22nd Regional Wine Show Clare Valley Exhibitor Catalogue
Sponsors of the Clare Valley Regional Wine Show Sponsors SPRINGBETTS DELIVERIES Silver Sponsors
Clare Valley Regional Wine Show Catalogue Chair of Judges Nick Stock Wine expert, award-winning author & freelance writer Associate Judges Sarah Adamson - Winemaker Greg Lane Assistant Winemaker, Shaw and Smith Andrew Kenny Assistant Winemaker, Pikes Wines Matthew Turner Assistant Winemaker, Tintara Sabastian Zotti - Prince Wine Store Ben Thoman Red Winemaker, Pernod Ricard Judges Ian Hongell Chief Winemakers, Peter Lehmann Wines Iain Riggs Managing Director, Chief Winemakers, Brokenwood Hamish Seabrook Winemaker, Seabrook Wines Pablo Theodoros Co-Owner of Mothervine Wine Bar and The Stanley Bridge Tavern Charlotte Hardy Winemaker, Charlotte Dalton Wines Kate Laurie Winemaker and Owner, Deviation Road Major Sponsors CCL Clear Image Langtons Silver Sponsors VA Filtration Seguin Moreau Enoltech Springbetts Deliveries Bronze Sponsors Prowine Vinpac International Ackland Vineyard Services AP John Cooperage Laffort Clare Region Wine Grape Growers Association Hahn Corporation Demptos Bordeaux Cooperage BHF Technologies Booth Transport Media Partners Northern Argus Plains Producer Wine Show Partners JBG Architects Wine Logistics Wine Energy Reidel Glass Wine Show Schedule Section A Current Vintage Section (Classes 1 13) 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 Section B Exhibition Section (Classes 14 20) Bottled wines not necessarily commercially available Minimum 64 dozen 750ml or 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 Section C Sparkling Wine (Class 21) Bottled wines not necessarily commercially available Minimum 20 dozen 750ml or equivalent Entries must comprise a minimum 85% Clare Valley fruit Section D Fortified Wine (Class 22) Bottled wines not necessarily commercially available Minimum 20 dozen 750ml or equivalent Bronze Sponsors Section F Wine of Provenance (Class 23 25) Red or white wines bottled under the same label over a vintage spread as outlined in the schedule
Trophies Clare Valley Winemakers Incorporated 1. Best Exhibition Section Sponsored by Vinpac Class 14 Dry Riesling, Vintage 2. Best Exhibition Section Sponsored by Pro Wine Class 15 Dry Riesling, 2014 Vintage and Older 3. Best Vintage Section Shiraz Sponsored by BHF Technologies Class 6, 10 4. Best Vintage Section Cabernet Sauvignon 5. Best Vintage Section Dry Red Blends and Other Varieties 6. Best Dry Red from Exhibition Sections Sponsored by Hahn Corporation Sponsored by Laffort Sponsored by Demptos Bordeaux Cooperage 7. Chair of Judges Award Sponsored by???? Class 7, 11 Classes 8, 9, 12, 13 Classes 17, 18, 19, 20 8. Mick Knappstein Trophy Sponsored by VA Filtration Class 1 Best Current Vintage Riesling 9. Carl Sobels Trophy Sponsored by Seguin Moreau Trophies 4, 5, 6 Best Vintage Section Dry Red 10. Best Riesling of Show Sponsored by Enoltech Trophies 2, 3, 9 11. Best Small Producer Sponsored by Springbett Deliveries 12. Best Single Vineyard Wine Sponsored by Clare Region Winegrape Growers 13. Viticulturist Trophy Sponsored by Ackland Vineyard Services 14. Best Exhibitor of Show Sponsored by AP John Cooperage 15. Br John May Trophy Wine of Provenance Sponsored by Langtons Classes 23, 24, 25 16. Jim Barry Trophy Best Wine of Show Sponsored by CCL Clear Image Note: Additional trophies may be awarded at the Chairman s discretion. All Classes Executive Committee Andrew Pike (Chair) Pikes Wines Kevin Mitchell (Vice Chair) Kilikanoon Wines Clinton Taylor (Treasurer) Taylors Wines Liz Heidenreich Sevenhill Cellars Tom Barry Jim Barry Wines Steve Baraglia Pikes Wines Cherry Stowman Taylors Wines Tania Matz Executive Officer Promotions Sub-Committee Cherry Stowman (Chair) Taylors Wines Ali Paulett (Vice Chair) Paulett Wines Mary Carracher Knappstein Wines Tony Worthington Sevenhill Cellars Hillary Mitchell Mitchell Wines Marnie Roberts Claymore Wines Skye Eldredge Eldredge Wines Edwina Mitchell Mitchell Wines Tania Matz Executive Officer Education Sub-Committee Steve Baraglia (Chair) Pikes Wines Keeda Zilm O Leary Walker Wines Chad Bowman Taylors Wines Angus Mitchell Mitchell Wines Barry Kooij Kilikanoon