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Judges CLARE VALLEY WINE SHOW CATALOGUE Chair of Judges Nick Stock Wine expert award-winning author & freelance writer Judges Ian Hongell Senior Winemakers, Peter Lehmann Wines Iain Riggs Managing Director Chief Winemakers, Brokenwood Liz Heidenreich Winemaker, Sevenhill Cellars Penny Jones Winemaker - Manager, Bay of Fires Nick Ryan Freelance Wine Writer Randall Pollard Independent Fine Wine Merchant Randall s Associate Judges Leon Talamini Assistant Winemaker, Pikes Wines Ben Marx Winemaker, Knappstein Enterprise Winery & Brewery Clare Dry Winemaker, Wolf Blass Ockie Myburgh Winemaker, Josef Chromy Wines Matthew McCulloch General Manager, Chateau Tanunda Matthew Turnbull State Manager, Mezzanine Wines Major Sponsors CCL Label Silver Sponsors VA Filtration Air Liquide Seguin Moreau Enoltech Bronze Sponsors Prowine Vinpac International Riedel Glass Ackland Vineyard Services AP John Cooperage Laffort Clare Region Wine Grape Growers Association Hahn Corporation Demptos Bordeaux Cooperage BHF Technologies Wine Logistics 1

Section A (Classes 1-13) Section B (Classes 14-20) Section C (Class 21) Section D (Class 22) Section F (Class 23-25) Wine Show Schedule Current Vintage Section Bottled wines not necessarily commercially available. Minimum 100 dozen 750ml or equivalent except for classes 3 & 4 where 32 dozen applies. Entries must comprise a minimum 85% Clare Valley Fruit. Exhibition Section Bottled wines not necessarily commercially available. Minimum 64 dozen 750ml equivalent for large producers >150t processed MINIMUM 32 DOZEN 750ML OR EQUIVALENT FOR SMALL PRODUCERS <150t PROCESSED MINIMUM 5 DOZEN 750ML OR EQUIVALENT TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR BEST MUSEUM WINE TROPHY Entries must comprise a minimum 85% Clare Valley Fruit Sparkling Wine Bottled wines not necessarily commercially available Minimum 20 dozen 750ml or equivalent Entries must comprise a minimum 85% Clare Valley Fruit Fortified Wine Bottled wines not necessarily commercially available Minimum 20 dozen 750ml or equivalent Wine of Provenance RED OR WHITE WINES BOTTLED UNDER THE SAME LABEL OVER A VINTAGE SPREAD AS OUTLINED IN THE SCHEDULE 2

CLARE VALLEY WINEMAKERS INCORPORATED Clare Valley Regional Wine Show Trophies 1. Best Exhibition Section Dry Riesling, 2014 Vintage Sponsored by Class 14 Vinpac 3. Best Exhibition Section Dry Riesling, Vintage Sponsored by Class 15 and older Pro Wine 4. Best Vintage Section Shiraz Sponsored by Class 6, 10 BHF Technologies 5. Best Vintage Section Cabernet Sauvignon Sponsored by Class 7, 11 Hahn Corporation 6. Best Vintage Section Dry Red Blends and Sponsored by Classes 8, 9, 12, 13 Other Varieties Laffort 7. Best Dry Red from Exhibition Sections Sponsored by Classes 17, 18, 19, 20 Demptos Bordeaux Cooperage 9. Chair of Judges Award Sponsored by Longrain Restaurants 10. Mick Knappstein Trophy Sponsored by Class 1 Best Current Vintage Riesling Enoltech 11. Carl Sobels Trophy Sponsored by Trophies 4, 5, 6 Best Vintage Section Dry Red Seguin Moreau 12. Best Riesling of Show Sponsored by Trophies 2, 3, 9 Air Liquide 13. Best Small Producer Sponsored by 14. Best Single Vineyard Wine Sponsored by Clare Region Winegrape Growers 15. Viticulturist Trophy Sponsored by Ackland Vineyard Services 16. Best Exhibitor of Show Sponsored by AP John Cooperage 17. Wine of Provenance Sponsored by Classes 23, 24, 25 VA Filtration 3

18. Jim Barry Trophy Sponsored by All Classes Best Wine of Show CCL Label Note: Additional trophies may be awarded at the Chairman s discretion. i. Best Sweet White Class 3,4 ii. Best Rose of Show Class 5 iii. Best Dry White other than Riesling Classes 2 & 16 iv. Best Sparkling Classes 21 v. Best Fortified Class 22 Service of Excellence Awards Cellar Door of the Year Cellar Door Person of the Year Sponsored by Riedel Sponsored by Riedel 4

