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ST HUGO COONAWARRA SANDALFORD PRENDIVILLE RESERVECABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 MARGARET RIVER CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2013WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER:Dan Swincer Hope MetcalfCOLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE:Generously, beautifully balanced with rich fruit and Dark ruby red with an unmistakable cherry hue.wonderful regional and varietal integrity. This wine is all about cabernet and Margaret River.Deep crimson with purple hues. Classic leafy red berry fruits with subtle cedar &Aromas of fleshy cassis, dark fruits and intense bay mocha oak abound on the nose.leaf supported by spice and cedar. Intense flavours of wild berries and blackberriesConcentrated, tight tannins are the backbone of with savoury spice notes. The oak is beautifullythe wine with mulberry, olive, savoury notes and integrated with the cedar notes combining withtoasted oak influence. vanilla and dark chocolate. The wine builds toCONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: the back palate, with powerful, yet soft tanninsPhone: (08) 8115 9200 producing a long and lingering finish.Email: [email protected] CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS:Web: www.sthugo.com Phone: (08) 9374 9374 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sandalford.com Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 101

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SHIRAZ/SYRAH of the year WINNER THE WINE WORKS TROPHY Mr Riggs Scarce Earth McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 WINEMAKER: Ben Riggs COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Hues of deep, purples and reds. Bouquet of plums, molasses and violets. A palate of spice with flourishes of vibrant fruit and dark chocolate. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: Beef, anyway you like it. Particularly your favourite Osso Bucco recipe. CELLARING: 2-20 years. VITICULTURE: Single block, single batch. From Clarendon sub-region, deep sand over ironstone pebble clay, arched cane VSP single cordon, mown permanent sword, minimal irrigation (.25megs/Ha) max. Netted for bird control. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: Open ferment, pumped over 7-9 days on skins. Minimal acid adjustment when needed, pressed straight into barrel 2-5 years old, no new. Aged on lees, barrel selection. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +61 (08) 8383 2050 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mrriggs.com.auLUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - Atelier Shiraz 800ml Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 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 MCLEANS FARM MASTER BAROSSA Z WINE PLOWMAN DRY GROWN SHIRAZ 2016 BAROSSA VALLEY SHIRAZ 2016 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Richard Quodling Janelle Zerk COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Deep red with purple tints. Dark and Inky (almost black in the core) with Lifted aromas of dark berry and red currant fruit. indigo hues. Spicy dark chocolate notes complexed with Abundant mulberry and dark cocoa on the nose. harmonious layers of oak. Opulence and complexity delivered with balance The flavours are dark and red berry fruits with a on the palate. Good acidity with dark fruits in burst of chocolate and liquorice, moving evenly harmony with textural oak and tannins. from entry through the mid to late palate. The strong CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: core of fruit is supported by fine tannins, resulting in Phone: 0422 802 220 a soft and rewarding end palate leaving a lingering Email: [email protected] generous mouthfeel. Web: www.zwine.com.au CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: (08) 8561 2235 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cellarmasters.com.au104 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

DORRIEN ESTATE BIN 1 MITCHELTON PRINT CENTRALBAROSSA SHIRAZ 2014 VICTORIA SHIRAZ 2013WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER:Nick Badrice Travis ClydesdaleCOLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE:Intense ruby red with purple hues. Bright crimson in colour, the 2013 Print ShirazBouquet of rich plum, mocha-chocolate and displays intense aromas of dark plums, blackberryspice with underlying hints of vanilla, anise and fruit and Asian spice. Rich flavours of dark cherry,cedary oak. plums and blackberries are encased in a fineSoft, round and full flavoured with long fine grain blanket of tight and focused fruit tannins. Furthertannins. Flavours of dark berry fruit, spice, coffee, complexity is added by lovely oak influence whichchocolate and blackberry carry through the long supports the long and flavoursome finish.and persistant finish. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS:CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: (03) 5736 2222Phone: (08) 8561 2235 Email: [email protected]: [email protected] Web: www.mitchelton.com.auWeb: www.cellarmasters.com.au Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 105

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Runner up SWEET WHITE of the year WINNER THE LE CORDON BLEU TROPHY De Beaurepaire Coeur d'Or Mudgee Botrytis Semillon 2016 WINEMAKER: De Beaurepaire Wines COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Golden yellow in colour. Concentrated fruit characteristics of apricot, lime, cumquat and lychees. Palate is clean, rich, dense, with intense fresh fruit and layers of citrus and marmalade. Exceptional length with good acid lift, and lovely clean mouth feel and finish. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: Cheese, cheesecake, fruit products, dark chocolate, salty products. CELLARING: 10-15 years. VITICULTURE: Initially wet with excellent canopy growth. Final three months were dry and above average temperatures. Vintage 2 weeks earlier than usual. Individual bunches in June with a Baumé of 32˚ and 20% Botrytis. The vines were 13 years old. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: The fruit was 100% de-stemmed and whole bunches pressed. Juice was left on skins overnight, then transferred to French hogsheads. Extended cool ferment, then 6 months maturation in barrels. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: 0427 791 473 (Richard de Beaurepaire) Email: [email protected] Web: www.debeaurepairewines.comLUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - Vinoteque 105ml Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 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 K1 BY GEOFF HARDY MR RIGGS STICKY END AUTUMN HARVEST RIESLING 2017 MCLAREN VALE VIOGNIER 2016 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Shane Harris Ben Riggs COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Bright clear gold in colour. The nose offers Lovely golden hue. beautifully complex aromas of lychee, ripe stone Bouquet of sweet citrus fruits. fruits and citrus blossom. The palate is vibrant Fresh, zesty, and crisp over the palate – sticky to and fresh with notes of stone fruits and lemon. The the end! delicate sweetness is perfectly balanced with the CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: refreshing and crisp acidity. Phone: (08) 8383 2050 CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Email: [email protected] Phone: (08) 8383 2700 Web: www.mrriggs.com.au Email: [email protected] Web: winesbygeoffhardy.com.au108 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

GMH NOBLE SOUTH EASTERN PEGASUS BAY FINALE NOBLEAUSTRALIA NOBLE SEMILLON SAUVIGNON 2014SWEET WHITE 2016WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER:Shane Harris Mat DonaldsonCOLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE:Bright clear gold in colour. The nose offers delicate The wine is deep golden, with aromas of stonearomas of apricot, citrus and elderflower. The fruit (peach/ apricot), lychee, pineapple andpalate is sweet and luscious with stone fruits and passionfruit. Layered beneath are also hints oflime, complemented by perfectly balanced acidity. brioche, hazelnut, marmalade and butterscotch.CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: The presence of botrytis adds concentration andPhone: (08) 8383 2700 leads to a mouth feel that is rich and unctuous,Email: [email protected] however there remains a refreshing spine of acidityWeb: winesbygeoffhardy.com.au that ensures the wine is perfectly balanced, while adding satisfying length. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +64 (3) 314 6869 Email: [email protected] Web: www.pegasusbay.com Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 109

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FORTIFIED of the year WINNER THE DW FOX TUCKER LAWYERS TROPHY Morris of Rutherglen Cellar Reserve Rutherglen Grand Liqueur Muscat NV WINEMAKER: David Morris COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Amber/brown with olive green hues. Bouquet of powerful, rich concentrated “raisiny” fruit scents and rancio characters. This Muscat shows superb fruit flavour and richness and exhibits the raisiny character of fully ripe brown Muscat grapes. FOOD SUGGESTIONS: Crème Caramel. CELLARING: Made to enjoy now. VITICULTURE: The variety of Brown Muscat is grown on a single wire trellis system and allowed to ripen on the vine to achieve high level of ripeness, before hand harvesting. VINIFICATION & MATURATION: The grapes are crushed into fermenters with the addition of yeast, and allowed to partially undergo fermentation before draining, pressing and fortification. The wine is then transferred into oak casks and barrels, for many years of maturation to develop richness, intensity and age influence on the wine. Then to blending of the wine, a range of vintages are selected to produce the best wine richness, concentration of flavours, combined with freshness of fruit. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: +61 (02) 6026 7303 Email: [email protected] Web: www.morriswines.comLUIGI BORMIOLI GLASS - Vinoteque 170ml Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 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 MORRIS OF RUTHERGLEN MIA MORRIS OLD PREMIUM RUTHERGLEN RUTHERGLEN PALE FLOR RARE LIQUEUR MUSCAT NV APERA NV WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: David Morris David Morris COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: The wine has a pale straw hue, clean Flor yeast Deep brown with olive green tinges on the rim. culture characters on the bouquet. The palate Intense raisiny fruit and soft wood-aged characters showcases the typical nutty Flor character and on the nose. A rich luscious palate supported by is well balanced and soft and smooth, with a soft rancio complexity, which gives a great depth of lingering nutty finish. mouth-filling and lingering flavours. CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: (02) 6026 7303 Phone: (02) 6026 7303 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.morriswines.com Web: www.morriswines.com112 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

CARMINE'S WINES GRANDAD'S SEA GRALYN ESTATE ARTIZAN MARGARETRARE MUSCAT NV RIVER RARE MUSCAT (375ML) NVWINEMAKER: WINEMAKER:Carmine De Ieso Dr. Bradley HuttonCOLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE:Rich & aged chocolate/honey in colour. Deep amber brown in colour with a green rim.With a bouquet full of aged spicy raisins and figs. An aromatic bouquet of dried rose petals, spice,The palate is velvety smooth, rich, full of intense butterscotch and fruit cake. The luscious palatelayers of flavours, with delicate old oak, balanced is balanced by mature rancio character andwarm brandy spirit and a complex lengthy offers a complex array of wood spices, raisin fruit,mouthfeel finish. chocolate, orange zest and burnt toffee. A wine withCONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: great concentration and complexity which impartsPhone: 0414 836 050 texture and layers of flavour.Email: [email protected] CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS:Web: www.carmineswines.com.au Phone: +61 (08) 9755 6245 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gralyn.com.au Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 113



WIWWW.ADELAIDECC.COM.AU N E S TAT VBABAEGULSAYUTZSEI E N E MWINNER BEST VALUE AUSTRALIAN WINEUNDER $20THE ADELAIDE CONVENTIONCENTRE TROPHYStory Bay Margaret River SemillonSauvignon Blanc 2017 $7WINEMAKER:Alana LangworthyCOLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE:Pale green/straw. Vibrant tropical fruit aromas areoverlain with hints of lime and blossom. Intensepassionfruit and citrus flavours are intertwined withhints of herbal tea and fresh cut grass. A zesty andrefreshing acid backbone provides structure andlength in this great Margaret River offering.FOOD SUGGESTIONS:White fish or seafood salad.CELLARING:Drink now.VITICULTURE:Produced from carefully selected parcels withinthe Margaret River region. 2017 was a cooler thanaverage year, with late budburst resulting in a laterharvest. Consistent cool ripening conditions can bebeneficial however for preserving the lively aromasand zesty acidity of white varieties.VINIFICATION & MATURATION:Harvested in the cool of evening, the fruit wasdestemmed and pressed into stainless steel tanksand inoculated with specially selected yeasts. Oncefermented dry, the wine was fined and filtered beforebottling under screwcap.CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS:Phone: 1300 300 640Email: [email protected]: www.liquorland.com.au Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 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 CUPPA CUP LIMESTONE COAST JACOB'S CREEK CLASSIC AUSTRALIA MALBEC 2016 $8 RIESLING 2018 $11.99 WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER: Chris Polymiadis Trina Smith COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Vibrant purple in colour. Pale green in colour. A fresh medium bodied wine with concentrated fruit Aromas of perfumed flowers with jasmine, lemon flavours of plums and dark fruits. Chewy tannins, and lime. with fruit lingering on the palate. Delicately refreshing citrus notes are combined CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: with bright acid and a seam of minerality on the Phone: (08) 8304 8879 palate. Email: [email protected] CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: Web: www.blaxwine.com.au Phone: +61 429 724 564 Email: [email protected] Web: www.jacobscreek.com116 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

BERTON VINEYARDS METAL LABEL TAYLORS SPECIAL RELEASE CLARERIVERINA DURIF 2017 $12 VALLEY SHIRAZ 2016 $14.99WINEMAKER: WINEMAKER:Bill Gumbleton, James Ceccato Adam EgginsCOLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE:Deep crimson with purple hues. Aromas of violets, Vibrant red with a youthful purple hue at release.blackberry with hints of chocolate and cinnamon. Bouquet of plums, red berry fruits, scented oak,On the palate dark red berries, blackberry and black olive, roasted coffee beans subtle blackanise. Liquorice and subtle oak combine, with good current, underlying mocha and liquorice.length and depth of flavour. Mouth filling palate yet showing restraint with hintsCONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS: of dark cherry, plums, complex well integrated oak,Phone: +61 269 681 600 supple tannins, juicy mid palate, cedar and spice.Email: [email protected] CONSUMER CONTACT DETAILS:Web: www.bertonvineyards.com.au Phone: +61 (02) 8585 3524 Email: [email protected] Web: www.taylorswines.com.au Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 117

wine investment & collectingAUCTION DATES Aruecptioonrts Press and Mount Mary Quintet. This report begins its focus on the wines of Bass Phillip MW WINES MW WINES - the Premium Pinot Noir and the Reserve 23 – 30 January Pinot Noir. We were fortunate to see numerous (submissions close 19 January) (AUGUST - OCTOBER 2018 REPORT, by bottles of both wines and some outstanding 20 – 27 February ANTHONY CAPUTI) results were recorded. Beginning with the (submissions close 16 February) MW Wines is pleased to report on the continuing Premium Pinot Noir, the 1996 reached $132, strength of our auctions in the second half of the 1997 an outstanding $253 final price, the LANGTON’S 2018, with particular emphasis on September hammer came down at $178 for the ’98, with Langton’s mounts between 10 and 12 and October. While August was a slightly the 2001 peaking at $132, while the 2002, online auctions each week. Sales close smaller auction than we’d seen previously, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014 and 2015 sold at 9pm every Tuesday and Thursday, and there was a strong overall result with over for $149, $155, $189, $172, $276, $155 and 7pm every Sunday. The weekly Finest $266,000 worth of wine changing hands at $172 respectively. The Reserve Pinot Noir is & Rare sale closes on Tuesday, and a 68 per cent clearance rate. September revered as the greatest pinot noir produced Thursday auctions - Cellar Reload and and October both produced exceptional in Australia and eerily similar to the great Spare Change - focus on value. Sunday catalogues and excellent final results - in wines of Burgundy. Recent prices realised are auctions are more varied but always excess of $496,000 in September, at a certainly putting it up there with some Grand include the popular Weekly Unreserved clearance rate of 70 per cent, and a similarly Cru! We had a great start with the 1996 selling sale. See langtons.com.au for the full impressive result in October, of over $475,000 for $437. The outstanding 1997 reached $529, calendar and information on selling. at a 68 per cent clearance rate.In previous with $471 for the 1998, $437 for both the 2000 editions we’ve noted the increase in buyer and 2005 vintages, while the 2003, 2004 and STERLING WINE interest in wines such as Rockford Basket 2007 vintages each sold for $460, $507 and Live on-line auctions run every two $483 respectively. A rare magnum of 2000, weeks, back-to-back, finishing on slightly ullaged and with a damaged capsule, Wednesday evening. also surfaced realising a healthy final hammer price of $874.We’re often extremely fortunate ODDBINS WINE AUCTIONS to see many pieces of Australian wine history Visit oddbins.com.au for the latest come through the doors. September’s auction auction dates and information. was no exception with many rare bottles offered. A 1957 Red Blend made by Roly All dates subject to change without Birks attracted enormous interest, selling for notice. $1081 - more than double its estimate. A bottle of 1953 Chateau Reynella Reserve Vintage Claret excited many bidders, finally reaching $759, while three bottles of old Hardy’s wines attracted plenty of bidding interest - a 1952 St. Thomas Burgundy selling for $736, the hammer coming down at $943 for a bottle of 1945 Tintara Reserve Bin B79 Claret and an ullaged bottle of 1957 Tintara Reserve Bin C24 Cabernet Sauvignon peaking at $414. Other old treasures that attracted plenty of interest included a 1956 Houghton Cabernet Claret, made by Jack Mann, that sold for $299 and a 1955 Rhine Castle Bin 120 Burgundy that reached $322. The legendary Colin Preece was head winemaker at Seppelt for many years and two of his arguably greatest wines, the 1953 Chalambar Burgundy and 1946 Great Western Sparkling Burgundy sold for $713 and $1150. There were significant results for Henschke at both the September and October auctions, specifically for Hill of Grace and Mount Edelstone. First, to Mount Edelstone; the 1996 sold for $149 while both the 1998 and 2010 reached $161, and the hammer came down at $149 for the 2012. Hill of Grace has always118 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