Wines Ben Marx Knappstein Wines Angas Wardlaw Kirrihill Wines Andrew Kenny Pikes Wines Jack Scholz Jim Barry Wines Tania Matz Executive Officer The Executive Committee wishes to thank the following for their continued support CCL Clear Image Langtons VA Filtration Vinpac International Prowine Clare Region Winegrape Growers Ackland Vineyard Services AP John Coopers Riedel Seguin Moreau Laffort Hahn Corporation Demptos Bordeaux Cooperage BHF Technologies Enoltech Springbett Deliveries Booth Transport Wine Logistics Wine Energy JBG Architects Jen Prior Wine Show Exhibitors Clare Valley Cuisine Woodscannon Education Committee Members Promotions Committee Members Best Sweet White Class 3,4 Best Rose of Show Class 5 Best Dry White other than Riesling Classes 2 & 16 Best Sparkling Classes 21 Best Fortified Class 22 Service of Excellence Awards Cellar Door of the Year Sponsored by Riedel
Wine Show Trophies Chair of Judges Award 2015 Ben Marx Gertie Best Dry White other than Riesling ArtWine 'Wicked Stepmother' Fiano Best Sweet Wine of Show 2014 O'Leary Walker Wines Last Cut Riesling Best Rose of Show ArtWine 'The Temptress' Rose Best Fortified Wine of Show 2015 O'Leary Walker Wines Wyatt Earp Vintage Shiraz Best Exhibition Section Dry Riesling, 2015 Vintage 2015 Kilikanoon Wines Morts Block Riesling Best Exhibition Section Dry Riesling, 2014 Vintage and older 2010 Kilikanoon Wines Morts Reserve Riesling Best Vintage Section Shiraz 2015 Leasingham Wines Bin 61 Shiraz Best Vintage Section Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Mad Bastard Cabernet Sauvignon Best Vintage Section Dry Red Blends and other varieties 2015 ArtWine 'Leave Your Hat On' Montepulciano Best Dry Red from Exhibition Sections 2013 Annie'e Lane Quelltaler Polish Hill Cabernet Sauvignon Best Current Vintage Riesling - Mick Knappstein Trophy Pikes Wines Merle Riesling
Wine Show Trophies Best Vintage Section Dry Red - Carl Sobels Trophy 2015 ArtWine 'Leave Your Hat On' Montepulciano Best Riesling of Show Pikes Wines Merle Riesling Best Small Producer Artwine Best Single Vineyard Wine Pikes Wines Merle Riesling Viticulturist Trophy Andrew Pike Best Exhibitor of Show Artwine Wine of Provenance - Br John May Trophy O'Leary Walker Wines Watervale Riesling, 2010, 2003 Best Wine of Show - Jim Barry Trophy Pikes Wines Merle Riesling
Class 1 - Dry White, Riesling (<7g/l R.S.) Current Vintage - vintage only 1 Ruddenklau Wines 2 Taylors Wines High & Dry Riesling 3 Jim Barry Wines The Florita Riesling 4 Hill River Clare Estate Jaeschkes Hill River Clare Estate Riesling 16 5 Penna Lane Watervale 6 Tim McNeil Wines Watervale Riesling 7 Leasingham 8 Mocandunda Wines Classic Clare Riesling Stony Ridge 9 Penna Lane Skilly Valley 10 Wykari Wines Naughty Boy 11 Eldredge Vineyard Riesling 12 O'Leary Walker Wines 13 Reillys Wines Watervale Riesling Barking Mad Riesling 14 Pikes Wines Merle Riesling 15 Knappstein Enterprise Winery Ackland 16 Mad Bastard Wines Reserve Riesling 17 Reillys Wines Rockridge Riesling 18 Dolan Family Wines Rifleman's Riesling 91.0 Silver 19 Kirrihill Wines 20 Wykari Wines 21 Kirrihill Wines Regional Range, Clare Valley Riesling Windy Hill Character Series, Clare Valley Riesling 22 Paulett Wines Antonina Riesling 00.0 WD 23 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler Riesling 24 Kerkaraboo Clare Riesling 92.0 Silver 25 Mintaro Wines Riesling 27 Cellarmasters Mockingbird Hill Hayshed Block Riesling 28 Knappstein Enterprise Winery Clare Valley Reisling 29 Reg & Co Tank Slap 30 Cellarmasters 31 Reillys Wines Folio Riesling Watervale Riesling 32 Jim Barry Wines 114 Riesling 33 The Wilson Vineyard 34 Corduroy Wines 35 Wines by KT Polish Hill River Corduroy 'Watervale' Riesling 5452 by KT 36 Naked Run Wines The First Riesling 37 Pikes Wines Traditionale Riesling 38 Little Brampton Wines Flagpole Riesling 39 Kilikanoon Mort's Block Riesling 89.0 Bronze 40 Koonowla Wines Ringmaster Riesling 41 Cellarmasters Mockingbird Slate Lane Polish Hill Riesling 42 Jim Barry Wines The Lodge Hill Riesling 43 Knappstein Enterprise Winery 44 Crabtree Watervale Wines Slate Creek Hilltop Vineyard 45 Knappstein Enterprise Winery Bryksys Hill 46 Claymore Wines Superstition Reserve Riesling 47 Gaelic Cemetry Vineyards Celtic Farm Riesling 48 The Rise Vineyards Single Vineyard Watervale Riesling 49 Koerner Wine Watervale 81.0 81.0 81.0 78.0
