WINESTATE Wine of the Year Awards 2021

Special Awards Feature 2021 Featuring the winners and placegetters for each varietal category tasted throughout the year. Plus profiles of the Australian and New Zealand winemaker and wine company of the year. Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 45

W I N E S TAT E - W I N E O F T H E Y E A R AWA R D S 2 0 2 1 THE JUDGING ONCE again this year we are pleased to bring mark. With rare exceptions New Zealand wins you the results of our trophy judging for 2021. the sauvignon blanc category, as they did again BEST OF THE BEST Throughout the year we conducted numerous this year. Ditto for merlot, where it seems there tastings across a variety of criteria; regional was a better choice of clones in early plantings. *All technical details for the Wine of the Year tastings, new release tastings and what we call Chardonnay has had mixed results over the years Special Feature are supplied directly from each style tastings, where we review a particular varietal with New Zealand veering towards more sugar a winery. (like chardonnay) or a particular style (like fortifieds, few years ago but lately on track with the complex sweet whites or alternative & emerging varieties). drier styles (and winning our overall Wine of the These mini wine show style judgings add up to a Year this year). Also, sweet whites are a toss- up massive total by the end of the year. between the countries, this year going the Kiwis way. It was surprising to lose the pinot gris/grigio At the end of the year we request samples of all mantle which like sauvignon blanc, has been a the wines that achieved a five or four-and-a-half staple in New Zealand. star rating (97 or 98 points – gold or high silver standard). The reason we include four-and-a-half For Australia there are the regulars and some star wines as well as five is because wine judging surprises. Each year we are not at all surprised is an art, not a science and we want to cast the net to see the top riesling come from Clare Valley, wide enough to include all trophy prospects. Wine the sparkling from Tasmania (with some stiff can also develop over the course of a year in bottle, competition from Marlborough), the shiraz from sometimes for the better and sometimes falling McLaren Vale and the grenache and cabernet away. This has proven right again and again with from the Barossa. Perennial winner of the semillon a few four-and-a-half star wines making it into our category, Shoalhaven Coast’s Coolangatta Estate Top Five category list or even sometimes winning must be approaching legendary status – an their respective categories. incredibly consistent example of style from this amazing winery. Adelaide Hills also performed Since 1978 we have not varied in using the three- well with the best pinot gris/grigio and pinot noir. person panel wine show system as practiced by What was surprising was the Riverland result for the national wine shows and many regional shows. best fortified from 919 wines and fortified master, Like these shows all wines are judged blind in Eric Semmler. This has been the lock of Rutherglen anonymous glasses the only difference is that we previously. spread our judgings over the year rather than in one dedicated show. We also report and describe Congratulations to all the category winners and all recommended wines in this magazine to give placegetters and many thanks for all the wineries more detail to the results and more promotion for who entered their wines. Never fear they are all the wineries involved. included as a summary listing in this issue under the state or style classifications. This year we were pleased to have an expert panel including regular senior judge Dave We are greatly appreciative of all the expert Matthews from Classic Oak, long time legendary judges who gave their valuable time throughout former Treasury winemaker Matt O’Leary and the year along with the wineries who bravely put AWRI Senior Sensory Scientist Richard Gawell. “their babies” forward for evaluation. And of course, I acted as the Chair, but more appropriately the we thank our sponsors who help give us a leg up interpreter. Judging continued over three days during the year to make it happen. with great synergy from the judges and very little disagreement over the category winners and none And finally, to all the trade partnerships and over the Grand Champion and Australia and New our readership audience we greatly value your Zealand country winners. attention and participation. It is great to have this Trans-Tasman wine rivalry Here’s cheers to a positive and safe 2022 with an and I believe it keeps the winemakers of both even more impressive array of wines. countries on their toes. We often have comments from our judges that it is great to have their wines Cheers! matched against their peers. Peter Simic On average, of the seventeen categories Editor/Publisher involved, New Zealand wins four with a good smattering of placegetters and Australia wins the rest. This year it was pretty much around the 46 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022

CHAIRMAN’S THE CLASSES COMMENTS IN BRIEF JUDGES SPARKLING Peter Simic Dave Matthews Matt O’Leary Richard Gawel Structurally classy wines with great lees complexity, acid balance and mouthfeel. The top pointed Chair: CEO & Editor/ wine was a standout with additional intensity and Publisher, Winestate complexity. ROSÉ SHIRAZ ALTERNATIVE WHITE A nice line up with varying colours and styles, A massive line-up across three flights of quality A most interesting lineup of varietal fruit wines ranging from youthful soft red fruit styles to dry acid wines, which gave the judges a challenge. A range and others with significant winemaking influence. and tannin finished wines. Good to see most are of styles were on show here from the richer fruit Delicious at their best! The best wine here showed now in the drier spectrum. The best wine here was styles, some pulled back to give more elegance floral lifted fruit, with great length of flavour and a top example of line and length with Turkish delight and cool climate styles, some fuller than expected acid balance. flavours. Delicious! with more consideration given to flavour. It shows the great strength and consistency of shiraz as a RIESLING ALTERNATIVE RED varietal across diverse regions. The top wine had A good breadth of styles from these “beautiful A very mixed varietal group. They offer a great excellent mid-palate concentration, vibrant fruit and wines” said the judges. They had delicacy and spectrum of diverse varietal flavours ranging from balanced tannins with great length and persistence. purity, yet also depth of fruit. The top wine was very light and vibrant to rich, savoury and complex. clean and lively with a lovely palate of citrus depth Balance was the key for the judges. The winner was SWEET WHITE and balance. a bright, primary fruit style with red and blue fruits A small quality flight of varying styles and sweetness. and stylish tannins. Although mid weight it easily The winner was a classic aged traditional sweet style SAUVIGNON BLANC held its own in this big pack. with concentrated flavours without mawkishness, Great use of fruit here, with multi-dimensional with excellent acid balance overall. flavours; some with a touch of oak, others with fruit PINOT NOIR sweetness matched by balancing acid. The top wine The wines here ranged from light and fragrant to FORTIFIED had great concentration of fruit in the mid-palate richer deeper coloured styles from vastly different A wide range of different varietals in these luscious followed by a vibrant long aftertaste. Delicious! regions. The best had elegant, delicate yet lingering fortified wines, all of great quality and intensity. The characters with judicious use of oak. The top wine top wine was a classic aged, layered, complex PINOT GRIS/GRIGIO was a truly silky and perfumed elegant wine with muscat with the lot; multiple colours, vibrant sticky Mainly a group of pinot gris labelled wines made it seamless acid and oak balance. aroma, and concentrated luscious flavours. to this trophy tasting. These seemed a cut above the pinot grigio’s in this taste off. (All tasted blind.) MERLOT BEST VALUE BUY A number showed differing levels of sweetness with A small flight of merlots with the Kiwis in command This year we judged the best value wine from the the drier versions more balanced. The top wine had here. These show that the variety at its best can point of view of highest score achieved throughout true vibrant fruit intensity and length. produce soft fleshy mid palate wines rather than the year against price value. So the Nericon Riverina firm and lean fruit wines. The winning wine showed Durif 2018 $11.99 from Dee Vine Estate came out SEMILLON lovely tannins and chocolate fruit flavours with on top with lots of bang for your buck. It shows A strong class of lovely complex whites. A pleasure excellent balance. the quality that can be achieved from a rich warm to taste. These showed lovely green/gold colours climate with durif varietal fruit grown and made from the older wines with beautiful layered flavours GRENACHE under the right conditions that everyone can afford. offering purity and persistence. The top wine was A strong class with the judges focusing on grenache a superb example of an aged white with seamless predominant pure varietal fruit character wines. • Orora Glass • Classic Oak vibrancy and complexity in every mouthful. These are luscious fruit forward delicious wines. The • CastStone • Swiss-Belhotel top wine showed lovely fresh berry fruits and spice • Le Cordon Bleu • Henson Lloyd CHARDONNAY with balanced clean gritty tannins. • The Rees Hotel, • Hamburg Süd A superb flight of chardonnay varietal wines where • Wineworks the depth of unctuous varietal fruit is matched by CABERNET SAUVIGNON Queenstown • Northline Freight the winemaker’s craft. Of all white wines chardonnay A lovely mix of varietal examples here along with • William Angliss • DW Fox Tucker with its natural depth of fruit has the most advantage quality oak. The top five here excelled in this regard. • Luigi Bormioli • Travelrite for winemaker’s to work their art, and wines ranged The awarded wines tended to be vibrant mid-weight • Kewco from flinty and fine to creamy and textural. The top wines with excellent savoury balance, some ready • National Wine Centre wine had tremendous clarity and depth of flavour now, others requiring more cellaring. The top wine • SMEG and vibrancy, great line and length, with a finely showed great cabernet varietal character, fruit tuned oak balance. A worthy winner of our overall power and was true to regionality. wine of the year. Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 47

