SECTION A SPECIFIC VINTAGE REDS CLASS 1-2014 VINTAGE SHIRAZ No. Nom De Plume Winery Score Award 1 BS151 Mistletoe Wines 51 Silver 2 2 Hart & Hunter 45.5 3 Flagship Mount View Estate 48.5 Bronze 4 Andevine Wines 51 Silver 5 Matthew Allandale Winery 46.5 Bronze 6 Shiraz Capercaillie Wines Pty Ltd 51 Silver 7 Palmers Lane Bimbadgen Estate 51 Silver 8 Ghillie Capercaillie Wines Pty Ltd 53 Gold 9 1 Hart & Hunter 55.5 Trophy Gold 10 McDonalds Rd Bimbadgen Estate 45.5 11 RIJ12 RidgeView Wines 42.5 12 Left of Centre Wines 42.5 13 TW2 Thomas Wines 46.5 Bronze 14 Lucy's Run 49.5 Bronze 15 Hunter Valley Bimbadgen Estate 55.5 Gold 16 WYN1 Wynwood Estate 49.5 Bronze 17 LEW1 Leogate Estate Wines 47.5 Bronze
SECTION A SPECIFIC VINTAGE REDS CLASS 1-2014 VINTAGE SHIRAZ No. Nom De Plume Winery Score Award 18 3 Tinklers Vineyard 45.5 19 TW1 Thomas Wines 48.5 Bronze 20 Reserve Mount View Estate 42.5 21 MP1 Midnight's Promise Estate 43.5 22 Saddler's Creek Wines 52 Silver 23 3 Gundog Estate 47.5 Bronze 24 2 Tinklers Vineyard 50 Bronze 25 PD01 Peter Drayton Wines 43.5 26 BS152 Mistletoe Wines 55.5 Gold 27 WH1 Whispering Brook 48 Bronze 28 SHZ1 Oakvale Wines 44.5 29 TW3 Thomas Wines 45 30 RIJ1 RidgeView Wines 45 31 1 Tinklers Vineyard 55.5 Gold 32 1 Gundog Estate 51 Silver 33 Thomas Reserve Macquariedale Organic Wines 39 34 Pokolbin Estate Vineyard 49 Bronze
SECTION A SPECIFIC VINTAGE REDS CLASS 1-2014 VINTAGE SHIRAZ No. Nom De Plume Winery Score Award 35 2 Gundog Estate 46 36 MCL1 McLeish Estate 51 Silver 37 BS153 Mistletoe Wines 52 Silver
SECTION A SPECIFIC VINTAGE REDS CLASS 2-2013 VINTAGE SHIRAZ No. Nom de Plumee Winery Score Award 1 WYN3 Wynwood Estate 48 Bronze 2 LEW2 Leogate Estate Wines 46.5 Bronze 3 1 Tinklers Vineyard 51.5 Silver 4 MP2 Midnight's Promise Estate 45 5 William Henry Ernest Hill Wines 44 6 Lucy's Run 55.5 Gold 7 TW4 Thomas Wines 51 Silver 8 Andevine Wines 42.5 9 Ghillie Capercaillie Wines Pty Ltd 45 10 Shaerholders Ernest Hill Wines 43 11 IJ3 RidgeView Wines 46.5 Bronze 12 TW6 Thomas Wines 45.5 13 2 Tinklers Vineyard 48.5 Bronze 14 LW1 The Little Wine Company 46.5 Bronze 15 TW5 Thomas Wines 56 Trophy Gold 16 WYN2 Wynwood Estate 45.5 17 PD02 Peter Drayton Wines 46.5 Bronze 18 Pokolbin Estate Vineyard 50 Bronze
SECTION B OPEN VINTAGE REDS CLASS 3 - SHIRAZ (NOT 2013, 2014 OR 2015) No. Nom De Plume Year Winery Score Award 1 RIJ5 2011 RidgeView Wines 44.5 2 MP3 2007 Midnight's Promise Estate 51 Silver 3 RIJ6 2011 RidgeView Wines 51 Silver 4 2011 Pokolbin Estate Vineyard 55.5 Gold 5 RIJ4 2007 RidgeView Wines 56.5 Trophy Gold 6 2011 Emmas Cottage Vineyard 45 Pleasure to judge
