CABERNET SAUVIGNON of the yearLUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - Intenso Universal 550ml WINNER THE HAMBURG SÜD TROPHY Wolf Blass Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Malbec 2013 WINEMAKER: Steven Frost COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Concentrated deep purple. A Black Label nose through and through, with plenty of fragrant blackberry, cassis and dark plum fruits reinforced with roast coffee, chocolate, black liquorice and toasted nut complexity derived from maturation and barrel fermentation. Hints of sage and tobacco leaf add attractive highlights, with classic cigar-box bottle-age development just starting to show. Rich, generous and complex palate, filled with sweet, ripe dark plum and blackcurrant fruit flavours layered with savoury secondary flavours of coffee and cedary oak. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: Great with roast rib of beef with horseradish Yorkshire puddings, or aged cheddar cheese with fig and walnut sourdough. CELLARING: 5-28 years. VITICULTURE: 62% Langhorne Creek, 30% McLaren Vale, 8% Barossa Valley. The season started well, with good winter and early spring rains providing excellent soil moisture profiles and lush, healthy canopies. Early flowering with inconsistent fruit set impacted yields, while warm autumn nights brought on an early, condensed harvest with rapid ripening and flavour development. Despite this, reds show depth of flavour, focused tannins and vibrant colours. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: The philosophy behind Black Label is simple: to take the year’s very best wines and weave them together into a synergistic whole, the resultant wine being greater than the sum of its parts. Harvested at optimum maturity and flavour, fruit from each vineyard was crushed, destemmed and fermented separately for 7-12 days on skins. The ferments were allowed to warm naturally, with plunging and gentle pumping over used to maximise colour and flavour extraction. Mid-ferment cooling extended fermentation, exploiting time on skins and accentuating line and length. Some batches stayed on skins to dryness, while others completed fermentation in barrel, allowing a balanced integration of oak characters and enhancing texture and complexity. 21 months maturation in 58% new and 32% seasoned French oak, and 7% new and 3% seasoned American oak has enhanced structure and complexity. WINE ANALYSIS Alc/Vol: 14.5%, Acidity: 7.1 g/L, pH: 3.52 CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +61 08 8568 7172 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tweglobal.com Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2018 W I N E S TAT E 99
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 VILLA MARIA RESERVE GIMBLETT ANGAS & BREMER LANGHORNE CREEK GRAVELS CABERNET SAUVIGNON CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 MERLOT 2015 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Nick Picone Peter Pollard COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: This densely coloured wine shows lovely aromatics The wine has lifted aromas of chocolate and dark with layers of red and black plum, mingling with cherries, with a richly flavoured palate of spicy cassis, smoky roast coffee bean, dried thyme and ripe plum and blackberry that finishes with smooth complex cedary spice nuances. The palate is soft tannins. yet concentrated, with wonderfully fine-grained CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: tannins and integrated oak. Phone: +61 08 8537 0600 CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Email: [email protected] Phone: +64 9 255 0660 Web: www.angasandbremer.com.au Email: [email protected] Web: www.villamaria.co.nz100 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2018
BIRD IN HAND MARIE ELIZABETH SALTRAM EDWARD SALTER BAROSSAADELAIDE HILLS CABERNET VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2012SAUVIGNON 2013WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER:Kym Milne, Dylan Lee Shavaughn WellsCOLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE:Deep crimson colour. Dense aromas of Rich dark plum in colour. Varietal cabernetblackcurrant, mulberry and violets, complemented sauvignon aromas of violet, cassis and mulberryby hints of cedar. Rich blackcurrant, violets and dominate the bouquet of this wine with supportivedried herb characters with hints of cedar in a notes of forest floor and cedar.richly textured yet silky palate. Powerful structured The palate has distinctive driving tanninstannins with a long finish. underpinning the wines depth and generosity ofCONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: flavour. This wine is a classic statement of intensityPhone: +61 487 222 055 and finesse.Email: [email protected] CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS:Web: www.birdinhand.com.au Phone: +61 8561 0200 Email: [email protected] Web: www.saltramwines.com.au Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2018 W I N E S TAT E 101