NEW ZEALAND wine company of the year PERNOD RICARD WINEMAKERS NZ “In 2010, Pernod Ricard NZ decided to streamline its portfolio and focus on three major brands – Brancott Estate (formerly Montana), Stoneleigh and Church Road.” MICHAEL COOPER ONE of the giants of the wine industry, Pernod Ricard New Zealand, In 2010, as part of its move to focus on the Brancott Estate, Church Road headquartered in Auckland, employs about 500 people in production and Stoneleigh brands, Pernod Ricard NZ sold some of its vineyards in and marketing. “Our winemaking teams are able to leverage the expertise Gisborne and Hawke's Bay, and its winery in Gisborne, to Indevin (which of colleagues across the globe, as well as their own experience as the in August 2021 also acquired Villa Maria, until then New Zealand’s largest, founders of the Marlborough wine region, to craft medal-winning wines fully family-owned wine company). Lion Nathan NZ, Indevin’s joint venture that are exported to more than 50 countries.” partner, also purchased 12 of Pernod Ricard NZ’s wine brands in 2010, notably Lindauer, a hugely popular range of sparkling wines. Owned by Pernod Ricard, the world’s second biggest wine and spirit company, the New Zealand company was known as Montana until 2004, Further production changes followed. In 2017, Pernod Ricard NZ closed then for two years as Allied Domecq Wines NZ. Launched in 1979, its winery in Napier (inherited from Corbans), shifting its operations to the Montana Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc had during the 1980s and 1990s nearby Church Road winery. In 2019, it also announced the impending introduced more overseas wine lovers to the delights of New Zealand closure of its Auckland production facility in East Tamaki, with the potential wine than any other. loss of 90 jobs. By acquiring its largest competitor, Corbans, in 2000, for NZ$151 million, Making money has not proved easy. In 2018, Pernod Ricard NZ’s holding Montana boosted its output of New Zealand wine by 70 per cent. Inevitably, company, Millstream Equities, reported a loss of NZ$182.4 million. In its international success attracted the interest of foreign buyers, and today 2019, it posted an annual net profit after tax of NZ$18 million, but the 2020 this huge wine producer is in French hands. financial year brought another loss of NZ$10.25 million. In 2010, Pernod Ricard NZ decided to streamline its portfolio and focus Appointed managing director of Pernod Ricard NZ in 2016, Kevin Mapson on three major brands – Brancott Estate (formerly Montana), Stoneleigh and is a Kiwi who joined Montana Wines in 1996. Before taking up the top job Church Road. The Montana brand was retained for the New Zealand market five years ago, Mapson was sales director for Pernod Ricard Australia, (and today the sub-$NZ10 Montana Sauvignon Blanc is an Australian wine, “achieving growth year on year for the business”. because Aussies can grow the grapes cheaper). However, the brand name Montana proved a stumbling block in the US, for obvious geographic So, what is the greatest challenge facing Mapson and Pernod Ricard NZ? reasons, and was replaced in 2010 by Brancott Estate (named after one “While there’s a lot of focus on brands and consumer behaviour,” he says, of the southern side valleys of Marlborough’s sweeping Wairau Valley). “the biggest challenge, and one that is often overlooked, is that wine is an agricultural business in a concentrated market. We have one vintage a So how did Pernod Ricard NZ win Winestate’s New Zealand Wine year which determines the quality and quantity of product available, and Company of the Year award? Church Road was the star performer, much of that is outside of our immediate control. We have to amend our scooping our prestigious award for top Australia and New Zealand strategy each year, based on the outcomes of the vintage.” Wine of the Year 2021 with Church Road Grand Reserve Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2019. Sustainability has emerged as a key part of the team’s focus. “This includes extensive native tree plantings in and around our vineyards,” Church Road also had several other wines in the top five of the chardonnay, and the Kaituna Wetland restoration, a haven for native birds, insects and sauvignon blanc and pinot gris categories. It dominated the merlot category, aquatic species. “Through the Brancott Estate brand, we have sponsored by winning the Merlot of the Year award with Church Road Grand Reserve Marlborough Falcon Trust since 2010, contributing more than half a million Hawke's Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, with two other wines placing dollars and access to our land for their rehabilitation and breeding aviary.” in the top five merlots. Furthermore, Deutz Prestige Marlborough Cuvée 2017 and Deutz Marlborough Cuvée NV, both from Pernod Ricard NZ, also placed And winning New Zealand Wine Company Of The Year proves they’re in the top five in the Sparkling of the Year category. on the right track. The Stoneleigh brand, launched in the mid-late 1980s, is also famous for FINALISTS Lawson's Dry Hills Marlborough sauvignon blanc. At last count, there were six versions on the Saint Clair Family Estate market. The very large-volume Stoneleigh Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc Hunter's Wines NZ flows from the stony, relatively warm Rapaura area, on the north side of the Giesen Wairau Valley, which produces a ripely flavoured style of sauvignon blanc, yet retains good acidity and vigour. Other bottlings include Stoneleigh Latitude Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, designed as a ‘full-on style’ with ‘big aromatics’; Stoneleigh Lighter Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, ‘25 per cent lighter in alcohol’; Stoneleigh Organic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc; Stoneleigh Wild Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, fermented with indigenous rather than cultured yeasts; and Stoneleigh Rapaura Series Single Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, labelled as ‘the absolute best of Stoneleigh’. 48 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022