SECTION C CURRENT VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 4-2015 SEMILLON No. Nom De Plume Winery Score Award 1 Vinden Estate Wines 45 2 1 Tinklers Vineyard 47.5 Bronze 3 TW7 Thomas Wines 44 4 RIJ7 RidgeView Wines 44 5 Reserve Mount Mount View Estate 45.5 View 6 1 Hart & Hunter 56 Trophy Gold 7 Bimbadgen Estate 46.5 Bronze 8 Reserve Semillo Vinden Estate Wines 44 9 TW9 Thomas Wines 46 10 Reserve Mount View Estate 43 Limestone Creek 11 2 Hart & Hunter 55.5 Gold 12 MCL2 McLeish Estate 47 Bronze 13 MP4 Midnight's Promise Estate 51 Silver 14 1 Gundog Estate 47.5 Bronze 15 LW2 The Little Wine Company 47.5 Bronze 16 Vinden Vinden Estate Wines 45.5 Basketcase 17 WH1 Whispering Brook 42
SECTION C CURRENT VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 4-2015 SEMILLON No. Nom De Plume Winery Score Award 18 2 Tinklers Vineyard 51 Silver 19 TW8 Thomas Wines 48.5 Bronze 20 2 Gundog Estate 45.5 21 Phil Swannell Pokolbin Estate Vineyard 42 Very youthful group being on the leaner side of the spectrum. Golds well balanced.
SECTION C CURRENT VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 5-2015 CHARDONNAY No. Nom De Plume Winery Score Award 1 1 Tinklers Vineyard 44 2 Evie's Vinden Estate Wines 46 Chardonnay 3 HOR01 Horner Wines 44 Beware overuse of malolactic and oak regardless if its good
SECTION C CURRENT VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 6-2015 VERDELHO No. Nom De Plume Winery Score Award 1 S1 Stomp Wines 52 Silver 2 Lucy's Run 43 3 V Mount View Estate 43 4 1 Tinklers Vineyard 51 Silver 5 INT1 Intuition Wines (Hunter Tafe, Kurri Campus) 50 Bronze 6 LW3 The Little Wine Company 44.5 7 MCL3 McLeish Estate 45.5 8 P2 Stomp Wines 46.5 Bronze A nice bracket of wines displaying overall balance. Better wines showing freshness and clean finish
SECTION D 2014 VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 7-2014 VINTAGE SEMILLON No. Nom De Plume Winery Score Award 1 1 Gundog Estate 47 Bronze 2 RIJ8 RidgeView Wines 46 3 MP5 Midnight's Promise Estate 45.5 4 SEM1 Oakvale Wines 52.5 Silver 5 Creel Capercaillie Wine Co. 42.5 6 Palmers Lane Bimbadgen Estate 44 7 Cyril Ernest Hill Wines 43 8 Saddler's Creek Wines 45.5 9 LEW4 Leogate Estate Wines 47.5 Bronze 10 MCL4 McLeish Estate 46.5 Bronze 11 Estate Bimbadgen Estate 55.5 Gold 12 2 Tinklers Vineyard 46.5 Bronze 13 Andevine Wines 47.5 Bronze 14 Winemakers Allandale Winery 45.5 Reserve 15 EDS Semillon Ballabourneen Wine Company 44 16 Hunter Valley Bimbadgen Estate 51 Silver 17 1 Tinklers Vineyard 55.5 Gold
SECTION D 2014 VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 7-2014 VINTAGE SEMILLON No. Nom De Plume Winery Score Award 18 WYN4 Wynwood Estate 47.5 Bronze 19 LEW3 Leogate Estate Wines 49 Bronze 20 2 Gundog Estate 56 Trophy Gold 21 TW10 Thomas Wines 51.5 Silver 22 3 Gundog Estate 48.5 Bronze 23 Allandale Winery 46.5 Bronze 24 Phil Swannell Pokolbin Estate Vineyard 44 25 BS154 Mistletoe Wines 43 26 La Belle Helene Adina Vineyard 41 Excellent class evoking plenty of discussion
