Show Chairman Graeme Quigley Committee Gary Harbor Andrew Pattison John Ellis Adrian Munari David Traeger Gerard Kennedy Judging Co-ordinators John Ellis Jodi Marsh Chief Steward Tobias Ansted Stewards Adrian Munari David Traeger Gary Harbor Andrew Pattison Tim Lowe Peter Young JUDGING PANEL Chairman Tim Kirk Panel chairs Ian McKenzie Sue Bell Judges Alex MacKay Matt Harrop Melanie Chester Darryl Catlin Associate Judges Gerard Kennedy Luke Lomax Alex Dickson Sarah Andrew
AWARDS HEATHCOTE GRAND TERROIR 2016 SANGUINE ESTATE D ORSA SHIRAZ BEST SHIRAZ McIVOR ESTATE SHIRAZ 2014 BEST SINGLE VINEYARD WINE McIVOR ESTATE SHIRAZ 2014 BEST WINE OTHER THAN SHIRAZ De BORTOLI VILLAGES HEATHCOTE SHIRAZ GRENACHE 2014 THE CHAIRMAN S TROPHY WHISTLING EAGLE EAGLES BLOOD SHIRAZ 2014
TROPHIES Class 2: Best White Wine Chalmers Vermentino 2015 Class 4: Best Rosé Style Wines Munari Grenache Rosé 2016 Class 5: Best Young Shiraz (2014-2015) McIvor Estate Shiraz 2014 Class 6 Best Older Shiraz (2011-2013) Sanguine Estate Estate Shiraz 2012 Class 7 Best Museum Shiraz (2010 & older) Whistling Eagle Vineyard Eagles Blood Shiraz 2009 Class 8 Best Red From Mediterranean Varieties De Bortoli Villages Heathcote Shiraz Grenache 2015 Judges Awards Steward: Andrew Pattison Judges: Alex Dickson
Class1: Sparkling Wines 1 2014 Chalmers Felicitas (Fiano 100%) Bronze 2 2014 Chalmers Lambrusco (Lambrusco Maestri 100%) Bronze 3 Harcourt Valley Vineyards Sparkling Rose (Chardonnay 70%, 2015 Montepulciano 30%) 4 N/V Peregrine Ridge N/V Sparkling Shiraz (C2) 5 N/V Peregrine Ridge N/V Sparkling Shiraz (C3) Bronze 6 2005 Peregrine Ridge Winemakers Reserve Sparkling Shiraz Bronze Judges comments: Diverse class with very different styles. Overall a lack of freshness that failed to deliver balanced sparkling wines Class 2: White Wines 1 2016 Burke & Wills Mia Mia Gewurztraminer (100%) 2 2015 Carlei Estate Late Harvest Viognier (Viognier 100%) 3 2016 Carlei Estate Viognier (Viognier 100%) 4 2014 Chalmers Fiano (100%) Bronze 5 2015 Chalmers Greco (100%) 6 Chalmers Montevecchio Bianco (Vermantino 82%, Fiano 16%, 2015 Moscato Giallo 2%) Bronze 7 2015 Chalmers Vermentino (100%) Gold TROPHY 8 2014 Dig Tree Viognier (100%) Silver 9 2016 Farmer & The Scientist Sauvignon Blanc (100%) 10 2015 Flynns Verdehlo (100%) 11 2015 Flynns Vermantino 100% 12 2015 Flynns Viognier (100%) 13 2015 Goodman Vermantino (100%) Silver 14 2016 Heathcote Winery Mail Coach Viognier (100%) 15 2015 McIvor Estate Marsanne (74%) Viognier (13%) Rousanne (13%) 16 2015 McIvor Estate Vermantino 17 2015 Mia Valley Estate Weingartner Riesling (100%) 18 2010 Mount Burrumboot Estate Marsanne (50%), Viognier (50%) 19 2014 Red Claw Old School Vermantino (100%) 20 2015 Silver Spoon Estate Cambrian White Viognier (100%) 21 2016 Tellurian Heathcote Fiano (100%) 22 2015 Tellurian Heathcote Marsanne 23 2016 Tellurian Heathcote Riesling (100%) 24 Tellurian Heathcote Toolleen Blanc ( Marsanne 49%, Fiano 37%, Viognier 7%, Riesling 7% Bronze 2016 25 2015 Tellurian Heathcote Viognier Bronze 26 2015 Whistling Eagle Viognier