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SHIRAZ/SYRAH of the yearLUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - Atelier Shiraz 800ml WINNER THE PULPIT CELLARS TROPHY Shingleback Red Knot Classified McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016 WINEMAKER: John Davey, Dan Hills COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Deep magenta. Intense aromas of freshly crushed blackberries with nuances of heritage rose petals abound. Typical of McLaren Vale shiraz, the medium to full-bodied palate is an overflowing compote of dark berries, garnished with milk chocolate. Tightly woven tannins, subtle hints of French and American oak and a balanced acidity focus the powerful fruit into the moreish, lingering finish. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: Osso bucco, fillet of beef, veal ragout. CELLARING: To 2028. VITICULTURE: Select parcels from our Davey Estate Vineyard, situated in the Whites Valley district in the south of the McLaren Vale region. Black and red clays high in calcium grow vibrant, richly flavoured and textured shiraz. Situated between hills and sea the vineyard terroir is tempered resulting in warmer springs and milder summer highs. Wet winters, frost free springs and generally dry summers ideally suit the grape vine, reducing disease pressures and resulting in consistent high quality. Our reasonably tough clay soils allow us to apply stress to the own rooted vines at the required times and supplementary drip irrigation, with sustainable water, helps us manage hot dry spells; resulting in intensely varietal shiraz. Vines are hand spur pruned and foliage wires are used to achieve an open and balanced canopy. Soils are carefully managed to ensure that this precious asset is maintained and improved for the next generation. Grapes are machine harvested allowing picking to occur at the optimum temperature and in a timely fashion. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: Grapes destemmed and pumped to either 24 T automated static fermenters or 5 tonne open fermenters pumped over by hand. Around 9 days after crushing and seeding with selected yeast the fermenter is drained and the skins gently transferred to a membrane press with pressings returned to the free run wine. When sugar dry the wine is racked off gross lees and transferred to full tanks or oak. Post MLF tanks are transferred to oak and the wine undergoes maturation for an average of 13 months in 50% fine grained American Oak Hogsheads and 50% French oak Hogsheads and Puncheons prior to blending. Barrel ages range from new (8%) to 7 year old barrels ensuring the oak is a fine frame supporting the varietal fruit flavours. No fining is required and the wine is cross-flow filtered once prior to bottling through sieve only. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +61 08 8323 9919 Email: [email protected] Web: www.shingleback.com.au Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2018 W I N E S TAT E 103
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 CHURCH ROAD WOLF BLASS ESTATES OF THE MCDONALD SERIES BAROSSA DORRIEN HAWKES BAY SYRAH 2015 SHIRAZ 2014 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Chris Scott Steven Frost COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Rich plum and berry-fruit is lifted by fragrant spice, Deep purple with bright magenta highlights. Pure, violet and liquorice aromas. The palate is medium dark fruit aromas of blueberry, boysenberry and weight and supple with a long finish. blackberry, with raw dark chocolate, freshly ground CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: coffee beans, and unobtrusive spicy French oak. Phone: +64 6 833 8234 An elegant, multidimensional shiraz of stature and Email: [email protected] finesse, the palate is beautifully proportioned, with Web: www.churchroad.co.nz a purity of intense blue and black fruits, definitive line and a silky texture. A backbone of defined tannins provides structural integrity. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +61 08 8568 7172 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tweglobal.com104 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2018
SEPPELT MOUNT IDA MOLLYDOOKER CARNIVAL OF LOVEHEATHCOTE SHIRAZ 2013 MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ 2014WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER:Adam Carnaby Sarah and Sparky MarquisCOLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE:Deep red with purple hues. The nose displays Luscious cherry, blackberry and plum jam fruitaromas of dark plums and chocolate with earthy flavours marry together, forming this powerful yetspice and meaty elements in the background. The elegant shiraz. Made from a selection of McLarenpalate has bright, crunchy blackberry fruit combined Vale’s premier grapes, its deep colour and fragrantwith savoury, earthy characters. Fine powdery nose leads to quite a voluptuous palate of fruittannins, fleshy texture and well integrated cedary intertwined with rich mocha, coffee and chocolate,oak add complexity. with traces of licorice and toffee. Carnival of LoveCONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: offers exceptional complexity while remainingPhone: +61 08 8568 7172 balanced and delightful to drink.Email: [email protected] CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS:Web: www.tweglobal.com Phone: +61 8323 6500 Email: gday@mollydooker wines.com.au Web: www.mollydookerwines.com.au Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2018 W I N E S TAT E 105
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SWEET WHITE of the year WINNER THE WINE ASSIST TROPHY Pegasus Bay Encore Noble Riesling 2016 WINEMAKER: Matt Donaldson COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: It is a bright lemon-gold colour. The abundant aromas and flavours evoke impressions of ripe cantaloupe melon, mango, pineapple, lychees, and manuka honey. On the palate, the wine is rich and unctuous. Underneath this, however, there is a streak of minerality and fine acidity that keeps it fresh, lively and refined, drawing out its lingering after flavours. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: A fruit based dessert with acidity such as lemon tart, apple tarte tatin. Poached oranges with Grand Marnier. CELLARING: 10 – 15 years. VITICULTURE: The outcrop of land on which these grapes were grown consists largely of weathered stones and mineral rich gravels. These were shorn off New Zealand’s Southern Alps by an ice-age glacier, which carried them down the valleys and deposited them in selected sites. The vineyard has warm days, but the nights are amongst the coolest in the Waipara Valley, which helps draw out the ripening period and while retaining good natural acidity. This is especially suited to our old riesling vines that have now had time to sink their roots deep into this unique mineral rich terroir. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: We hand-picked riesling from the same vines multiple times in late autumn, choosing only the most beautifully noble botrytic fruit on each occasion. Further hand selection was done in the winery retaining only the best berries. These were gently pressed and a small amount of very rich juice at 45 brix was obtained. It was allowed to settle and the clarified portion was then fermented over many months at low temperatures in order to help retain its special aromas and flavours. The juice was so concentrated that when the fermentation stopped it still had a rich, natural sweetness. It was made in the style of an Alsatian Selection des Grains Nobles or a German Trockenbeerenauslësen. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +64 3 314 6869 Email: [email protected] Web: www.pegasusbay.comLUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - Vinoteque Taster 270ml Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2018 W I N E S TAT E 107
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 BROWN BROTHERS PATRICIA ALPHA DOMUS MILAWA NOBLE RIESLING THE PILOT LEONARDA 2013 LATE HARVEST 2015 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Cate Looney Barry Riwai COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: The 2013 Noble Riesling has a bright, rich golden Apricot, orange zest and rosé aromas give this yellow colour. The nose has fresh lifted aromatics wine an exotic bouquet. Marmalade and grapefruit and classic botrytis characters of orange characters result in an appealing citrus lift. The marmalade, citrus and honey. These aromas flow palate is rounded and luscious with flavours of through to the palate which is concentrated and pineapple, marmalade and ripe tropical fruits. complex with a silky mouth feel. The high natural Apricot and honey characters are supported by acidity balances the residual sweetness to provide fresh citrus flavours. a refreshingly clean finish. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: 06 879 6752 Phone: +61 03 5720 5500 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.alphadomus.co.nz Web: www.brownbrothers.com.au108 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2018
VILLA MARIA RESERVENOBLE RIESLING BOTRYTIS SELECTIONMARLBOROUGH 2015WINEMAKER:Helen MorrisonCOLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE:Vibrant riesling aromas of citrus zest andhoneysuckle are accompanied by concentratednoble botrytis characters of apricot, mangoand dried fruits. The palate is characteristicallymoreish with an enticing marmalade and sweetspice core balanced by a fine backbone ofpersistent and refreshing acidity. This winedisplays outstanding concentration with layersof mouth filling flavours.CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS:Phone: +64 9 255 0660Email: [email protected]: www.villamaria.co.nz Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2018 W I N E S TAT E 109
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FORTIFIED of the year WINNER THE DW FOX TUCKER LAWYERS TROPHY Gralyn Estate Artizan Rare Margaret River Muscat NV WINEMAKER: Dr. Bradley Hutton COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Deep amber brown in colour with a green rim. An aromatic bouquet of dried rose petals, spice, butterscotch and fruit cake. The luscious palate is balanced by mature rancio character and offers a complex array of wood spices, raisin fruit, chocolate, orange zest and burnt toffee. A wine with great concentration and complexity which imparts texture and layers of flavour. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: Pairs well with biscotti, sharp cheese, quince paste and nuts or quality dark chocolate. Also delicious with caramelized lemon tart and vanilla ice-cream. CELLARING: Ready to enjoy now. VITICULTURE: Produced from Muscat à Petits Grains Rouge (Brown Muscat) sourced from Northern Margaret River and Swan Valley wine regions in Western Australia. Grapes are fully ripened on the vine, allowing a degree of raisining to achieve high sugar levels, typically in the range of 23˚-25˚ Baumé at harvest; still retaining fresh fruit characters. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: The fruit is hand-picked, crushed and allowed to partially ferment prior to draining and pressing. Pressings are blended with free run and the wine is fortified with high strength neutral spirit to 17.5% alc/ vol. It is then settled and transferred to a modified solera of small oak barrels for long-term maturation. Parcels are selected and blended to produce this rare muscat which has an average age of 20 years. Aptly labelled, this limited release has the stamp of a true Artizan – handcrafted and unique. These qualities are also reflected in the label with original artwork by Merilyn Hutton. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +61 08 9755 6245 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gralyn.com.auLUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - Vinoteque Liqueur 120ml Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2018 W I N E S TAT E 111