SECTION D 2014 VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 8-2014 VINTAGE CHARDONNAY No. Nom de Plume Winery Score Award 1 2 Hart & Hunter 45.5 2 Stuart Ballabourneen Wine Company 46.5 Bronze 3 Alexander Ernest Hill Wines 47 Bronze 4 Andevine Wines 46 5 Winemaker Allandale Winery 39.5 Reserve 6 Chickenshed Ernest Hill Wines 47.5 Bronze 7 1 Hart & Hunter 56 Trophy Gold 8 Reserve Mount View Estate 43.5 9 WH1 Whispering Brook 47.5 Bronze 10 Saddler's Creek Wines 47 Bronze 11 WYN5 Wynwood Estate 45 12 CHD1 Oakvale Wines 48 Bronze 13 INT2 Intuition Wines (Hunter Tafe, Kurr 48.5 Bronze 14 MP6 Midnight's Promise Estate 41 15 RIJ9 RidgeView Wines 51 Silver 16 MCL5 McLeish Estate 45 17 Left of Centre Wines 47 Bronze
SECTION D 2014 VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 8-2014 VINTAGE CHARDONNAY No. Nom de Plume Winery Score Award 18 HOR01 Horner Wines 40.5 19 Bimbadgen Estate 55.5 Gold 20 BS155 Mistletoe Wines 47.5 Bronze 21 Clare Terese Adina Vineyard 43 22 S1 Stomp Wines 51.5 Silver Don t use secondary characters to build a wine - they should enhance it
SECTION E OPEN VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 9 - OPEN SEMILLON (NOT 2014 or 2015) No. Nom de Plume Year Winery Score Award 1 Phil Swannell 2009 Pokolbin Estate Vineyard 55.5 Gold 2 RIJ10 2013 RidgeView Wines 47 Bronze 3 1 2013 Tinklers Vineyard 51 Silver 4 Domaine de Binet 2013 Ballabourneen Wine Company 43.5 5 TW11 2013 Thomas Wines 51 Silver 6 Majors Lane 2012 Ballabourneen Wine Company 39.5 7 MP7 2013 Midnight's Promise Estate 45 8 2013 Allandale Winery 46.5 Bronze 9 2011 Bimbadgen Estate 43.5 10 Ken Bray 2010 Pokolbin Estate Vineyard 39.5 11 2011 Allandale Winery 46 12 MCL7 2013 McLeish Estate 55.5 Gold 13 Domaine de Binet 2013 Ballabourneen Wine Company 47.5 Bronze 14 2013 Bimbadgen Estate 43 15 Winemakers 2010 Allandale Winery 53 Silver Reserve 16 MCL6 2009 McLeish Estate 56 Trophy Gold 17 TW12 2009 Thomas Wines 46.5 Bronze
SECTION E OPEN VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 9 - OPEN SEMILLON (NOT 2014 or 2015) No. Nom de Plume Year Winery Score Award 18 BS156 2013 Mistletoe Wines 55.5 Gold 19 WYN6 2013 Wynwood Estate 53 Silver 20 2 2010 Tinklers Vineyard 44.5 21 Ken Bray 2011 Pokolbin Estate Vineyard 44.5
SECTION E OPEN VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 10 - OPEN CHARDONNAY (NOT 2014 OR 2015) No. Nom De Plume Year Winery Score Award 1 RIJ12 2012 RidgeView Wines 48.5 Bronze 2 MCL8 2013 McLeish Estate 55.5 Trophy Gold 3 RIJ11 2011 RidgeView Wines 52.5 Silver 4 WYN7 2013 Wynwood Estate 46 5 2013 Bimbadgen Estate 45.5 6 RIJ13 2012 RidgeView Wines 46 7 BS157 2012 Mistletoe Wines 51.5 Silver Award wines all youthful and tight