50 Andrew Miller Wines Velvet & Willow 51 Windmill Creek Estate Windmill Creek Riesling 52 The Wilson Vineyard Watervale 89.0 Bronze 53 Sevenhill Cellars Inigo Riesling 54 Kilikanoon Killermans Run Riesling 93.0 Silver 55 Leo Buring Pty Ltd Clare Valley Riesling 56 Mocandunda Wines Riesling 81.0 57 John Hughes Wines P/L Rieslingfreak No.3 58 Cardinham Estate Wines Riesling 59 Claymore Wines Joshua Tree Riesling 87.0 Bronze 60 Crabtree Watervale Wines Watervale Estate 61 Wines by KT Peglidis Vineyard Watervale Riesling 62 The Wilson Vineyard DJW 63 Skillogalee Wines Riesling 64 Corduroy Wines Corduroy 'Clare Valley' Riesling 65 Kilikanoon Mort's Reserve Riesling 87.0 Bronze 66 ArtWine 'Glass Half Full' Riesling 67 Vickery Wines Vickery Watervale Riesling 68 Bird in Hand Riesling 69 Mad Bastard Wines Classic Riesling 87.0 Bronze 70 Paulett Wines Polish Hill River Riesling 71 Taylors Wines St Andrews Riesling 72 Koonowla Wines Koonowla Riesling 81.0 73 Leo Buring Pty Ltd Leonay Riesling 93.0 Silver 74 Cellarmasters Mockingbird Hill Clare Valley Riesling 89.0 Bronze 75 Petaluma Wines Hanlin Hill Riesling 87.0 Bronze 76 Gaelic Cemetry Vineyards GCV Riesling 77 Sevenhill Cellars St Francis Xavier Riesling 78 Knappstein Enterprise Winery Insider 00.0 WD 79 Greg Cooley Wines Valerie Beh 91.0 Silver 80 Ministry of Clouds Clare Valley Riesling 81 Kirrihill Wines The Settler Riesling 82 O'Leary Walker Wines Polish Hill River Riesling 83 Neagles Retreat Pty Ltd 'Jimmys Block' Riesling 84 Jim Barry Wines Single Vineyard Riesling 85 Mercuri Estate Ryder Riesling 86 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler Quelltaler Riesling 87 Jim Barry Wines Watervale Riesling 88 Wines by KT Churinga Vineyard Watervale Riesling 89 Claymore Wines God is a DJ Riesling Great examples from a terrific range of styles. Fruit, textural longevity all highlights of style. Pleasure to judge.
Class 2 - Dry White, other than Riesling, oaked or non oaked (<7g/l R.S.) Current Vintage - vintage only 1 Mercuri Estate Ryder Sauvignon Blanc 2 Eldredge Vineyard Mollie 3 Eldredge Vineyard Pinot Gris 4 Taylors Wines Pinot Gris 00.0 5 ArtWine 'Prego' Pinot Grigio 6 Greg Cooley Wines The Gloria Pinot Grigio 7 Kilikanoon Skilly Valley Pinot Gris 92.0 Silver 8 ArtWine 'Wicked Stepmother' Fiano 9 Shut The Gate Wines Spring Farm Fiano 10 Pikes Wines Luccio Fiano 11 Skillogalee Wines Lees Stirred Chardonnay 12 O'Leary Walker Wines Gruner Veltliner 13 Jim Barry Wines Assyrtiko 14 Matriarch and Rogue Maurie Vermentino 15 Koerner Wine Pigato 78.0 Nice style diversity represented. Best examples display freshness and were well handled.
Class 3 - Sweet White, (7g/l - 50g/l R.S.) Current Vintage - Any vintage 1 Shut The Gate Wines Blossom 26GRS Riesling 2 Paulett Wines 2015 Late Harvest Riesling 3 Woodvale Vintners P/L 2015 Lizzie Mock OD Riesling 4 Bird in Hand Honeysuckle Riesling A great opportunity for style
Class 4 - Sweet White, (> 50g/l R.S.) Current Vintage - Any vintage 1 O'Leary Walker Wines 2014 Last Cut Riesling 2 Reillys Wines 2013 Cane Cut Riesling 3 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2013 Botrytis Riesling 4 Petaluma Wines 2012 Cane Cut Riesling Lovely example of style.
Class 5 - Rose Current Vintage - and 2015 vintage only 1 Mocandunda Wines Rose 2 Little Brampton Wines Penvale Rosé 3 O'Leary Walker Wines Grenache Rose 4 Kilikanoon Second Fiddle Rose 89.0 Bronze 5 Koonowla Wines 2015 Ringmaster Grenache Rose 6 Jim Barry Wines Barry and Sons Rose 93.0 Silver 7 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler Clare Valley Rose 81.0 8 Knappstein Enterprise Winery Clare Valley 9 Matriarch and Rogue Ken Sangiovese Rose 10 Pikes Wines Luccio Rose 11 Eldredge Vineyard Kitty 12 Greg Cooley Wines Five Year Olds and Dogs Rose 89.0 Bronze 13 Koerner Wine Rose 14 ArtWine 'The Temptress' Rose Very pleasant start to proceedings. Two different styles - one main stream/soft but pure. The top gold savory and textural. Only a couple of wines of high sugar. Top wines/varieties - a good sign post for future styles.