Judges comments: Disappointed due to winemaking with reductive characters. Lacking appropriate use of oak. Low number of medals. The well-made wines displayed fruit definition and in some cases subtly which was surprising. Class 4: Rosé Style Wines 1 2016 Camelback Nebbiolo Rose (Nebbiolo 90%, Sangiovese 10%) Bronze 2 2008 Carlei Estate Rose (Shiraz100%) 3 2016 Chalmers Rosato (Sagrantino 70%, Aglianico 30%) Bronze 4 De Bortoli Villages Heathcote Grenache Rose (Grenache 88%, 2016 Nebbiolo 8%, Mourvedre 3%) Bronze 5 2016 Farmer & The Scientist Grenache (100%) Rose Bronze 6 2015 Harcourt Valley Vineyards Rose (Grenache 100%) Bronze 7 2016 Harcourt Valley Vineyards Rose (Grenache 100%) 8 2016 Heathcote Winery Mail Coach Rose (Shiraz 100%) 9 2015 Humis Vineyard Grenache (100%) Rose 10 2015 McIvor Estate Rose (Sangiovese 70%, Cabenet 30%) 11 2016 Munari Rose (Grenache) Gold TROPHY 12 2016 Red Claw Heathcote Grenache (100%) Rose Silver 13 Tellurian Heathcote Rose (Grenache 57%, Shiraz 30%, 2016 Mourvedre 10%, Nero D'Avola 3%) 14 Tellurian Heathcote Rose (Shiraz 43%, Grenache 41%, 2015 Mourvedre 8%, Nero D'Avola 8%, Judges comments: Two top wines delicious. Gold just that much more complex and textural. Overall colours are on trend but some wines too high in alcohol and flat.
Class 5: Young Shiraz Wines - 2014 and 2015 1 2015 Bromley Wines Shiraz (100%) Bronze 2 2015 Buckshot Vineyard Heathcote Shiraz (100%) Bronze 3 2014 Buckshot Vineyard Heathcote Shiraz (100%) Silver 4 2015 Burke & Wills Vat 1 Shiraz (100%) Gold 5 2014 Burke & Wills Vat 1 Shiraz (100%) 6 2015 Camelback Shiraz (Shiraz 98%, Viognier 2%) 7 2014 Carlei Estate Nord Shiraz (Shiraz 100%) 8 2014 Carlei Estate Sud Shiraz (Shiraz 100%) 9 2014 Condie Estate The Gwen Shiraz Bronze 10 De Bortoli Woodfired Shiraz (Shiraz 86%, Durif 11%, 2015 Grenache 2%, Other 1%) Gold 11 2015 Devils Cave Vineyard Shiraz Silver 12 2015 Domaine Asmara Reserve Shiraz (100%) Bronze 13 2014 Domaine Asmara Reserve Shiraz (100%) 14 2014 Dominique Portet Heathcote Shiraz (100%) Silver 15 2014 Ellis Wines Premium Shiraz Bronze 16 2014 Ellis Wines Signature Shiraz Silver 17 2014 Farmer & The Scientist Shiraz (100%) 18 2014 Flynns Jimmy Junior Shiraz (100%) 19 2014 Flynns Lewisroad Shiraz (100%) 20 2015 Galli Estate Adele Black Label Shiraz (100%) Bronze 21 Hanging Rock JSE Members Reserve Heathcote