SECTION F SPECIFIC VINTAGE REDS CLASS 11-2014 VINTAGE SHIRAZ No. Nom de Plume Winery Score Award 1 Montvalley 57 Trophy Gold 2 Milla's Vineyard Milla's Vineyard Estate 48.5 Bronze Estate Shiraz 3 5 Davis Premium Vineyards 49.5 Bronze 4 Block Eight 49.5 Bronze 5 Willhelm Gartelmann Wines 51.5 Silver 6 6 Davis Premium Vineyards 49 Bronze 7 Silkman Wines 46 8 PD03 Peter Drayton Wines 49 Bronze 9 TR1 Two Rivers Wines 46.5 Bronze 10 Woodward's Valley View Vineyard 45 11 Syrah Tintilla Estate 48 Bronze 12 HS14 Mount Eyre Vineyards 55.5 Gold 13 Reserve Tintilla Estate 47 Bronze
SECTION F SPECIFIC VINTAGE REDS CLASS 12-2013 VINTAGE SHIRAZ No. Nom De Plume Winery Score Award 1 SH13 Wombat Crossing Vineyard 44.5 2 TR2 Two Rivers Wines 45 3 Silkman Wines 49 Bronze 4 Shiraz Ascella Organic Wine (Riverpines Vineyard Pty Ltd) 46 5 4 Davis Premium Vineyards 48.5 Bronze 6 1 Hart & Hunter 48 Bronze 7 Reserve Tintilla Estate 45.5 8 Mount Broke Wines 48 Bronze 9 3 Davis Premium Vineyards 53 Silver 10 Hollydene Estate 41.5
SECTION G OPEN VINTAGE REDS CLASS 13 - SHIRAZ (NOT 2013, 2014 OR 2015) No. Nom De Plume Year Winery Score Award 1 SH11 2011 Wombat Crossing Vineyard 47 Bronze 2 PD04 2011 Peter Drayton Wines 46 Bronze 3 2010 Mount Broke Wines 46.5 Bronze 4 SH05 2005 Wombat Crossing Vineyard 42 5 2010 Misty Glen Wines 41 6 1 2009 Hart & Hunter 55 Gold 7 SH07 2007 Wombat Crossing Vineyard 47 Bronze 8 Syrah 2011 Tintilla Estate 51 Silver 9 2011 Mount Broke Wines 56 Trophy Gold 10 2009 St Clements Estate Pty Ltd 45
SECTION H CURRENT VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 14-2015 SEMILLON No. Nom De Plume Winery Score Award 1 #2 Silkman Wines 46 2 PD05 Peter Drayton Wines 51 Silver 3 1 Davis Premium Vineyards 48.5 Bronze 4 #3 Silkman Wines 55.5 Gold 5 Benjamin Gartelmann Wines 45 6 TR3 Two Rivers Wines 56 Trophy Gold 7 #1 Silkman Wines 47.5 Bronze 8 Dark Horse 43 9 Angus Tintilla Estate 45.5 Two golds to varying styles with Trophy Gold to classical style
SECTION H CURRENT VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 16-2015 VERDELHO No. Nom De Plume Winery Score Award 1 Tatler Wines 43.5 2 TR4 Two Rivers Wines 51 Silver 3 Jessica Gartelmann Wines 50 Bronze 4 Wirral Grange Vineyard 44.5
SECTION I 2014 VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 17-2014 VINTAGE SEMILLON No. Nom de Plume Winery Score Award 1 TR5 Two Rivers Wines 55.5 Trophy Gold 2 Angus Tintilla Estate 51 Silver 3 #1 Silkman Wines 49 Bronze 4 Montvalley 47.5 Bronze 5 Hollydene Estate 42 6 Benjamin Gartelmann Wines 46.5 Bronze 7 CVV Catherine Vale Vineyard 43 8 CFS3 Chateau Francois 46 9 Block Eight 53.5 Silver 10 Montvalley 47.5 Bronze 11 PD06 Peter Drayton Wines 51 Silver 12 Block Eight 46.5 Bronze 13 #2 Silkman Wines 47.5 Bronze 14 SE14 Wombat Crossing Vineyard 55.5 Gold 15 Stonehurst Cedar Creek 40 16 201-02 201 44.5 Gold medals to floral, bright tight wines