Class 6 - Shiraz Current Vintage - 2015 vintage only 1 Kirrihill Wines 2015 Regional Range, Clare Valley Shiraz 2 Jim Barry Wines 2015 Barry and Sons Shiraz 3 Mad Bastard Wines 2015 Fat Boy Shiraz 00.0 WD 4 Leasingham 2015 Bin 61 Shiraz 5 Mt Surmon Wines 2015 Shiraz 6 Sussex Squire Wines 2015 Thomas Block Single Vineyard 93.0 Silver 7 Knappstein Enterprise Winery 2015 Clare Valley 8 Taylors Wines 2015 Shiraz 9 Penna Lane 2015 Shiraz 10 Leasingham 2015 Classic Clare Shiraz 11 Taylors Wines 2015 Reserve Parcel Clare Valley Shiraz 12 The Wilson Vineyard 2015 Pepperstone 13 Jim Barry Wines 2015 Single Vineyard Shiraz 14 Southern Vintners & Negociants Pty Ltd 2015 Noble Road Shiraz 00.0 15 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2015 Shiraz Strong class of bright fresh shiraz. Early picking and low oak paying off.
Class 7 - Cabernet Sauvignon Current Vintage - 2015 vintage only 1 Crabtree Watervale Wines 2015 Watervale 2 Kilikanoon 2015 Killerman's Run Cabernet Sauvignon 3 Mad Bastard Wines 2015 Mad Bastard Cabernet 4 Crabtree Watervale Wines 2015 Hilltop Vineyard 5 Taylors Wines 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon 6 Kirrihill Wines 2015 Regional Range, Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 7 Knappstein Enterprise Winery 2015 Clare Valley 00.0 WD 8 Penna Lane 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon 9 Southern Vintners & Negociants Pty Ltd 2015 Noble Road Cabernet Sauvignon 00.0 10 The Wilson Vineyard 2015 Stonecraft Top cabernets showed great fruit and tension of tannin.
Class 8 - Other single red varietals, eg Merlot, Malbec, Tempranillo, Grenache Current Vintage - 2015 vintage only 1 Hill River Clare Estate 2015 Jaeschkes Hill River Clare Estate Sangiovese 2 Hill River Clare Estate 2015 Jaeschkes Hill River Clare Estate Tempranillo 3 Crabtree Watervale Wines 2015 Watervale Estate 4 Taylors Wines 2015 Merlot 5 Hill River Clare Estate 2015 Jaeshkes Hill River Clare Estate Barbera 6 Ben Marx 2015 Gertie 7 Sussex Squire Wines 2015 The Raging Bull Malbec 8 Taylors Wines 2015 Taylor Made Malbec 9 ArtWine 2015 'Leave Your Hat On' Montepulciano 10 Serafino Wines 2015 Bellissimo Primitivo 87.0 Bronze A rang of styles being created from varietal and winemaking diversity
Class 9 - Blended red wine, other than eligible for classes 6, 7, 8 Current Vintage - 2015 vintage only 1 Knappstein Enterprise Winery 2015 Insider Shiraz Malbec 00.0 WD 2 Naked Run Wines 2015 Hill 5 Shiraz Cabernet 3 Jim Barry Wines 2015 The Barry Brothers 4 Mad Bastard Wines 2015 Fat Boy Shiraz Mataro 5 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2015 Cabernet Merlot 6 Reillys Wines 2015 Saignée 7 Claymore Wines 2015 You'll Never Walk Alone GSM 8 Stone Bridge Wines 2015 Grenache/Mataro 9 Naked Run Wines 2015 Mouvedre Shiraz 87.0 Bronze Sound range of styles. Clean bright fruit especially wine 6.
Class 10 - Shiraz Current Vintage - 2014 vintage only 1 Penna Lane 2014 Shiraz 2 Woodvale Vintners P/L 2014 Spring Gardens Shiraz 3 The Wilson Vineyard 2014 Handplunge 4 Kirrihill Wines 2014 The Squire Shiraz 5 Wykari Wines 2014 Naughty Girl 6 Reillys Wines 2014 Dry Land Shiraz 7 Woodvale Vintners P/L 2014 Woodberry Shiraz 8 Kirrihill Wines 2014 Vineyard Selection Tullymore Vineyard Shiraz 9 Koonowla Wines 2014 Shiraz 10 Taylors Wines 2014 St Andrews Shiraz 11 Pikes Wines 2014 EWP Shiraz 12 Talbots Block Wines 2014 The Sultan 13 Sevenhill Cellars 2014 Inigo Shiraz 14 O'Leary Walker Wines 2014 Clare Valley Shiraz 15 Reillys Wines 2014 Shiraz 16 The Rise Vineyards 2014 Single Vineyard Clare Valley Shiraz 17 Talbots Block Wines 2014 The Prince 18 Eldredge Vineyard 2014 Blue Chip Shiraz 19 Crabtree Watervale Wines 2014 Watervale Estate 20 Paulett Wines 2014 Andreas Shiraz 87.0 Bronze 21 Knappstein Enterprise Winery 2014 Mayors Vineyard 22 Pikes Wines 2014 Eastside Shiraz 23 Paulett Wines 2014 Polish Hill River Shiraz 24 Andrew Miller Wines 2014 Velvet & Willow 89.0 Bronze 25 Kilikanoon 2014 Killerman's Run Shiraz 26 Jim Barry Wines 2014 The McRae Wood Shiraz 92.0 Silver 27 Gaelic Cemetry Vineyards 2014 GCV Shiraz 28 Mintaro Wines 2014 Essential 29 Jim Barry Wines 2014 The Lodge Hill Shiraz 30 Claymore Wines 2014 Dark Side of the Moon Shiraz 81.0 31 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2014 Copper Trail Shiraz 87.0 Bronze 32 ArtWine 2014 'The Kelly Surrender' Shiraz 33 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2014 Local Shiraz 34 Jim Barry Wines 2014 Single Vineyard Shiraz 92.0 Silver Strong class and we have rewarded four quite different styles. Top gold has the region stamp and will offer great drinking now and after cellaring. Best wines displayed balance. Tannin and oak management are focus areas.