wine investment & collectingbeen a strong secondary market performer for the 2006, $644 for the 2007 and 2008, $805 LANGTON’Sand we saw some strong results backing this for the 2009 and $828 for the 2012 vintage.up. Ullaged bottles of 1985 performed strongly LANGTON’S AUCTION REPORT - 2018, byreaching $379, while good bottles of 1994, Our Italian section was dominated by ADRIAN READ’98, ’99 and 2006 had final hammer prices of Giacomo Conterno and the indomitable For this report, we’ve taken a look at Langton’s$667, $713, $529 and $690.There were some Monfortino Riserva. We were extremely auction results for almost the whole ofoutstanding results in the international arena, fortunate to see a number of vintages and 2018 (January-November). Here are thenamely from Bordeaux, Burgundy and Barolo. they were keenly snapped up by our buyers. highlights. The highest price paid (a record) forAn ullaged bottle of 1961 Chateau Ducru- The 1995 fetched $989, the magnificent 2001 a single 750ml bottle of wine was $78,056 for aBeaucaillou achieved $540, while a good sold for well above its estimate at $2012, the bottle of 1951 Penfolds Bin 1 Grange Hermitage.bottle from the 1982 vintage sold for $414. A 2002 reached $1782, with $1322 for the 2005 The sale confirms 1951 Grange - the firstslightly ullaged bottle of 1961 Chateau Haut- and a final hammer price of $1380 for a 2006. vintage, experimental and never commerciallyBrion reached a hammer price of $2645, while released - as Australia’s most valuable wine.a bottle of 1996 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild There was also plenty of activity in the The next two highest (single bottle) prices weresold for $805.We continue to record strong fine wine retail division, the highlight being also for Grange - $40,775 for the 1952 (Bin 4)hammer prices for wines from Burgundy, our inaugural Raid the Cellar tasting held and $19,340 for the 1958 (Bin 46). Only afterespecially Domaine Armand Rousseau. We at Project 49. Our free tastings continue to these three bottles does France assert itself,saw a number of bottles of the “big three” - present fantastic new releases mixed with back with $11,586 paid for a bottle of 1900 ChateauChambertin, Chambertin Clos de Beze and vintage offerings and our offering of old and Brane-Cantenac from Bordeaux. BurgundiesGevrey-Chambertin Clos St.-Jacques. The rare gems from Burgundy, Barolo and Rhone from Leroy (two), Domaine de la Romanee-Conti2007 Chambertin sold for $1437, the 2009 via retail cellar offers provide wonderful buying and Henri Jayer claim the next four places,peaked at $2300, while the 2012 reached opportunities. If you’d like to receive these notably including the highest price paid for a$1897. The results for the Clos de Beze weren’t offers, sign up at mwwines.com.au/shop or single bottle of white wine - $8741 for a 2015far behind - the 2007, 2009 and 2012 sold for phone (03) 9419 6990. If you’re interested in DRC Le Montrachet. Next is 1962 Penfolds Bin$1265, $1840 and $1610. Similarly, the results either buying or selling with us, contact any of 60A ($7573), Max Schubert’s blend of 60 perfor Clos St.-Jacques were impressive - $667 our team on (03) 9419 6990. Please note that cent Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon and 40 all prices above include 15 per cent buyer’s per cent Barossa (Kalimna Vineyard) shiraz, premium. Take Advantage of Australia's Greatest Collection of Fine, Rare and Hard to Find Wine. Sell and Buy at Auction with Langton's Today Visit www.langtons.com.au or call 1300 946 347Auctions. Personal Brokerage. Online Store. Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 119

wine investment & collectingwidely regarded as the greatest Australian red wines of 2018 and, which wines caused major of its Classification of Australian Wine, thewine in living memory. Finally, rounding out bidding wars? Well, they’re all French. The most leading independent form guide to Australia’sthe top 10 is the 1990 DRC La Tache ($7109) fought over wine of 2018 was a chardonnay, a fine wines. The first edition appeared in 1990,and the 1948 Chateau Petrus ($6990). The double-magnum (three litres or four bottles) and the Classification has documented thehighest-priced item of 2018 was a Penfolds of 2002 Louis Jadot Chevalier-Montrachet development of Australia’s vibrant and diverseGrange set (1951-2013) which sold in June Les Demoiselles, which attracted more than fine wine auction market. With independent,for a record $308,725. The bottle of 1951 400 bids, finally selling for $1315.Two wines auction-based criteria gover ning entr y,Grange was the next highest priced. The top received more than 200 bids - 1993 Rene Langton’s Classification is almost certainly theprice paid for champagne was $7573 in March Engel Vosne-Romanee Les Brulees ($1101) and most important classification of its kind outsidefor a methuselah (nine litres or 12 standard 2011 Chateau Cheval Blanc, St-Emilion ($633). Europe.All prices include buyer’s premium.bottles) of 1990 Louis Roederer Cristal. The Another six received between 100 and 200highest priced magnum (1500ml) of the year bids - 1998 Meo-Camuzet Vosne-Romanee Au STERLING WINE AUCTIONSwas a 1993 Armand Rousseau Chambertin Cros Parantoux ($1923), 1986 DRC EchezeauxClos de Beze ($11,069) followed by the 2002 ($2798), 1998 Meo-Camuzet Richebourg (THE EUREKA PROOF REPORT, by LYNTONChambertin Grand Cru ($10,486) and 2005 ($1588), 2005 Domaine Roulot Meursault- BARBER) ($10,022), both also from Armand Rousseau. A Perrieres ($1107), 2003 Chateau Ausone, Back in April 2018, I told you to buy 2017 Castlenumber of six-litre imperials (eight bottles) also Saint-Emilion ($1108) and 1990 Leroy Gevrey- Rock Estate Riesling (selling at under $25). Well,changed hands, the top two being an imperial Chambertin Les Combottes ($2330). Founded at the end of September 2018, I proclaimedof 1975 Penfolds Grange ($40,310) and one of in Melbourne in 1988, Langton’s was Australia’s “Eureka” and declared Castle Rock Estate thethe 1982 Chateau Latour ($29,125). 2018’s top first specialist wine auction house and 2018 producer on a sky rocket trajectory and thepriced half-bottle (375ml) was, surprise, another was its 30th anniversary. Langton’s now also wine to “buy now” before the inevitable pricePenfolds Grange Hermitage, this time the 1952 operates an online wine retailing business and jump.Do I hear you asking: “Been out in theBin 4 ($13,981). Other interesting questions a private wine broking service.In September sun too long? Running out of subject material?to ask are - what were the most sought-after 2018, Langton’s launched the seventh edition Some suspect personal/commercial deal going on with the producer?” Well, I’ve never donewww.winestate.com.au Follow us and keep up to date with all our latest wine info, tastings and events on facebook, twitter and instagram.Connect on social with Winestatewww.facebook.com/Winestate-Magazine twitter.com/winestateed www.instagram.com/winestate/120 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

wine investment & collectingsuch a universal endorsement and, I must say, In early November, I sat with Rob Diletti, Castle pinot was the 2016 Castle Rock Estate Dilettiit felt a bit weird. But, no apologies. I stand by Rock award winning winemaker and son of (Reserve) Chardonnay. As you’d expect, it hasmy opinion. That said, it is nice to be backed up the winery’s founders Angelo and Wendy, and a mad low price (under $30) but this amazingby hard-edged, objective evidence.The Castle tasted through the current range with a small wine is a huge achievement that deserved greatRock Estate success at the 2018 Wine Show of and privileged group (another amazing event attention and praise. On the night it was foldedWestern Australia was truly spectacular. Four put on by John Jens and Lamonts Cottesloe). into the story and largely ignored. It drank likemajor trophies and six gold medals - gold for The wines were wonderful and the current a $75 big name premium.Then, after being toldevery wine entered. The big time trophies were prices are mad low considering the quality the tasting had run overtime and we should clearfor Most Successful Small Exhibitor, Best Great and acclaim.Then, I had my Eureka moment - the room for a dinner function, along came theSouthern White, Best Riesling in Show and Best albeit quietly! This is real. This cannot last. Get 2015 Estate Shiraz. An afterthought? NeedlessPinot Noir in Show. Gold medals were awarded out and buy up Castle Rock before demand to say, the shiraz was stunning - complex, rich,to Castle Rock Estate’s 2017 A&W Reserve blows the current position away.Here’s a quick structured, generous with a velvet mouthfeel.Riesling, the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Porongurup look at the tasting. Of the rieslings, the 2017 Rhone hints without the green edge (just like topRiesling, the 2018 Skywalk Riesling and the Turret, 2018 Skywalk, 2012, 2016 and 2018 Hermitage). Again, under $30 a bottle. That’s the2017 Porongurup Pinot Noir. The components Estate Porongurup and the 2016 A&W Estate story, simple and short. Buy the wines, look atof the Castle Rock Estate story are amazing Reserve were all linked by the common thread their website, visit the Porongurup and don’t sayas single pieces - producers of an absolutely of elegance and incredible subtlety, with legend you weren’t warned. Demand for Castle Rockoutstanding range, focusing on riesling and persistence on the palate. Nothing out of place. wines will exceed supply (soon) and pricespinot noir; a total (near fanatical) obsession Symphonic!The Estate Pinot Noir (2012, 2014 will go up. For more information about Sterlingwith quality and finding every increment that and 2017 tasted) has to be the best value Wine Auctions visit sterlingwine.com.au or emailcan be maximised, and commercial price pinot noir I’ve ever tasted. These wines would [email protected]. points for wines that are made (in most cases) comfortably compete with the big names thatby absolutely maximising the quality. $35 is the come at big bucks. A revelation! Wedged inhighest priced wine. between the world class brackets of riesling and Specialists in the wines you want.Or the wines you want to sell.MUSEUM WINE SHOP MW WINE AUCTIONSOld, Rare and Fine Wine Sales Australia’s largest independent wine auction houseSpecialists in rare Australian wines, and Competitive rates, including 0% seller’spurveyors of the world’s most iconic commission on Penfolds Grange. For aproducers. Call us on 03 9419 6990 to free appraisal call 03 9419 6990 or emaildiscuss your wine needs or shop online [email protected] at mwwines.com.au mwwineauctions.com Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 121

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WINESTATE’S AUCTION PRICE GUIDE Prices listed are exceptional auction highs and do not include buyer’s premium.AUSTRALIAN CLARENDON HILLS ELDERTON GREENOCK CREEK MOUNT MARY 1991 $460 Astralis Shiraz Command Shiraz Roennfeldt Rd Quintet 1992 $380WINES 1994 $200 1990 $90 Shiraz 1990 $150 1993 $380   1994 $380  1995 $280 1995 $370  1995 $200 1991 Not Released 1996 $260 1991 $120 1996 $500 1996 $250  1992 $100 1997 $160 1992 $110 1997 $380 BASS PHILLIP 1997 $200 1993 $65 1998 $350 1993 $95 1998 $580 Basket PressPremium Pinot Noir 1998 $260 1999 $200  Chardonnay 1999 $400 Shiraz 1999 $260 1994 $85  2000 $220 Art Series 1994 $110 2000 $420 1990 $150 1990 $75 2000 $270 2001 $250 2001 $380 1991 $90 2001 $290 1995 $75 2002 $320  1990 $60 1995 $100 2002 $450 1991 $140 1992 $95 2002 $300 1996 $95 2003 $210 1996 $120 2003 $420 1993 $80 2003 $200 1997 $70 2004 $210 1991 $60 1997 $120 2004 $460 1992 $95 1994 $110 2004 $350 2005 $230 2005 $430 1993 $110  1995 $80 2005 $230 1998 $95 2006 $260 1992 $70 1998 $160 2006 $520 1994 $95 1996 $110 2006 $250 1993 $65 2007 $420 1997 $140 2007 Not Released 1999 $70 Hill of Grace 1999 $130 2008 $620  1998 $140 2008 Not Released 1980 $280  1999 $120 2009 Not Released 2000 $65 1981 $220 1994 $85 2000 $120 1995 $100  2000 $120 2010 $200 1982 $250  1996 $180  2001 $160 2011 Not Released 2001 $65 1983 $220 1995 $100 2001 $110 1997 $90 2002 $145 2012 $210 1984 $220 1996 $65 2003 $110 2002 $85 1985 $280 2002 $130  2004 $140 1986 $330 2005 $80 CLONAKILLA 2003 $65 1987 $250  1997 $90 2003 $110 1998 $190 2007 $130 Shiraz Viognier 1988 $330  1999 $110 2008 $85 1990 $65 2004 $75  1989 $280  1998 $70 2004 $140 2000 $90 2009 $85 1993 $65 1990 $460 1999 $75 2010 $90 1994 $85 2005 $65 1991 $400 2000 $75 2005 $120 2001 $95 2011 $100 1995 $65 2006 $70 1992 $350  2006 $120 2007 $65 1993 $300  2001 $80 2007 $90 2002 $120  1994 $360  2003 $100 1995 $320  2002 $80  2008 $55 1996 $480 2008 $95 2009 $70 1997 $300  2003 $80 2009 Not Released 2004 $110  1998 $420 2005 $110  1999 $380 2004 $90 2010 $85 2006 $110 2001 $380  2005 $75 GIACONDA 2002 $420 2006 $70 2011 $120 Bin 707 2007 $85 Chardonnay 2004 $380 1990 $265   2005 $390  1991 $250  1990 $110 2006 $180  2007 $85 1992 $241  2008 $85  2007 Not Released 1993 $220  1991 $60 2008 $540 2008 $70 1994 $220  2009 $85  1995 Not Released 1992 $85 Armagh Shiraz 2009 $75 1996 $350 2010 $100  1990 $200 1997 $190 1996 $100 1993 $90 1991 $120  2010 $70 1998 $260 THREE RIVERS/ 1992 $140  1999 $200BINDI 1997 $130 1994 $100 1993 $110 Bin 95 Grange 2000 Not Released Chris RinglandBlock 5 Pinot Noir 1998 $150 1994 $130 1951 $46,000 2001 $210 1997 $80 1995 $85 1995 $130 1952 $17,000 2002 $220  Wines Shiraz 1999 $55 1996 $140 1996 $190  1953 $14,000 2003 Not Released1998 $95 2000 $90 1997 $95 1997 $140  1954 $11,000  2004 $200 1990 $520 1998 $250  1955 $4,000 2005 $230  1991 $6901999 Not Released 2001 $130 1998 $110  1999 $180  1956 $14,000 2006 $220  1992 $6002000 $150 2002 $130 1999 $120 2000 $120 1957 $12,000 2007 $200 2001 $120 2001 $140 MOSS WOOD 1958 $4,100 2008 $210  1993 $700 2003 $100  2000 $110 2002 $200 Cab Sauv 1959 $3,000 2009 $200 2002 $110 2004 $120 2001 $110 2004 $160  1960 $1,500 2010 $280 1994 $650 2005 $120 1990 $130 1961 $1,600 1995 $4502003 $85 2005 $110 2002 $160 2006 $160 1991 $150 1962 $1,6002004 $110 2007 $95 1963 $1,200  1996 $830 2006 $120  2004 $190 2008 $160 1992 $120 1964 $1,200  1997 Not Released2005 $140 2007 $190  2005 $120 1965 $600 2006 $100 1993 $100 1966 $1,000  1998 $850 2008 $90 2006 $110  1994 $100 1967 $6002007 $120 2009 $95 2007 $120  1968 $600  1999 $600  1995 $130 1969 $560 2000 $4502008 $120 1970 $4002009 $90 2010 $90  2008 $130  1996 $120 1971 $720 2001 $800 1972 $4002010 $95 2011 $75 2009 Not Released 1997 $100 1973 $450  2002 $800 2012 $70 2010 $130 1974 $480 2011 $85 2011 $130 1998 $130  1975 $460  2003 $500 1999 $130 1976 $850 2012 $95 2012 $130 2000 $130  1977 $450  1978 $380  Bin 60A 2001 $130 1979 $400 1962 $4,000BROKENWOOD 2002 $120  1980 $380 Graveyard Shiraz 1981 $400 2004 $550  2003 $90 1982 $380 2006 $400 1990 $90 2004 $100 1983 $480  Shiraz1991 $110 1984 $350 1990 $1501992 Not Released Cabernet Merlot 2005 $100 1985 $380 1991 $130 1999 $95 1986 $520 1992 $801993 $80 2000 $65 Meshach 2006 $70  1987 $350 1993 $90 1990 $100 1988 $380  1994 $1201994 $80 2001 $110  1991 $85 2007 $95  1989 $360 1995 $110 1992 $80 1990 $540 1996 $1601995 $85  2002 $90 1993 $70 2008 $90 Stonewell Shiraz 1997 $85 1994 $90 2009 $85 1998 $1601996 $95 2003 $90 1995 $70 2010 $80 1990 $90 1999 $100 1997 $85 1996 $90  2000 $80  2004 $110  1997 Not Released 1991 $70 2001 $100 1998 $140  1998 $110 2011 $90 1992 $60 2002 $150  2005 $85 1999 $90 2003 $1001999 $90 2006 $70 2000 $70 1993 $65 2004 $120 2000 $140  2001 $110 2005 $130 2001 $85 2007 $100 2002 $95 1994 $55 2006 $130  2003 $60 1995 $55 2008 $120 2008 $95  2004 $70 2009 $1302002 $75 2005 $65 1996 $70 2010 $1402003 $80 2009 $95  2006 $65 2011 $110 2007 Not Released 1997 $552004 $85  2010 $100  2008 $85 1998 $85 2011 $75 2005 $852006 $110 1999 $75 2000 $702007 $90 2001 $652008 Not Released2009 $85 2002 $70 2003 $55 2004 $85 2005 $60 2006 $60 2007 $55 2008 $60122 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TRANSTHERMCellaring Your Fine Wines in Perfect Conditions Chateau Petrus Domaine Armand Tenuta 1990 $5,500 Rousseau Dell’Ornellaia 1991 Not Released Chambertin Ornellaia 1992 $1,300 Clos de Beze 1991 $320Para Liqueur 1993 $1,000 1990 $2,500  1992 $1051878 $2,200 1879 $2,500  1994 $2,800 1991 $200 1993 $125 1995 $4,000  1992 $220 1994 $1301880 $1,800  1996 $2,400 1993 $700  1995 $1301881 $1,800 1882 $1,800  Louis Roederer 1997 $1,000 1994 $500 1996 $180 Cristal 1998 $4,800  1995 $560 1997 $350 1887 $1,200  1999 $1,250 1996 $650 1998 $350 1893 $1,200  1990 $5501899 $1,200  1993 $220 2000 $6,000 1997 $280 1999 $200 1994 $340 2001 $4,500  1998 $400 2000 $450 1901 $700  1995 $300 2002 $2,000 1999 $800 2001 $2601908 $600  1996 $4401910 $500  1997 $450 2003 Not Released 2000 $320 2002 $280 1999 $340 2004 $2,000 2001 $700  2003 $1501922 $350 2000 $340 2005 $5,700 2002 $680 2004 $280 1925 $600 2002 $3001927 $290 2004 $240 2006 $2,100 2003 $600 2005 $200 Chateau Mouton 2007 $3,200  2004 $440 2006 $220 1930 $140 2008 $3,000 2005 $1,200  2007 $2201933 $140  Rothschild1939 $90 1990 $650  2006 $600 2008 $150  1991 $550 Chateau 2007 Not Released 2009 $190 1992 $2301944 $80  1993 $550  d’Yquem Sauternes 2009 $1,100 1994 $3401947 $75  1995 $520 1990 $800 2010 $1,100 Vega Sicilia Unico 1996 $800  Gran ReservaIMPORTED 1997 $280 1991 $450 WINES 1998 $420 1993 $340 1990 $560 1999 $750  1994 $360 1991 $420 2000 $1,150 1995 $500 1994 $550 2001 $450 1996 $540  E. Guigal La Turque 1995 $420 2002 $500 1997 $490 Hermitage 1996 $360 2003 $600 1998 $400 1990 $800 1998 $420 2004 $850  1999 $520 1991 $850  1999 $550  T EWINESTATE INTERNATIONAL CABERNET TASTING 2005 $1,200 2000 $600 1992 $270 2000 $360Moet et Chandon 2006 $950  2001 $900 1993 $240 2002 $420Cuvee Dom 2008 Not Released 2002 $500 1994 $300 2003 $294Perignon 2009 $2,000 2003 $600 1995 $500 Chateau Latour 2004 $500 1996 $2601980 $180  1990 $1,250 2005 $650 1997 $450 1982 $280  1991 $600 2008 $6001983 $190  1992 $350 1998 $7001985 $200 1993 $440 1999 $850  1994 $4601988 $260 1995 $1,200  Domaine 2000 $4201990 $320  1996 $1,400  de la Romanee 2001 $5201992 $240 1997 $650  Conti La Tache 2002 $4501993 $260 1998 $520 1990 $7,400 2003 $8501995 $220 1999 $600 1991 $1,900 2004 $5601996 $370  2000 $1,600 1992 $1,250 2005 $6001998 $260 2001 $700 1993 $2,200 2006 $750 2002 $6001999 $190 2003 $1,700 1994 $1,600 Gaja Barbaresco2000 $190  2004 $600 1995 $3,500 1990 $3302002 $200 2005 $1,300 1996 $3,100  1991 $2202003 $190 2006 $1,100 1997 $1,900  1992 Not Released2004 $170 2007 $750 1998 $2,200 1993 $210 2008 $1,100 1999 $5,000  1994 $260 2000 $1,500  1995 $210 2001 $2,000 1996 $300 2002 $3,800 1997 $380  HUON HOOKE TYSON STELZER MIKE BENNIE 2003 $2,800 1998 $300 2004 $2,500 1999 $300  95 95 95 2005 $5,500 2000 $250  2006 $1,700 2001 $250 POINTS POINTS POINTS 2007 $1,200 2002 Not Released 2008 $2,400 2003 Not Released 2009 $5,000 2004 $310 2005 Not Released 2007 $240 W ine ofBRthAe04Y2e_PaOr CA_wGraarnddseRAesnenrvuea_lWEindeSittiaoten_6270x21794_WAd_IFNA.iEndSd26T1/1A1/2T01E5 2:241p2m3