NEW ZEALAND winemaker of the year CHRIS SCOTT, CHURCH ROAD “When he was still an undergraduate, Church Road approached Scott and other students, offering them employment over the summer holidays. “I worked the vineyard and the cellar door. The second summer they trusted me with a tractor, and the third I was asked to work the vintage.” MICHAEL COOPER THE names Church Road and Chris Scott are indivisible to many wine lovers, Alwyn Chardonnay and thinking - wow! I really got the bug, started reading, and it’s easy to see why – Scott has worked at the historic Hawke's Bay winery attended wine appreciation courses.” In 1999, he graduated from the Eastern since 1998. During his 16 years as head of the winemaking team, he has Institute of Technology, in Hawke's Bay, as a Bachelor of Wine Science. scooped Winestate’s New Zealand Winemaker of the Year award an amazing four times – in 2013, 2016, 2020 and now 2021. This year, as the icing on the When he was still an undergraduate, Church Road approached Scott and cake, Scott also crafted our overall top wine of the year from Australia and other students, offering them employment over the summer holidays. “I worked New Zealand – Church Road Grand Reserve Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2019. the vineyard and the cellar door. The second summer they trusted me with a tractor, and the third I was asked to work the vintage.” Church Road is widely known for outstanding, often top value, chardonnays and merlot cabernet blends. Take chardonnay. The winery’s multi-tier range Scott’s mentor was Tony Prichard, now owner of De La Terre winery, in includes the ‘standard’, consistently satisfying, fully barrel-fermented wine, Hawke's Bay. “He had transformed the industry in 1991, when most of our Church Road Hawke's Bay Chardonnay (NZ$20 or less); the bolder, more winemaking expertise came from Australian universities, which were very complex Church Road McDonald Series Chardonnay (NZ$27); the powerful, technically focused. They’d analyse a wine in the lab and adjust it, based very rich Church Road Grand Reserve Chardonnay (NZ$40); the elegant, on the numbers. Church Road invited experts from Bordeaux, who took an intense Church Road 1 Single Vineyard Terraces Chardonnay (NZ$70); and the approach based purely on taste. That was scary, because it was abandoning pinnacle label – as its price conveys - Church Road Tom Chardonnay (NZ$150). science and trusting your palate. That was a real battle for Tony, but now it’s the widely accepted approach.” Underlining his talent for making superb chardonnay, Scott’s Church Road 1 Single Vineyard Terraces Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2019 also placed among At the summit of Scott’s output stands the Tom trio. Dedicated to the memory our top five chardonnay finalists for 2021. of Tom McDonald, a key pioneer of winemaking in Hawke's Bay, who died in 1987, this elite range includes three exceptional, high-priced Hawke's Bay Founded in 1896 by Bartholomew Steinmetz, a lay brother at the adjacent wines – Church Road Tom Chardonnay ($NZ150), Church Road Tom Syrah Marist Mission (now Mission Estate Winery), Church Road is today owned (NZ$220), and Church Road Tom Merlot Cabernet ($NZ220). by Pernod Ricard New Zealand. Red wines, based on merlot (especially), cabernet sauvignon, blends of those two traditional Bordeaux varieties, and So how do you make a $NZ220 wine? “We start in the vineyard,” says Scott, syrah, are also a highlight of the winery’s output. “targeting blocks we know produce our best wines. The vines get extra work, with more shoot thinning, leaf plucking and bunch removal, to promote full In this year’s Winestate Wine of the Year awards, Scott dominated the merlot ripening of the grapes. And because the wines are more powerful, denser, category, not only winning Merlot of the Year with the powerful, dark, deep the barrels they are matured in have a high percentage of new French oak.” Church Road Grand Reserve Hawke's Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 (NZ$45), but also claiming a further two top five spots with Church Road 1 What distinguishes Tom wines, from their Grand Reserve stablemates, at Single Vineyard Gimblett Gravels Merlot 2016 (NZ$90), and the Church Road least NZ$100 cheaper? “They are not all that dissimilar, in terms of complexity,” 1 Single Vineyard Redstone Merlot 2019 ($NZ90). says Scott. “But the primary focus of everything we do at Church Road is ‘mouthfeel’ – achieving fullness, roundness and plushness. Tom should be But wait, there’s more. The sturdy, Alsace-style Church Road Hawke's Bay seamless, complete.” Pinot Gris (NZ$20) also placed in the top five in the pinot gris category, and the weighty, complex, tropical fruit-flavoured Church Road Grand Reserve What is blatantly clear is that wine made at any price point in the capable Barrel Fermented Hawke's Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2019 placed in the top five hands of Scott is worth seeking out. in the sauvignon blanc category (otherwise dominated by four wines from Marlborough) as well! FINALISTS Do Hawke's Bay’s greatest wines enjoy the overseas profile they clearly A. B. C. deserve? “We can’t compete with other countries on volume,” says Scott. “Our future is in producing the best wines. I’d like to see some of Hawke's A. James Macdonald - Hunter's NZ Bay’s international accolades develop into greater demand.” He points to the B. Duncan Shouler - Giesen fact that reds from the Gimblett Gravels district perform well in blind tastings C. Marcus Wright - Lawson's Dry Hill NZ against top labels from Bordeaux. “Ours are undervalued.” D. Kevin Judd - Greywacke How did Scott get into winemaking? He grew up in a wine-drinking family, D. “which was unusual back in those days. Wine was seen as a woman’s drink in a beer-drinking culture. Dad was probably the only painter-decorator in Hamilton [south of Auckland] who preferred wine to beer. Mum was a midwife. They’d come from the UK. Wine was always served with dinner and we’d be allowed the odd sip on special occasions.” Studying business management at Waikato University, Scott struggled to feel inspired. “On the wine trail in Hawke's Bay, I remember tasting Ngatarawa Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 49

AUSTRALIAN wine company of the year AUSTRALIAN VINTAGE LIMITED “Perhaps even more significantly for a listed company, AVL reported a 127% lift in net profit for the first half of the financial year with its share price surfing along at record highs.” NIGEL HOPKINS WHEN your company has been named the best wine company in Australia “My approach has been to take what were really good assets and really for the fourth time, in fact for the past three years in a row, it not only good winemaking skills and drive them towards a more consumer-led pillar throws out a considerable challenge to the rest of the wine industry – it brand strategy – away from the more production, more bulk wine approach also makes you wonder what they’re doing so right. based around McGuigan Wines. We’ve taken on a stronger consumer-pull strategy, working very hard with our retailers.” For the Winestate judges it was the sheer volume of five-star wines across the board that has put Australian Vintage at the forefront of the Australian Garvin is especially excited by the potential of the Barossa Valley Wine wine industry. That’s the end result that we all can see. Company and Nepenthe Wines, where AVL is in the process of spending $1.5 million on a cellar door and winery upgrade. But it also demands a closer look behind the scenes at the winemaking capabilities and management strategies that have made it all possible. “I think Nepenthe is a killer brand,” he says. “It was popular in South Australia but on the East Coast no-one knew about it, even though it stands The first win was in 2003 when the company was McGuigan Wines. It up against the very best brands. It just hadn’t been promoted properly in was a period of expansion with McGuigan merging with Simeon Wines the rest of the country. Now it’s doing really well. to create Australia’s fourth largest wine group, quickly followed by the acquisition of Miranda Wines and Nepenthe Wines, and by 2008 its “I’m really optimistic about both Nepenthe and Barossa Valley Wine renaming as Australian Vintage Ltd (AVL). Considerable international Company, both of which have been underdone for years. It’s all been acclaim followed and in 2012 and 2016 Australian Vintage was named about McGuigan. Now we want to take Barossa Valley Wine Company to International Winemaker of the Year at IWSC London. the world. We think its wines are tremendous. But, says Craig Garvin, who took over as CEO from Neil McGuigan in To help do this, Garvin says AVL’s winemakers are now less focussed 2019 – when it was again named Winestate’s Wine Company of the Year – on winning gongs for their wines: “We’re now very much running a points it was all very much about McGuigan Wines, not its portfolio of brands. A strategy rather than a medal strategy,” he says. “We’re now trying very year ago, when AVL won the accolade again, Garvin was able to add: “A hard to get our top wines taken very seriously.” complete review of the leadership group and strategy had been completed and the necessary changes made”. While Garvin agrees that when he took the top job it was time to make significant changes at AVL, it had nothing to do with the winemaking. Those changes have clearly been effective. Although it was already crushing about 7% of total Australian annual production from its 2,700ha “We’ve had excellent wines and excellent winemakers and great of vineyards, it’s 2021 vintage recorded a 15% increase to116,600 capability, but now we’ve pulled them out from under the shadow of tonnes. Overall sales of AVL’s key brands were up by 17% on 2020, with McGuigan and let them show off what they do in all our brands. 12% increases in the UK, US and Europe. While China sales virtually disappeared, they hadn’t been a big component of revenue and Asian “I haven’t changed the winemaking strategy except to say we need to be sales overall were up by 11 per cent. a points driven wine company and our top wines to have that credibility.” Perhaps even more significantly for a listed company, AVL reported a Could that mean even more five-star wines and yet another crowning as 127% lift in net profit for the first half of the financial year with its share Wine Company of the Year? price surfing along at record highs. FINALISTS Taylors “What we’ve done is not rocket science,” Garvin says. “It’s common Z Wine sense. We’ve now got a much more balanced scorecard approach. CW Wines Reillys “Whilst Covid-19 appears to have had an overall positive impact on our business, a significant portion of the growth has come from long-term sustainable strategies such as innovation, people capability, improved consumer trading technology and improved production efficiencies.” Critically, he says, AVL is now pushing a pillar brand strategy for its four key brands – Nepenthe, McGuigan Wines, Barossa Valley Wine Company and Tempus Two. “A few years ago it was all about McGuigan Wines,” Garvin says. “But if you look at our company now we’re pushing those four pillar brands really hard. Three out of four years ago those brands accounted for 50% of our overall volume – that’s now 71%. 50 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022