Class 11 - Cabernet Sauvignon Current Vintage - 2014 vintage only 1 Taylors Wines 2014 St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon 2 O'Leary Walker Wines 2014 Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 3 Ruddenklau Wines 2014 The Lone Kiwi 4 Andrew Miller Wines 2014 Velvet & Willow Cabernet Sauvignon 5 Taylors Wines 2014 Reserve Parcel Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 6 Reillys Wines 2014 Dry Land Cabernet Sauvignon 7 Sevenhill Cellars 2014 Inigo Cabernet 00.0 WD 8 Mocandunda Wines 2014 Stony Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 9 ArtWine 2014 'Cottage Block' Cabernet Sauvignon 10 Jim Barry Wines 2014 The Benbournie Cabernet Sauvignon 11 Woodvale Vintners P/L 2014 Orchard Road Cabernet 12 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2014 Quelltaler Polish Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 13 Knappstein Enterprise Winery 2014 Enterprise 14 The Wilson Vineyard 2014 Stonecraft 15 Claymore Wines 2014 Bittersweet Symphony Cabernet Sauvignon Wines lacked fruit concentration
Class 12 - Other single red varietals, eg Merlot, Malbec, Tempranillo, Grenache Current Vintage - 2014 vintage only 1 Stone Bridge Wines 2014 Sangiovese 2 Reillys Wines 2014 Dry Land Sangiovese 3 Kirrihill Wines 2014 Clare Valley Tempranillo 4 Sevenhill Cellars 2014 Inigo Merlot 5 Koonowla Wines 2014 Ringmaster Merlot 6 Skillogalee Wines 2014 Basket Pressed Malbec 7 O'Leary Walker Wines 2014 Clare Valley Malbec 87.0 Bronze 8 Eldredge Vineyard 2014 Reserve 9 Serafino Wines 2014 Bellissimo Primitivo 10 ArtWine 2014 'Grumpy Old Man' Grenache 11 Reillys Wines 2014 Old Bush Vine Grenache 12 Woodvale Vintners P/L 2014 MCD Grenache 13 Mad Bastard Wines 2014 Fat Boy Mataro 93.0 Silver 14 ArtWine 2014 'The Grace' Graciano Not strong - Sadly. American oak over what varietal there is. The two silvers offer good drinking
Class 13 - Blended red wine, other than eligible for classes 10, 11, 12 Current Vintage - 2014 vintage only 1 ArtWine 2014 'Hola' TCG 2 Jim Barry Wines 2014 Pb Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 3 Gaelic Cemetry Vineyards 2014 Celtic Farm Shiraz Cabernet 4 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2014 5 Skillogalee Wines 2014 Quelltaler Shiraz Cabernet Basket Pressed Take Two Shiraz Cabernet 6 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2014 Quelltaler Seven Hill Shiraz Grenache 7 Paulett Wines 2014 4774 8 Pikes Wines 2014 9 Paulett Wines 2014 Dogwalk Cabernet Merlot Polish Hill River Cabernet Merlot 10 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2014 Cabernet Merlot 00.0 WD 11 Taylors Wines 2014 Winemakers Project Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc. 12 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2014 Winemakers Red 13 Cellarmasters 2014 Mockingbird Hill Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec 14 Gaelic Cemetry Vineyards 2014 GCV Cabernet Malbec 15 Greg Cooley Wines 2014 Dad & Meads Grenache Shiraz 16 Woodvale Vintners P/L 2014 Hootenanny GSM 17 Kilikanoon 2014 Killerman's Run GSM 79.0 Nice blending outcomes showed good balance.