GRUNER VELTLINER144 TASTED90 AWARDEDG RU N E R V E LT L I NE RThis was an exciting tasting putting the legendary wines from Austria against the Domäne Wachauupstarts from the New World, primarily Australia, but also New Zealand and South Federspiel RiedAfrica. This is a white varietal that has great appeal and is one to watch for the future! Kaiserberg Wachau Gruner VeltlinerCLASSIC Hahndorf Hill K1 by Geoff Hardy Mt Bera Gruvee 2017 HHHHH Hahndorf HillGRUNER White Mischief Adelaide Hills Single Vineyard A rich textured White MischiefVELTLINER Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner Adelaide Hills classic with a mix of Adelaide Hills2018 Gruner Veltliner 2018 HHHH Gruner Veltliner sweet stonefruit and Gruner VeltlinerVINTAGE 2018 HHHH1/2 Very varietal with 2018 HHH tropical fragrances 2017 HHHH1/2 An abundance of mostly stonefruit Floral peppery nose and pepper and spice A very pure and7 TASTED apple-like aromas derived aromas and with fresh apples in the background. A expressive complexity5 AWARDED with floral overtones a palate with loads of leaping out the glass. very well-balanced of tropical characters and earthy notes. The fresh spicy flavours Loads of varietal palate showing great on the nose with aYoung Southern palate shows good with a good tannic grip. flavours. $25 freshness. €11.5 EU lively palate loadedHemisphere wines complexity for a young Weingut Tom with flavours ofwith a tightness wine with great flavour 3-5 $25 CLASSIC Dockner Ried apricots and pineapplesreflected by early persistence. $24 Artwine In The GRUNER Theyerner Berg and has a massive acidreleases. This could Groove Single VELTLINER Traisental Gruner line. $24change with age. At Vineyard Adelaide 2017 Veltliner Domänethe time of this tasting Hills Gruner VINTAGE 2017 HHHH1/2 BaumgartnerNorthern Hemisphere Veltliner Good definition of a Weinviertal DACwas yet to have its 2018 HHH1/2 62 TASTED classic gruner with Niederösterreich2018 vintage. Classic clean apple/ 33 AWARDED vibrantly fresh spicy Gruner Veltliner pear aromatics with apple aromas; some 2017 HHHH generous mouthfeel to A large line-up of 2017s honeysuckle notes. The floral pear bouquet the palate and lingering that were judged Energetic palate with has a funky note and citrus driven flavour across three flights great persistence of the racy tasty palate profile. $26 by one panel. \"Almost zesty varietal flavours. shows plenty of power The Pawn Wine all showed varietal €7.9 EU with a very good level Co The Austrian expression except for Weingut Nigl Piri of acidity to balance. Attack Adelaide a few excessively ripe Kremstal DAC €5.2 EU Hills Gruner wines that lost focus,\" Gruner Veltliner Veltliner 2018 HHH said one judge. \"The 2017 HHHH1/2 A complexity of exotic best here showed tight Very impressive, very tropical fragrances backbone, tension and varietal and quite rich followed by a crisp structure.\" with an energetic citrus palate. $24 combination of lychee, mandarin, pepper and exotic spice characters. \"Needs air and time.\" 3-5 €8.4 EUJUDGES Shane Harris Jan Taborsky Michael Sykes Winemaker for Wines by Sales and marketing Winemaker/Director for Geoff Hardy including, manager at Topper's Lodestone Wines Australia. Pertaringa Wines, K1 and Mountain Wines. Won the Brokenwood Dux of Handcrafted by Geoff Hardy Has a WSET diploma, Second Year prize during his wine Wines. Has also completed completed AWAC making course at the University vintages in Queensland and course and is a certified of Adelaide. Has worked with Victoria. Completed the sommelier. Has 5 years Artwine, Cape d’Estaing, Howard AWRI advanced sensory experience in wine Vineyard, Golding wines, Lobethal course and has associate importing in Europe. Also Road Wines, Verdun Park Wines judged at McLaren Vale writes a wine blog \"The and Kangaroo Island’s Two Wheeler Wine Show. Lost Terroir\". Creek & SnowDragon Wines.124 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

varietal tastingStadt Krems Ingrid Groiss Pike & Joyce Thiery-Weber Schmelz Wine Ried Laurenz V. SingingLossterrassen Braitenpuechtorff Separé Single Ried Kremser Klaus Federspiel NiederösterreichNiederösterreich DAC Weinviertal Vineyard Adelaide Weinzierlberg Wachau Gruner Gruner VeltlinerGruner Veltliner Gruner Veltliner Hills Gruner Kremstal Gruner Veltliner 2017 HHH 2017 HHH2017 HHHH 2017 HHHH Veltliner Veltliner Floral/apple-like Slightly pungentRestrained peppery Aromas of apricots 2017 HHHH 2017 HHH1/2 bouquet with a slight passionfruit aromas andapple nose with and green apples Fresh, cool and Smells of apple strudel flintiness and a light a classic, somewhatsome herbs and lime. with a hint of licorice. aromatic gooseberry with a dash of pepper! tropical/stonefruit simple, refreshingThe elegant palate is Nice fresh dry style bouquet with a fresh, The palate is rich, palate. €6.2 EU palate. €20 EUsilky smooth with a of palate with juicy lively and lightweight complex and balancedcomplexity of stonefruits flavours and good acid citrus driven palate with with honeyed fruit Weingut Müller K1 by Geoff Hardyflavours. €6.99 EU finish. €13 EU great line of acid. $26 elements. €9.9 EU Ried Kremser Kogl Adelaide Hills Rudolf Rabl Kremstal Gruner Gruner VeltlinerWeingut Stift Bernhard Ott Der Nepenthe Spiegel Kamptal Veltliner 2017 HHH 2017 HHHGottweig Messwein Ott Feuersbrunn Winemaker's Select Gruner Veltliner Very aromatic nose; Fresh aromas of applesNiederösterreich Wagram Gruner Adelaide Hills 2017 HHH1/2 a liveliness of apples and pears with spicyGruner Veltliner Veltliner Gruner Veltliner Classic spicy apple and stonefruit with notes and a palate that2017 HHHH 2017 HHHH 2017 HHHH bouquet with a dash of refreshing stonefruit shows great textureA subtlety of quinces, Subtle yellow fruit A very pleasant lemon. Complex palate driven flavours. €7.3 EU and length. $25apples and citrus fragrances with lightweight quaffer that has great varietal; fruitblossom on the nose herbal/peppery notes. is an exotic complexity intensity with a good Weingut Müller Yealands Estatewith a dry citrus-based Youthful, elegant and of apples, quinces and finish. €10.5 EU Ried Neuberg Single Vineyardpalate that has nice well-balanced palate. floral fragrances with Weingut Weinwurm Kremstal Gruner Marlboroughtexture and a good Good acidity; nice a lean, austere palate. Ried Schilling Veltliner 2017 HHH Gruner Veltlinerfinish. €7.5 EU tannic grip. €19.5 EU Niederösterreich A robust and juicy wine 2017 HHH 3-5 $30 Gruner Veltliner with plenty of attractive Exotic and intenselyWeingut Markus Tomich Woodside 2017 HHH1/2 fruit characters and fruity nose with a livelyHuber Obere Vineyard Adelaide Weingut Robert Nice peppery apple good grip to the finish. and energetic fruitSteigen Traisental Hills Gruner Direder Ried intensity to the nose €7.9 EU driven palate. $26Gruner Veltliner Veltliner Bromberg Wagram with layers of lemon2017 HHHH 2017 HHHH Gruner Veltliner rind and honeysuckle Lenz Moser CLASSICSubtle spiciness to Uncomplicated but very 2017 HHH1/2 and an interesting Kremstal DAC GRUNERthe delicate nose with approachable style. A mix of apples flavour profile. €10.8 EU Niederösterreich VELTLINERfloral nuances. Gentle Very aromatic with and red pepper-like Weingut Stift Gruner Veltliner 2016 & OLDERstonefruit flavours fill pretty apple nose and fragrances and a Gottweig Furth 2017 HHHthe mouth and has a bright but delicate citrus perfectly balanced Kremstal DAC Earthy appley bouquet; 11 TASTEDgood line of acidity. flavour profile. $25 medium bodied varietal Gruner Veltliner very clean. Well 5 AWARDED€10 EU Artwine In The palate. €5.15 EU 2017 HHH1/2 focussed flavours on aBernhard Ott Groove Single Big ripe apple/quince firm palate. €7.99 EU \"Most wines in thisFass 4 Wagram Vineyard Adelaide Winzerkeller Andau jelly-like aromas with group have aged wellGruner Veltliner Hills Gruner WKA (Neusiedler a great depth and Weingut Türk Vom and are ready to drink2017 HHHH Veltliner See) Gruner persistence of rich ripe Urgestein Kremstal now,\" agreed theA lean and simple 2017 HHHH Veltliner fruity flavours. €10.9 EU Gruner Veltliner judges. \"Texture variedrustic style with leafy/ Ripe apples and lemon 2017 HHH1/2 Hahndorf Hill Gru 2017 HHH across the board andherbal aromas and rind lift out the glass with Attractive musky herbal Adelaide Hills A rich fruit driven nose clean fruit flavoursspicy pear-like flavours nutty/honeyed notes.The aromas with floral Gruner Veltliner and a medium bodied offered good entryand a \"focused laser palate has a complexity nuances and a light 2017 HHH1/2 palate with pronounced level buying.\"beam of a finish!\" of juicy peppery fruit but well-structured Lovely varietal lemon zest characters.€12.9 EU flavours. $26 peppery varietal fruit fruit expression on €11.3 EU Weingut palate. €6.5 EU the nose with a Jurtschitsch refreshingly juicy Weingut Ried Loiserberg Weingut Weinwurm palate loaded with Bründlmayer Kamptal DAC Ried Kugelberg grapefruit-like Kamptal Terrasser Gruner Veltliner Single Vineyard flavours. $29 Kamptal DAC 2016 HHHH Niederösterreich Rudolf Rabl Gruner Veltliner Nose is a layered Gruner Veltliner Langenlois 2017 HHH complexity of 2017 HHH1/2 Kamptal Gruner Quite a subdued melons, apples and Lovely pronounced Veltliner 2017 HHH nose but has a honeysuckle. Palate sweet lemon tart-like Complex, rich and lively, refreshing and shows great texture aromas with a crisp viscous style with pungent citrus palate. and freshness with quince palate showing heaps of peppery Needs time. well-balanced flavours. a minerally acid finish. characters with a touch 3-5 €18 EU €9.4 EU of tannic grip. €5.1 EU €11.4 EUPeter SchleimerEditor in Chief of VinariaMagazine, Austria’sleading wine buyingguide magazine. Austriais the home of grunerveltliner, and Peter is aregular reporter on thevarietal both at home andabroad. Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 125

