 83 6 Robert Channon Wines Pinot Noir Bronze 1 7 Robert Channon Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Just Red Wines Cabernet Merlot 95 Gold 5 9 Just Red Wines Merlot Just Red Wines Tannat 95 Gold 5 11 Ravens Croft Wines Ravens Croft Petit Verdot 86 Bronze 1 12 Preston Peak Wines The Bucket List Cabernet Sauvignon Carmenere 86 Bronze 1 13 Preston Peak Wines Petit Verdot Cabernet 85 Bronze 1 Class 18 Two shining stars, their beauty in their restraint.

RESULTS 2017 Partner

Page 1 RESULTS 2017 Partner 2 Trophies Champion Mainstream Variety White Wine Heritage Estate 2016 Reserve Chardonnay Champion Alternative Variety White Wine Savina Lane 2016 Fiano Classico Champion Mainstream