AUSTRALIAN winemaker of the year JANELLE ZERK - Z WINE “My philosophy as a winemaker has always been not to worry about all the noise in the wine industry. Just make good wines and everything else will follow.” NIGEL HOPKINS WHEN you’re the fifth generation of a family that arrived in the Barossa in consultancy and was working at Lou Miranda Estate. Importantly, she had found 1846 and has its own premium vineyard where you earned pocket money as the vineyards and more than a dozen grapegrowers she wanted to work with. a kid picking grapes, you’d think becoming a winemaker and running with that family heritage would be the most natural thing to do. “It’s about sourcing little pockets of interesting terroir in the Barossa, finding interesting varieties, different clones,” she says. “That’s evolved naturally over the Not so, says Janelle Zerk, who grew up with her two sisters and brother on years and I’ve been able draw out some interesting vineyards and showcase them. the family’s 60ha vineyard at Lyndoch. Unsure what to do when she left school at 17, but knowing she enjoyed studying science, it took a friend who was “My philosophy as a winemaker has always been not to worry about all the noise working at Yalumba to persuade her that working in a winery was fun and she in the wine industry. Just make good wines and everything else will follow. And I should put her name down for winemaking at Adelaide University. feel like maybe I’m even getting a bit mature: I see a lot of wines that are purely marketing based, with not so much effort being put into the wine.” Even that wasn’t so easy: “In the late 90s it was quite hard to get into the oenology course, it was so popular,” Janelle says. And she had the encouragement of her When it comes to effort Janelle, who leases space at a nearby winery, says grandfather Hedley, whose winemaker friends included the likes of Colin Gramp, she is relentless when it comes to blending. Max Schubert and Wolf Blass. Even so, after a year of study she took a year off just to check that this was what she really wanted to do, worked a vintage at St “Elegance and balance is at the core of all my winemaking,” she says. “I’m Hallett, loved it and happily went back to her studies. relentless in my blending. I keep everything separate until then, and while some people talk about barrel blending, I go down to buckets and jugs if I But it wasn’t a case of going back to the family vineyard, now being run by her have to, to the smallest detail. It’s about fully giving the wine the best chance brother. A traditional farming family, the Zerks had cattle, grew crops and their to express itself. There’s no short cuts.” grapes were in high demand, contracted to other winemakers. So, Janelle took off to the Hunter Valley, first to Brokenwood and stayed in the Hunter for seven The rewards have started to come. Janelle’s 2018 Z Wine Julius Shiraz in years, during which time she did vintages overseas in Tuscany, Burgundy and November 2020 was named Australia’s best shiraz in the Saint Martin Oak Great the Sonoma Valley in the US. Australian Shiraz Challenge, from 430 entries. And in the Winestate 2019 Wine Of The Year Awards the Z Wine Roman Old Vine Barossa GSM 2018 won Alternative “Before I was 30, I’d made wine in three overseas countries,” she says. “This gave Red of the Year with their Rustica Grenache 2019 also placing in the top 5, and me insights into what was possible and laid the foundations for my experimental and they continued to scoop the pool by taking out the Shiraz Of The Year with the Z creative side, which I could later use to create my own winemaking flair and style. Wine Poole Old Vine Barossa Shiraz 2016. “I’m a Barossa girl and I love my traditional varieties, but I’m always non-traditional Now a Z Wine has been named Winestate’s Grenache of the Year, with the Julius in my winemaking approach in trying new ideas. This experience gave me the Shiraz (awarded five stars) also placing in Winestate’s top five Shiraz Of The Year. confidence to do that.” In order to take out this year’s Australian Winemaker Of The Year, Janelle Janelle was working in the Hunter when a phone call from her sister Kristen, achieved an amazing 11 wines that achieved four-and-a-half stars or higher who’d studied wine marketing, changed both their lives: “You know what? We do throughout the year by various judging panels. This award is strictly merit- this for everyone else, I do the marketing, sales and exports and all that, and you based and is a true testament to winemaking prowess. do all the winemaking stuff. Let’s do something together.” But above all, Janelle pays tribute to her sister Kristen: “I wouldn’t be here So, they did: “We threw caution to the wind and said what could go wrong?” without her,” she says. “She’s the one who phoned me and backed me. That’s Janelle says. “Why not have a try? We had a strong desire to succeed on our how I ended up making my own wine.” own – we’re very independent spirits and we weren’t prepared to take no for an answer. It was like ‘we can do it’.” FINALISTS And though they were two young, very determined independent women taking A. B. C. a very big risk, what they did have going for them, that most people don’t, was 160 years of pioneer family heritage and a deeply ingrained understanding of A. Andrew Duff - Tempus Two the Barossa. B. Justin Ardill - Reillys C. Eric Semmler - 919 Wines They bought their first batch of shiraz grapes from their father, their mother D. David Morris - Morris Wines/Casella chucked in a bucket of dill cucumbers to keep them going, and their first Z Wine was released in 2006. That financed the next vintage and the next, and while D. Kristen worked at building awareness of their brand Janelle steadily expanded her range to include grenache, mataro, cabernet, riesling, chardonnay and bonvedroi. Both had kept their day jobs – as Janelle says, things don’t happen fast in the wine industry and you can’t expect success overnight. But by 2017 they were ready to make the final jump when they quit their jobs and opened Z Wine cellar door and bar in Tanunda’s main street. By then Janelle was back in the Barossa, had built her own winemaking Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 51

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SPARKLING of the year WINNER THE ORORA GLASS TROPHY Bream Creek Vineyard Tasmania Blanc de Blanc 2015 WINEMAKER: Liam McElhinney COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: This wine shines with a bright straw / gold in the glass. A complex bouquet of white stone fruit, almond croissant and Meyer Lemon is supported by a palate that is both rich and balanced, showcasing lime pith, green apple, lemon sorbet and yellow peach. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: Tasmanian smoked salmon blinis or roast Marion Bay Chicken with Tasmanian truffle. CELLARING: 2021-2030. VITICULTURE: Bream Creek Vineyard is planted on a north-east ridge overlooking Marion Bay and the Tasman Sea on Tasmania’s east coast. This combination of a gently sloping site, coastal location and maritime influence provides optimal ripening conditions for premium quality grapes. The long, mild seasons feature cool frost-free springs, long sunny summer days with gentle sea breezes to moderate the summer heat and an extended autumn ripening period to enhance flavour development. Soils are deep and range from brown to black clay loams with a little small stone on the higher ground. All vines are vertical-shoot positioned, with most of the management, including pruning and picking, done by hand. With both small berries and quite small bunches, the very modest yields enhance the typical varietal characters – perfect for truly cool climate winemaking. The chardonnay grapes for this wine were drawn from D Block, located at the bottom/eastern side of the vineyard. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: Produced in the traditional Champenoise method from 100% chardonnay grapes and aged for over 5 years on lees. Alcohol: 12.5% Dosage: 3.5g/L TA: 7.6g/L Disgorgement date: 1-2 June 2021 Use of oak: Nil – stainless steel ferment to preserve freshness. Time on lees: 5 years 9 months (from September 2015 to June 2021). CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: Rafe (0412 112 500) Email: [email protected] Web: www.breamcreekvineyard.com.au LUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - I Meravigliosi Prosecco 400ml Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 53

W I N E S TAT E - W I N E O F T H E Y E A R AWA R D S F IN AL ISTS FIRETAIL (54 MONTHS ON LEES, DEUTZ PRESTIGE CUVÉE ZERO DOSAGE) MARGARET RIVER MARLBOROUGH SPARKLING 2017 SPARKLING CHARDONNAY 2016 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Peter Stanlake and Jessica Worrall Pernod Ricard Winemakers COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Pale straw in colour, fresh and vibrant bouquet with This refined and balanced cuvée is a blend a soft cheesecloth backdrop, tight citrus fruit on the chardonnay and pinot noir, disgorged after a palate with a creamy mousse mouthfeel. minimum of 30 months tirage. Fresh citrus and red CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: currant are exhibited on the nose with underlying Phone: +61 8 9757 5156 toasty flavours. Full-bodied and very harmonious, Email: [email protected] it is tightly structured and complex. Lively citrus is Web: www.firetail.com.au balanced by savoury yeast autolysis characters leading to a complete wine. The structure is full bodied, layered and complex leading to a clean mineral finish. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: 0800 655 550 Email: [email protected] Web: www.pernod-ricard-winemakers.com 54 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022

DEUTZ CUVÉE MARLBOROUGH BARRISTERS BLOCK POETIC JUSTICE ROSÉ NV WRATTONBULLY SPARKLING SHIRAZ 2019 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Pernod Ricard Winemakers Michael Sykes, Jackson Farrow COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: A delicate soft blush in appearance this vivacious Bright, deep crimson hues. Lifted aromas of dark bubbly has good intensity of strawberries, peach, berries with a hint of cloves. Palate is typically and fresh brioche greet the nose. On the palate shiraz with flavours of plums, prunes and a dusting layers of red berries such as strawberry and of liquorice with undertones of oak and a soft cranberry combine with shortbread and pastry tannin finish. notes. The texture is complex with a fine mousse CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: leading to a dry and lingering finish. Phone: +61 8 8389 7706 CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Email: [email protected] Phone: 0800 655 550 Web: www.barristersblock.com.au Email: [email protected] Web: www.pernod-ricard-winemakers.com Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 55