Shiraz (100%) 2014 22 2014 Harcourt Valley Vineyards Mt Camel Range Shiraz (100%) Bronze 23 2015 Harcourt Valley Vineyards Mt Camel Range Shiraz (100%) 24 2014 Heathcote Estate Single Vineyard Shiraz Bronze 25 2015 Heathcote Winery Cravens Place Shiraz (100%) 26 Heathcote Winery Mail Coach Shiraz (98% Shiraz, 2% 2014 Viognier) Bronze 27 2014 Heathcote Winery Slaughterhouse Paddock Shiraz (100%) 28 2014 Heathcote Winery The Origin Shiraz (100%) 29 2014 Hennings Shiraz (100%) Gold 30 2014 Le Sorelle Shiraz (100%) 31 2015 McIvor Estate EP Shiraz (100%) 32 2014 McIvor Estate Shiraz (100%) Gold TROPHY 33 2014 Meehan Vineyard "William" Estate Shiraz (100%) 34 2014 Meehan Vineyard Heathcote Shiraz (100%) 35 2015 Mr Burke's Favourite Big Red (Shiraz 100%) Bronze 36 2014 Munari Schoolhouse Red (Shiraz/Viognier) Gold 37 2015 Mundy Gully Tooborac Shiraz (100%) 38 2015 Noble Red "Cambrian" Shiraz (Shiraz 86%, Mourvedre 14%) 39 2014 Noble Red Shiraz (100%) Bronze 40 2015 Noble Red Shiraz (100%) Silver
41 2014 Sanguine Estate D Orsa Shiraz (100%) Silver 42 2014 Sanguine Estate Inception Shiraz (100%) Bronze 43 2015 Sanguine Estate Progeny Shiraz (100%) Bronze 44 2014 She Oak Hill Estate Shiraz (100%) Gold 45 2014 She Oak Hill Old Vine Reserve Shiraz (100%) 46 2014 Silver Spoon Estate East Meets West Shiraz (100%) Bronze 47 2014 Silver Spoon Estate Hallmark Shiraz (100%) 48 2015 Taltarni Heathcote Shiraz (100%) Gold 49 2014 Tar + Roses Shiraz Bronze 50 2015 Tar + Roses Shiraz Bronze 51 2014 Tatiarra Cambrian Shiraz (100%) 52 2014 Tatiarra Caravan of Dreams Shiraz (100%) Silver 53 2014 Tatiarra Culled Barrel Shiraz (100%) 54 2014 Tellurian Heathcote Pastiche Shiraz (100%) Bronze 55 2015 Tellurian Heathcote Pastiche Shiraz (100%) 56 2014 Tellurian Heathcote Redline Shiraz (100%) 57 2015 Tellurian Heathcote Redline Shiraz (100%) 58 2014 Tellurian Heathcote Tranter Shiraz (100%) 59 2014 Whistling Eagle "Eagles Blood" (Shiraz, 100%) Bronze Judges comments: Really interesting range of gold medal wines with different styles represented. A number of wines that missed out were still powerful wines but tannins a little chewy and clunky. The wines that didn't do well had a lot staleness and poor oak handling
Class 6: Older Shiraz Wines - 2011 to 2013 1 2013 Buckshot Vineyard Heathcote Shiraz (100%) 2 2013 Burke & Wills Vat 2 Shiraz (100%) Bronze 3 2012 Burke & Wills Vat 2 Shiraz (100%) 4 2012 Carlei Estate Nord Shiraz (Shiraz 100%) 5 2012 Carlei Estate Sud Shiraz (Shiraz 100%) 6 2013 Carlei Green Vineyards Shiraz (Shiraz 100%) Silver 7 2012 Colbinabbin Estate Shiraz (100%) 8 2011 Colbinabbin Estate Shiraz (100%) 9 2013 Coliban Valley Shiraz 10 2012 Coliban Valley Shiraz Bronze 11 2013 Condie Estate