GRUNER VELTLINERLaurenz V. Mt Bera Boundless Weingut Leth Weingut Müller Diemersdal Estate Cape Barren SingleFriendly Kamptal Horizons Single Ried Steinagrund Ried Further South Africa Vineyard AdelaideGruner Veltliner Vineyard Adelaide Wagram Gruner Gottschelle Gruner Veltliner Hills Gruner2016 HHHH Hills Gruner Veltliner Kremstal Gruner 2017 HHH1/2 Veltliner 2017 HHHFragrances of apple Veltliner 2017 HHHHH Veltliner A floral nose with a Complex aromas withpie laced with sweet 2018 HHHHH Complexity of pears, 2017 HHHH little minerality and a clear expression ofspices. Good fruit Very lifted, opulent almond blossom and A big wine with a hints of pepper. A citrus. Good palatecomplexity on the and rather \"dark\" peppery aromas. Very lovely nose that leaner, high acid, weight with juicywell-balanced palate aromas with good juicy, well rounded open up to floral pear style of palate with flavours. $20with a solid citrus varietal spiciness in palate with excellent fragrances and has peppery/lemonfinish. €30 EU the background. Well gruner varietal complex flavours of flavours. €10.9 EU RESERVE structured, complex definition and a long, pears, peaches and Domäne GRUNERRainer Wess Alte citrussy palate with a firm and lingering grapefruit. €11.9 EU Baumgartner VELTLINERReben Krems very peppery finish. finish. €13.5 EU Schmelz Wine KTI Reserve 2016Kremstal Gruner Plenty of potential. $35 Shining Rock Ried Steinertal NiederösterreichVeltliner Weingut Robert Vineyard Adelaide Smaragd Wachau Gruner Veltliner 28 TASTED2016 HHH1/2 Direder Ried Hills Gruner Gruner Veltliner 2017 HHH1/2 21 AWARDEDAromas of apricots, Mordthal Wagram Veltliner 2017 HHHH Musky caramelgooseberries and Gruner Veltliner 2017 HHHHH Ripe pears and white characters to the nose A mixed group withcandied pineapple with 2017 HHHHH Toasty oak complexity pepper lift off the and a rich complexity strong examples.very rich sweet flavour Lovely spicy pear nose to the nose and a nose with some of ripe honeyed \"These wines showedprofile and hints of that opens up to loads palate that has weight smoky complexity. A stonefruit-like flavours. more 'powder puff' -botrytis. €13.5 EU of citrus characters. and power with good pure classic varietal €12.5 EU riesling-like characters,\" Palate has a complex citrus and green apple palate with slightly oily Eccentric Wines said one judge. \"TheHahndorf Hill White varietal flavour profile varietal characters. texture. €12.8 EU Adelaide Hills better wines hadMischief Adelaide - all peaches and pears Great balance between Holzapfel Ried Gruner Veltliner ripeness but with aHills Gruner with layers of zesty fruit, oak and acid. $35 Achleiten Smaragd 2017 HHH1/2 good line of acidityVeltliner 2016 HHH acidity. €6.5 EU Wachau Gruner Complex and rich and whilst the lesser winesCool, fresh and floral Weingut Robert Misty Cove Veltliner smelling of apple cider were thin and lean.\"and a little exotic with Direder Ried Landmark Series 2017 HHHH with pear flavoursplenty of fresh citrus Schlossberg Marlborough Very attractive nose and some residual Thiery-Weber Riedcharacters balanced by Wagram Gruner Gruner Veltliner - lots going on with a sweetness balanced by Gebling Kremstalthe acid. $24 Veltliner 2018 HHHH juicy full-bodied pear- the acid. $29 Gruner Veltliner 2017 HHHHH A juicy medium bodied like palate. Still quite Lark Hill Vineyard 2016 HHHHHMt Bera Gruvee Old fashioned style that opens up closed but showing Canberra District Beautiful pure appleSingle Vineyard traditional style - in nicely with some air. plenty of potential. Gruner Veltliner fruit bouquet andAdelaide Hills a good way. Aromas Has typical spiciness 2018 HHH excellent juicy fruitGruner Veltliner reminiscent of apple on the nose and a 5+ €26 EU Fabulous ripe stonefruit flavours on a rich and2016 HHH pie with a dash of super peppery palate. bouquet and a racy perfectly balancedAn harmonious and pepper and lashings of Hahndorf Hill citrus palate with good palate with a warmingwell-rounded wine that honey and juicy fruity 3-5 $23.99 NZ Reserve Adelaide flavour intensity. $49 finish. \"A wonderfulis super spicy with flavours with toasty/ Hills Gruner Weingut Leth Ried wine,\" according to oneplenty of pear/apple buttery notes. €6.5 EU Veltliner Schafflerberg judge. €16 EUfruit. $25 2017 HHHH Wagram Gruner Complex spicy peppery Veltliner 2017 HHH Stadt Krems RiedRESERVE aromas with buttery Varietally attractive Wachtberg 1OTWGRUNER toasty nuances. Great style with powerful and Kremstal DACVELTLINER zestiness to the pretty complex flavours and Gruner Veltliner2018/2017 spicy/herbal palate with a focussed acid finish. 2016 HHHHH good acid line. €10.8 EU Restrained aromas;23 TASTED Dürnberg Tradition a bit peppery with18 AWARDED 5+ $45 Weinviertal DAC a touch of hay-like Gruner Veltliner characters. Soft in theOverall a very 2017 HHH mouth with ripe citrusconsistent class of Aromatic, spicy and and stonefruit flavourshigh-quality wines. a little smoky on the balanced by a good\"It was interesting to nose with fresh floral level of acidity. \"Verysee varietal characters flavours and a good quaffable!\" €25 EUstanding out rather finish. €12 EUthan regional ones,\" Stadt Krems Steinnoted one judge. Kremstal DAC\"Wines showed more Gruner Veltlinertexture and structure 2017 HHHthan the classics Fresh creamy pearwith excellent ageing nose and tightpotential.\" minerally palate with good fruit intensity. €14.9 EU126 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

varietal tastingWeingut Leth Ried Domäne Wachau Weingut Stift Hahndorf Hill Gru Weingut Tom Saint Clair FamilyScheiben Wagram Smaragd Ried Gottweig Ried Adelaide Hills Dockner Ried Estate PioneerGruner Veltliner Kellerberg Wachau Gottschelle 1OTW Gruner Veltliner Hochschopf Block 5 Bull Block2016 HHHH1/2 Gruner Veltliner Kremstal DAC 2016 HHH Traisental Gruner MarlboroughPowerful full-bodied 2016 HHHH Gruner Veltliner An elegant but Veltliner Gruner Veltlinerstyle with an excellent Still very young with 2016 HHH1/2 complex wine with 2015 HHHH1/2 2015 HHHnose in the cooler restrained fruit aromas Big voluptuous aromas of bell peppers Bright apple Spicy earthy noseend of the spectrum and a tight palate aromas of candied and floral notes and a bouquet with slight showing some ageand tasting of creamy with good depth and apples with some zesty palate. $29 herbaceousness. with pears, apples andyellow fruits. \"Lots length of complex fruit marzipan-like notes Great balance of lively peppers on a maturingof good stuff going flavours with a good and a generous full- Hahndorf Hill stonefruit, pear and palate. $26.90on here,\" agreed the finish. €26 EU bodied palate. €25 EU Reserve Adelaide apple-like flavours.judges. €21.6 EU Weingut Schloss Gobelsburg Hills Gruner Great tannic grip and Weingut WeszeliDomäne Wachau Jurtschitsch Ried Ried LAMM 1OTW Veltliner 2016 HHH a honey driven finish. SchenkenbichlSmaragd Ried Schenkenbichl Kamptal Gruner Buttery toasty note to €17.5 EU 1OTW KamptalAchleiten Wachau Kamptal DAC Veltliner the nose with powerful DAC GrunerGruner Veltliner Gruner Veltliner 2016 HHH1/2 citrus flavours laced Hahndorf Hill Gru Veltliner 2015 HHH2016 HHHH1/2 2016 HHHH Spicy and savoury on with sweet spices. $45 Adelaide Hills Fragrances of citrusQuite sweet, Nose has subtle musky the nose with musky Gruner Veltliner and stonefruit. Quitesomewhat old earthy notes with hints floral nuances and lots Laurenz V. 2015 HHHH an estery palate withfashioned, bouquet. of truffles and toast. of aromatic apple-like Charming Kamptal A complexity of dried powerful flavours and aSmells of dried apricots Delicious, alluring and flavours edged with Gruner Veltliner herbs, lemon peel and sweet finish. €29.8 EUwith earthy notes. well-crafted palate. citrus. €31 EU 2016 HHH some tropical fruitJuicy full-bodied palate; Slightly sweet finish. Weingut Somewhat cool, aromas. Palate shows Weingut Leth Riedrich with powerful €27 EU Bründlmayer slightly minty, bouquet some age with loads Brunnthal Wagramquince/marzipan-like Weingut Markus Langenloiser with lovely refreshing of citrus and some Gruner Veltlinerflavours. €26 EU Huber Alte Setzen Spiegel 1OTW juicy citrus flavours. tannins. $29 2014 HHHWeingut Erste Traisental Vincent Kamptal €50 EU Weingut Leth Very sweet muskyBründlmayer Gruner Veltliner DAC Gruner Gigama Grande aromas with nutty/Langenloiser 2016 HHH1/2 Veltliner Weingut Loimer Reserve Wagram herbal notes. Nice fruitKaferberg 1OTW A lively expressive 2016 HHH1/2 Langenlois Ried Gruner Veltliner flavours balanced byKamptal DAC wine with apple cider Very herbaceous and Spiegel Erste Lage 2013 HHH1/2 the sugar and acidity.Gruner Veltliner like aromas and nice very peppery nose Kamptal DAC Attractive youthful and €18 EU2016 HHHH1/2 fresh fruit flavours with with a bone-dry lemon Gruner Veltliner quite Burgundian inVery herbaceous nose a solid finish. \"Very driven palate. \"Will 2016 HHH style. \"Sailing the middle Hahndorf Hill Gruwith some rustic enjoyable.\" €15 EU keep forever,\" enthused Smoky toasty nose road perfectly,\" said one Adelaide Hillscharacters and a simple Dürnberg Ried one judge. €38 EU with some hints of judge. Very interesting Gruner Veltlinervarietal palate that's Rabenstein Winzer Krems pineapple and a creamy wine. €26 EU 2014 HHH\"fresh as a daisy\". A Weinviertal DAC Kremser Wachtberg rich palate; loads of A mature and complexkeeper that speaks Gruner Veltliner Kremstal DAC spiciness. €84 EU bouquet with vibrantvolumes about the 2016 HHH1/2 Gruner Veltliner and nicely developedgruner varietal. €38 EU Dense complex 2016 HHH RESERVE juicy lemony flavours.Domäne bouquet; quite savoury Lots of wild herb GRUNER $29Baumgartner and leading on to a characters on the nose VELTLINERWeinviertal DAC lean but complex and with a simple minerally 2015 & OLDER SWEETKTI Reserve very flavoursome palate that has great GRUNERNiederösterreich palate. €16 EU fruit expression. €20 EU 11 TASTED VELTLINERGruner Veltliner Ingrid Groiss Rainer Wess 7 AWARDED2016 HHHH Sauberg Ried Kogl 1OTW 2 TASTEDA nose of pepper Tradition Reserve Kremstal DAC \"Some here are ageing 1 AWARDEDand spice with some Niederösterreich Reserve Gruner gracefully whilst otherssmoky-like characters Gruner Veltliner Veltliner 2016 HHH started off well but One sweetie made theand a rich palate with 2016 HHH1/2 Mature golden wine have faded,\" said one grade here.loads of powerful fruit Nose opens up to with lots of sweet judge. \"With age someflavours. Has potential! elegant fruit with some spice and apple aromas of these wines picked Weingut Türk TBA€9.9 EU mintiness. Refreshing and plenty of tertiary up riesling rather NiederösterreichWeingut Nigl Privat palate; good flavour flavours. €25 EU than gruner varietal Trocken-Ried Pellingen focus. Great example characters.\" beerenausleseKremstal DAC of the variety. €25 EU Gruner VeltlinerGruner Veltliner 2017 HHH1/22016 HHHH Nose is an elegantSuper peppery nose complexity of fresh- simple but very pineapple, mangoesvarietal and a powerful and limes with lusciouspalate with juicy dried honeyed apple flavours.apricot and nutty-like \"Very well balanced forflavours. Still plenty of such a sweet wine.\"acid. €20 EU €29.9 EU Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 127

ROSÉ149 TASTED97 AWARDEDROSÉThis is a variety that everyone continues to say is perfect for warm and hot Antipodean Yealands Estate Yealandssummers! So why don't we drink it more? Great to see more consistency in this tasting Peter Yealands Estate Babydollwith the trend to drier styles becoming a movement! Marlborough Rosé Marlborough Rosé 2018 HHH 2018 HHHH1/2ROSÉ Zilzie Wines Angas & Bremer Zilzie Wines Lifted peach aromatics Salmon coloured wine$15 AND Bulloak Murray Langhorne Creek Selection 23 South with a simple, slightly with confectioneryUNDER Darling Rosé Sangiovese Rosé Eastern Australia sweet, stonefruit sweet tropical/ 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH Rosé 2018 HHH flavour profile. $13.99 stonefruit fragrances17 TASTED Subtle wild strawberry- The delicate perfumed Zesty citrus bouquet NZ showing a gamey12 AWARDED like aromas with a bouquet has a and lively acid driven note. Dense, tightly tropical note and some medicinal nuance and palate with vibrant McGuigan Single focussed fruitThe judges were lovely delicate peach has an elegant fresh strawberry flavours. Batch South palate tasting ofpleasantly surprised fruit flavours layered citrus driven palate $12 Australia Rosé strawberries andwith this class with lashings of acidity. with zesty apple-like Kulara Estate 2018 HHH passionfruit. $20agreeing wines here $10 acidity. $15 Matilda's Ghost Has aromas of stewed Yealands Estateoffered good quality McPherson Family Andrew Peace Barossa Valley Rosé apples with fresh Petal & Stemfor the price with a Lucie's Promise Wines Masterpeace 2018 HHH vibrant melon flavours Marlborough Rosédistinct lack of the South Eastern Victoria Rosé Lifted stonefruit with crunchy acidity. 2018 HHHHunbalanced sweet Australia Grenache 2018 HHH1/2 aromas and tropical $15 Pretty pale pink winewines of the past. Well Rosé 2018 HHHH A mix of strawberry fruit salad of a palate with lifted citrusdone! Smells of cranberries and raspberry-like offering easy drinking. ROSÉ aromatics and a lovely and pomegranates fragrances with $13 $15-$20 delicate estery fruitArm's Length and the palate is lingering flavours of Scarpantoni palate with goodWine Co Mix Tape silky smooth in the sweet strawberries and McLaren Vale Rosé 36 TASTED texture and balancedSummer Grooves mouth and is rich with water melon. $13 2018 HHH 22 AWARDED sweetness. $NAMix Limestone confectionery fruit Lake Chalice The Intense, almost Trentham TheCoast Rosé flavours. $12.99 Nest Marlborough neon-like, pink hues, Very mixed results Family MurrayNV HHHHH Wine for Yoga Rosé 2017 HHH1/2 sweet fruit aromas and here. There were Darling SangioveseBright, vibrant and fruit Lovers Langhorne Subtle red currant generous fruit flavours. some very good wines Rosé 2018 HHHHdriven nose with a Creek Sangiovese aromas lift off the $13 showing freshness An intense andpleasant perfumed lift. Rosé 2018 HHHH nose with a smooth, and vibrancy but pungent cranberryThe palate offers the Excellent Provence complex and developed others had tried a little bouquet with a dryperfect balance between style with a complexity musky/smoky palate. too hard to achieve palate showing subtlethe red fruit characters, of fruit aromatics and a High acidity. $14.99 a savoury edge with red fruit flavours withresidual sweetness and citrussy element. Crisp use of pressings often a slight menthol-likethe crisp acidity. $15 palate tastes of wild resulting in bitterness touch. $16 strawberries. $14 and other odd Jacob's Creek characters. Le Petit South Australia Rosé 2018 HHHH Smells of melons with an attractive tropical thread. The gentle well textured tropical palate has a good line of crisp acidity. $16.99JUDGES David Fleming Jason Barrette Damian Espinase Winemaker for Chief winemaker for Scientist at The Scarpantoni Wines. Schubert Estate. Previously Australian Wine Has vintaged in director of winemaking for Research Institute. California, Italy, Hemera Estate. Former Honours BSc. in Canada and Hungary. Penfolds winemaker at Oenology and Viticulture. Formerly winemaker Magill Estate. Winemaking Certified Sommelier, at Seppeltsfield in the consultant for Barrette International Sommelier Barossa Valley. winemaking in France and Guild. Certificate in California since 2009. Has Sensory and Consumer vintaged in Portugal, Canada, Science, UC Davis. France and California.128 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