SECTION I 2014 VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 18-2014 VINTAGE CHARDONNAY No. Nom de Plume Winery Score Award 1 Silkman Wines 56 Gold 2 CH14 Wombat Crossing Vineyard 46.5 Bronze 3 Pebble Brief Tintilla Estate 49.5 Bronze 4 TR6 Two Rivers Wines 45 5 Dimitris Tatler Wines 47 Bronze 6 Wooded Hollydene Estate 46 7 Montvalley 51 Silver 8 Hollydene Estate 46 9 Sarah Gartelmann Wines 48.5 Bronze Elizabeth 10 Chard Ascella Organic Wine (Riverpines Vine 45 11 Montvalley 47.5 Bronze 12 Stonehurst Cedar Creek 41.5 Best wines displayed balance of great fruit and wine making technique. Secondary wrenching techniques will not compensate for natural vineyard balance
SECTION J OPEN VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 19 - SEMILLON (NOT 2014 OR 2015) No. Nom de Plume Year Winery Score Award 1 2006 Saddler's Creek Wines 43 2 Reserve 2005 Tintilla Estate 46.5 Bronze 3 PD09 2013 Peter Drayton Wines 47.5 Bronze 4 2013 Hollydene Estate 43.5 5 CFS2 2013 Chateau Francois 52.5 Silver 6 Benjamin 13 2013 Gartelmann Wines 51 Silver 7 2011 DenMar Estate 55.5 Gold 8 Hunter 2006 Tintilla Estate 44 9 2011 Dark Horse 43.5 10 Semillon 2010 Ascella Organic Wine (Riverpines Vineyard Pty Ltd) 42.5 11 PD07 2008 Peter Drayton Wines 37.5 12 Benjamin 2011 Gartelmann Wines 51 Silver 13 CFS1 2012 Chateau Francois 43.5 14 2007 Saddler's Creek Wines 55.5 Gold 15 Angus 2008 Tintilla Estate 40 16 2013 Silkman Wines 46.5 Bronze 17 Semillon 2011 Ascella Organic Wine (Riverpines Vineyard Pty Ltd) 43
SECTION J OPEN VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 19 - SEMILLON (NOT 2014 OR 2015) No. Nom de Plume Year Winery Score Award 18 PD08 2012 Peter Drayton Wines 45 19 2009 Saddler's Creek Wines 56 Trophy Gold 20 2011 Hart & Hunter 48.5 Bronze 21 2005 Saddler's Creek Wines 51 Silver 22 Nigels 2013 Tatler Wines 45 23 Angus 2007 Tintilla Estate 51 Silver 24 2013 Stonehurst Cedar Creek 42.5 25 2006 St Clements Estate Pty Ltd 41 26 2013 Mount Broke Wines 41.5 27 2009 St Clements Estate Pty Ltd 43.5 28 TR9 2013 Two Rivers Wines 46.5 Bronze
SECTION J OPEN VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 20 - CHARDONNAY (NOT 2014 OR 2015) No. Nom De Plume Year Winery Score Award 1 CH10 2010 Wombat Crossing Vineyard 45 2 2012 Mount Broke Wines 43 3 2011 Stonehurst Cedar Creek 41 4 Dimitris 2013 Tatler Wines 46.5 Bronze 5 2013 Saddler's Creek Wines 49 Bronze 6 2013 Silkman Wines 55.5 Trophy Gold 7 2012 DenMar Estate 43.5 8 2013 Hart & Hunter 48 Bronze 9 2013 Stonehurst Cedar Creek 41 10 2011 DenMar Estate 48 Bronze 11 CVV 2013 Catherine Vale Vineyard 44 Youthful gold with other award winners showing harmony
SECTION K CURRENT VINTAGE REDS CLASS 23-2015 MERLOT No. Nom De Plume Winery Score Award 1 1 Tinklers Vineyard 44
SECTION L 2014 VINTAGE REDS CLASS 26-2014 CABERNET SAUVIGNON No. Nom de Plume Winery Score Award 1 CE0 Ernest Hill Wines 55.5 Trophy Gold 2 PD10 Peter Drayton Wines 43 3 Reserve Mount View Estate 51 Silver Good year : non award wine down pointed due to Brett