Clare Valley Winemakers Incorporated Executive Committee Matthew Lawson (Chairman) Liz Heidenreich (Vice Chair) Clinton Taylor (Treasurer) Andrew Pike Tom Barry Kevin Mitchell Steve Baraglia Warrick Duthy Tania Matz Education Sub-Committee Steve Baraglia (Chair) Keeda Zilm Chad Bowman Angus Mitchell Sarah Adamson Barry Kooij Leon Talamini Ben Marx Angas Wardlaw Tania Matz Promotions Sub-Committee Warrick Duthy (Chair) Karen Cavalier Mary Carracher Ali Paulett Tony Worthington Hillary Mitchell Tania Matz Kirrihill Wines Sevenhill Cellars Taylors Wines Pikes Wines Jim Barry Wines Kilikanoon Wines Pikes Wines Kilikanoon Wines Executive Officer Pikes Wines O Leary Walker Wines Taylors Wines Mitchell Wines Jim Barry Wines Kilikanoon Wines Pikes Wines Knappstein Wines Kirrihill Wines Executive Officer Kilikanoon Wines Taylors Wines Knappstein Wines Paulett Wines Sevenhill Cellars Mitchell Wines Executive Officer Finance & Planning Matthew Lawson (Chair) Clinton Taylor (Treasurer) Craig Thompson Tania Matz Industry Bodies Andrew Pike (CRWGGA & SAWIA) Chrissy van der Jeugd (Riesling Trail) Kirrihill Wines Taylors Wines Stonebridge Wines Executive Officer Pikes Wines Claymore Wines 5

The Executive Committee wishes to thank the following for their continued support: - CCL Label - VA Filtration - Vinpac International - Prowine - Air Liquide - Clare Region Winegrape Growers - Ackland Vineyard Services - AP John Coopers - Riedel - Seguin Moreau - Laffort - Hahn Corporation - Demptos Bordeaux Cooperage - BHF Technologies - Enoltech - Wine Logistics - Jen Prior - Wine Show Exhibitors - Clare Valley Cuisine - Woodscannon - Education Committee Members - Promotions Committee Members 6

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 1 - Dry White, Riesling (<7g/l R.S.) Current Vintage - vintage only 1 Jim Barry Wines The Veto Riesling 2 Shut The Gate Wines Rosie's Patch Riesling 3 Ruddenklau Wines 4 Vickery Wines 5 Tim McNeil Wines Watervale Riesling 6 Gaelic Cemetry Vineyards Celtic Farm Riesling 7 Tim Adams Wines Tim Adams Clare Valley Riesling 8 Cellarmasters 9 Reillys Wines 10 Heaslip Wines 11 Tim Adams Wines 12 The Wilson Vineyard Polish Hill River 93.0 Silver 13 Jim Barry Wines 14 Kirrihill Wines Regional Range, Clare Valley Riesling 15 Crabtree Watervale Wines 16 Claymore Wines Joshua Tree 17 Kilikanoon Wines Killerman's Run Riesling 18 Knappstein Enterprise Winery 19 Mad Bastard Wines 20 Wines by KT Peglidis Vineyard Watervale Riesling 93.0 Silver 21 Kilikanoon Wines Mort's Reserve Riesling 22 Paulett Wines 23 Cellarmasters 24 Kirrihill Wines Vineyard Selection, Clare Valley, Watervale Riesling 25 Naked Run Wines Naked Run The First Riesling 26 Wines by KT 27 Greg Cooley Wines Valerie Beh Riesling 28 Mercuri Estate Settebello Spade Riesling 29 Mocandunda Wines Mocandunda Stony Ridge 30 clos Clare Watervale Riesling 31 Stone Bridge Wines 32 Ministry of Clouds 33 Wykari Wines Naughty Boy Riesling 34 The Wilson Vineyard Watervale 35 Hill River Clare Estate Jaeschkes Hill River Clare Estate 36 Mad Bastard Wines 37 Pikes Wines Pikes Traditionale Riesling 38 The Rise Vineyards 39 Reillys Wines 40 Shut The Gate Wines For Love Watervale Riesling 41 Mintaro Wines Mintaro Riesling 42 Reillys Wines Reillys Watervale Riesling 43 Tim McNeil Wines Reserve Watervale Riesling 44 Eldredge Vineyard 45 Jim Barry Wines Jim Barry 113 Clare Riesling 46 Taylors Wines High & Dry Vickery Watervale Riesling Mockingbird Hill Slate Lane Polish Hill Clare Valley Riesling Stolen Block Riesling Heaslip Wines Mr Mick Clare Valley Riesling The Lodge Hill Riesling Hilltop Vineyard Riesling Knappstein Riesling Mad Bastard Riesling Antonina Riesling Mockingbird Hill Skilly Single Vineyard Clare Valley Riesling Churinga Vineyard Watervale Riesling Riesling Ministry of Clouds Clare Valley Riesling Reserve Riesling Single Vineyard Watervale Riesling Barking Mad Riesling Eldredge Riesling St Andrews Riesling 47 Kilikanoon Wines Mort's Block Riesling 94.0 Silver 48 Leo Buring Pty Ltd Leo Buring Clare Valley Riesling 81.0 75.0 7