The Max Shiraz 12 2013 Domaine Asmara Reserve Shiraz (100%) Silver 13 2013 Dominique Portet Heathcote Shiraz (100%) 14 2013 Ellis Wines Premium Shiraz 15 2013 Ellis Wines Signature Shiraz Bronze 16 2013 Flynns James Flynn Shiraz (100%) 17 2013 Flynns MC Shiraz (100%) 18 2012 Galli estate Shiraz "Block Two" Shiraz (100%) 19 2012 Hanging Rock Heathcote Shiraz (100%) 20 2013 Hanging Rock Heathcote Shiraz (100%) 21 2012 Heathcote Estate Single Vineyard Shiraz 22 Heathcote Winery Mail Coach Shiraz (98% Shiraz, 2% Viognier) 2013 23 2013 Hennings Shiraz (100%) Gold 24 2013 Idavue Estate Heathcote Shiraz (100%) 25 2013 Kennedy Cambria Shiraz (100%) 26 2013 Kennedy Shiraz (100%) 27 2013 Mia Valley Estate Reserve Shiraz (100%) Heathcote 28 2013 Munari Ladys Pass Shiraz 29 2013 Peregrine Ridge "Americam Oak Blend" (Shiraz 1001%) 30 2013 Peregrine Ridge "Limited Release" (Shiraz 100%) 31 2012 Peregrine Ridge "Shearstone" (Shiraz 100%) 32 2012 Sanguine Estate D Orsa Shiraz (100%) Bronze 33 2013 Sanguine Estate Shiraz (100%) Bronze 34 2012 Sanguine Estate Shiraz (100%) Gold TROPHY 35 2013 She Oak Hill Aurelio's Shiraz (100%) Gold 36 2013 St Anne's Winery Tatalia Shiraz Bronze 37 2012 Tatiarra Cambrian Shiraz (100%) Bronze 38 2013 Tatiarra Cambrian Shiraz (100%) Bronze 39 2012 Tatiarra Caravan of Dreams Shiraz (100%) Bronze 40 2013 Tatiarra Caravan of Dreams Shiraz (100%) 41 2012 Tatiarra Culled Barrel Shiraz (100%)
42 2013 Tellurian Heathcote Pastiche Shiraz (100%) Bronze 43 2013 Tellurian Heathcote Tranter Shiraz (100%) Bronze Judges comments: Gold medals showed 3 different styles, all worthy contenders. In general, wines showed toughness with heavy use of oak - this requires attention and softening during winemaking process. Class 7: Museum Shiraz Wines - 2010 and older 1 2006 Carlei Estate Forties Old Block Shiraz (Shiraz 100%) Silver 2 2010 Carlei Estate Nord Shiraz (Shiraz 100%) 3 2010 Carlei Estate Sud Shiraz (Shiraz 100%) 4 2010 Dominique Portet Heathcote Shiraz (100%) 5 2008 Hanging Rock Heathcote Shiraz (100%) Bronze 6 2006 Hanging Rock Heathcote Shiraz (100%) Silver 7 2008 Heathcote Estate Single Vineyard Shiraz Bronze 8 2007 Kennedy Shiraz (100%) 9 2010 Mount Burrumboot Estate Shiraz (100%) 10 2009 Peregrine Ridge "Limited Release" (Shiraz 100%) Silver 11 2007 Peregrine Ridge "Limited Release" (Shiraz 100%) 12 2009 Tatiarra Cambrian Shiraz (100%) Gold 13 2010 Tellurian Heathcote Tranter Shiraz (100%) Bronze 14 2006 Whistling Eagle "Eagles Blood" (Shiraz, 100%) Bronze 15 2009 Whistling Eagle "Eagles Blood" (Shiraz, 100%) Gold TROPHY Judges comments: Some really beautiful aged wines that scream Heathcote - earthy, graphite, oyster shell, warm but not hot. Years to go too.