varietal tastingYealands Estate Left Field Jacob's Creek Lake Chalice Zonte's FootstepLand Made Hawkes Bay Rosé Barose Barossa The Falcon Scarlet LadybirdMarlborough Rosé 2018 HHH1/2 Rosé 2018 HHH Marlborough Pinot Fleurieu Peninsula2018 HHHH An elegance of Nose has a subtleness Noir Rosé Rosé 2018 HHHHLifted confectionery cranberries on the of fruit with simple 2017 HHH Fresh and complexfruit aromas and nose with generous cranberry/rhubarb-like White floral subtley to aromas of citrus,well-balanced palate red fruit flavour flavours and crunchy the nose with a simple, red fruits and nicewith good savoury intensity underscored acidity. $16.99 developed, fruit driven spiciness with redfruit characters and with apple-like acidity. Hay Shed Hill palate. $18.99 fruit sweetness onsweetness matched by $17.99 Pitchfork Pink the palate and plentythe acidity. $16.99 Villa Maria Margaret River Shanahans of acidity to balance. Cellar Selection Rosé 2018 HHH Resisting $20Miles from Marlborough Rosé Sweet tropical Tempation BarossaNowhere Margaret 2018 HHH1/2 bouquet and simple Valley Rosé Paracombe RedRiver Rosé A huge concentration racy palate with 2017 HHH Ruby Adelaide Hills2018 HHHH of citrus and melon strong melon/guava A mix of strawberry Rosé 2018 HHHHBeautifully fresh wine aromas with a balanced characters. $17 and melon aromas with An intense bouquetwith an elegant fruit and flavoursome palate Mount Riley a rich fruit palate; some of red berries, melonsnose that has subtle with tangy acidity. The Bonnie residual sweetness. and citrus. The freshspiciness and nicely $17.99 Marlborough Pinot $19.95 and racy acid palatebalanced mix of fresh Brown Brothers Rosé 2018 HHH has attractive simplesweet fruit flavours. 1889 Dry Victoria Nice hit of tropical ROSÉ fresh fruit flavour$18 Rosé 2017 HHH1/2 aromas and a fresh $20-$25 profile. $21 Subtle elegance of and flavoursome FLIGHT 1 Chain Of PondsPioneer Road cherry/raspberry fruit palate with balanced Innocence Adelaide Jb Wines ButterflyLanghorne Creek characters here with sweetness. $17 NZ 26 TASTED Hills Pinot Noir Corner SingleSangiovese Rosé slight floral elements Allan Scott Family 18 AWARDED Rosé 2018 HHH1/2 Vineyard Barossa2018 HHHH wrapped in crunchy Wines Marlborough A simple subtle lifted Valley RoséA crisp and refreshing acidity. $18.80 Rosé 2018 HHH Eclectic range of red berry fruit style Pinot MeunierProvence style of McPherson Subdued nose with wines from faulty with a tight acid 2018 HHH1/2rosé with some lovely Wines La Vue some raspberry winemaking to wines backbone and a finely A perfumed, spicy andstrawberry/cranberry- Marlborough elements and enhanced by skilful balanced sweetness. citrus driven nose andlike characters and a Grenache Rosé confectionery sweet crafting of phenolic $20 a palate that is velvetylong, crisp acid finish. 2017 HHH1/2 red berry flavours. (skin character) smooth in the mouth$18 Developing red $18 textures. with nice acid line. berry bouquet with d'Arenberg $20Shingleback VBBAEULSYUTSE confectionery sweet Stephanie The Duke's Single Seabrook WinesHaycutters red fruit flavours on Gnome With Rose Vineyard Lineage BarossaSalmon a warming palate Tinted Glasses Porongurup Rosé Valley RoséAdelaide Hills Rosé with a citrussy finish. McLaren Vale Rosé 2018 HHHH 2018 HHH1/22018 HHHH $18.99 2018 HHH Vibrant pink wine with Toasty red fruit aromasLifted stonefruit Hollick Estates Floral fragrances of sweet perfumed red with a floral lift andbouquet with a floral The Rosada rose petals and violets berry fragrances and good fruit density andperfumed lift and red Wrattonbully with a sweet/savoury delicate raspberry sweetness on theberry flavours laced Rosé 2018 HHH palate. Nice acidity. sweetness on the medium weight palate.with crunchy apple-like A fresh and $18 palate with a good level $20acidity. Nicely textured simple wine with Vidal Reserve of acidity. $20 Turners Crossingfinish. $18 confectionery sweet Hawkes Bay Rosé Bendigo Rosé red fruit aromas and 2018 HHH Schild Estate A 2018 HHH1/2Haha Hawke's Bay flavours. $16 Spicy fruit derived Good Dirt Barossa Big fruity hit to theRosé 2018 HHH1/2 aromas. Great palate Valley Rosé nose with a slightSalmon pink with texture. Strong fruit 2018 HHHH smokiness and a soft,pungent characters to flavours with balanced Nose shows sweet palate withthe subdued fruit nose. sweetness. $19.99 strawberry fruit plenty of acidity toThe silky palate is rich characters with some balance it. $21and sweet with good floral, spice and herbal Caudo Vineyardlevel of complexity. notes. Silky smooth Lifestyles Riverland$17.99 NZ palate has long, dense Rosé 2017 HHH1/2 fruit flavours. $20 A slightly developed, full flavoured, style James Scarpantoni with wild strawberry Assistant winemaker and sweet cranberry- with Scarpantoni like fruit characters. wines. Has conducted $20 six vintages with the company. Oenology & Viticulture graduate, Adelaide University. Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 129

ROSÉSidewood Adelaide Misty Cove Hemera Estate Artwine Temptress McGuigan Adelaide B&G Rose d'AnjouHills Tempranillo Marlborough Rosé Single Vineyard Clare Valley Hills Rosé AOC RoséRosé 2017 HHH1/2 2018 HHH Barossa Valley Tempranillo Rosé 2018 HHH 2017 HHHFloral red fruit Sweet raspberry nose Grenache Rosé 2018 HHH1/2 Vibrant fruity nose A sweeter, delicatefragrances with with a peppery note 2017 HHHHH Intense, lifted and with high estery pink, wine withintense toastiness and nice sweetness to Some lovely toasty/ spicy red berry nose notes and good attractive fruitand showing powerful the fruit driven palate. nutty aromas laced with a complexity of sweet/acid balance to characters in balancesavoury richness to $21.99 with sweet red fruits strawberry and vanilla the palate. $22 with the acidity. $24.99the complex palate. and deliciously rich flavours. $22 Rusty Bike Wines$20 Marjico Harvesters mouthcoating flavours Brangayne Of The Tricycle Castel Freres RoseSaint Clair Family Barossa Valley Rosé - all cranberries, Orange Orange Barossa Rosé d'Amelie AOCEstate Premium 2017 HHH peaches and spices Rosé 2018 HHH1/2 2018 HHH Languedoc RoséMarlborough Pinot Subtle spiciness to supported by a fine A dark vibrant pink Subtle spiciness to 2017 HHHGris Rosé the nose and fruit line of acid. $22 wine that offers a the red currant nose A pleasant complex2017 HHH1/2 sweetness on the velvety melange with sweet developed and toasty style withA bright, fresh and palate balanced by racy of tropical fruits, champagne-like the sweet fruit sittingelegant salmon pink acidity. $20 raspberries and characters on the in the red spectrum.wine with delicate red spices. $22 palate. $22 $24.99fruit sweetness and Saint Clair Family Nepenthe Altitude Walter Winesappley acidity. $21.50 Estate Origin Adelaide Hills Federation Hill Haselgrove WinesNZ Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé Mudgee Shiraz Alternative SeriesKalleske Rosina Pinot Gris Rosé 2018 HHH1/2 Rosé 2018 HHH McLaren ValeBarossa Valley Rosé 2017 HHH Delicate line of Smells of raspberries Grenache Rosé2018 HHH Subdued nose with raspberry aromas with and rhubarb with nicely 2018 HHHA toasty sweet red spicy notes and nicely violet nuances and a balanced fruity palate. Aromatic red floral fruitberry complexity textured palate with racy fresh fruit driven Good acid/sweet fragrances with a lovelyto both nose and candied fruit flavours. palate showing some balance. $22 texture to the elegantthe palate. Slightly $21.50 NZ vanilla notes. $22 Geoff Merrill Bush and flavoursomedeveloped finish. Audacity by Vine McLaren Vale palate. $24$20 ROSÉ Woodstock Grenache RoséOxenberry Farm $20-$25 McLaren Vale Rosé 2018 HHH ROSÉHannah Jane FLIGHT 2 2018 HHH1/2 Wild raspberry bouquet $25-$30McLaren Vale Rosé Simple nose - smells with a nicely balanced2018 HHH 29 TASTED like cherries and has and very flavoursome 29 TASTEDSimple easy drinking 18 AWARDED pretty rose petal-like red fruit palate. $24 18 AWARDEDstyle with lifted red fruit flavours with Barristers Blockfruits, some tannins \"It is an art to get the nicely balanced Poetic Justice Not much differenceand chalky acidity. balance right in this sweetness. $24 Charlize Adelaide in quality from the$20 delicate style and the Rosenvale Estate Hills Rosé previous flight withSchild Estate grape variety used can Barossa Valley Rosé 2017 HHH most wines beingBarossa Valley Rosé make a completely 2018 HHH1/2 Honeydew melons well made and very2018 HHH different wine,\" A flintiness to the red lift off the nose with drinkable. \"In general,Subdued fruit bouquet commented one of the currant-like nose and a flavours reminiscent of the better wineswith sweet red licorice judges. mouth-wateringly racy red apple skins. $22 were more elegantand raspberry-like fruit driven palate with Mitchell Wines and there wereflavours. $20 subtle spiciness. $24 Auburn Hill Clare some wines showingTamburlaine On the Bunnamagoo Valley Rosé winemaking faults thatGrapevine Orange Estate Mudgee 2017 HHH knocked them out.\"Rosé 2018 HHH Rosé 2018 HHH Vanilla and cedarSweet cranberry and Delicate fresh characters accompanypomegranate aromas raspberry bouquet and the juicy cranberryand a full flavoured tart red fruit/rhubarb and strawberry-likeand complex palate. flavour profile with nice fruit. $22$20 sweetness. $22 Hemera Estate Hay Shed Hill Single Vineyard Margaret River Barossa Valley Rosé 2018 HHH Grenache Rosé A balanced wine with 2018 HHHH1/2 subtle fresh red berry Very delicate red berry fruit characters with a aromas with some nice super racy acid line. $22 spiciness and lifted floral notes leading on to a fresh elegant palate with a subtle flavour profile and chunky acidity. $22130 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

varietal tastingMurray Street Aravina Estate St Leonards Allan Scott Family Tempus Two Bangor EstateWhite Label 'A' Collection Vineyard Wines Scott Base Copper Hunter Maria TasmaniaBarossa Valley Rosé Margaret River Rutherglen Rosé Central Otago Rosé Valley Shiraz Rosé Pinot Noir Rosé2018 HHHH1/2 Rosé 2018 HHH1/2 2018 HHH1/2 2017 HHH 2018 HHHH1/2 2018 HHH1/2Very elegant and A sweet mix of Bruised fruit bouquet Nose is all stonefruits Interesting aromatic Lifted spicy tropicalestery fragrances of mulberry and with rich sweet and toast with a mix of wild aromas with floralraspberry and spices raspberry-like complexity of strawberry silky-smooth palate strawberries, citrus and cherry flavours layeredwith hints of citrus. fragrances with subtle and cranberry flavours in the tropical fruit spices with a musky with spices and ginger.Palate has excellent sweet pomegranate and nice alcohol spectrum. $26 lift. Lovely balance of Almost sauvignonbalanced and texture flavours with crunchy warmth. $28 acid and sweetness blanc-like. $35with tropical-like acidity. $25 Nepenthe ROSÉ $30+ with subtle red berry Gralyn Estateflavours and very nice Goldman Alpine Winemaker's flavours. Nice line of Margaret Riverzingy acidity. $25 Valleys Rosé Selection Adelaide 12 TASTED acid. $30 CabernetLongview Nebbiolo 2018 HHH1/2 Hills Tempranillo 9 AWARDED Sauvignon RoséAdelaide Hills Subdued fruit aromas Rosé 2018 HHH High class wines here Chateau Cavalier 2018 HHH1/2Rosato 2018 HHHH with a slight tropical Subtle citrus and with very few faults. Grand Cavalier Subtle raspberryThe wine has almost note. The palate is spices on the nose and Here we see two AOC Cotes de and red licorice-likeneon-like pink hues gentle and elegant with good concentration styles - the herbal Provence Rosé bouquet with lovelywith simple sweet a racy acid line. $25 of Cherry Ripe-like Provence-like ones 2017 HHHH1/2 moderately sweetstrawberry aromas Kirrihill Wines flavours. $25 and the New World A great nose - it's spicy cranberry-likeand flavours and good Gleeson & Co Clare Schwarz Wine Co wines of berries and complex, nutty and flavours. $35length of acidity. $26 Valley Sangiovese Barossa Valley Rosé spices. \"These wines herbal with nice subtle Bay of ShoalsYealands Estate Rosé 2018 HHH1/2 2018 HHH are well made and spiciness. “The palate Kangaroo IslandSingle Vineyard Musk strawberry Hints of smoky/toasty have better structure is fresh, pure and full Rosé 2018 HHHMarlborough Pinot bouquet - fresh and aromas with a spicy lift and not made as an ….and very French!\" Musky citrusNoir Rosé floral. Fantastic sweet/ and an elegant fruity afterthought.” Nice backbone of aromas and medium2018 HHHH acid balance with palate that has flinty mineral acidity. $39.99 sweetness to theCranberry-like nose delicate strawberry acidity. $25 Allandale Wines McGuigan Cellar tropical/strawberrywith slight green flavours. $25 Simon Tolley Single Classic Dry Select Hunter palate. Citrussyherbaceous notes and Merricks Estate Vineyard Adelaide Hilltops Grenache Valley Rosé acidity. $30medium weight palate Thompson's Hills Pinot Noir Shiraz Rosé 2018 HHHH Clyde Park Estaterich with flavours Lane Mornington Rosé 2018 HHH 2018 HHHH1/2 A fairy floss of a Geelong Roséof strawberries and Peninsula Rosé Nice lift of spicy Aromas of sweet nose. Palate is soft 2018 HHHpeaches. $26 2018 HHH1/2 fruit fragrances. raspberries with a and understated with Delicate layers of fruitBeresford Classic A subtleness of Great palate texture floral/violet-like lift. delicate spicy fruit characters, smoky/McLaren Vale spicy fruit lifts off with subtle tropical Elegant sweetness flavours laced with nutty elements, toffeeGrenache Rosé the nose and has a flavours. $25 to the palate. Nice acidity. \"Wine of the notes and mouth2017 HHHH nicely textured palate Jericho Wines balance of candied day!\" said one judge. $30 puckering acidity. $30Confectionery cherry exhibiting red fruit Adelaide Hills Rosé fruit, spices and racy Caves Reve De Laaromas and delicious sweetness. $25 2018 HHH acidity with phenolics Mer Corsica Francepalate tasting of Whistler Wines Nose is warm, pungent supplying texture. $30 Rosé 2016 HHHCherry Ripe with Barossa Valley Rosé and spicy and has Toasty stewed applevanilla-like elements, 2018 HHH1/2 subtle spicy fruit nose and simple sweettangy acidity and Subtle spicy peppery flavours with a good citrus palate withlingering finish. $28 bouquet; hints of lingering finish. $26 tropical notes and nice raspberries. Beautifully Scion Rutherglen nuttiness. $34.99 sweet delicate Rosé 2018 HHH strawberry and cream Herbal/cola bouquet; flavours. $25 some funkiness with Elysian Springs similar characters Apple Cart echoed on the palate. Adelaide Hills $28 Pinot Noir Rosé Joelle McLaren 2018 HHH1/2 Vale Grenache Another neon pink Rosé 2018 HHH wine with lifted spicy Rhubarb aromas with red berry fruit aromas beetroot-like notes and with a very complex, good concentration and sweet fruit flavour length of fruit flavours. profile. $27.50 $29.99 Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 131