Clare Valley Wine Show 49 O'Leary Walker Wines Watervale Riesling 50 Jeanneret Wines 51 Bird in Hand Bird in Hand Riesling 52 Skillogalee Wines 53 Shut The Gate Wines 54 Pinnacle Drinks 55 Pikes Wines Pikes Merle Riesling 94.0 Silver 56 Rieslingfreak 57 Koonowla Wines 58 Taylors Wines Taylors Riesling 59 Reillys Wines 60 Gaelic Cemetry Vineyards Gaelic Cemetry Vineyards GCV Riesling 61 Wykari Wines 62 Koonowla Wines 63 Jeanneret Wines 64 Sevenhill Cellars Sevenhill Inigo Riesling 00.0 WD 65 Cellarmasters 66 Crabtree Watervale Wines 67 Paulett Wines Polish Hill River Clare Valley Riesling 68 Rieslingfreak 69 Dolan Family Wines 70 The Wilson Vineyard DJW 71 Little Brampton Wines 72 Penna Lane Wines Skilly Valley 73 Sevenhill Cellars 74 O'Leary Walker Wines Polish Hill River Riesling 75 Bundaleer Wines Watervale Riesling Skillogalee Riesling For Freedom Polish Hill River Valley Riesling Cleanskin No53 Clare Valley Riesling No.2 Polish Hill River Riesling Koonowla Riesling Rockridge Riesling Single Vineyard Riesling Koonowla Ringmaster Riesling Sevenhill Riesling Mockingbird Hill Clare Valley Riesling Crabtree Watervale Riesling No.3 Clare Valley Riesling Dolan Family Wines Rifleman's Riesling Little Brampton Flagpole Riesling Sevenhill St Francis Xavier Riesling Bundaleer Stony Place Riesling 76 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler Annie's Lane Riesling 77 Jim Barry Wines Watervale Riesling 78 Black Bishop Wines Black Bishop Riesling 93.0 Silver 81.0 81.0 It's a cliché but a pleasure to judge, lovely group of Rieslings. Good to see diversity of style, some skins/phenolics adding that extra layer of complexity. Top wine chockers full of pristine, fragrant Riesling fruit, part citrus, part floral, part crunchy apple - just lovely. Many other golds of diverse styles. 8

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 2 - Dry White, other than Riesling, oaked or non oaked (<7g/l R.S.) Current Vintage - vintage only 1 Reillys Wines Barking Mad Sauvignon Blanc 2 Pikes Wines Pikes Valley End Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 3 Eldredge Vineyard 4 Tim Adams Wines 5 Stone Bridge Wines 6 Bundaleer Wines 7 Kilikanoon Wines Skilly Valley Pinot Gris 8 Taylors Wines Taylors Pinot Gris 9 ArtWine 10 Stone Bridge Wines 11 ArtWine Wicked Stepmother Fiano 12 Skillogalee Wines 13 O'Leary Walker Wines Eldredge Semillon Sauvignon Blanc Tim Adams Clare Valley Pinot Gris Pinot Gris Bundaleer en Spike Pinot Gris Prego Pinot Grigio Pinot Grigio Skillogalee Gewurztraminer Gruner Veltliner 81.0 81.0 Attention to freshness required. 9

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 3 - Sweet White, (7g/l - 50g/l R.S.) Current Vintage - Any vintage 1 Mad Bastard Wines Fruity Riesling 2 Penna Lane Wines Penna Lane Autumn Harvest 3 Bird in Hand Bird in Hand Honeysuckle Riesling 4 Knappstein Enterprise Winery 2014 Knappstein The Insider Riesling 81.0 5 Mintaro Wines 2014 Mintaro Late Picked Riesling 6 Paulett Wines 2014 Polish Hill River Clare Valley Late Harvest Riesling 7 Greg Cooley Wines TD and Winchey Reserve Chardonnay 79.0 Wines lack freshness, primary fruit and balance. Sweetness masking varietal characters. 10

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 4 - Sweet White, (> 50g/l R.S.) Current Vintage - Any vintage 1 Kilikanoon Wines Kilikanoon Wines Mort's Cut Riesling 2 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler Annie's Lane Botrytis Riesling 3 PETALUMA Petaluma Cane Cut Riesling Pure and pristine Riesling. A joy to judge 11

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 5 - Rose Current Vintage - and 2014 vintage only 1 Mocandunda Wines 2 Crabtree Watervale Wines Crabtree Bay of Biscay Rose' 3 Stone Bridge Wines 4 Kilikanoon Wines 5 Claymore Wines 6 Reillys Wines 7 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 8 Pikes Wines Pikes Luccio Sangiovese Rose 9 Eldredge Vineyard 10 Tim Adams Wines Mr Mick Clare Valley Rose' 11 Skillogalee Wines 2014 12 ArtWine 2014 Mocandunda Vineyard Gardener Rose Second Fiddle Rose Whole Lotta Love Reillys Saignée Annie's Lane Clare Valley Rose Eldredge 'Kitty' Sangiovese Rose Skillogalee Malbec Cabernet Rose The Temptress Rose A few examples of great colour, pale pink but vibrant. Palate disappointing with acid and sweetness balance issues, and harsh phenolics. Several wines appeared to be not originally destined for rose. 12

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 6 - Shiraz Current Vintage - 2014 vintage only 1 Mad Bastard Wines 2014 Mad Bastard Shiraz 00.0 WD 2 Kirrihill Wines 2014 Regional Range, Clare Valley Shiraz 92.0 Silver 3 Kilikanoon Wines 2014 4 Matriarch and Rogue 2014 5 Knappstein Enterprise Winery 2014 Knappstein Shiraz 6 Mad Bastard Wines 2014 Fat Boy Shiraz 7 The Wilson Vineyard 2014 8 Jeanneret Wines 2014 9 Taylors Wines 2014 Reserve Parcel Clare Valley Shiraz 10 The Rise Vineyards 2014 Single Vineyard Clare Valley Shiraz 11 Talbots Block Wines 2014 The Prince 12 Eldredge Vineyard 2014 Eldredge Blue Chip Shiraz 13 Taylors Wines 2014 Taylors Shiraz 14 Reillys Wines 2014 15 The Wilson Vineyard 2014 Killerman's Run Shiraz Alice Clare Shiraz Pepperstone Rank & File Barking Mad Shiraz Handplunge 16 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2014 Annie's Lane Shiraz 17 ArtWine 2014 The Kelly Surrender Shiraz 79.0 Two very bright and low oak. Pleasure to drink (taste). A few poor wines completely swamped by poor oak. 13