Class 8: Mediterranean Style Red Varieties 1 2015 Alkimi Wines "The Good Earth" Grenache Noir (95%) Bronze 3 2015 Buckshot Vineyard The Square Peg Zinfandel (100%) Silver 4 2015 Chalmers Nero d'avola (100%) Silver 5 2015 Condie Estate Giarracca (Sangiovese 100%) Bronze 6 De Bortoli Villages Heathcote Shiraz (80%) Grenache (19%) 7 2015 (Mourvedre 1%) Gold TROPHY Farmer & The Scientist Grenache (55%) Shiraz (30%) Mourvedre (15%) 2015 8 2015 Farmer & The Scientist Tempranillo (100%) Silver 9 2015 Galli Estate Adele Monastrell (100%) 10 2015 Galli Estate Adele Sangiovese (100%) Bronze 11 2015 Galli Estate Camelback Montepulciano (100%) Gold 12 2015 Galli Estate Camelback Shiraz (65%) Grenache (35%) Bronze 13 Galli Estate TGM (Tempranillo 45%, Grenache 40%, 2015 Mourvedre 15%) Bronze 14 2015 Goodman Negroamaro (100%) 15 2015 Harcourt Valley Vineyards Grenache (55%) Shiraz (45%) Silver 16 Harcourt Valley Vineyards Grenache (60%) Shiraz (29%) 2015 Malbec (1%) Bronze 17 2015 Harcourt Valley Vineyards Tempranillo (100%) 18 McIvor Estate Giannisceddu (Sangioves 85%, Cabernet 2014 Sauvignon 15%) 19 2014 McIvor Estate Nebbiolo (100%) 20 2014 McIvor Estate Sangiovese (100%) Bronze 21 2014 Meehan Vineyard Tempranillo (100%) Bronze 22 2015 Noble Red GSM (Grenache 60%, Shiraz 20%, Mourvedre 20%) Bronze 23 2014 Phi Syrah (58%) Grenache (33%) Mourvedre (9%) Bronze 24 2015 Sanguine Estate Tempranillo (100%) Silver 25 2015 Silver Spoon Estate Grenache (100%) Silver 26 Silver Spoon Estate Menage a Trois GSM (Grenache 60%, Shiraz 30%, Mourvedre 10%) 2014 27 2015 St Michael's Vineyard Personal Reserve Durif 28 2015 Tar + Roses Nebbiolo 29 2015 Tar + Roses Sangiovese Gold 39 2015 Tar + Roses Tempranillo 31 2014 Tellurian GSM (Grenache 51% Shiraz 28%, Mourvedre 21% Bronze 32 2015 Tellurian GSM (Grenache 60%, Shiraz 27%, Mourvedre 13% 33 2015 Tellurian Heathcote Grenache (100%) Gold 34 2015 Tellurian Heathcote Mourvedre (100%) Gold 35 2015 Tellurian Heathcote Nero d'avola (100%) Gold 36 2014 Whistling Eagle Sangiovese Gold Judges comments: WOW A fantastic class with lots of gold and silver. Great discussion about style and drinkability. A true highlight of the show and such promise for the future of the region.
Class 9: Other Mediterranean Style Red Varieties 2013 Flynns Sangiovese (100%) 2013 Galli Estate Adele Nebbiolo (100%) 2013 McIvor Estate Giannisceddu (Sangiovese 85%, Cabernet Bronze Sauvignon 15%) 2013 McIvor Estate Nebbiolo (100%) 2013 McIvor Estate Sangiovese (100%) Bronze 2010 Mount Burrumboot Estate Sangiovese (100%) 2010 Mount Burrumboot Estate Tempranillo (100%) 2012 The Bridge Shiraz (70%) Sangiovese (30%) Judges comments: Tired wines so not a lot to love Class 10: Cabernet Family Red Wines 1 Burke & Wills "The Aristocrat" Cabernets (Cab Sauv 35%, 2014 Merlot 30%, Petit Verdot 23%, Cab Franc 10%, Malbec 3%) 2 2013 Colbinabbin Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (51%) & Shiraz (49%) 3 2013 Coliban Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 4 2014 Domaine Asmara Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (100%) Bronze 5 2015 Domaine Asmara Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (100%) 6 2014 Humis Vineyard Carmenere (100%) 7 2014 McIvor Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (100%) 8 2014 McIvor Estate Merlot (100%) 9 Meehan Vineyard Cabernet (Cabernet Sauvignon 90%, Shiraz 2014 10%) 10 2010 Mount Burrumboot Estate Merlot (100%) 11 2010 Mount Burrumboot Estate Petit Verdot (100%) 12 2013 Munari India Red Cabernet Sauvignmon 13 Noble Red Cabernet Sauvignon (Cabernet Sauvignon 90%, 2015 Cabernet Franc 10%) Bronze 14 2014 Whistling Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon Judges comments: Expectation high but a very disappointing class. Lack of freshness, early maturation and out of balance tannins were the main issue. In addition microbial issues were flagged. Only two Bronze awarded that showed freshness and balance. Class: 13 Fortified Wines 1 2009 Peregrine Ridge Fortified Shiraz (Shiraz 100%) 2 St Michael's Vineyard Personal Reserve Vintage Fortified 2015 (Shiraz 50%, Durif 50%) Silver Judges comments: Silver medal displays balance, freshness and good choice of spirit.