SECTION L 2014 VINTAGE REDS CLASS 27-2014 MERLOT No. Nom de Plume Winery Score Award 1 TPM14 Mount Eyre Vineyards 47.5 Bronze 2 PD12 Peter Drayton Wines 44.5 3 Reserve Mount View Estate 43.5 4 Justin Tintilla Estate 55.5 Trophy Gold 5 WH1 Whispering Brook 44 6 PD11 Peter Drayton Wines 44 7 Lucy's Run 47.5 Bronze 8 DAM Ernest Hill Wines 45.5 9 Merlot Capercaillie Wines Pty Ltd 51 Silver Riper fruit wines showing balance, others too extractive
SECTION M OPEN VINTAGE REDS CLASS 28 - CABERNET SAUVIGNON (NOT 2014 OR 2015) No. Nom de Plume Year Winery Score Award 1 RIJ16 2013 RidgeView Wines 48 Bronze 2 2010 Misty Glen Wines 43 3 RIJ14 2007 RidgeView Wines 55.5 Trophy Gold 4 MCL9 2013 McLeish Estate 47.5 Bronze 5 RIJ15 2011 RidgeView Wines 49 Bronze 6 2007 Woodward's Valley View Vineyard 52 Silver Good class. The 2007 are incredibly youthful for age
SECTION M OPEN VINTAGE REDS CLASS 29 - MERLOT (NOT 2014 OR 2015) No. Nom de Plume Year Winery Score Award 1 Merlot 2011 Ascella Organic Wine 43.5 (Riverpines Vineyard Pty Ltd) 2 RIJ17 2011 RidgeView Wines 46 Bronze 3 Merlot 2013 Ascella Organic Wine 47.5 Bronze (Riverpines Vineyard Pty Ltd) 4 RIJ18 2013 RidgeView Wines 45
SECTION M OPEN VINTAGE REDS CLASS 30 - VARIETALS (NOT 2015) NOT SHIRAZ, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 0R MERLOT No. Nom de Plume Year Variety Winery Score Award 1 Domaine de Binet 2013 Tempranillo Ballabourneen Wine 43 Company 2 WYN8 2014 Durif Wynwood Estate 55.5 Gold 3 LW4 2014 Tempranillo The Little Wine Company 48.5 Bronze 4 2007 Chambourcin Stonehurst Cedar Creek 39 5 Sangiovese 2014 Sangiovese Adina Vineyard 45.5 6 RIJ19 2011 Chambourcin RidgeView Wines 43 7 Bellebula 2009 Nebiolo Pokolbin Estate Vineyard 42 8 TPND14 2014 Nero D'avola Mount Eyre Vineyards 55.5 Gold 9 2011 Barbara Mount Broke Wines 43.5 10 2011 Pinot DenMar Estate 42 11 CVV Dolcetto 2014 Dolcetto Catherine Vale Vineyard 42 12 PD13 2013 Tyrian Peter Drayton Wines 41 13 Saphira 2014 Sangiovese Tintilla Estate 51 Silver 14 201-01 2014 Durif 201 48 Bronze 15 WH1 2014 Touriga Whispering Brook 56 Trophy Nacional Gold 16 2014 Pinot 55% Andevine Wines 47.5 Bronze Shiraz 45% 17 LW5 2013 Sangiovese The Little Wine Company 44
SECTION M OPEN VINTAGE REDS CLASS 30 - VARIETALS (NOT 2015) NOT SHIRAZ, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 0R MERLOT No. Nom de Plume Year Variety Winery Score Award 18 Chambourcin 2014 Chambourcin Capercaillie Wines Pty Ltd 45.5 19 7 2014 Sagrantino Davis Premium Vineyards 45.5 20 Tannant 2014 Tannac Milla's Vineyard Estate 48.5 Bronze 21 2010 Chambourcin Misty Glen Wines 40 22 2013 Barbara Mount Broke Wines 43 23 RIJ20 2013 Chambourcin RidgeView Wines 45 24 2014 Chambourcin Stonehurst Cedar Creek 44.5 25 2013 Pinot Emmas Cottage Vineyard 42 Golds all deserving, however too many extractive wines