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 7 - Cabernet Sauvignon Current Vintage - 2014 vintage only 1 ArtWine 2014 Cottage Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2 Kilikanoon Wines 2014 Kilikanoon Wines Killerman's Run Cabernet Sauvignon 3 Mad Bastard Wines 2014 Mad Bastard Cabernet 00.0 WD 4 Kirrihill Wines 2014 Regional Range, Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 5 Crabtree Watervale Wines 2014 Crabtree Watervale Cabernet Sauvignon 6 The Wilson Vineyard 2014 Stonecraft 7 Taylors Wines 2014 Taylors Cabernet Sauvignon Well made medium bodied styles 14

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 8 - Other single red varietals, eg Merlot, Malbec, Tempranillo, Grenache Current Vintage - 2014 vintage only 1 Kirrihill Wines 2014 Clare Valley Sangiovese 2 Stone Bridge Wines 2014 Sangiovese 3 Matriarch and Rogue 2014 Pat Clare Sangiovese 4 Taylors Wines 2014 Taylors Merlot 5 Jeanneret Wines 2014 Moon Dance Malbec 6 ArtWine 2014 Grumpy Old Man Grenache Strength in diversity 15

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 9 - Blended red wine, other than eligible for classes 6, 7, 8 Current Vintage - 2014 vintage only 1 Knappstein Enterprise Winery 2014 Knappstein The Insider Shiraz Malbec 2 Naked Run Wines 2014 Naked Run Hill 5 Shiraz Cabernet 3 Jim Barry Wines 2014 The Barry Brothers 4 Claymore Wines 2014 You'll Never Walk Alone Top wine was a bright juicy blend 16

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 10 - Shiraz Current Vintage - vintage only 1 Paulett Wines Andreas Shiraz 2 Sevenhill Cellars 3 Mercuri Estate 4 Paulett Wines 5 Talbots Block Wines The Prince 6 Wines by KT 7 Pikes Wines Pikes EWP Shiraz 93.0 Silver 8 Kilikanoon Wines Covenant Shiraz 9 Byrne Vineyards Thomson Estate W&J Clare Shiraz 10 Kirrihill Wines Clare Valley Shiraz 11 Reillys Wines RCV Shiraz Pressings 12 Stone Bridge Wines 13 Claymore Wines 14 Pikes Wines 15 Wines by KT Churinga Vineyard Watervale Shiraz 16 Talbots Block Wines 17 Claymore Wines Walk on the Wild Side 18 Reillys Wines 19 Cellarmasters Mockingbird Hill Clare Valley Shiraz Tcd 92.0 Silver 20 Little Brampton Wines 21 Koonowla Wines 22 Crabtree Watervale Wines 23 Mad Bastard Wines 24 Cellarmasters Mockingbird Hill Reserve Clare Valley Shiraz 25 Taylors Wines St Andrews Shiraz 26 Tim McNeil Wines 27 Greg Cooley Wines Sevenhill Inigo Shiraz Settebello Coppe Shiraz Polish Hill River Clare Valley Shiraz 5452 by KT Shiraz Shiraz Dark Side of the Moon Pikes Eastside Shiraz The Sultan Dry Land Shiraz Little Brampton Gateway Shiraz Koonowla Ringmaster Shiraz Crabtree Watervale Shiraz Mad Bastard Shiraz On The Wing Shiraz Monica Macca and Moo Shiraz 28 Jim Barry Wines Jim Barry Wines The Veto Shiraz 29 Wykari Wines Single Vineyard Shiraz 93.0 Silver 30 Kirrihill Wines Vineyard Selection, Clare Valley, Tullymore Vineyard Shiraz 31 Byrne Vineyards Byrne Reserve Shiraz 32 Stone Bridge Wines SBW Reserve 33 Jim Barry Wines The McRae Wood Shiraz 34 Claymore Wines YNWA Boot Room 35 O'Leary Walker Wines Clare Valley Shiraz 36 Penna Lane Wines 37 Jim Barry Wines 38 Tim McNeil Wines penna lane shiraz The Armagh Shiraz Clare Valley Shiraz 39 Knappstein Enterprise Winery Knappstein The Mayors Vineyard Shiraz 40 Reillys Wines Reillys Shiraz 41 Koonowla Wines Koonowla Shiraz 42 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler Annie's Lane Copper Trail Shiraz 43 Jim Barry Wines 44 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler The Lodge Hill Shiraz Annie's Lane Local Shiraz 79.0 79.0 74.0 A combination of graceful Shiraz counted with some not so graceful. Top wine a superb example of medium bodied, bright, spicy Clare shiraz. Non medal wines over oaked, poor oak or micro unstable. 17