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ALTERNATIVE WHITE of the year WINNER THE CAST STONE TROPHY Tempus Two Copper Hunter Valley Verdelho 2021 WINEMAKER: Andrew Duff COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Brilliant pale straw with green hues. Delicate citrus over lychee and tropical fruit spectrum dominated by pineapple. Refreshing citrus layers a uniquely textural verdelho. The wine shows balanced phenolics, vibrant acidity with charming persistence. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: Seafood suits verdelho, then so does chicken and ever fresh garden salads. The variety holds spice remarkably well and anything that is preceded by Thai/Chilli should finds it’s niche with this Copper Verdelho. CELLARING: Drink now to 2024. VITICULTURE: Hunter Valley sourced; verdelho is for the Hunter Valley what sauvignon blanc is to the Adelaide Hills. Relatively low cropping vines on sandy loam. Machine harvested. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: Crushed, pressed and settled before racking clears to ferment. 10% of the Copper Verdelho parcel was fermented on skins, hand plunged and then pressed off post fermentation. The two parcels were then assembled, finned and filtered to bottle. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: Lucy Jones (02) 8345 6317 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tempustwo.com.au LUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - Intenso Chianti 350ml Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 57

W I N E S TAT E - W I N E O F T H E Y E A R AWA R D S F IN AL ISTS FORREST MARLBOROUGH FORREST MARLBOROUGH GRUNER VELTLINER 2021 ALBARINO 2021 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Beth Forrest Beth Forrest COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Hints of lemon, lime, tangerine and peach but Everything we’d hoped for and showing all the always with its defining grapefruit pith and white traditional albariño elements, plus that extra fruit pepper herbaceous hit. lift of New Zealand to keep it interesting. Vibrant CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: acidity, white peach, winter cole pear, apricots and Phone: +64 3 5729 084 quince, with an orange zest undertone. It’s full and Email: [email protected] textural, yet refreshing and nicely balanced, with Web: www.forrest.co.nz drying minerality to finish. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +64 3 5729 084 Email: [email protected] Web: www.forrest.co.nz 58 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022

RUSTY MUTT CATNIP MCLAREN VALE TAHBILK MUSEUM RELEASE NAGAMBIE VIOGNIER 2020 LAKES MARSANNE 2015 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Scott Heidrich Alister Purbrick (CEO & Winemaker), Alan COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: George (Chief Winemaker) and Brendan Freeman The colour is a mid-straw with youthful green (Winemaker) hues and good clarity. A fresh and ripe fruit nose, COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: displaying orange blossom, lemon curd, a touch The 2015 Marsanne presents a richly flavoured of dried apricot and guava. The palate has some palate of citrus, lemon curd, honeysuckle and forward fruit sweetness balanced well by bright ginger hints with tinges of honey and dried citrus acidity. There’s also some spice, orange tangerine peel on the nose an indication of the peel, quince, ginger, and lime flavours filling out development still to come. the palate. The mouthfeel is both fine and ample, CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: finishing on a refreshing and satisfying note. Phone: (03) 5764 2555 CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Email: [email protected] Phone: +61 8 7228 6183 Web: www.tahbilk.com.au Email: [email protected] Web: www.rustymutt.com.au Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 59



RIESLING of the year WINNER THE LE CORDON BLEU TROPHY Paulett Wines Clare Valley Riesling 2021 WINEMAKER: Jarrad Steele COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Pale green straw. Lifted aromatics of citrus fruits and orange blossom with tropical notes and underlying stone fruits. Juicy vibrant flavours of lemon, lime, grapefruit and tropical fruits. Generous balanced natural acidity that lingers on the palate giving freshness and length. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: Fresh South Australian seafood. CELLARING: Up to 10 years. VITICULTURE: Sourced from our Watervale & Spring Farm vineyards. GM198 clone, VSP trellis, hand pruned, machine harvested. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: Destemmed and gently pressed taking only the free run juice, fermented in stainless steel using a neutral yeast strain. Stabilised, filtered and bottled young to capture the purity of riesling. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: (+61) 08 8843 4328 Email: [email protected] Web: www.paulettwines.com.au LUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - Atelier Riesling 440ml Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 61

W I N E S TAT E - W I N E O F T H E Y E A R AWA R D S F IN AL ISTS ERIN EYES EMERALD ISLE PETER THOMPSON WINES SILEX CLARE RIESLING 2021 MT GAMBIER RIESLING 2018 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Steve Wiblin Peter Douglas COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Vivid green straw, the fragrance is of lifted citrus Very light straw with greenish tints. Perfumed and apple blossoms. A long, long palate with zingy apple and citrus blossoms. There is also some acid finish. typical limey notes and yeast characters of malt CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: and honeycomb. A delicate and seamless palate, Phone: 0418 845 120 just a hint of sweetness at the finish, flavours are Email: [email protected] reminiscent of mandarin and green apple. Web: www.erineyes.com.au CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: (08) 8798 0601 Email: [email protected] Web: www.peterthompsonwines.com 62 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022

ST AMAND CLARE VALLEY WILD GAME WINE THE DUCHESS RIESLING 2021 MOUNT GAMBIER RIESLING 2021 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Sam Brand Peter Douglas COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Bright straw in colour, lifted bouquet of freshly Very light straw with greenish edge. Perfumed squeezed citrus with floral notes. Zesty acid and and delicate apple and orange blossoms on the citrus flavours with grapefruit and minerality. nose. Flavours are of apple and mandarin with CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: balanced acidity. Phone: 1300 408 399 CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Email: [email protected] Phone: +61 419 26 1075 Web: www.localliquor.com.au Email: [email protected] Web: www.wildgamewine.com.au Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 63

The Rees Hotel, Luxury Apartments and Lakeside Residences Surround yourself with bespojke luxury, with a unique True South, New Zealand flavour and breath-taking Queenstown location. Luxury Accommodation • Award Winning Food and Wine • Unrivalled Lakeside Views The Rees offers a variety of spacious and luxurious accommodation options including 60 Hotel rooms, 90 Apartments and five private, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom Lakeside Residences, all with terraces showcasing spectacular views across Lake Wakatipu to the alpine panorama of the Remarkables Mountain range. True South Dining Room is The Rees’ award winning restaurant, headed by Executive Chef Corey Hume. True South is sophisticated, elegant dining and offers mouth-watering monthly menus, with daily tweaks and seasonal changes, to showcase Corey’s signature style. The Rees has developed a private wine cellar, with one of the most comprehensive collections of fine wine in the Southern Hemisphere. Our Bordeau Wine Cellar offers both breadth and depth, combining the fine wines and vintages of France, Italy and Australia with the famous producers of New Zealand. [email protected] • www.therees.co.nz • +64 3 450 1100

SAUVIGNON BLANC of the year WINNER THE REES HOTEL (NZ) TROPHY Yealands Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 WINEMAKER: Natalie Christensen COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Pale lemon. Lifted notes of blackcurrant bud, passionfruit, guava and sweet pea, underpinned with citrus notes. A generous palate with pure, concentrated fruit flavours balanced by a deliciously long, crisp mineral finish. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: Enjoy with seafood such as prawns, mussels or fish. CELLARING: Enjoy now, or cellar up to 2 years. VITICULTURE: The 2021 harvest was our earliest on record. There were late spring frosts in Marlborough and some challenging weather over the flowering period, which resulted in moderate crops throughout the region. These moderate crops, coupled with a warm and stable end to the growing season, set us up for an early start with stunning fruit. We had clear warm days throughout March, so we could pick at our leisure, without any pressure from the elements. The resulting wine is showing the wonderful hallmarks that our Awatere vineyards are known for – highly concentrated fruit flavours, with underlying purity and minerality. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: Carefully selected parcels of sauvignon blanc from our Seaview vineyard in the Awatere Valley were used to create this wine. The perfect weather conditions allowed the fruit to be harvested with ideal ripeness and flavour. At the winery the fruit was gently pressed, and juice settled to remove solids. The clear juice underwent fermentation in various temperature controlled stainless steel tanks using a range of selected yeasts to capture and enhance the wine’s varietal characters. The wine was then blended, stabilised and filtered in preparation for bottling. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +64 21 205 4002 Email: [email protected] Web: www.yealands.co.nz LUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - Vinea Sauvignon 350ml Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 65