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 919 WINES RESERVE COLLECTION CHATEAU YALDARA RIVERLAND CLASSIC MUSCAT NV 20 YEAR OLD TAWNY WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Eric Semmler Alex Peel COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Dark amber with golden and crimson hues. Amber colour with gold toffee hints. A fragrant Intense, floral, rose petal, zesty citrus, raisins and combination of lifted nutty notes, raisin fruit and spices, with honey, cold tea and malt notes. hints of vanilla on the nose. Palate is a harmonious Luscious, complex and intense rose, honey malt, blend of vanillin flavour with toffee and rancio Christmas cake and spicy flavours are balanced complexity. by a full, long and harmonious palate and sweet, CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: flavoursome finish. Phone: +61 08 8524 0200 CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Email: [email protected] Phone: +61 0408 855 272 Web: www.chateauyaldara.com.au Email: [email protected] Web: www.919wines.com.au112 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2018
PENFOLDS GRANDFATHER RARE 919 WINES LIMITED RELEASETAWNY 20 YEARS NV RIVERLAND VINTAGE FORTIFIED 2013WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER:James Godfrey, Matt Woo Eric SemmlerCOLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE:Deep tawny with a distinctive yellow-green edge Inky dark red with purple and black hues.characteristic of extended wood maturation. Mulberry, cinnamon, black cherries, marzipan andIntense raisin fruits, fruitcake, liquorice, roasted sweet chocolate aromas. Intense flavours of richwalnuts all integrated together seamlessly with mulberry and blackberry, dark cherries, coffeea freshness contradicting age. Classic Penfolds and chocolate, star anise, cinnamon, clove andfruitcake, liquorice and vanillin oak flavours with a marzipan, sing over a long, semi-sweet palate withsweet full and round mid-palate, and a finish that supple, restrained and silky tannins and a cleanpersists on and on. fresh finish.CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS:Phone: +61 08 8568 7172 Phone: +61 0408 855 272Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]: www.tweglobal.com Web: www.919wines.com.au Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2018 W I N E S TAT E 113
Swirl it. Swish it. Or just drink it. 12$ 99 eaOur Tudor wines boast more than 4 x Trophies, 4 x SIWC Blue Gold Top 100,3 x Gold and 10 x Silver medals between them. Made in cool climate Victoria,they are a favourite of experts as well as everyday wine drinkers.Exclusive to ALDI. Available every day. ALDI supports the responsible service of alcohol. It is illegal to purchase alcohol for people under 18. Available in selected stores. See aldi.com.au for locations.
BEST VALUE AUSTRALIAN WINE UNDER $20 WIN E S TAT NVBABAEGULSAYUTZSEI E E M WINNER THE ALDI TROPHY Penfolds Autumn Eden Valley Riesling 2016 $13.40 WINEMAKER: Kym Schroeter COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Colour of pale straw. Elderflower, lime pastille, sherbet, citrus fruits, mandarin, cinnamon and nutmeg spice, curry spice on the nose. Palate of curry spice, mandarin and sherbet with balanced taut acidity. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: Asian food, spicy foods. CELLARING: Now to 2020. VITICULTURE: VSP pruning, irrigated vineyards, silty loam over shale and rock, dappled light canopy, east/west facing on terraced slopes. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: Machine picked at night, cool and long fermentation at 12 degrees celsius, stainless steel ferment and maturation for 6 months. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +61 08 8568 7172 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tweglobal.comLUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - DOC 410ml Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2018 W I N E S TAT E 115
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 MCPHERSON WINES FAMILY SERIES BLACKSTONE PADDOCK THE PLAYER ANDREW MCPHERSON NAGAMBIE BAROSSA VALLEY SHIRAZ 2015 SHIRAZ 2015 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Jo Nash Kym Teusner COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Andrew’s shiraz is deep purple, with delicious Deep purple – crimson red hues. Lifted notes ripe blackberries, plums and spiced aromas. of dark cherries with ripe wild plums, hint This is a medium bodied, modern Australian of rhubarb and complexing dark chocolate wine with a rich and full palate, impressive length hidden in the background. An array of dark red and a great finish. fruits upfront, with complexing five spice, dark CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: chocolate and fine oak tannins pronounced Phone: +61 03 9263 0200 behind the fruit, with balanced acidity helping Email: [email protected] the fruit to linger on the palate. Web: www.mcphersonwines.com.au CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +61 02 9675 9382 Web: www.aldi.com.au116 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2018
BERTON VINEYARDS WINEMAKERS TAYLORS THE RESTLESS WINERESERVE THE BLACK PADTHAWAY MERCHANT WRATTONBULLYSHIRAZ 2015 SHIRAZ 2016WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER:Bill Gumbleton, James Ceccato Adam EgginsCOLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE:The Winemakers Reserve Black Shiraz has been A medium to full bodied shiraz, with a smoothselected for its deep colour and intense flavour finish. Full of intense dark fruit flavours, with aas an extreme example of Australian shiraz. This hint of plum and spicy notes of black pepper.rich, dark red shiraz has lifted aromas of dark Luscious forest fruit aromas.cherry, blackberry and delicately integrated oak. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS:The generous and concentrated palate is velvety Phone: 1800 804 295with firm tannins and flavours of ripe cherry, plum Email: [email protected] mocha over hints of smoky oak. Web: www.taylorswines.com.auCONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS:Phone: +61 02 6968 1600Email: [email protected]: www.bertonvineyards.com.au Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2018 W I N E S TAT E 117
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