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 11 - Cabernet Sauvignon Current Vintage - vintage only 1 Reillys Wines Dry Land Cabernet Sauvignon 92.0 Silver 2 Claymore Wines Bittersweet Symphony 81.0 3 Mercuri Estate Settebello Bastoni Cabernet Sauvignon 4 Reillys Wines Reillys Cabernet Sauvignon 5 Jim Barry Wines The Benbournie Cabernet Sauvignon 6 Taylors Wines St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon 92.0 Silver 7 Koonowla Wines Koonowla Ringmaster Cabernet Sauvignon 8 Ruddenklau Wines The Lone Kiwi 9 O'Leary Walker Wines Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 10 Reillys Wines Barking Mad Cabernet Sauvignon 11 Jeanneret Wines Sideways Cabernet 12 Knappstein Enterprise Winery Knappstein Enterprise Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 13 Wykari Wines Single Vineyard Cabernet 78.0 14 Pikes Wines Pikes Hill Block Cabernet 15 Sevenhill Cellars Sevenhill Inigo Cabernet 16 Taylors Wines Reserve Parcel Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvigon 17 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler Annie's Lane Quelltaler Polish Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 18 Knappstein Enterprise Winery Knappstein Cabernet Sauvignon 19 Eldredge Vineyard Eldredge 'RL' Cabernet Sauvignon Top wines outstanding but brought down to earth by many poor examples. These are 2 years old but some look 10 years old. Poor oak characters another problem 18

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 12 - Other single red varietals, eg Merlot, Malbec, Tempranillo, Grenache Current Vintage - vintage only 1 Reillys Wines Dry Land Sangiovese 2 Reillys Wines 3 Eldredge Vineyard Eldredge 'The Reserve' Malbec 4 Sevenhill Cellars 5 Reillys Wines Dry Land Tempranillo Sevenhill Inigo Grenache Dry Land Old Bush Vine Grenache 6 Kilikanoon Wines Prodigal Grenache 7 Kilikanoon Wines Attunga Mataro 8 Mad Bastard Wines Mad Bastard Wines Fat Boy Mataro One stand out wine, full of bright red cherry fruit and dry fruit tannins. Low oak impact. Siler a very good drink. 19

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 13 - Blended red wine, other than eligible for classes 10, 11, 12 Current Vintage - vintage only 1 Pikes Wines Pikes Los Companeros Shiraz Tempranillo 2 Naked Run Wines Naked Run Hill 5 Shiraz Cabernet 3 Pikes Wines Pikes Dogwalk Cabernet Merlot 4 Paulett Wines Polish Hill River Clare Valley Cabernet Merlot 5 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler Annie's Lane Cabernet Merlot 6 Sevenhill Cellars Sevenhill St Ignatius 7 Taylors Wines Taylors Winemakers Project Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc. 8 Jim Barry Wines Pb Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 9 Skillogalee Wines Skillogalee The Cabernets 10 O'Leary Walker Wines Cabernet Malbec 11 Greg Cooley Wines Dad and Meads Grenache Shiraz 12 Reillys Wines Barking Mad Grenache Shiraz 79.0 13 Kilikanoon Wines Baudinet Blend GSM 14 Kilikanoon Wines Killermans Run GSM 15 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler Annie's Lane Winemakers GSM 92.0 Silver 16 Wines by KT Strong regional representation of presented varieties 5452 by KT Grenache Mataro 20

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 14 - Dry White, Riesling (<7g/l R.S.) Exhibition - 2014 vintage only 1 Kilikanoon Wines 2014 Mort's Block Riesling 2 Penna Lane Wines 2014 Penna Lane Watervale Riesling 3 Shut The Gate Wines 2014 4 Leo Buring Pty Ltd 2014 5 Reillys Wines 2014 Reillys Watervale Riesling 6 O'Leary Walker Wines 2014 7 PETALUMA 2014 8 Jim Barry Wines 2014 The Florita Riesling 9 Knappstein Enterprise Winery 2014 10 Paulett Wines 2014 Aged Release Riesling 11 Cellarmasters 2014 Mockingbird Hill Clare Valley Riesling - The Cellar Door 12 Kilikanoon Wines 2014 Mort's Reserve Riesling 92.0 Silver 13 Crabtree Watervale Wines 2014 Carbtree Watervale Riesling 92.0 Silver 14 Hesketh Wine Company 2014 Regional Selections Clare Valley Riesling 15 Knappstein Enterprise Winery 2014 16 Naked Run Wines 2014 Place In Time Sevenhill Riesling 17 Jeanneret Wines 2014 18 Ruddenklau Wines 2014 19 Mocandunda Wines 2014 Mocandunda Vineyard 20 Shut The Gate Wines 2014 For Freedom Polish Hill River Valley Riesling 21 Reillys Wines 2014 22 Pinnacle Drinks 2014 For Love Watervale Riesling Leo Buring Leonay Riesling Watervale Riesling Petaluma Hanlin Hill Clare Valley Riesling Knappstein Slate Creek Vineyard Riesling Knappstein Bryksy's Hill Vineyard Riesling Sevenhill Riesling High & Dry Barking Mad Riesling Baily & Baily Folio CV Riesling 23 Hill River Clare Estate 2014 Jaeschkes Hill River Clare Estate 24 Tim Adams Wines 2014 Tim Adams Clare Valley Riesling 25 Jeanneret Wines 2014 Watervale Riesling Excellent class of Rieslings showcasing diversity and style of the region. 21