Class 14 - Dry White, Riesling (<7g/l R.S.) Exhibition - 2015 vintage only 1 Paulett Wines 2015 Antonina Riesling 2 Hill River Clare Estate 2015 Jaeschkes Hill River Clare Estate Riesling 15 3 Cellarmasters 2015 Mockingbird Hill Slate Lane Polish Hill Riesling 4 O'Leary Walker Wines 2015 Watervale Riesling 5 Woodvale Vintners P/L 2015 Khileyre Riesling 6 Tim McNeil Wines 2015 Reserve Watervale Riesling 7 Leasingham 2015 Classic Clare Riesling 8 Tim McNeil Wines 2015 Watervale Riesling 91.0 Silver 9 Paulett Wines 2015 Polish Hill River Riesling 89.0 Bronze 10 Jeanneret Wines 2015 Watervale 11 Cellarmasters 2015 Mockingbird Hill Skilly Single Vineyard Riesling 12 Dolan Family Wines 2015 Rifleman's Riesling 13 Naked Run Wines 2015 Place in Time Sevenhill Riesling 93.0 Silver 14 Leasingham 2015 Bin 7 Riesling 93.0 Silver 15 Shut The Gate Wines 2015 16 Kirrihill Wines 2015 Polish Hill River Riesling Vineyard Selection Watervale Riesling 17 Kilikanoon 2015 Killermans Run Riesling 93.0 Silver 18 Jim Barry Wines 2015 The Florita Riesling 19 Mintaro Wines 2015 Riesling 20 Crabtree Watervale Wines 2015 Watervale 21 Woodvale Vintners P/L 2015 Watervale Riesling 91.0 Silver 22 Jeanneret Wines 2015 Sevenhill 23 Shut The Gate Wines 2015 Watervale Riesling 24 Kilikanoon 2015 Morts Block Riesling Very strong class with 21 medals. The three golds epitomised Riesling purity. Bright citrus aromas and flavours. Congrats all.
Class 15 - Dry White, Riesling (<7g/l R.S.) Exhibition - 2014 vintage & older 1 Paulett Wines 2014 Aged Release Riesling 2 Mitchell Wines 2014 Watevale Riesling 3 Leasingham 2014 Classic Clare Riesling 89.0 Bronze 4 Hill River Clare Estate 2014 Jaeshkes Hill River Clare Estate Riesling 14 5 Woodvale Vintners P/L 2014 6 Naked Run Wines 2014 Skilly Riesling Place in Time Sevenhill Riesling 7 Penna Lane 2014 Skilly Valley 8 Leasingham 2014 9 Taylors Wines 2014 Bin 7 Riesling St Andrews Riesling 10 Kilikanoon 2014 Morts Reserve Riesling 11 Crabtree Watervale Wines 2013 Hilltop Vineyard 12 Leo Buring Pty Ltd 2013 Leonay Mature Release Clare Valley Riesling 13 Paulett Wines 2013 Aged Release Riesling 93.0 Silver 14 Mintaro Wines 2013 Riesling 15 Crabtree Watervale Wines 2013 Watervale Estate 16 ArtWine 2013 'Glass Half Full' Riesling 17 Crabtree Watervale Wines 2013 Robert Crabtree 18 Paulett Wines 2012 Aged Release Riesling 19 Leasingham 2012 Classic Clare Riesling 20 Shut The Gate Wines 2012 Watervale Riesling 21 Hill River Clare Estate 2012 Jaeschkes Hill River Clare Estate Riesling 12 22 Naked Run Wines 2012 Place in Time Sevenhill Riesling 23 Shut The Gate Wines 2012 Polish Hill River Riesling 89.0 Bronze 24 ArtWine 2011 Riesling 89.0 Bronze 25 Paulett Wines 2011 Aged Release Riesling 26 O'Leary Walker Wines 2011 Polish Hill River Riesling 27 Kilikanoon 2010 Morts Reserve Riesling 28 Eldredge Vineyard 2010 Riesling 93.0 Silver 29 Jeanneret Wines 2010 30 Reillys Wines 2010 Doozie Watervale Riesling 31 Sevenhill Cellars 2010 St Francis Xavier Riesling 91.0 Silver 32 Tim McNeil Wines 2010 Reserve Watervale Riesling 33 Mocandunda Wines 2010 Riesling 34 Paulett Wines 2010 Aged Release Riesling 91.0 Silver 35 Jeanneret Wines 2009 Big Fine Girl 87.0 Bronze 36 Petaluma Wines 2009 37 Tim McNeil Wines 2009 Project Company Riesling Clare Valley Riesling 38 Paulett Wines 2009 Aged Release Riesling 39 O'Leary Walker Wines 2008 Clare Valley Riesling 40 The Wilson Vineyard 2008 Polish Hiil River Museum 41 Mitchell Wines 2008 McNicol Riesling 42 Tim McNeil Wines 2008 Clare Valley Riesling 43 Eldredge Vineyard 2004 Riesling 44 Mitchell Wines 2004 Watervale Riesling 92.0 Silver 45 Koonowla Wines 2001 Riesling 79.0 81.0
A Great class to judge with excellent examples being found across all vintages. Evolving styles of wet stone and driving acidity versus floral/soft Riesling. Top wine outstanding example of mid age at 6yrs. Pleasure to judge.