SECTION M OPEN VINTAGE REDS CLASS 31 - BLENDS MUST BE STATE WITH PERCENTAGES AND VARIETALS No. Nom de Plume Year Blend Winery Score Award 1 Shiraz Tannant 2013 Shiraz 50% Tannac 50% Milla's Vineyard Estate 42 2 James 2011 Cab/Merlot Tintilla Estate 46 3 Domaine de Binet 2013 Granache/Barbarra/Neb Ballabourneed Wine 45 Company 4 2013 Shiraz/Viognier Bimbadgen Estate 46.5 Bronze 5 Crisford Wines 2011 Cab Franc/Cab Sav/Merlot Crisford Wines 42 6 HOR01 2014 Shiraz/Viognier Horner Wines 55.5 Trophy Gold 7 2014 Shiraz/Cab Tintilla Estate 51 Silver 8 2012 Barbarra/Tempranillo Mount Broke Wines 42 9 MCL10 2014 80% Cab 20% Shiraz McLeish Estate 51 Silver 10 2007 Shiraz 50%/ Stonehurst Cedar Creek 43 Chambourcin 50% 11 James 2014 Cab/Merlot Tintilla Estate 46.5 Bronze
SECTION N CURRENT VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 32-2015 VARIETALS MUST BE STATED (NOT SEMILLON, CHARDONNAY OR VERDELHO) No. Nom De Plume Variety Winery Score Award 1 TR8 Viognier Two Rivers Wines 43.5 2 Riesling Pokolbin Estate Vineyard 45.5 3 TPF15 Fiano Mount Eyre Vineyards 51 Silver 4 INT3 Sav Blanc Intuition Wines (Hunter Tafe, Kurri Campus) 43.5 5 HOR01 Viogner Horner Wines 45 6 Fiano Hart & Hunter 45 7 Vermantino Bimbadgen Estate 52.5 Silver 8 V Sav Blanc Mount View Estate 44 9 S1 Fiano Stomp Wines A couple of standout wines. Others non-inspiring with phenolics often out of balance
SECTION N CURRENT VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 33-2015 BLENDS MUST BE STATED WITH PERCENTAGES No. Nom de Plume Blend Winery Score Award 1 V Sem/Sav Blanc Mount View Estate 46 2 INT4 Sem/Sav Blanc Intuition Wines 46.5 Bronze (Hunter Tafe, Kurri Campus) Lean styles reflecting vintage
SECTION O OPEN VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 34 - VERDELHO No. Nom de Plume Year Winery Score Award 1 2014 Mount Broke Wines 45 2 RIJ21 2012 RidgeView Wines 44 3 BS158 2014 Mistletoe Wines 45 4 PD14 2005 Peter Drayton Wines 51 Silver
SECTION O OPEN VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 35 - VARIETALS No. Nom de Year Variety Winery Score Award Plume 1 2014 Gewursztraminer Capercaillie Wines Pty Ltd 48 Bronze 2 1 2014 Viognier Tinklers Vineyard 48 Bronze 3 INT5 2014 Viognier Intuition Wines 43.5 (Hunter Tafe, Kurri Campus) 4 RIJ22 2013 Pinot Gris RidgeView Wines 45 5 CW Arnis 2014 Arneis Catherine Vale Vineyard 45 6 2014 Riesling Pokolbin Estate Vineyard 46 Bronze 7 RIJ27 2009 Viognier RidgeView Wines 46.5 Bronze 8 VS159 2014 Fiano Mistletoe Wines 47 Bronze 9 2007 Riesling Pokolbin Estate Vineyard 51 Silver 10 2013 Traminer RidgeView Wines 44.5 Bronze 11 RIJ23 2014 Vermentino The Little Wine Company 42.5 12 LW6 2014 Vermentino Davis Premium Vineyards 48.5 Bronze 13 2 2013 Pinot Grigio St Clements Estate Pty Ltd 40