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 15 - Dry White, Riesling (<7g/l R.S.) Exhibition - vintage & older 1 Hill River Clare Estate Jaeschkes Hill River Clare Estate 2 Mintaro Wines 3 Crabtree Watervale Wines Crabtree Watervale Riesling 4 Jeanneret Wines 5 Leo Buring Pty Ltd 6 Tim McNeil Wines 7 O'Leary Walker Wines Watervale Riesling 8 ArtWine Glass Half Full Riesling 9 Paulett Wines Aged Release Riesling 92.0 Silver 10 Taylors Wines St Andrews Riesling 11 Shut The Gate Wines 12 Crabtree Watervale Wines 13 Paulett Wines 14 Penna Lane Wines Penna Lane Skilly Valley 15 Eldredge Vineyard 16 Naked Run Wines Place In Time Sevenhill Riesling 17 Shut The Gate Wines 18 Mitchell Wines Watervale Riesling 19 Crabtree Watervale Wines Crabtree Hilltop Vineyard Riesling 20 Skillogalee Wines 21 Wolf Blass Wines Pty Ltd 22 Little Brampton Wines Little Brampton Flagpole Riesling 23 ArtWine 2011 Artwine Riesling 93.0 Silver 24 Kilikanoon Wines 2011 Mort's Reserve Riesling 25 Naked Run Wines 2011 Place In Time Sevenhill Riesling 26 Paulett Wines 2011 27 Tim McNeil Wines 2010 28 Pikes Wines 2010 Pikes Traditionale Riesling 29 Sevenhill Cellars 2010 Sevenhill St Francis Xavier Museum Release Riesling 30 Paulett Wines 2010 Aged Release Riesling 93.0 Silver 31 Kilikanoon Wines 2010 Mort's Reserve Riesling 32 Jeanneret Wines 2009 Big Fine Girl 33 Tim McNeil Wines 2009 Clare Valley Riesling 34 Paulett Wines 2009 Paulett Wines Aged Release Riesling 35 Jim Barry Wines 2008 36 Greg Cooley Wines 2008 Mintaro Riesling Watervale Riesling Leo Buring Leonay Mature Release Clare Valley Riesling Reserve Watervale Riesling For Freedom Polish Hill River Valley Riesling Crabtree Watervale Riesling Aged Release Riesling Eldredge Riesling For Love Watervale Riesling Skillogalee Trevarrick Riesling Wolf Blass White Label Riesling Aged Release Riesling Watervale Riesling The Florita Valerie Beh Riesling 37 Tim McNeil Wines 2008 Clare Valley Riesling 92.0 Silver 38 The Wilson Vineyard 2008 DJW 39 Stone Bridge Wines 2008 Riesling 40 The Wilson Vineyard 2008 Polish Hill River 41 Koonowla Wines 2008 Koonowla Riesling 42 Tim Adams Wines 2007 Tim Adams Clare Valley Riesling 43 Koonowla Wines 2006 Koonowla Riesling 44 Stone Bridge Wines 2006 Riesling 45 Koonowla Wines 2001 Koonowla Riesling Without doubt one of the best classes we have ever judged - a real pleasure. 9 golds across five vintages. Best examples retained finest colours, fruit and freshness. Top gold a beautiful example of aged Clare Riesling. 81.0 79.0 81.0 78.0 22

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 16 - Dry White, other than Riesling, oaked or non oaked (<7g/l R.S.) Exhibition - 2014 vintage & older 1 Kilikanoon Wines 2014 Pearce Road Semillon 2 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2014 Annie's Lane Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 3 Cellarmasters 2014 Mockingbird Hill Clare Valley Gewurztraminer 4 Taylors Wines 2014 5 ArtWine 2014 6 Taylors Wines 2014 7 Paulett Wines Helmsford Semillon 8 Mitchell Wines 9 Penna Lane Wines 2010 Penna Lane Semillon 10 O'Leary Walker Wines 2004 11 Kirrihill Wines Taylors Winemakers Project Viognier Vivacious Viognier St Andrews Chardonnay Mitchell Semillon Semillon Clare Valley Vermentino More attention to detail required to winemaking and viticulture. 23

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 17 - Shiraz Exhibition - vintage & older 1 Gaelic Cemetry Vineyards GCV Shiraz 93.0 Silver 2 Mintaro Wines Mintaro Shiraz 3 Paulett Wines Polish Hill River Clare Valley Shiraz 92.0 Silver 4 Skillogalee Wines Skillogalee Trevarrick Shiraz 5 Paulett Wines 6 Reillys Wines Dry Land Shiraz 7 Koonowla Wines 8 Taylors Wines 9 Tim Adams Wines Tim Adams Aberfeldy Shiraz 10 Tim McNeil Wines On The Wing Shiraz 93.0 Silver 11 Reillys Wines RCV Shiraz Pressings 12 Shut The Gate Wines 13 Claymore Wines 14 Tim McNeil Wines Clare Valley Shiraz 15 The Wilson Vineyard 16 Kilikanoon Wines Oracle Shiraz 17 Kilikanoon Wines Attunga Shiraz 18 Kirrihill Wines 2010 Clare Valley Shiraz 93.0 Silver 19 Reillys Wines 2010 20 Paulett Wines 2010 21 Jeanneret Wines 2010 22 Jim Barry Wines 2010 Jim Barry Wines The Armagh 23 Shut The Gate Wines 2010 24 Mintaro Wines 2010 Belles Femmes Shiraz 25 Tim McNeil Wines 2010 Clare Valley Shiraz 26 O'Leary Walker Wines 2010 'Claire' Shiraz 27 Mitchell Wines 2006 McNicol 28 Eldredge Vineyard 2002 29 Koonowla Wines Andreas Shiraz Koonowla Shiraz Taylors Winemakers Project Shiraz The Forager Shiraz Nirvana Handplunge RCV Shiraz Andreas Shiraz Denis For Hunger Single Site Shiraz Blue Chip Shiraz AJM Reserve Shiraz Didn't start out looking strong but medals tell a different story. Top gold a beautiful drink and with some age. 's ok but didn't really hit any high mark. 24