NEW RELEASES158 TASTED98 AWARDEDNEW RELEASESSome great wines in this judging, with the usual high performance from the Taylorsconsistently strong shiraz wines, but also pleasing was the quality of riesling wines Clare Valleyalong with great grenache. Somewhat surprisingly was the quality of the pinot gris Rieslingand grigios. The latter show how far they have come. 2018 HHHH1/2 A beautiful racy styleSPARKLING Vero King Valley RIESLING Reillys Museum in need of cellaring. Prosecco NV HHH Release Clare Has lifted ripe citrus9 TASTED Smells like a fresh fruit 18 TASTED Valley Riesling bouquet with floral5 AWARDED salad with a fresh, 15 AWARDED 2012 HHHHH notes and subtle yet simple and flavoursome A perfectly aged intense varietal fruitA mixed result with fruit palate. Great \"Beautiful elegance riesling. Alluring and flavours of limes andsimple quaffing quaffer. $15 to these rieslings,\" complex nose and green apples. Offerssparklings and those Sorriso King Valley said one judge. \"The great palate balanced plenty! $20few that really stood Prosecco NV HHH 2018 vintage looks like with lovely blend Brangayne ofout. Aromas of honeysuckle being a great year for of toasty flavours, Orange Dry and lemon with a this variety.\" “Finding custard apples and Orange RieslingTenafeate Creek creamy floral apple characters of flowers, citrus fruit. \"Yum,\" 2018 HHHH1/2One Tree Hill palate and crisp line of spices and rosewater was one succinct Great floral lift toSparkling Shiraz acid. $20 all together is hard to comment! $40 the honeysuckle-NV HHHH Pertaringa capture but we see like aromas and anBig rich mature plum- Lakeside South plenty of it here,\" said excellent palate withlike aromas showing Australia Moscato another. lashings of zesty lime/hints of vanilla. The 2018 HHH citrus flavours andwell-balanced palate Punchy muscat Gatt Eden Valley good weight to thehas a complexity of aromatics and High Eden Riesling palate. $22developed flavours. $30 powerful confectionery 2017 HHHHH Mr Riggs Wine Co. sweet varietal flavours. A lovely classic riesling Ein Riese AdelaideChandon Vintage $20 nose that's clean and Hills RieslingBrut Whitlands clear and smelling of 2018 HHHH1/2Strathbogie Yarra limes and honeysuckle. A simple wine withValley Methode The beautifully lovely delicate varietalTraditionelle balanced palate is aromas all floral and2015 HHH layered with fruit, citrussy with greatA mature, complex spices and mineral sweet lychee, appleand yeasty nose elements. $30 and lemon flavours.with an attractive Excellent palatecomplexity of smoky/ weight. $25meaty flavours. $42 JUDGES - DAY 1 Andrew Locke Matthew Walker-Brown Winemaker with Winemaker for Mollydooker Stephen John Rosemount Wines since wines. Has previously worked Senior Winemaker for The Wine 1998. Previously he was a at Sirromet, Wirra Wirra and Group Australia and owner/ winemaker with Orlando Hardy's Tintara. Has over 10 winemaker of Stephen John Wyndham and De Bortoli years experience in hospitality Wines. More than 30 years’ Wines. He has completed in Australia, UK and North winemaking experience. Has vintages in the US and America. Previously worked judged at Adelaide, National, Loire (France). In 1993 as a sommelier. Has judged and Barossa wine shows. he attended the AWRI at McLaren Vale wine show Regular Winestate panellist and advanced assessment and Grenache challenge. Has a previous chairman of judges at course. BSC in biotechnology. the Winestate Wine of the Year Awards.132 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

Reillys Watervale Gomersal Wines Joiy Savvy Society Cleanskin Fresh OTHER Hand CraftedClare Valley Premium Eden Marlborough & Juicy South WHITE by Geoff HardyRiesling Valley Riesling Sauvignon Blanc Eastern Australia VARIETALS & Adelaide Hills2018 HHHH1/2 2018 HHH1/2 2018 HHH Pinot Grigio BLENDS Gruner VeltlinerPure varietal aromas - a Lemon sherbet-like Powerful pungent 2017 HHHH 2018 HHH1/2subtleness of floral and aromas with nicely passionfruit nose A nose of ripe mangos 11 TASTED Fragrant spicy nosecitrus characters. The focussed lime and with more of the and honeydew melons 5 AWARDED with a dash of whitepalate is crisp, clean lemon flavours, tight passionfruit on the with an attractive, pepper and spicyand perfectly balanced acidity and a mineral simple palate. Drying slightly austere, palate Drink young! \"Some confectionery palatewith well-focussed edge. $20 finish. $6.99 with great minerally nice wines here supported by crispvarietal flavours. $25 grapefruit flavours. but all were 2018s acidity. $25Taylors St Andrews Brangayne of PINOT GRIS/ $5 with the older winesClare Valley Orange Orange GRIGIO Lindsay Collection fading away,\" said one CHARDONNAYRiesling Riesling Sea Wind Eden judge. \"With varietals2018 HHHH1/2 2018 HHH1/2 10 TASTED Valley Pinot Grigio you expect varietal 7 TASTEDAromas of fresh limes Attractive spiciness 6 AWARDED 2018 HHH1/2 characters and the best 4 AWARDEDand lemons lift out the to the floral citrus A surprisingly good Great varietal delivered.\"glass - very varietal. nose and fragrant lime line-up of pinot grigios expression to the nose A small flight ofLovely powerful flavour cordial flavours with and gris with most with a tightly fragrant Haselgrove Wines good drinking winesprofile with mouth- a slightly tropical-like having genuine varietal and crispy palate with Alternative Series showing excellentwatering acidity. \"A edge. $22 characters, something good flavour profile and McLaren Vale Fiano varietal character. Goodgreat riesling,\" said one that is not always length. $20 2018 HHHH result!judge. $37 Mr Riggs Wine Co. evident with this rather Harmonise South An elegant wine withBream Creek Watervale Clare neutral variety. Eastern Australia a fresh fragrant and Walter WinesVineyard Tasmania Valley Riesling Pinot Grigio aromatic nose and very Reserve MudgeeRiesling 2018 HHH Loveblock 2017 HHH1/2 light palate with good Chardonnay2017 HHHH1/2 Alluring fragrant Marlborough Pinot Very light varietal with spicy fruit expression 2017 HHHH1/2Lovely punchy blossom bouquet and Gris 2018 HHHH1/2 a lemonade-like lift to and alert acidity. $24 An aromatic complexitycitrus bouquet with a crisp yet generous Fresh light fruit salad- the nose and good of stewed fruit withhoneysuckle notes palate with interesting like nose. Creamy sweet fruit flavours Dionysus Winery nice toasty elements.and a very interesting flavours. $25 in the mouth with that lingering across Canberra District Classy palate with boldpalate big on sweet interesting layers of the palate. $10 Viognier ripe melon and peachspicy fruit flavours Gala Estate lychee and apple-like Totino Estate 2018 HHHH combination of flavourswith great balance and Tasmania flavours with floral Adelaide Hills Slightly oily notes to with some very niceintensity. $24 Riesling 2018 HHH elements and a good Pinot Grigio the nose with aromas oak. $28Mercuri Estate Light flinty/ line of acid. $21.99 2018 HHH of ripe apricots andRyder Clare Valley confectionery nose NZ Citrussy nose with hints of honeysuckle. KrinklewoodRiesling with mouthfilling slight green edges Big, generous and Biodynamic2018 HHHH intensity of spicy fruit and elegant and lightly flavoursome palate. $25 Vineyard BrokeVery delicate flavours and a fine line simple pear and apple Fordwichperfumed/floral of acid. $30 flavours. $15.95 Krinklewood Chardonnayfragrances with simple Two Towns South Biodynamic 2017 HHHHfloral citrus flavour SAUVIGNON Eastern Australia Vineyard Broke A nose of peachesprofile, some spiciness BLANC Pinot Gris Fordwich Semillon and cream with aand great level of 2017 HHH 2018 HHHH long tight palate butacidity. $14 10 TASTED Good level of citrus/ Very young tight wine has generous varietalLindsay Collection 1 AWARDED pear aromas with with very delicate flavours, sweet oak andEvensong Clare nutty notes and simple bouquet of cut grass great line of acid. $32Valley Riesling A very disappointing but flavoursome and lemon zest and a2018 HHHH group according to palate. Still very bright lively palate. Give PertaringaBright green wine the judges. \"Very young. $20 it plenty of time. $25 Lakeside Southwith pithy lime aromas few actually showed Australiadominating and has a varietal fruit; instead Lindsay Collection Chardonnaybeautiful flavour profile exhibiting simple The Doric 2017 HHHon a very youthful and vinous characters often Porch Barossa Toasty melon nose andvery steely palate. $22 stretched and therefore Valley Semillon big flavoursome toastyMercuri Estate lessening flavours.\" Sauvignon Blanc palate. Simple but well-Freya and Jules 2018 HHH1/2 made wine. $15Watervale Clare Subtle tropical andValley Riesling herbaceous aromas. Taylor Made2018 HHH1/2 Nicely balanced Adelaide HillsA subtlety of orange gooseberry driven Chardonnayblossom on the nose palate. \"Very enjoyable 2017 HHHwith a lovely zippy wine.\" $18 Light fruit bouquetfresh lemon/lime and simple palate withpalate. A simple clean layers of melons, appleclassic. $7.99 and spices. $25 Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 133

NEW RELEASESROSÉ Lindsay Collection Totino Estate Angas & Bremer Lindsay Wine Rosenvale The Balcony Adelaide Hills The Creek Estate Barossa Vineyards Estate4 TASTED Barossa Valley Rosé Sangiovese Shiraz Langhorne Creek Valley Merlot Barossa Valley3 AWARDED 2018 HHH Cabernet Red Blend 2015 HHH GrenacheA small group but a A musky dusty black 2017 HHHHH 2017 HHHH Ripe Satsuma plum 2016 HHHHHgood one! Well-made cherry bouquet with a Nose shows the classic A bold wine with bouquet with an A delightful big richwines worthy of a good simple pleasant fruit varietal spiciness earthy meaty attractive richness of dark red wine withrosé standard. tingle of a palate. of sangiovese with characters to the floral cherry flavours. $50 excellent intensity $20 hints of smoked meat black fruit nose which of bright sweet andPete's Pure characters and lovely is echoed on the GRENACHE & spicy grenache fruitEuston Rosé Haselgrove Wines flavoursome layering of palate. Good food BLENDS characters and nice2018 HHHH1/2 Alternative Series oak and red berry fruits wine. It needs more long soft tannins.A pretty dolly pink McLaren Vale on the savoury palate. time. $15 10 TASTED A good wine forwine with fresh estery Grenache Rosé $19.95 Cockfighter's 10 AWARDED cellaring. $24strawberry and rose 2018 HHH Pablo & Pedro Ghost Singlepetal fragrances and a Powder puff pink with South Eastern Vineyard McLaren Outstanding classlovely fresh, clean and a rose petal bouquet Australia Vale Sangiovese with the judgesdry palate with a great and light floral fruit Tempranillo 2017 HHHH commenting that thisstrawberry/cherry flavour flavours. $24 2018 HHHH An aromatic savoury was the best group ofprofile. $14.99 Clean, fresh and mix of beetroot, blood straight grenache and OTHER RED very varietal with sausage and dried grenache blends that VARIETALS & sweet cherry aromas fruits laced with nice they have seen for a BLENDS showing a leathery ripe tannins. Very long time. Enjoy! element and a spicy/ approachable wine. $25 14 TASTED savoury palate. Great Tenafeate Creek 6 AWARDED soft tannins. $10 One Tree Hill Durif 2017 HHH1/2 Very mixed! Some A classic style. excellent varietal Deep crimson with wines across some earthy meaty aromas very different styles. and quite a tannic, Those that didn’t make powerfully rich, ripe the grade were either palate. $30 faulty or lacking in varietal characters.Open 11am to 5pm Friday through to Monday Various tasting experiences 467 Research Road Nuriootpa SA 5355 Phone: (08) 8562 3533 Assorted grazing boards, tea, coffee & homemade cakes available Unique glass wall looking into working winery and chances are you will meet the winemaker A view to die for - the vineyards and Barossa Ranges134 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

Fox Creek Wines PINOT NOIR Gala Estate Haselgrove Wines Postmaster GSM Tasmania Pinot First Cut McLaren McLaren Vale 7 TASTED Noir 2017 HHH Vale Cabernet Grenache Shiraz 4 AWARDED A spice cupboard Sauvignon Mourvedre The judges found of a nose with 2017 HHHH 2016 HHHH1/2 these to be an elegant ripe strawberries Lovely balance of fresh Big nose; has lashings group rather than a underneath and soft lifted leafy blackcurrant of ripe blackberries flavoursome one. cherry flavours. $30 fruit, toasty oak and with attractive earthy soft tannins with the nuances and leads to Pete's Pure CABERNET classic crushed ant-like a huge mature palate Wentworth Pinot SAUVIGNON varietal character. $23 with mouthfilling mix Noir 2018 HHHH & BLENDS of licorice, plum and Light strawberry Capel Vale cherry flavours. $29 aromas with jelly 22 TASTED Wines Regional crystal-like characters. 11 AWARDED Series MargaretFox Creek Wines Nick Haselgrove Beautiful fruit driven Greenock Estate River CabernetLimited Release Wines Blackbilly palate; slippery, sweet In this group the Yellow Fish 666 SauvignonMcLaren Vale McLaren Vale and perfectly balanced. ‘17s and ‘15s really Barossa Valley 2017 HHHHGrenache Grenache Shiraz $14.99 excelled; the 2016s not Cabernet Shiraz Smells of black2016 HHHHH Mourvedre Gala Estate Estate so much. \"It seemed 2015 HHHH1/2 truffles, blackberriesA big ripe perfumed 2017 HHHH Black Tasmania they were either The nose is complex and pine needles!Christmas cake-like Attractive fragrant Pinot Noir good or not,\" said one and mature but still has Very classy palatebouquet leading to a cherry aromas and a 2017 HHH1/2 judge. \"The best had subtle fruit characters. with a flavoursomenice juicy sweet and soft and inviting palate Lifted fresh fragrances good length of bright Nicely aged palate with complexity of fruit,flavoursome palate with bright varietal fruit and well-structured fresh fruit flavours - delicious layers of fruit. oak and firm tannins.more in the savoury flavours and powerful palate. Good varietal the worst had green Tight finish. \"A good $26.95end of the spectrum. acid backbone. $25 fruit/oak balance and capsicum characters or Aussie Claret.\" $22 Taylors ReserveExcellent texture. $38 Rosenvale Estate excellent varietal stale fruit.\" Reillys Dry Parcel ClareTenafeate Creek Barossa Valley spiciness. $65 Land Clare Valley CabernetOne Tree Hill Grenache Shiraz Bream Creek Bendbrook Wines Valley Cabernet SauvignonGrenache Shiraz 2016 HHHH Vineyard Tasmania Section 19 Single Sauvignon 2017 HHHHMourvedre A sweet and simple Pinot Noir Vineyard Adelaide 2015 HHHH1/2 Generous blackberry2017 HHHH1/2 quaffer with an 2016 HHH1/2 Hills Cabernet Chocolaty cassis bouquet withOld fashioned style. oaky nose and a Nicely ageing wine Sauvignon aromas with cough smoky/tobacco leafBig hit of blackberry flavoursome savoury with an alluring 2015 HHHHH drop-like notes. characters. Goodand plum aromas and plum fruit palate that's leathery plum nose Subtle menthol notes Complex palate, varietal flavour profilelovely sweet grenache nicely supported by the and fragrant sweet fruit to the chocolaty some great fruit well with some herbaldriven palate with ripe oak. $24 palate that shows a big aromas and a rich integrated with the oak elements. $28shiraz tannins and good Reillys Old Bush spicy hit. $34 \"complete\" palate and tight tannins. Stilluse of oak. $28 Vine Clare Valley showing great varietal has plenty of years leftHaselgrove Wines Grenache fruit expression with in it yet. $38Switch McLaren 2014 HHH1/2 some lovely fine Bendbrook WinesVale Grenache Old fashioned style; tannins. An excellent Pound Road SingleShiraz Mourvedre young, huge, sweet wine. $58 Vineyard Adelaide2017 HHHH1/2 and very interesting Hills CabernetCherry Ripe-like showing some nice Bendbrook Sauvignoncharacters dominate age but still retaining Wines Single 2015 HHHH1/2the nose with a freshness of fruit. $29 Vineyard Adelaide Still amazingly freshgreat flavour profile Haselgrove Wines Hills Cabernet lifted cabernet fruitthat, according to Vine Sear McLaren Sauvignon aromas with a sweetone judge, \"Speaks Vale Grenache 2017 HHHH1/2 oak background andof GSM.\" Excellent 2017 HHH The subtle cassis lovely palate stillpalate structure and A very simple style fruit bouquet is laced looking fresh andlength $40 with nice lift of sweet with toasty oak and youthful with nice and spicy grenache the tightly structured tannin structure. fruit on both nose and palate exhibits great \"Classy!\" $39 palate. $30 varietal fruit intensity Mr Riggs Wine and excellent ripe Co. The Magnet tannins. $25 McLaren Vale Grenache 2017 HHH Lovely savoury aromas and attractive confectionery fruit flavours on a long palate. $30 Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 135