Class 16 - Dry White, other than Riesling, oaked or non oaked (<7g/l R.S.) Exhibition - 2015 vintage & older 1 ArtWine 2015 'Wicked Stepmother' Fiano 2 Paulett Wines 2015 Helmsford Semillon 3 Stone Bridge Wines 2015 Ladera Semillon 4 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2015 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 5 Penna Lane 2015 Semillon Sauv Blanc 91.0 Silver 6 Taylors Wines 2015 St Andrews Chardonnay 7 Paulett Wines 2015 Chardonnay 8 Pikes Wines 2015 Dam Side Chardonnay 9 Greg Cooley Wines 2014 TD & Winchey Reserve Chardonnay 81.0 10 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2015 Chardonnay Medal wines all ok - show varietal characters but don t scale the heights to get gold. Most had touch too much residual sugar.
Class 17 - Shiraz Exhibition - 2013 vintage & older 1 Jeanneret Wines 2013 Stand and Deliver 2 Koonowla Wines 2013 Ringmaster Shiraz 87.0 Bronze 3 Reillys Wines 2013 RCV Shiraz Pressings 4 Windmill Creek Estate 2013 Windmill Creek Shiraz 5 Talbots Block Wines 2013 The Sultan 6 Wines by KT 2013 5452 by KT Shiraz 7 Windmill Creek Estate 2013 Reserve Shiraz 77.0 8 Pikes Wines 2013 EWP Shiraz 9 Taylors Wines 2013 The Pioneer Shiraz 10 Stone Bridge Wines 2013 Shiraz 11 Kirrihill Wines 2013 The Peacemaker Shiraz 89.0 Bronze 12 O'Leary Walker Wines 2013 'Claire' Reserve Shiraz 13 Wykari Wines 2013 Single Vineyard Shiraz 87.0 Bronze 14 Kilikanoon 2013 Covenant Shiraz 15 Koonowla Wines 2013 Shiraz 16 Naked Run Wines 2013 Place in Time Sevenhill Shiraz 17 Gaelic Cemetry Vineyards 2013 GCV Shiraz 18 Mercuri Estate 2013 Settebello Coppe Shiraz 19 Koonowla Wines 2013 AJM Reserve Shiraz 20 Paulett Wines 2013 Andreas Shiraz 21 Taylors Wines 2013 St Andrews Shiraz 22 Kilikanoon 2012 Attunga Shiraz 23 Kilikanoon 2012 Oracle Shiraz 24 Little Brampton Wines 2013 Gateway Shiraz 25 Tim McNeil Wines 2012 On The Wing Shiraz 26 Paulett Wines 2012 Andreas Shiraz 27 Taylors Wines 2012 St Andrews Shiraz 28 Pikes Wines 2012 EWP Shiraz 29 Gaelic Cemetry Vineyards 2012 GCV Shiraz 30 Mintaro Wines 2012 Shiraz 31 Cardinham Estate Wines 2010 Shiraz 32 Windmill Creek Estate 2010 Windmill Creek Shiraz 75.0 33 Pikes Wines 2010 EWP Shiraz 34 The Rise Vineyards 2009 McCulloch Vineyard Clare Valley Shiraz 35 Kilikanoon 2009 Oracle Shiraz 36 Mitchell Wines 2008 McNicol Shiraz 91.0 Silver 37 Tim McNeil Wines 2008 Clare Valley Shiraz 38 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2013 Copper Trail Shiraz 2013 wines disappointed, too many wines flat and poor colour. 2012's a highlight with clean bright spicy shiraz. Couple of very good mature shiraz.
Class 18 - Cabernet Sauvignon Exhibition - 2013 vintage & older 1 Wykari Wines 2013 Single Vineyard Cabernet 2 Taylors Wines 2013 The Visionary Cabernet Sauvignon 3 Pikes Wines 2013 Hill Block Cabernet 4 Kirrihill Wines 2013 Vineyard Selection Tullymore Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 5 Koonowla Wines 2013 Ringmaster Cabernet Sauvignon 6 Byrne Vineyards 2013 Reserve Clare Valley Cabernet 7 Koonowla Wines 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon 81.0 8 Mercuri Estate 2013 Settebello Bastoni Cabernet Sauvignon 9 Ruddenklau Wines 2013 The Lone Kiwi 10 Kilikanoon 2013 Blocks Road Cabernet Sauvignon 11 Eldredge Vineyard 2013 RL Cabernet Sauvignon 12 Skillogalee Wines 2013 Basket Pressed The Cabernets 13 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2013 Quelltaler Polish Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 14 Reillys Wines 2012 Dry Land Cabernet Sauvignon 87.0 Bronze 15 Taylors Wines 2012 St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon 16 Ruddenklau Wines 2012 The Lone Kiwi 17 Pikes Wines 2012 Hill Block Cabernet 18 Kilikanoon 2012 Tregea Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 19 Mitchell Wines 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon 20 Taylors Wines 2010 St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon 21 Mitchell Wines 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon 22 O'Leary Walker Wines 2008 Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 23 Reillys Wines 2005 Dry Land Cabernet Sauvignon Mixed bag - medal wines show varietal fruit and balance. Top wine has berry fruit cabernet sauvignon and very good oak. Main faults included brown colour and excessive oak
Class 19 - Other single red varietals, eg Merlot, Malbec, Tempranillo, Grenache Exhibition - 2013 vintage & older 1 Eldredge Vineyard 2013 JD Sangiovese 79.0 2 Byrne Vineyards 2013 Limited Release Sangiovese 3 Reillys Wines 2013 Dry Land Sangiovese 4 Reillys Wines 2013 Dry Land Tempranillo 5 Reillys Wines 2012 Dry Land Tempranillo 6 Mocandunda Wines 2012 Merlot 7 Eldredge Vineyard 2013 The Reserve 79.0 8 Eldredge Vineyard 2012 The Reserve 9 Byrne Vineyards 2013 Limited Release Grenache 10 ArtWine 2012 Reserve 'Grumpy Old Man' Grenache 79.0 11 Kilikanoon 2013 Prodigal Grenache 12 Kilikanoon 2012 Duke Reserve Grenache 13 Kilikanoon 2012 Kelly Grenache 14 Kilikanoon 2013 Attunga Mataro 15 The Wilson Vineyard 2012 408 Old Vine Zinfandel Some excellent examples of well developing "other" varieties.