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 18 - Cabernet Sauvignon Exhibition - vintage & older 1 Claymore Wines Black Magic Woman 2 Koonowla Wines Koonowla Cabernet Sauvignon 3 Mintaro Wines Mintaro Cabernet Sauvignon 4 The Rise Vineyards Single Vineyard Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 5 Ruddenklau Wines The Lone Kiwi 93.0 Silver 6 Taylors Wines The Visionary Cabernet Sauvignon 7 Knappstein Enterprise Winery Knappstein Block 5 Enterprise Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 8 Reillys Wines Dry Land Cabernet Sauvignon 9 Heaslip Wines 10 Kirrihill Wines Heaslip Wines Philly's Block Cabernet Sauvignon 11 Byrne Vineyards Thomson W & J Cabernet Sauvignon 12 Kilikanoon Wines Tregea Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 93.0 Silver 13 Kilikanoon Wines Blocks Road Cabernet Sauvignon 92.0 Silver 14 Jim Barry Wines The Benbournie Cabernet Sauvignon 15 Eldredge Vineyard RL Cabernet Sauvignon 16 Jim Barry Wines 2010 The Benbournie Cabernet Sauvignon 17 Reillys Wines 2010 RCV 'The Dancer' Cabernet Sauvignon 18 Koonowla Wines 2010 Vineyard Selection, Clare Valley, Tullymore Vineyard Koonowla Cabernet Sauvignon 19 Mitchell Wines 2008 Sevenhill Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 81.0 Very strong class, great representation of style diversity. 25

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 19 - Other single red varietals, eg Merlot, Malbec, Tempranillo, Grenache Exhibition - vintage & older 1 Shut The Gate Wines 2 Byrne Vineyards 3 Eldredge Vineyard 4 Mocandunda Wines 5 Byrne Vineyards Byrne Limited Release 6 Reillys Wines 7 Kilikanoon Wines 8 Kilikanoon Wines Prodigal Grenache 9 Kilikanoon Wines Kelly Grenache 10 The Wilson Vineyard Ripple Iron Sangiovese Byrne Limited Release Sangiovese JD Sangiovese Mocandunda Vineyard Merlot Dry Land Old Bush Vine Grenache Duke Grenache 408 Old Vine Best wine showed fruit / oak balance. Heavier oaked wines were not favoured. 26

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 20 - Blended red wine, other than eligible for classes 17, 18, 19 Exhibition - vintage & older 1 Jim Barry Wines Pb Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 92.0 Silver 2 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler Annie's Lane Quelltaler Shiraz Cabernet 3 Jim Barry Wines 2010 Pb Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 4 Paulett Wines 5 Paulett Wines 2010 6 Greg Cooley Wines 7 Paulett Wines Polish Hill River Clare Valley Cabernet Merlot 8 Stone Bridge Wines 9 Pinnacle Drinks 4774 Malbec Cabernet 4774 Malbec Cabernet Winna and Toop Cabernet Merlot Cabernet Malbec Tasters Choice Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec 10 Gaelic Cemetry Vineyards GCV Cabernet Malbec 11 Tim Adams Wines 2010 Tim Adams Clare Valley Cabernet Malbec 12 Kilikanoon Wines Baudinet Blend GSM medal wine shined through in this class. 27

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 21 - Sparkling Wine Sparkling - Any vintage 1 Mocandunda Wines NV Mocandunda Vineyard Kathryn Brut 2 Ruddenklau Wines The Lone Kiwi 3 Skillogalee Wines 2010 Skillogalee Sparkling Riesling 4 Greg Cooley Wines Laura and Shane 'bubbles' 5 Reillys Wines Reillys Sparkling Shiraz 6 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler NV Annie's Lane Sparkling Shiraz 7 Mitchell Wines NV Sparkling Peppertree Useful Cellar Door sparkling's 28

Clare Valley Wine Show Class 22 - Fortified Wine - any style Fortified - Any vintage 1 Wykari Wines NV Shearer's Blend 2 Crabtree Watervale Wines NV Crabtree Grand Muscat 3 Reillys Wines NV Blue Tongue Tawny - 10 year old 4 Skillogalee Wines NV Skillogalee Liqueur Muscat 5 Wykari Wines NV 6 Reillys Wines Reillys Wines Fortified Dry Land Shiraz 7 Greg Cooley Wines The Maximus Fortified Shiraz 8 Kilikanoon Wines 2009 9 Reillys Wines 2008 Dark Knight The Divinity Dry Land Fortified Shiraz 81.0 Good to see / taste a prefect example of Aussie VP. Long, dry graphite tannin and fruit sweetness. A couple of other OK wines but generally lacked rancio and age. 29