NEW RELEASESTaylors Jaraman Mollydooker Mollydooker Wines Mollydooker Wines Angas & Bremer Capel Vale WinesCoonawarra Clare Wines Blue Eyed Carnival of Love Velvet Glove Langhorne Creek Regional SeriesValley Cabernet Boy McLaren Vale McLaren Vale McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet Mount BarkerSauvignon Shiraz Shiraz Shiraz 2017 HHHH Shiraz 2017 HHH2016 HHHH 2017 HHHHH 2017 HHHHH 2017 HHHH1/2 \"This has a classic Big hit of cherries andSimple cassis/cigar Dark red, almost black, A massive super A monster of a spicy Aussie 'claret' nose,\" plums on the nose andbox nose with a lovely wine, with a powerful ripe, super thick, dark plum nose with a according to one judge a blackberry compoterich palate, lots of oak, charred oak and ripe red red wine with an warming palate that with nice sweet black of a palate. $26.95plenty of pure varietal berry bouquet. Brilliant abundance of serious has lusciously fresh fruit flavours, fresh oakfruit and excellent balance of intense shiraz fruit matched by layers of plum fruit and a firm tannic finish. Bendbrook Winestannins. Has years in it sweet fruit flavours with a huge amount of oak. flavours with nice oak $15 Yarnspinner Singleyet. $32 lashings of oak and firm \"So much to like!\" A and varietal spiciness. Haselgrove Wines Vineyard Adelaide tannins. \"Wow!\" $50 classic. $75 $195 H by Haselgrove Hills ShirazLindsay Wine Mollydooker Wines Haselgrove Wines Haselgrove Wines South Australia CabernetEstate Barossa Enchanted Path First Cut McLaren Il Padrone McLaren Shiraz 2017 HHHH 2017 HHHValley Cabernet McLaren Vale Vale Shiraz Vale Shiraz An excellent Fresh ripe red fruitSauvignon Shiraz Cabernet 2017 HHHH1/2 2017 HHHH1/2 complexity of fragrances and soft2015 HHHH 2017 HHHHH Enormous chocolaty Lovely aromas of blackberry, raspberry fruity flavours with goodA wine with a A really lovely wine complexity to the ripe cherries and berries and cherry fruit tannin structure. $28massive colour, that's complex and fruit nose. Beautifully with dusty oak. Great characters with softsyrupy fruit, huge oak very classy with a big complex palate with palate; fresh and supple tannins. Needs Poole's Rock Postcharacters, attractive oaky lift to the nose generous spicy plum generous showing some more age on it. Office Hunterspiciness, bacon fat- and generous sweet fruit flavours layered with excellent shiraz fruit $15 Valley Shirazlike savoury notes and fruit flavours with oak oak and tannins. $23 flavours balanced with Nick Haselgrove 2017 HHHbig tannins. $65 adding complexity. Very McPherson Wines bold tannins. $45 Wines Clarence A clean, \"honest\" shiraz well made. $75 Don't Tell Gary Wine Men of Hill Adelaide Hills with simple fresh berryRosenvale Estate Grampians Shiraz Gotham South Shiraz 2017 HHHH fruit and attractiveBarossa Valley 2017 HHHH1/2 Australia Shiraz Spicy oak driven style menthol notes. $45Cabernet Merlot Fragrant black 2018 HHHH but has plenty of2016 HHH fruit aromas with Very young ruby red lovely classic shiraz SHIRAZ 2016A mature complex slight menthol-like wine with big rich fruit to match. \"It has & OLDERstyle that needs food. characters. Lovely and aromas of rhubarb, years ahead of it yet,\"It has rich cassis fruit, rich and chewy in the cherries and plums suggested one judge. 12 TASTEDcedary oak and big mouth with typical cool and a soft sweet fruity $15 10 AWARDEDtannins. $24 climate fruit flavours. palate with substantial Taylors Special \"Has style and class.\" tannins. $12 Release Clare A powerful 2016SHIRAZ & $23.99 Valley Shiraz vintage has resulted inBLENDS 2017 HHH1/2 some great wines. And2018/2017 \"Great drink now it is nice to see a 2015 shiraz,\" suggested wine that is still bright24 TASTED one judge. Has and vibrant.18 AWARDED attractive rich varietal fruit characters on Bendbrook WinesAn outstanding class. both nose and palate. Goat Track Single\"One of the best flights $15 Vineyard Adelaideof shiraz I have judged Nick Haselgrove Hills Shirazin years,\" enthused Wines Blackbilly 2015 HHHHHone judge. \"These are McLaren Vale Very elegant nosevery solid wines from Shiraz with beautiful toastya cold vintage that has 2017 HHH1/2 oak and ripe brightresulted in a freshness Light fresh black fruit blackberry fruit. Theas well as richness of nose with subtle lush silky-smoothflavour.\" oak and a powerful palate with excellent palate with excellent intensity and length ofHaselgrove Wines flesh, structure and plum-like flavours withCatkin McLaren freshness. $25 supporting oak. $39Vale Shiraz Haselgrove Wines2017 HHHHH Bella VignaAn old school style, McLaren Vale\"But a great one that Shirazdelivers,\" according 2017 HHH1/2to one judge. It has a Brilliant depth of red/big rich fruit cake of purple hues here witha nose and a palate simple varietal fruitthat displays some characters, sweet\"awesome flavours!\" $40 oak and big generous tannins. $30136 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

Gomersal WinesPremium BarossaValley Shiraz2016 HHHHHA big, rich and stillvery fresh wine thathas a powerful spicyoak nose. Greatpalate structure andtasting of cherries andblackberries with layersof ripe tannins. $20Lindsay Collection Bendbrook Wines Winson Grand Growers Reserve Follow us and keep upThe Selector Goat Track Reserve Reserve Barossa The Family Barrels to date with all our latestBarossa Valley Single Vineyard Valley Shiraz Barossa Valley wine info, tastings andShiraz Adelaide Hills 2016 HHH1/2 Shiraz 2016 HHH2016 HHHHH Shiraz A lovely lifted A Cherry Ripe of a events on facebook,Dark chocolate aromas 2015 HHHHH composite of classic nose with simple juby twitter and instagram.are layered with subtle \"An awesome wine!\" shiraz fruit and blackberry flavours and Winestate Magazineplum characters. It has It is tight and elegant attractive toasty oak attractive tannins. $32a simple spicy plum showing incredible underscored with a Reillys Dry Land @WinestateEdpalate that fills the depth of red hues with tight tannic spine. $22 Clare Valley Shirazmouth with deliciously lifted complexity of 2016 HHHrich varietal fruit rich ripe shiraz fruit and A huge old-fashionedflavours. $20 well-handled cedary shiraz with masses ofGatt Accent oak. $58 fruit, oak and tanninsBarossa Valley and years to go yet! $32Shiraz Totino Estate2016 HHHHH Reserve AdelaideA powerful, classy Hills Shirazand complex nose 2016 HHHHsmelling of cherries A clean and classyand berries. The palate wine with spicy plumhas elegance and complexity to thefreshness with classic nose and a palateshiraz fruit a-plenty. A that offers freshness,lovely wine. $25 complexity and structure. $19.95 Greenock Estate Erbe E3 Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016 HHH1/2 Beautiful oaky nose with some great fruit behind. Delicious in the mouth - it's all long, warm and textured. $120 Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 137

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Jacob's Creek Classic Em's Table Clare Valley Wingara Wines La La Land Shingleback HaycuttersAustralia Riesling 2018 Riesling 2017 Victoria Vermentino 2017 Salmon Adelaide HillsLovely lift of pure lemon-like Rosé 2018fragrances with delightful, delicate, An excellent light golden riesling A pungent nose with some citrusfloral/lavender nuances. The crisp dry exhibiting steely flinty citrus aromas underneath. Slightly oily palate with Lifted stonefruit bouquet with a floralpalate is full of flavour with lovely that have a perfumed lift. Lovely a generosity of ripe fruit flavours and perfumed lift and red berry flavoursgreen apple characters. palate; elegant and inviting with a plenty of phenolics. 3-5 $18 laced with crunchy apple-like acidity. hint of sweetness and great line of Nicely textured finish. $18 5+ $11.99 acid. 5+ $19 Wingara Wine Group Shingleback WinePernod Ricard Australia Macaw Creek Wines Phone: 03 9682 5000 Phone: 08 8323 9199Phone: 02 8874 8354 Phone: 0418 890 203 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.deakinestate.com.au Web: www.shingleback.com.auWeb: www.pernod-ricard-winemakers.com Web: www.macawcreekwines.com.au www.winestate.com.au Connect on social with Winestate Follow us and keep up to date with all our latest wine www.facebook.com/Winestate-Magazine twitter.com/winestateed info, tastings and events on facebook, twitter and www.instagram.com/winestate/ instagram. Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 139

Best of BEST VALUE BUYS 2018 - All under $20Shingleback Red Knot Shingleback Red Knot Trentham Estate Grown Taylors Special Release ClareMcLaren Vale Cabernet Classified McLaren Vale Murray Darling Shiraz 2016 Valley Shiraz 2016Sauvignon 2017 Shiraz 2017 Great colour with dark purple hues. Great lift of spicy perfumedA lovely lift of cola, berry and Big 'masculine' wine. Hints of Smells of cherries and sweet spices. raspberry aromas and full flavouredlavender-like fragrances with a good spices and pepper on the nose Velvety smooth in the mouth and meaty palate with a dash of brightdepth and persistence of sweet and red berry/dark plum palate rich with a broad spectrum of berry fruit and good tannin length.fruit flavours edged with chocolate, with some complex maturation varietal flavours. $18 $14.99mocha and cola characters. $15 evolving. $19Shingleback Wine Shingleback Wine Trentham Estate Pty Ltd Taylors Wines Pty LtdPhone: 08 8323 9199 Phone: 08 8323 9199 Phone: 03 5024 8888 Phone: 08 8849 1115Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]: www.shingleback.com.au Web: www.shingleback.com.au Web: www.trenthamestate.com.au Web: www.taylorswines.com.au We have to wash over 32,000 wine glasses each year ... so you don’t have to. Subscribe to Australia’s Leading Wine Buying Guide phone +61 8 8357 9277 or on-line www.winestate.com.au140 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

Sanguine Estate Kindred Cuppa Cup Limestone Coast Berton Vineyards Metal LabelHeathcote Shiraz 2016 Malbec 2016 Riverina Durif 2017Chocolaty and leathery on the nosewith hints of olives. The rich and Massive herbal characters on the Inky mulberry aromas with a spicychunky palate is heavy with brooding nose with slight minty nuances. lift. Very spicy palate with a powerfullicorice/black fruit flavours. $15 Lovely vibrant minty varietal fruit tannin structure and tart acidity. Too palate with some great rich tannins. young needs time. 3-5 $12Sanguine Estate An excellent drink! $8Phone: 0417 831 076 Berton VineyardsEmail: [email protected] Blaxland Vineyards Ltd Phone: 02 9675 9382Web: www.sanguinewines.com.au Phone: 08 8304 8879 Web: www.aldi.com.au Email: [email protected] Web: www.blaxwine.com.authe wine & spiritA U S T R A L I A N & N E W Z E A L A N D Issue 162 | Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019Editor & Publisher Winestate Web Site electronic medium or machine-readable form without E-mail: [email protected] the express permission of the publisher. Every care isPeter Simic E-mail: [email protected] taken in compiling the contents of this publication, butManaging Editor Printing DAI Rubicon the publisher assumes no responsibility for the effects Website: www.distalliance.com arising therefrom. ABN 56 088 226 411Lara Simic E-mail: [email protected] Bozsoki E-mail: [email protected] Designer WINESTATE is published six times a year by Winestate Publishing Pty Ltd.Naomi Fry E-mail: [email protected] WINESTATE PUBLISHING PTY LTD, Telephone (08) 8357 9277Marketing Manager 81 King William Road, Unley SA 5061. Facsimile (08) 8357 9212 Copyright 2019 by WINESTATE PUBLISHING PTY LTD. E-mail [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] This publication may not, in whole or in part, be copied, Website www.winestate.com.auTasting Coordinator photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to anySophia Clements E-mail: [email protected] Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 141

styles THE BEST WINES OF 2018 CONTENTS Includes: Sparkling/Champagne, Pinot Gris/Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Chardonnay, Other White Varietals & Blends, Rosé, Other Red Varietals & Blends, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz/Syrah, Sweet White & Fortified.142 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2018 style tastings sparkling Taltarni Tache SEA sparkling red Grampians Estate Chandon Late Bream Creek /champagne Chardonnay Pinot Rutherford Disgorged Vineyard Cuveenon-vintage Noir 2012 HHHH1/2 Grampians Sparkling Traditionellesparkling Berry fruit fragrances Sparkling Shiraz 2006 HHHHH Tasmania Cuvéeunder $25 with hints of smoked 2014 HHHH Nose reminded one 2011 HHHH meats and underlying Aromas of blueberries judge of Monte Carlo Subtle soy-likeSidewood Adelaide complexity. Clean fresh and plums with a spicy biscuits! Good fresh savouriness on theHills Sparkling and creamy in the lift. Nicely balanced, flavour intensity of developed noseChardonnay Pinot mouth with attractive well-structured palate citrus and red berries with generous fruitNoir NV HHHH strawberry/citrus showing plenty overlaid with amazing flavours and a sweetNice complexity flavours and toasty of spicy dark fruit texture and toasty and slightly cloyingof strawberry fruit autolysis. $25 flavours. $35 development. $105 finish. $45and biscuity yeastyaromas and flavours Leura Park Vintage non-vintage Feathertop Singlefile Wineswith a fresh core Grande Geelong sparkling $30-$40 Alpine Valleys Limited Releaseof lemon citrus and Blanc de Blanc Blanc de Blanc Denmark Blanc depersistent acidity. 2017 HHHH Whistling Kite Minuet By Majella 2012 HHHH1/2 Blancs 2011 HHHH$20 A well-balanced wine Sparkling Red Coonawarra Pale green hues, lovely A classy buttery styleTomich Sparkling with an appealing Riverland Sparkling Sparkling Riesling persistent bead and of sparkling with crèmeM Adelaide Hills balance of primary and Petit Verdot NV HHHH1/2 nutty earthy complexity caramel-like charactersChardonnay Pinot secondary fruit and 2016 HHHHH An elegant nose with to the nose with very well matched by theNoir NV HHHH very complex toasty A young vibrant wine delicate citrussy fruits elegant lemon curd fresh lemon citrusSmells like a raspberry biscuity autolysis with dense purple and attractive toasty flavours, high acid elements. $100tart with strawberry characters. $30 hues. Has lovely plum yeasty complexity. and some amazingnuances and has a Home Hill Wines fruitiness on the nose Full flavoured creamy freshness. $45 champagne &subtle but complex Kelly’s Cuvee and great palate texture palate with pure Singlefile Wines sparkling rosépalate with nice Tasmania Pinot with excellent mouthfeel citrussy varietal Limited Releaseinterplay of fruit, yeast Noir Chardonnay and delicious red currant characters. $30 Denmark Pinot Perrier Jouetand acid. $22 2014 HHHH flavours. $50 K1 by Geoff Hardy Chardonnay Blason Champagne Highly aromatic citrus/ Grampians Estate Adelaide Hills 2011 HHHH1/2 France Rosévintage sparkling melon nose with good Rutherford Sparkling Pinot Buttery and toasty NV HHHH1/2$25-$40 secondary complexity Grampians Noir Chardonnay on the nose with a Pale copper hues and a palate full of Sparkling Shiraz NV HHHH suggestion of ripe with subtle restrainedTaltarni Victoria flavour with underlying 2011 HHHH1/2 The bouquet has apples and lemon strawberry aromas,Tasmania acid backbone. $38 This deep red wine an attractive mix of butter. Loads of beautifully balanced,Blanc de Blancs has a lifted cherry/ strawberry and yeast creaminess on the totally faultless and2013 HHHHH cola-like bouquet autolysis aromas. palate with great very creamy palateA very fine persistent with pretty spicy Fresh, clean fruity length of flavour and with quite delicatebead with lovely toasty characters which palate with subtle good acid spine. $100 strawberry flavours.honeyed complexity on follow through to the complexity. $35 Saint Clair $89.99the nose and attractive slightly sweet, berry Paracombe 2016 Family Estate Mumm Grandcitrus underneath. and plum flavoured Release Adelaide Dawn Methode Cordon ChampagneJuicy fruit drive to palate. $50 Hills Sparkling Traditionnelle France Roséthe palate with a soft Mollydooker Miss Pinot Noir Marlborough Pinot NV HHHH1/2creamy texture. $25 Molly McLaren Vale Chardonnay Noir Chardonnay Restrained red berryWicks Estate Langhorne Creek NV HHHH 2014 HHHH bouquet with aPamela Adelaide Sparkling Shiraz Lovely red fruit and Fresh citrus bouquet background of yeastyHills Sparkling 2016 HHHH brioche aromas and layered with toasty complexity. TheChardonnay Pinot Tarry prune-like aromas creamy citrussy spicy elements and elegant palate offers aNoir 2013 HHHH1/2 and excellent balance flavours with a hint of a simple, clean and generous hit of tastyStylish autolysis notes of rich spicy fruit secondary complexity fresh citrus palate fresh cherry flavours.to the crème caramel- flavours with plenty of and nice linear acid with subtle secondary Lovely acid drive.like nose. Very soft secondary characters structure. $35 complexity. $49.99 $94.99in the mouth with and good level of Courabyra 805 Besserat Decreamy toasty flavours tannins. $28 vintage sparkling Tumbarumba Bellefon Epernayand a long lingering $40+ Sparkling France Brut Roséfinish. $30 Chardonnay Pinot NV HHHH1/2 Noir Pinot Meunier Very good aromatic 2013 HHHH intensity on the nose Citrussy/lemon barley- with lovely autolysis like fruit aromas and notes. A beautifully flavours well supported balanced palate that’s by plenty of attractive creamy and fine with toasty/coconut long lingering flavours cream-like secondary and great acidity. $105 characters. $45 Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 143