SECTION O OPEN VINTAGE WHITES CLASS 36 - BLENDS MUST BE STATED WITH PERCENTAGES AND VARIETALS No. Nom De Plume Year Winery Variety Score Award 1 Domaine de Binet 2013 Ballabourneen Wine Company SEM SAV BLANC 44.5 2 2014 Emmas Cottage Vineyard CHARD 70% VERDEL 45
SECTION P FORTIFIED WINE CLASS 37 - FORTIFIED WINE No. Nom de Plume Winery Score Award 1 TR9 Two Rivers Wines 51 Silver 2 PD15 Peter Drayton Wines 44.5 3 Bimbadgen Estate 48.5 Bronze 4 PD16 Peter Drayton Wines 49 Bronze 5 George's Pokolbin Estate Vineyard 45.5
SECTION Q SWEET WHITE TABLE WINE CLASS 38 - SWEET WHITE WINE GREATER THAN 1 Be No. Nom De Plume Year Winery Score Award 1 Lizzie 2014 Tintilla Estate 30 2 2010 Stonehurst Cedar Creek 38 3 RIJ25 2006 RidgeView Wines 55.5 Trophy Gold 4 Jeils 2013 Pokolbin Estate Vineyard 50 Bronze 5 Sweet 2014 Lucy's Run 46.5 Bronze Sophie's 6 HOR01 2015 Horner Wines 45 7 RIJ26 2014 RidgeView Wines 43.5 Gold was a top wine, however balance of class were very acidic
SECTION R CHAMPAGNE STYLE CLASS 39 - CHAMPAGNE STYLE - WHITE - MÉTHODE CHAMPENOISE No. Nom de Plume Year Winery Score Award 1 2009 Stonehurst Cedar Creek 43 2 Emmas Bubbles 2012 Macquariedale Organic Wines 46 3 2012 Bimbadgen Estate 46.5 Bronze 4 Williams 2013 Allandale Winery 47 Bronze 5 PD17 2012 Peter Drayton Wines 47 Bronze 6 INT6 2008 Intuition Wines 44 (Hunter Tafe, Kurri Campus)
SECTION R CHAMPAGNE STYLE CLASS 40 - CHAMPAGNE STYLE - RED - MÉTHODE CHAMPENOISE No. Nom de Plume Year Winery Score Award 1 SS09 2009 Wombat Crossing Vineyard 51 Silver 2 CFFNS4 2005 Chateau Francois 41
SECTION R CHAMPAGNE STYLE CLASS 41 - TANK FERMENTATION RED AND WHITE No. Nom de Plume Year Winery Score Award 1 2014 Misty Glen Wines 42 2 PD18 2015 Peter Drayton Wines 46.5 Bronze 3 Blanc de Blancs 2015 Gartelmann Wines 47.5 Bronze 4 2015 Tatler Wines 45.5 5 MP8 2009 Midnight's Promise Estate 46
SECTION R CHAMPAGNE STYLE CLASS 42 - MOSCATO STYLE No. Nom de Plume Year Winery Score Award 1 2009 Tatler Wines 42 2 WYN9 2014 Wynwood Estate 48.5 Bronze 3 2015 Stonehurst Cedar Creek 42.5 4 BS160 2014 Mistletoe Wines 47 Bronze 5 RIJ27 2015 RidgeView Wines 39.5
No. Nom De Variety Winery Year Score Award Plume 1 Pinot Gris Pinot Gris Adina Vineyard 2013 43.5 2 Cab Franc Emma's Cottage 2014 46.5 Bronze 3 Veronica Shiraz Rose Gartelmann Wines 2015 44 4 Rosato Sangioviese Tintilla Estate 2015 47 Bronze 5 Merlot Lucy's Run 2015 50 Bronze 6 LEW5 Shiraz Leogate Estate Wines 2015 45.5 7 Shiraz Misty Glen Wines 2014 37.5 8 Mac Blush Shiraz/Cab Sav Macquariedale Organic Wines 2015 40.5 9 MCL11 Merlot McLeish Estate 2014 45 10 Shiraz/Cab/Merlot Saddler's Creek Wines 2015 44.5 11 Shiraz Wirral Grange Vineyard 2015 46.5 Bronze 12 RO11 Shiraz Wombat Crossing Vineyard 2011 42.5 13 Alicante Alicante Bouschet Vinden Estate Wines 2015 44 Bouschet 14 RO14 Shiraz Wombat Crossing Vineyard 2014 44 2015 SECTION S ROSE STYLE CLASS 43 - ROSE STYLE - OPEN VINTAGE VARIETALS AND BLENDS THAT MUST BE STATED