Clare Valley Wine Show Wines of Provenance 1 Reillys Wines Reillys Watervale Riesling - (WOP) Silver 2010 Reillys Watervale Riesling 2005 Reillys Watervale Riesling 2 Kirrihill Wines Vineyard Selection, Clare Valley, Watervale Riesling Bronze 2007 Single Vineyard, Watervale Riesling 2005 Clare Valley, Reserve Riesling 3 Paulett Wines Antonina Riesling 2010 Antonina Riesling 2005 Antonina Riesling 4 Taylors Wines St Andrews Riesling Bronze 2007 St Andrews Riesling 2002 St Andrews Riesing 5 Naked Run Wines Naked Run The First Riesling 2009 Naked Run The First Riesling 2005 Naked Run The First Riesling 6 O'Leary Walker Wines Watervale Riesling Bronze 2008 Watervale Riesling 2003 Watervale Riesling 7 The Wilson Vineyard DJW Silver 2010 DJW 2004 DJW 8 Jim Barry Wines 2014 2009 2004 The Florita Rieasling The Florita Riesling The Florita 9 Kilikanoon Wines 2014 Mort's Reserve Riesling Bronze 2005 Mort's Reserve Riesling 2003 Mort's Reserve Riesling 10 Taylors Wines St Andrews Shiraz Silver 2006 St Andrews Shiraz 2002 St Andrews Shiraz 11 Kirrihill Wines Vineyard Selection, Clare Valley, Tullymore Vineyard Shiraz Silver 2006 Single Vineyard, Clare Valley, Shiraz 2002 Clare Valley, Reserve Shiraz 30

Clare Valley Wine Show Wines of Provenance 12 Reillys Wines Stolen Block Shiraz Bronze 2006 Stolen Block Shiraz 2002 Stolen Block Shiraz 13 Paulett Wines 2010 2005 1998 Andreas Shiraz Andreas Shiraz Andreas Shiraz 14 Jim Barry Wines 2010 The Armagh 2004 The Armagh Shiraz 1999 The Armagh Shiraz 15 Taylors Wines St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon Silver 2006 St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon 16 Reillys Wines Dry Land Cabernet Sauvignon - (WOP) 2005 Dry Land Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 Dry Land Cabernet Sauvignon 31

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Clare Valley Wine Show Class 1 - Dry White, Riesling (<7g/l R.S.) Current Vintage - vintage only 1 Jim Barry Wines The Veto Riesling 2 Shut The Gate Wines Rosie's Patch Riesling 3 Ruddenklau Wines High & Dry 4 Vickery Wines Vickery Watervale Riesling 5 Tim McNeil Wines Watervale Riesling 6 Gaelic Cemetry Vineyards Celtic Farm Riesling 7 Tim Adams Wines Tim Adams Clare Valley Riesling 8 Cellarmasters Mockingbird Hill Slate Lane Polish Hill Clare Valley Riesling 9 Reillys Wines Stolen Block Riesling 10 Heaslip Wines Heaslip Wines 81.0 11 Tim Adams Wines Mr Mick Clare Valley Riesling 12 The Wilson Vineyard Polish Hill River 93.0 Silver 13 Jim Barry Wines The Lodge Hill Riesling 14 Kirrihill Wines Regional Range, Clare Valley Riesling 15 Crabtree Watervale Wines Hilltop Vineyard Riesling 16 Claymore Wines Joshua Tree 17 Kilikanoon Wines Killerman's Run Riesling 18 Knappstein Enterprise Winery Knappstein Riesling 19 Mad Bastard Wines Mad Bastard Riesling 20 Wines by KT Peglidis Vineyard Watervale Riesling 93.0 Silver 21 Kilikanoon Wines Mort's Reserve Riesling 22 Paulett Wines Antonina Riesling 23 Cellarmasters Mockingbird Hill Skilly Single Vineyard Clare Valley Riesling 24 Kirrihill Wines Vineyard Selection, Clare Valley, Watervale Riesling 25 Naked Run Wines Naked Run The First Riesling 26 Wines by KT Churinga Vineyard Watervale Riesling 27 Greg Cooley Wines Valerie Beh Riesling 28 Mercuri Estate Settebello Spade Riesling 29 Mocandunda Wines Mocandunda Stony Ridge 30 clos Clare Watervale Riesling 31 Stone Bridge Wines Riesling 32 Ministry of Clouds Ministry of Clouds Clare Valley Riesling 33 Wykari Wines Naughty Boy Riesling 34 The Wilson Vineyard Watervale 35 Hill River Clare Estate Jaeschkes Hill River Clare Estate 36 Mad Bastard Wines Reserve Riesling 37 Pikes Wines Pikes Traditionale Riesling 38 The Rise Vineyards Single Vineyard Watervale Riesling 39 Reillys Wines Barking Mad Riesling 40 Shut The Gate Wines For Love Watervale Riesling 41 Mintaro Wines Mintaro Riesling 42 Reillys Wines Reillys Watervale Riesling 43 Tim McNeil Wines Reserve Watervale Riesling 44 Eldredge Vineyard Eldredge Riesling 75.0 45 Jim Barry Wines Jim Barry 113 Clare Riesling 46 Taylors Wines St Andrews Riesling 47 Kilikanoon Wines Mort's Block Riesling 94.0 Silver 48 Leo Buring Pty Ltd Leo Buring Clare Valley Riesling

CLARE VALLEY WINE SHOW CATALOGUE 2015