Class 20 - Blended red wine, other than eligible for classes 17, 18, 19 Exhibition - 2013 vintage & older 1 Jeanneret Wines 2012 Hummer 2 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2013 Quelltaler Seven Hill Shiraz Grenache 3 Paulett Wines 2013 4774 4 Paulett Wines 2012 Paulett Wines 4774 5 Paulett Wines 2013 Polish Hill River Cabernet Merlot 87.0 Bronze 6 Stone Bridge Wines 2013 7 Jeanneret Wines 2013 8 Paulett Wines 2012 Cabernet/Malbec Leo's Garden Polish Hill River Cabernet Merlot 9 Gaelic Cemetry Vineyards 2012 GCV Cabernet Malbec 10 Kilikanoon 2013 Baudinet GSM 11 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2013 Winemakers GSM 87.0 Bronze 76.0 81.0 Wines lacked freshness and many showed excess oak and tannin extract
Class 21 - Sparkling Wine Sparkling - Any vintage 1 Mocandunda Wines NV Kathryn Sparkling Brut 2 Ruddenklau Wines The Quarrel 3 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler NV Quelltaler Sparkling Shiraz 4 Reillys Wines 2012 Sparkling Shiraz 5 O'Leary Walker Wines 2012 Sparkling Shiraz More attention to base wine
Class 22 - Fortified Wine - any style Fortified - Any vintage 1 Wykari Wines NV Shearers Blend 2 Reillys Wines NV Blue Tongue Tawny 87.0 Bronze 3 Skillogalee Wines NV Liqueur Muscat 92.0 Silver 4 Wykari Wines NV Dark Knight 5 Mad Bastard Wines Sweet Fortified 6 O'Leary Walker Wines 2015 Wyatt Earp Vintage Shiraz 7 Reillys Wines 2015 Dry Land Fortified Shiraz 8 Reillys Wines 2013 Dry Land Fortified Shiraz 9 O'Leary Walker Wines 2010 Wyatt Earp Vintage Shiraz 10 Reillys Wines 2008 Dry Land Fortified Shiraz 11 Reillys Wines 2006 Dry Land Fortified Shiraz 12 Mad Bastard Wines 1987 Sweet Tawny 13 Mintaro Wines 2004 Amarant White Port Top wine a VP. A very good example of Aussie VP
Wines of Provenance 1 The Wilson Vineyard DJW 2010 DJW 2004 DJW 2 O'Leary Walker Wines Watervale Riesling 2010 Watervale Riesling 2003 Watervale Riesling 3 Naked Run Wines The First Riesling 2009 The First Riesling 2006 The First Riesling 4 Stone Bridge Wines Riesling 2009 Riesling 2006 Riesling 5 Little Brampton Wines 2008 2003 Riesling Riesling Riesling 6 Jim Barry Wines 2010 2005 The Florita Riesling The Florita Riesling The Florita Riesling 7 Reillys Wines Watervale Riesling 2010 Watervale Riesling 2006 Watervale Riesling 8 Kilikanoon 2015 2010 2005 Morts Reserve Riesling Morts Reserve Riesling Morts Reserve Riesling 9 Paulett Wines 2015 Antonina 2010 Antonina 2005 Antonina 10 Taylors Wines 2014 2006 2004 St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon 11 Reillys Wines 2014 Dry Land Cabernet Sauvignon WD 2005 Dry Land Cabernet Sauvignon WD 2001 Dry Land Cabernet Sauvignon WD
Wines of Provenance 12 Taylors Wines 2014 St Andrews Shiraz 2006 St Andrews Shiraz 2004 St Andrews Shiraz 13 Paulett Wines 2012 Andreas 2005 Andreas 2002 Andreas 14 Annie's Lane at Quelltaler 2014 Copper Trail Shiraz 2005 Copper Trail Shiraz 2002 Copper Trail Shiraz 15 Jim Barry Wines 2013 2006 2003 The McRae Wood Shiraz The McRae Wood Shiraz The McRae Wood Shiraz 16 Reillys Wines 2015 Dry Land Fortified Shiraz WD 2008 Dry Land Fortified Shiraz WD 2006 Dry Land Fortified Shiraz WD
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