W I N E S TAT E - W I N E O F T H E Y E A R AWA R D S F IN AL ISTS ALLAN SCOTT [BLACK LABEL] CHURCH ROAD GRAND RESERVE KEKERENGU SAUVIGNON BLANC 2021 BARREL FERMENTED HAWKE'S BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC 2019 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Josh Scott, Bruce Abbott Chris Scott COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: The 2021 Kekerengu wine shows ripe tropical fruit, Pale straw. On the nose, the wine exhibits fragrant a flinty palate and finishes with a crisp sea-salted elderflower, grapefruit, basil and passionfruit notes herbaceousness. Unfiltered and unfined, some with richer underlying stonefruit characters. This beneficial sediment may remain. is complemented by subtle oak bringing and CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: underlying creamy/vanillan richness. On the palate Phone: +64 027 242 5467 the wine is full, finely textured and persistent with Email: [email protected] a slightly dry, flinty edge. Web: www.allanscott.com CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +64 6 882 3098 Email: [email protected] Web: www.church-road.com 66 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022

OTU MARLBOROUGH SAINT CLAIR ORIGIN MARLBOROUGH SAUVIGNON BLANC 2021 SAUVIGNON BLANC 2020 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Jeff Clarke Stewart Maclennan and Hamish Clark COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Fresh, edgy and intensely vibrant Marlborough Pale straw in colour. Expressive aromas of tropical sauvignon blanc. Pale green. Aromas of passionfruit, guava and grapefruit with a subtle passionfruit, lime zest, stone fruit. Ripe passionfruit, hint of sea salt. The palate is full of passionfruit lime zest and are offset by gooseberry flavours and and blackcurrant flavours along with herbaceous bold green apple acidity. characters of nettle and green capsicum. Rich CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: and weighty with a salty, chalky minerality and a Phone: 0064 9 215 6650 clean fresh finish. Email: [email protected] CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Web: www.otuwines.com Phone: 64 03 578 8695 Email: [email protected] Web: www.saintclair.co.nz Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 67

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PINOT GRIS/GRIGIO of the year WINNER THE WILLIAM ANGLISS TROPHY Tomich Wines Tomich Hill Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio 2021 WINEMAKER: Randal Tomich COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Pale Straw. Notes of citrus and melon. Palate of zesty citrus, balanced by just a touch of honey-like richness, is complemented by a wonderful flinty crisp finish. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: Fresh blue swimmer crab salad. CELLARING: Drink fresh. VITICULTURE: 2021 was a long and consistent vintage. Not too hot, with rain at the perfect times. We picked from late February to Mid-April, and bunches were consistent and uniform with fruit quality super high. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: Picked from parcels of F4V6 clone and rushed straight to be pressed. Cool fermentation in stainless steel tanks coupled with the specific clone provides crisp fruit with a fresh steely backbone. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: (08) 8299 7500 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tomich.com.au LUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - Magnifico Chianti 350ml Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 69

W I N E S TAT E - W I N E O F T H E Y E A R AWA R D S F IN AL ISTS KOONARA LUCY & ALICE CHURCH ROAD HAWKE'S BAY COONAWARRA PINOT GRIS 2021 PINOT GRIS 2020 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Lewis White Chris Scott COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Light in colour, with skins removed early. A This is a richer, medium dry, Alsace style pinot fresher style of gris, with only hints of honey in the gris. Aromas and flavours of ripe pear, stone fruit, background of a minerally lime, lychee, and nashi honeysuckle and spice lead on to a palate that is pear. Long finish of White peach, lime zest and full bodied and unctuously textured. honeybears. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +64 6 882 3098 Phone: +61 8 8773 3222 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.church-road.com Web: www.koonara.com 70 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022

SAINT CLAIR GODFREY'S CREEK TAYLORS WINES HOTELIER RESERVE MARLBOROUGH WRATTONBULLY PINOT GRIS 2020 PINOT GRIS 2018 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Stewart Maclennan and Hamish Clark Chad Bowman & Adam Eggins COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Very pale gold in colour. Complex aromas of fresh At release the wine is a pale straw with a hint of pear and apricot laced with vanilla, cinnamon, and salmon pink. The wine has enticing aromas of ripe warm spice. Palate is elegant and expressive with pear, baked apple along with a hint of vanilla and seamless layers of baked pear, apple, and spice. cinnamon spice. This wine, crafted in the French This is a dry style pinot gris with richness from the style of the varietal, has layers of flavour across the intense flavours and silky texture. palate. At its core is ripe pear with a hint of tropical CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: fruit and fresh strawberries. The palate is both soft Phone: 64 03 578 8695 and elegant; the textural elements well balanced Email: [email protected] with fruit crispness. Web: www.saintclair.co.nz CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +61 888 491 154 Email: [email protected] Web: www.taylorswines.com.au Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 71

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SEMILLON of the year WINNER THE LUIGI BORMIOLI TROPHY Coolangatta Estate Shoalhaven Coast Semillon 2016 WINEMAKER: Andrew Spinaze COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Youthful glowing colour. Quite a tight nose showing citrus and honey. Rich fresh palate showing cream, limes and brulee which is long and intense. Not really showing it’s age. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: Seafood and chicken dishes. CELLARING: Till at least 2028. VITICULTURE: Grown in sandy loam in the Wollstonecraft Vineyard at Coolangatta Estate near Berry on the NSW South Coast. Vines are irrigated, shoot & bunch thinned on Smart Dyson trellis. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: Hand picked on the morning of 4th February 2016 & transported to Tyrrells Winery. The fruit was lightly pressed, juice centrifuged & then fermented using natural yeast. It was then racked from ferment to finings and left to settle for several week before coarse filtration. The wine was finished with fine filtration & bottled in May 2016. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +61 2 4448 7131 Email: [email protected] Web: www.coolangattaestate.com.au LUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - Doc Wine 510ml Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 73

W I N E S TAT E - W I N E O F T H E Y E A R AWA R D S F IN AL ISTS COOLANGATTA ESTATE COOLANGATTA ESTATE WOLLSTONECRAFT SHOALHAVEN WOLLSTONECRAFT SHOALHAVEN COAST SEMILLON 2017 COAST SEMILLON 2009 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Andrew Spinaze Andrew Spinaze COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Glowing green with a touch of yellow. Soft and Glowing green gold with lifted floral & citrus creamy with slight honey citrus. The wine is soft aromas. Toastiness is beginning to develop with a with good acid and great length. mineral, lemon fruit plate, followed by a long crisp CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: acid finish. Phone: +61 2 4448 7131 CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Email: [email protected] Phone: +61 2 4448 7131 Web: www.coolangattaestate.com.au Email: [email protected] Web: www.coolangattaestate.com.au 74 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022

MCGUIGAN BIN 9000 HUNTER VALLEY TEMPUS TWO UNO HUNTER VALLEY SEMILLON 2007 SEMILLON 2014 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Peter Hall Andrew Duff COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Pale yellow straw. Citrus lemon, lime with slight Golden straw with green hues. Elegant citrus, toast lift. A medium bodied wine with a tactile palate cashew nut and lime dominate a complex offering. and a dry finish. Refreshing lemon dominated citrus layers a classic CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Hunter oyster shell palate with hints of pear. The Phone: Tamar Bourke 0439 253 724 wine shows balance for its age, vibrant acidity and Email: [email protected] minerality to burn. Web: www.mcguiganwines.com.au CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: Lucy Jones (02) 8345 6317 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tempustwo.com.au Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 75

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CHARDONNAY of the year WINNER THE SMEG TROPHY Church Road Grand Reserve Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2019 WINEMAKER: Chris Scott COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Pale straw. A fuller bodied chardonnay balanced by gentle, fresh acidity and a spine of slate-like minerality. Fresh zesty citrus and citrus blossom notes are to the fore this year with riper, richer stonefruit underlying and providing extra depth. The fruit is overlaid with complexities of roasted nuts, toasted brioche, and a wisp of struck flint and gun smoke. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: Great with a range of seafoods including richer dishes such as scallops or crayfish. It also works well with poultry dishes and lighter game meats. CELLARING: Should mature gracefully for 6 or more years from vintage date. VITICULTURE: Grown predominantly in the Tuki Tuki Valley, a cooler sub region well exposed to afternoon sea breezes. Clay soils with a hard calcareous clay pan, derived from limestone outwash. Fruit from this sub region retains good freshness and acidity along with a mineral edge that brings another dimension to the wines, trained to two cane VSP. We employed extensive shoot and fruit thinning, along with bunch positioning, declumping, close canopy trimming and some removal of leaf through the fruit zone, to ensure a balanced, evenly spaced and well exposed crop. Soil moisture was monitored regularly to regulate a deficit drip irrigation programme. This keeps the vines in a functioning yet low vigour state that promotes optimal ripening and concentration. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: Hand-harvested and hand sorted, the fruit was gently whole bunch pressed directly to French oak barriques without any clarification or additions. Wild primary and malolactic fermentation. 30% new oak was used to aid to further enhance the depth of the wine without dominating the fruit. The wine was matured on full yeast lees in barrel approximately 11 months with only occasional yeast lees stirring. To avoid any unnecessary stripping effect, the wine was unfined and only lightly filtered for clarity prior to bottling. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +64 6 882 3098 Email: [email protected] Web: www.church-road.com LUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - I Meravigliosi Chardonay 450ml Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 77

W I N E S TAT E - W I N E O F T H E Y E A R AWA R D S F IN AL ISTS HUNTER'S OFFSHOOT ALTUS RISE ASCENSION MARGARET MARLBOROUGH CHARDONNAY 2019 RIVER CHARDONNAY 2020 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: James Macdonald Chris Credaro COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Bright, light lemon/green, it is mouth filling with Bright straw with a green hue. Bright lifted aromatics fresh acidity. Intense, stone fruit nose with a touch of stonefruit and citrus tart. White peach, toasted of matchstick edginess. The palate is ripe, showing sweet vanillin spice and a fresh, lemon acidity. peach and apricot fruit notes. This is a complex, CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: full-bodied chardonnay with plenty of texture and Phone: N/A character. Email: [email protected] CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Web: www.altusrise.com.au Phone: +64 572 5487 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hunters.co.nz 78 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022

CHURCH ROAD 1 SINGLE VINEYARD WOODY NOOK SINGLE VINEYARD TERRACES CHARDONNAY 2019 MARGARET RIVER CHARDONNAY 2017 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Chris Scott Neil Gallagher COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: A full bodied and powerful chardonnay that still This single vineyard, Estate-grown chardonnay manages to retain good balance and liveliness. displays baked apple and ripe melon aromas This complex wine is built around a core of ripe enhanced by subtle toasty oak characteristics. The stonefruit with fresher citrus elements supported generous mid palate combines stone fruit, cashew by complexities of roasted hazelnut, toasted and a hint of creaminess. A backbone of crunchy brioche and waft of gunsmoke. The palate is rich, green apple acidity gives the wine freshness and yet finely textured with exceptional textural great a lingering finish. Drinking at its peak now until length and balanced fresh acidity, finishing with a 2025 but the brave and patient will be rewarded. slate like minerality. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: (08) 97557547 Phone: +64 6 882 3098 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.woodynook.com.au Web: www.church-road.com Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 79

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ROSÉ of the year WINNER THE NATIONAL WINE CENTRE TROPHY Bangor Maria Tasmania Rosé 2021 WINEMAKER: Liam McElhinney, Tas Vintners COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: A beautiful rose-salmon colour in the glass, Bangor’s Maria Rosé is a bright and refreshing wine. Showcasing mouth-watering summer berries, with exquisite strawberry, raspberry, rhubarb and savoury cherry characters, complimented by a soft creamy texture from partial barrel ageing on lees. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: Bangor Rosé is a popular and versatile wine that can be enjoyed on its own, or with a wide range of food from crisp salads to seafood and lamb. Best served lightly chilled. CELLARING: Drink now, or cellar up to 3 years. VITICULTURE: Hand-picked April 2021 from Bangor Vineyard. 100% pinot noir grapes from a single pinot noir clone. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: Whole berries soaked on skins. Partial maturation on lees in barrel for 3 months to add complexity and texture. Small batch, only 240 cases made. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: (03) 62 535 558 Email: [email protected] Web: www.bangorshed.com.au LUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - I Meravigliosi Stemless 450ml Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 81

W I N E S TAT E - W I N E O F T H E Y E A R AWA R D S F IN AL ISTS CLAYMORE WHOLE LOTTA LOVE RICCA TERRA COLOUR OF CALMNESS ADELAIDE HILLS ROSÉ 2021 RIVERLAND SA ROSÉ 2021 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Rebekah Richardson Ashley Ratcliff COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Palest strawberry in hue. Inviting aromatics of A pale pink, light bodied style of rosé. Aromas rosewater, fresh strawberries and pink grapefruit of strawberries and cream with hints of red fruit. dominate the profile of this lovely little creature. That A delicate palate with a balance of acid, alcohol strawberries and cream and bright pink grapefruit & fruit. continue in the mouth with an appealing, gentle CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: mouthfeel. There is a savoury finish to this rosé – Phone: 0410 699 640 just a hint of green spice with wonderful delicacy Email: [email protected] and freshness. Web: www.riccaterra.com.au CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: 08 8843 0200 Email: [email protected] Web: www.claymorewines.com.au 82 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022

ARA SINGLE ESTATE MARLBOROUGH ZILZIE WINES BULLOAK ROSÉ 2021 ROSÉ 2021 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Jeremy Tod Jonathan Creek COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: This vegan-friendly Marlborough rosé shows Bright pink rose gold. Bouquet of strawberries alluring red fruit aromas of strawberries and and fresh cherry notes, floral and light tropical raspberries, with hints of ginger and blossom undertones. Flavours of strawberries and cream, in the background. The palate is intriguing, fresh and soft palate. berry fruit flavours make way for subtle notes of CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: ginger. The wine is balanced by juicy crispness, Phone: +61 (0) 417 311 138 on a dry finish. Email: [email protected] CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Web: www.zilziewines.com Phone: +64 3 344 6270 Email: [email protected] Web: www.arawines.co.nz Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 83

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ALTERNATIVE RED of the year WINNER THE KEWCO TROPHY Zerella Wines La Gita McLaren Vale Nero D'Avola 2020 WINEMAKER: Jim Zerella COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Bright and luminous crimson colour. Enticing and lifted aromas of fresh red cherry and Black Forest cake lead to a palate that is fleshy and of medium to full body leading to a finish of moderate tannins and an even line of bright acidity. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: The perfect wine for any tomato based dish – think about pizza Margherita or try pappardelle with duck ragu. CELLARING: Up to 5 years in order to enjoy the wines’ vibrancy. VITICULTURE: Fruit sourced from The Zerella Family ‘Home Block’ Vineyard – a coastal vineyard with strong maritime influence. Grown on sandy loam soils with rows running North-South. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: Fruit is gently destemmed and 10% whole bunch clusters included in the ferment. Cold-soaked for four days prior to fermentation and then spending 15 days on skins with the ferment hand-plunged twice daily. Once dry, the ferment is pressed off into seasoned French oak where it is matured for 10 months. Bottled without fining or filtration. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +61 08 8323 8288 Email: [email protected] Web: www.zerellawines.com.au LUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - Incanto Grand Vini 500ml Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 85

W I N E S TAT E - W I N E O F T H E Y E A R AWA R D S F IN AL ISTS NIGHTFALL SINGLE BARREL WANGOLINA LIMESTONE COAST COONAWARRA CABERNET LAGREIN 2019 FRANC 2019 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Sam Brand Anita Goode COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Dense Magenta with a cherry red hue. Perfumed Intensely coloured, almost aubergine, dark purple bouquet of blackberry, blue fruits with charred and garnet hues. A dense and rich fuller bodied chocolate oak, overlayed with forest berries and red wine. A strong boysenberry fruit character is floral notes. The palate is luscious with plum and supported by a choc-mint aromatic and a more black fruits, chocolate coated with a rich mouth feel savoury, roasted beetroot, plush flavour. This wine and tannins which hold a long and structured finish. proudly speaks of its Limestone Coast upbringing CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: but is reflective of its Italian heritage. Phone: 0488 771 046 CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Email: [email protected] Phone: N/A Web: www.nightfallwines.com.au Email: [email protected] Web: www.wangolina.com.au 86 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022

HANDCRAFTED LIMESTONE COAST GAPSTED WINES LIMITED RELEASE ADELAIDE HILLS LAGREIN 2019 ALPINE VALLEYS SAPERAVI 2019 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Shane Harris Michael Cope Williams / Toni Pla Bou COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Dark & broody, this lagrein is defined by masses Crimson Black, Opaque. Bouquet of blackcurrants, of opulent, silky tannins that are rapped around blackberry, cedar, toast, cloves. A youthful primary fruits of cherry, blackberry and black generous palate with fine supporting tannins that current that is underpinned by liquorice root, earth has substantial depth and persistence. and spice on the palate. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: (03) 5751 9100 Phone: (08) 8388 3700 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.gapstedwines.com.au Web: www.winesbygeoffhardy.com.au Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 87

COP166663 A helping hand in crafting fine wines In the modern, dynamic wine industry the hand crafting of great wines is often overlooked. Whilst only 2% of the world’s wines are made using new oak barrels, a high proportion of the ‘great wines’ of the world are handcrafted in them. For almost two centuries the cooperages of the Tonnellerie François Frères Group have been producing barrels for these wines. The TFF Group has evolved from humble beginnings to now having its brands internationally recognised throughout the wine world. Through its Demptos Research Centre at the University of Bordeaux, it has over the last 20 years quantified the science to explain why new oak barrels provide that added dimension to allow very good fruit to realise its full potential. Classic Oak, on behalf of the TFF Group, is proud to lend a helping hand to the premium programs of many Australian and New Zealand producers. Australia: (02) 9479 4700 New Zealand: 021 500 607 [email protected] 04 472 6050 www.classicoakproducts.com [email protected]

PINOT NOIR of the year WINNER THE CLASSIC OAK TROPHY Sidewood Estate Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2020 WINEMAKER: Darryl Catlin COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Pale ruby in colour and unmistakably pinot noir. Nose of strawberries and cream, cherries and pine forest floor. The palate is lead by red curants, mushroom and fresh herbs. Bright acidity and seamless, elegant tannins. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: Roast duck, venison and porcini and truffle risotto. CELLARING: Now to 10 years. VITICULTURE: Low yielding, hand picked fruit from four separate pinot noir clones, including the Dijon clones, 777 and Oberlin and the mythical Abel clone, which Sidewood is currently the only known grower of this rare Clone in SA. Cool climate site on Mappinga Road Oakbank, the vineyard is low yielding and maintains exceptional natural acidity in the finished wines. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: Hand picked in the morning, the grapes are not exposed to sulphur in the bins and transported to Sidewood’s Nairne winery and chilled for 24-48 hours prior to partial whole bunch and whole berry fermentation using only wild yeast. Extended maceration and maturation in 100% French Oak for 10 months. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: (+61) 08 8389 9234 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sidewood.com.au LUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - Atelier Pinot Noir 610ml Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 89

W I N E S TAT E - W I N E O F T H E Y E A R AWA R D S F IN AL ISTS COAL PIT TIWHA CENTRAL OTAGO BALLEWINDI MORNINGTON PINOT NOIR 2019 PENINSULA PINOT NOIR 2020 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Anika Willner Glen Hayley COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Dark cherry aromatics with savoury cocoa The Ballewindi vineyard is located on the undertones, underpinned with delicate notes of Mornington Peninsula; a region highly suitable for dried herbs. Structured tannins extend the length producing elegant pinot. This wine has raspberry of the palate, signifying great ageability for this and juicy cherry notes with an underlying minerality. wine. An elegant yet powerful pinot noir, where Most importantly, it offers exceptional value for depth of fruit and tannin abound, balanced with the the price. delightful acidity that our Coal Pit site is known for. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: 0435 448 736 Phone: +64 (0)27 693 6111 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.liquorland.com.au Web: www.coalpitwine.com 90 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022

ROCKBURN CENTRAL OTAGO WILD EARTH CENTRAL OTAGO PINOT NOIR 2019 PINOT NOIR 2020 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Malcolm Rees-Francis Jen Parr COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Our “hands-off” approach delivers a pure Deep garnet hue with intense aromas of plum, expression of Central Otago to your glass; Deep blackberry, cassis, cedar, sage, mushroom and a and bright ruby in colour, an expressive nose and hint of game. The cooler 2020 vintage has delivered deeply fruited palate displaying vibrant notes of an intriguing wine with great concentration and a red and black cherry, rich mocha and supple, silky remarkable core with layers of dark red fruit, wild tannins leading into a very long finish. As always, herb and distinctive earthy flavours complementing this wine shows classic Rockburn elegance, a highly focused palate with great intensity and integrity and balance. length. Silky fine tannins, vibrant fruit and intense CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: aromas complement a serious structure with so Phone: +64 03 445 0555 much finesse. Harmonious and inviting, this pinot Email: [email protected] noir is drinking beautifully as a young wine and Web: www.rockburn.co.nz should continue to deliver enjoyment for 15+ years. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: + 64 27 552 0299 Email: [email protected] Web: www.wildearthwines.co.nz Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 91



GRENACHE of the year WINNER THE HENSON LLOYD TROPHY Z Wine [AUGUST] Barossa Valley Grenache 2020 WINEMAKER: Janelle Zerk COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Medium cherry red. Cherry, strawberry and Turkish delight aromas are balanced with trademark gamey, earthy, violet & floral notes. Musk & white pepper aromatics are also intermingled in the bouquet & are important drivers in lifting and enhancing the fruit aromatics. Silky tannins with some earthy complexity enhance the beautiful ripe red fruit characters. The white pepper and cinnamon spice add subtle complexity to an otherwise deliciously drinkable wine. Turkish delight flavours linger on the finish. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: My absolute favourite food pairing with the [AUGUST] Grenache is peking duck – the red fruit, gaminess and spicy/peppery characters of the wine are so complementary of each other… but the truth is, good grenache doesn’t need to be paired with food and will go with just about anything! CELLARING: Short to medium term cellaring is recommended, but in the right cellaring conditions, the [AUGUST] Grenache has the potential to absolutely shine in 15 years. VITICULTURE: The 2020 [AUGUST] Old Vine Grenache is a blend of some of our absolute favourite blocks from the best soils the Barossa has to offer for this variety. The majority of fruit is grown in sand over ironstone which helps control the vigour of the vine and amplify flavours. The blend includes a percentage of hand pruned and picked bush vine grenache that is nearly 100 years old, but the components are chosen on impact and freshness of fruit which form the nucleus to this divine wine. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: The pristine grapes are fermented in old open cement vats and include a percentage of whole bunches. The wine is swiftly transferred into oak and only ‘breathes in' the seasoned wood for approximately 3-4 months before bottling. The wine making is simplistic, as the complexity comes from the fruit sourcing and blending. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +61 8 8563 367 Email: [email protected] Web: www.zwine.com.au LUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - Palace Red Wine 480ml Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022 W I N E S TAT E 93

W I N E S TAT E - W I N E O F T H E Y E A R AWA R D S F IN AL ISTS ARTWINE GRUMPY OLD MAN SINGLE PAULETT WINES BRIELLE CLARE VINEYARD CLARE VALLEY VALLEY GRENACHE 2020 GRENACHE 2020 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Artwine Jarrad Steele COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: A medium bodied wine on the lighter side that is Ruby red, purple hue. Aromatic vibrant nose big on flavour. Rich dark and punchy red fruits and highlighted by confected red cherry/berry, plum with hints of herbs and cinnamon. Medium raspberry and cherry cola with hints of sweet tannins and acidity – with delicious length on the spices. Medium bodied, vibrant and fresh. back palate. Balanced complex palate of rich concentrated CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: juicy dark cherry and plum. Fine tannins give great Phone: 61 (0)411 422 450 structure and texture with an underlying savoury Email: [email protected] element supported by fresh acidity. Web: www.www.artwine.com.au CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: 08 8843 4328 Email: [email protected] Web: www.paulettwines.com.au 94 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022