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2018 style tastingsClover Hill Besserat De Champagne Deutz Jeeper Premier Cru Pertaringa pinot grisTasmania Cuvée Bellefon Epernay Classic Champagne Champagne France Lakeside South /pinot grigioRosé NV HHHH1/2 France Brut Brut NV HHHH Chardonnay Pinot Australia Moscato pinot gris/grigioSalmon pink fruit NV HHHH1/2 Creamy biscuity nose Noir Pinot Meunier 2017 HHHH under $15driven wine with pretty Toasty smoky aromas and rich and creamy NV HHHH Lovely characters ofberry accents on the with a long, creamy in the mouth with nice A fuller buttery lychees and apples Berton Vineyardrestrained nose. Quite and very stylish palate mousse and lingering developed dominate the nose and Outback Jacka “chunky” palate, showing fresh citrus citrus flavours with a champagne with hints the fine boned palate. Pinot Grigiocreamy in the mouth flavours and masses of good fresh finish. $80 of ginger and toast \"Quite delightful,\" 2017 HHHHand tasting of fresh secondary complexity. on the nose and a thought one judge. A bright, finelystrawberries. A tad Good level of acid. $75 champagne generously flavoured, $20 featured, fruit drivendry. $35 Alexandre Bonnet vintage $100+ well balanced palate. Bottega Vino Dell wine with an excellentSidewood Isabella Harmonie De $195 Amore Veneto Italy acid drive and lovelyAdelaide Hills Blancs Champagne Champagne Deutz J De Telmont Blanc Moscato NV HHHH grapefruit and apple-Sparkling Rosé France Brut William Deutz de Blancs A well-made moscato like varietal characters.2013 HHHH NV HHHH1/2 Champagne 2010 HHHH exhibiting clean, fresh $6A fine persistent bead A gentle mix of yeast Champagne Subdued mousse, and vibrant floralwith good secondary autolysis and subtle 2007 HHHHH with more apple-like fragrances and full of pinot gris/grigiocomplexity to the nose primary fruit fragrances Very appealing elegant fruit aromas. soft sweet pineapple- $15-$20and a very sweet, on the nose. Good complexity of Lovely citrus peel like flavours. $25slightly cloying style balance between developed nutty, flavours. Excellent Babydollpalate but nice acid the fruit flavours and roasted, buttery clean finishing citrus Artwine Single Marlborough Pinotunderneath. $32 creamy secondary aromas. Lovely fine acid balance. € 99 EU Vineyard Adelaide Gris 2018 HHHHHTaltarni Victoria characters. $88 bead and a creamy Hills Prosecco Very pretty, veryTasmania Cuvée Henri Giraud Esprit palate layered with italian style 2017 HHHH primary bouquet withRosé 2012 HHHH Brut Nature Ay stonefruit flavours and sparkling Bright lemon sherbet- inviting fragrancesPretty cassis and France Champagne great balancing acidity. like aromas with similar of lemonade andstrawberry fruit NV HHHH1/2 $245 Mollydooker Girl flavours on the lively passionfruit. Greatbouquet. 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Simple butDomaine Georges NV HHHH excellent fresh Dry Spumante Italy dash of citrus. Plenty very attractive whiteVesselle Brut Sans Lovely crunchy apple pure varietal flavour Prosecco NV HHHH of energy and life to stonefruit fragrancesAnnee Bouzy aromas with good generosity. $110 This nose is mellow and hints of nettles.France Champagne yeastiness. Long and Champagne Deutz and sweet. A richer Palate shows subtleNV HHHHH creamy in the mouth Amour De Deutz style of palate with nice nutty complexity withRed berry and lemon with fresh acid drive Champagne layers of lemon tart and mouthfilling flavours.curd nose with and excellent dosage Champagne white cherry flavours; $19.99seductive creamy level. $56 2008 HHHH1/2 some savouriness. Peter Yealandsnotes. Creamy and Alexandre Bonnet “Smells great!” $19.99 Reservecomplex in the mouth Grande Reserve enthused one judge. Dal Zotto Wines Marlborough Pinotwith restrained varietal Champagne France Nice nutty/yeasty Pucino King Valley Gris 2018 HHHH1/2fruit flavours layered Brut NV HHHH complexity. Still shows Prosecco Estery nectarine-with lovely secondary Complex creamy plenty of lively sweet 2017 HHHH like aromas and acomplexity. $90 brioche, fruit and fruit flavours for its age A drier style with a perfectly balancedCharles De Macadamia-like and has a lovely acid fine bead, enticing palate with delightfulCazanove fragrances. Good backbone. $310 lifted melon aromas creamy mouthfeel andBrut Tradition length of green apple Besserat De with delicate floral delicious varietal fruitChampagne France and citrus flavours with Bellefon Epernay notes and a delicious flavours balanced by aChampagne sweeter dosage. $72 France Blanc de smooth peach driven lovely lean line of acid.2007 HHHHH Mumm Grand Noirs NV HHHH palate. $24 $16.99Very complex yeasty Cordon Champagne Quite a racy andtoasty bouquet with France Champagne lean style with a fine this bright stonefruit-soy-like notes and a NV HHHH persistent bead and like varietal palate.perfumed strawberry Lovely secondary very pure minerally $19.99lift. A big generous and toasty/biscuity lemon fruit with toastydeveloped palate with characters here with yeast autolysis. Veryslightly sweet dosage citrus and sour cherry promising! $115level. $75 fruit underneath, good dosage and a fine bead. $84.99144 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2018 style tastingsTaylors Clare Valley Saint Clair Family pinot gris/grigio Villa Maria Single riesling Saint ClairAdelaide Hills Pinot Estate Premium $25-$30 Vineyard Seddon under $20 Family EstateGris 2017 HHHH1/2 Marlborough Pinot Marlborough Pinot Vicar's ChoiceShy and simple flinty Gris 2017 HHHH1/2 Bird in Hand Gris 2017 HHHH Em’s Table Marlboroughgreen lime aromas Vibrant green hues Adelaide Hills Pinot Quite lifted peach- Clare Valley VBBAEULSYUTSE Rieslingwith a fine crisp palate with lovely lime Gris 2018 HHHHH like aromas and rich Riesling 2017 HHHH1/2that has great poise, aromatics - quite Lovely lifted aromas primary fruit flavours 2017 HHHHH Delightful fragrancesgood length of juicy restrained. Great of stinging nettles on a balanced palate An excellent light of jasmine andpear and citrus flavours palate freshness with and capsicum with with a lingering finish. golden riesling honeysuckle with pureand good backbone of rich flavour generosity tropical notes. Bright A very pleasant wine. exhibiting steely flinty mouthfilling citruscrunchy acid. $19 and fine acid length. lifted palate with great $29.99 citrus aromas that have flavours on a beautifullyMatahiwi Estate Offers good cellaring intensity of ripe green a perfumed lift. Lovely textured palate withMt Hector opportunity. flavours on the creamy pinot gris/grigio palate; elegant and minerally acidity. StillWairarapa $21.50 NZ mid-palate with fine $30+ inviting with a hint of looking very youthful.Pinot Gris Ceravolo Adelaide acidity. $25 sweetness and great2018 HHHH Hills Pinot Grigio Hahndorf Hill Riversdale Estate line of acid. 5+ 3-5 $19.50Complexity of pungent 2018 HHHH Adelaide Hills Pinot Coal River Valley $19 Alkoomi Winespassionfruit and guava- \"A text book grigio.\" Grigio 2018 HHHH Pinot Gris White Labellike aromas. Great Citrus aromas Very attractive 2017 HHHH1/2 Hutt River Clare Frankland Riverpalate – it’s long and dominate the nose pristine green pear- Sound and complex Valley Riesling Rieslingcomplex and according with subtle lift of like aromas - very wine. Nose has nice 2018 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHHto one judge “Has lots perfumed pears and primary and very lift of pears and green A complex Gentle hints of orangegoing on!” $14.99 attractive floral citrus sound with a light apples with perfumed concentration of blossoms on the noseMatahiwi Estate flavours. $20 bodied green apple flavours showing nice baked apples, rose and a delicate mineralityWairarapa Pinot Chain Of Ponds palate. A smart wine! core of dried fruit petals and beeswax to the persistentGris 2018 HHHH Amelia's Letter $25 flavours and some aromas. Nice flavours citrussy palate withRed apple bouquet Adelaide Hills Hahndorf Hill residual sweetness. $32 of mandarins, limes and nice level of phenolics.with subtle Pinot Grigio Wines Adelaide Idiom Estate florals balanced by the $15honeysuckle notes. 2018 HHHH Hills Pinot Grigio Tasmania Pinot phenolics and acidity. KongorongComplex, well Subtle but very lifted 2017 HHHH Gris 2017 HHHH1/2 Limestone Coastbalanced palate with citrussy aromas A very well made clean, Rich, flavoursome and 3-5 $18.99 Rieslingexcellent length of with hints of herbs fresh and bright pinot well-structured wine 2018 HHHHvarietal flavours. Nice and a pretty, slightly grigio with lovely purity with great intensity Jacob's VBBAEULSYUTSE Muted fruit nose - adrink. $19.99 NZ restrained, palate with of varietal fruit characters of melon-like varietal Creek Classic bit citrussy with toasty good line of crunchy and some great crunchy fruit with herbaceous Australia hints. Good flavourpinot gris/grigio acidity. $20 acidity. $25 notes, mouth-watering Riesling persistence with florals$20-$25 Mr Riggs Mr. Catalina Sounds acidity and nicely 2018 HHHH1/2 and citrus intermingling. Brightside Adelaide Marlborough Pinot textured finish. $30 Lovely lift of pure Good phenolic support.Zonte's Footstep Hills Pinot Gris Gris 2017 HHHH Foxey's Hangout lemon-like fragrancesDoctoressa Di Lago 2018 HHHH Very complex and Mornington with delightful, 5+ $19Adelaide Hills Flinty green melon intensely flavoured Peninsula Pinot delicate, floral/ Giesen Estate NewPinot Grigio notes on the citrus wine with green melon Gris 2018 HHHH lavender nuances. Zealand Riesling2017 HHHH1/2 nose with lovely varietal fruit characters, Very lifted tropical/ The crisp dry palate 2017 HHHHFresh, zesty and lemon driven flavours a dash of citrus and white nectarine aromas is full of flavour with Perfumed nose oftrue to style. Lovely perfectly balanced tropical touches. and a stylish palate lovely green apple white florals, limessherbety citrus by a fine line of acid. $25.99 with nice intensity of characters. 5+ and lemon drops and abouquet with just a Crunchy finish. $20 Delatite Wines juicy fruit flavours. $11.99 sweet European styletouch of grassiness Tamburlaine Estate Upper Great acid length. $30 of palate with glacéwith a well balanced, Organic Wines Goulburn Pinot Ryder Clare Valley pineapple-like flavours.not overly complex, On the Grapevine Gris 2017 HHHH riesling Riesling $16.99medium weight palate. Orange Pinot Gris Musky and tropical on 2018 HHHH1/2$20 2018 HHHH the nose with hugely A scented powder riesling Mandarin-like citrus intense fleshy lemon puff of a nose with $20-$25 characters tend to flavours. Starting to slight hints of citrus. dominate the nose and show some nice toasty A simple palate - Thorn-Clarke Wines has a very pretty, very development. $27 fresh and zesty with Sandpiper Eden tropical palate with a lemon curd flavours Valley Riesling spicy floral lift. $20 and soft, somewhat 2018 HHHHH Saint Clair Family chalky, line of acid. A smart wine with Estate Origin perfumed lime and Marlborough Pinot 5+ $15 lemon aromas with Gris 2017 HHHH ginger-like spiciness. Quite a simple and Creamy palate with restrained red apple- intense flavour profile like bouquet with of lemon, limes and a fine white stonefruit dash of orange peel. flavours offering pleasant easy drinking. 5+ $20 $21.50 NZ Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 145

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2018 style tastings Alkoomi Wines riesling Mr Riggs Watervale riesling Foxey's Hangout Black Label $25-$30 Clare Valley 2018/2017 Mornington Frankland River Riesling $30+ Peninsula Riesling Riesling 2017 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 A lovely burst of A simple but attractive Smells of citrus mixed citrus aromas; riesling style with great blossom with lemon all lemons, limes and concentration of citrus notes and a perfumed mandarins. Complex, characters and chalky lift. Mouthfilling lime/ nicely textured citrus Robert Stein Dry acidity. 5+ $35 grapefruit flavours Mudgee Riesling with some sweetness palate with nice 2018 HHHHH carried by the acidity. phenolic support and Robert Stein good acidity. 5+ Perfumed citrus Reserve Mudgee 5+ $24 bouquet with faint Riesling $25 passionfruit/tropical 2018 HHHH Citrus, nose leading on Stalking Horse Bird in Hand Clare nuances. Nicely to a lemon/lime palate rounded palate - with crunchy green Clare Valley Valley Riesling balanced and refined apple acidity and a Riesling 2018 HHHH lovely phenolic grip. $50 2017 HHHH1/2 Simple, easy drinking, with well-focussed and persistent pure citrus A lemon pie of a nose citrus driven style with flavours. 5+ $30 - all toasty and buttery a lift of ginger spice with generous citrus/ on the nose and zesty pastry flavour profile acidity on the textured Robert Stein riesling Half Dry Mudgee 2016 & older laced with crisp acidity palate. 5+ $25 Riesling $30+ and chalky phenolics. ALongview Iron classy wine. 5+ Mr Riggs Ein Riese 2018 HHHH1/2Knob Adelaide HillsRiesling $20 Adelaide Hills Powerful concentrated aromas of lavender,2018 HHHHH Riesling violets with a citrus 2018 HHHHSmells like red apple More of a European edge. An off-dry, sweet Paulett Winesskins with a slightsmokiness and a Reillys Watervale style with honeyed/ banana-like, palate with Polish Hill River Clare Valley good line of acid cuttingfragrant citrus lift. Riesling cheesy aromas through. 3-5 $35 Aged Release Clare 2018 HHHHH Valley RieslingThe zesty acid palate A subtle, dainty, and complex and 2012 HHHH1/2 delicate and balanced palate withhas delicate citrus understated beauty! both sweetness and Robert Stein Excellent delicateblossom flavours Nose of limes andsupported by a nice jasmine with gunflint savouriness. 5+ Reserve Mudgee lemon curd aromas - elements. The palate Rieslingacid line. 5+ has lime-like zestiness $25 2017 HHHH1/2 still amazingly youthful. and fresh crunchy Beautifully aged palate$21 green apple flavours. Some bottle age with mouthfilling toasty Urlar GladstoneBunnamagoo Estate 5+ $25 NZ Riesling developing on citrus flavours. Years 2016 HHHH the floral whiteMudgee Riesling Creamy citrus nose peach nose. Good left in it yet! 5+ with cold steel-like $602017 HHHHH nuances and a crisp persistence of citrusPure citrus aromas lemon sherbet-likewith toasty bottle age palate. Should cellar purity on the delicate McGuigan Shortlist well according to the palate and a zesty Eden Valley Rieslingcharacters developing. Thorn-Clarke Wines judges. $25 finish. 5+ $50 2008 HHHHA beautiful and Eden Trail Eden Smells of apricotscomplex palate with Valley Riesling and peaches. Tasty,intriguing mix of limes, 2018 HHHHH Jacob's Creek toasty complexity onlemons, apples and A classic nose of Steingarten Eden the palate with livelytoastiness. 5+ delicate lemon fruit, Reillys Watervale Valley Riesling pronounced acidity$22 white florals and hints Clare Valley 2017 HHHH1/2 cutting through. Eden Hall Springton of orange. Palate has Riesling Delicate pure citrus \"Yum.\" $30 Eden Valley Riesling great \"tension\" and 2017 HHHH fragrances and a linear 2018 HHHH poise with lemon/lime Aromas of peaches palate still looking sauvignon Subtle white florals fruit balanced by the and passionfruit lift extremely youthful with blanc with a dash of ginger phenolics and acid. off the nose and has subtle lingering jasmine and a pretty palate mouthcoating spicy flavours and a salivating with pure lemon curd- 3-5 $26 citrus flavours with finish. Great potential. like flavour profile and hints of apricots. $49.99 nice line of acidity. Four Winds Vineyard Canberra 5+ $25 McGuigan Shortlist sauvignon blanc 5+ $22 Eden Valley Riesling under $20 Districts Riesling Ceres Black Rabbit 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 Bannockburn Perfumed orange Pungent aromas with Riesling blossom bouquet and some tropical notes 2017 HHHH a lovely explosion of and underlying citrus Tropical aromas with citrus flavours with characters. Sharp and slight botrytis nuances a fine acid line and a persistent green apple and a textured off dry lingering zesty finish. acid line on the citrus style of palate with driven palate. 5+ generous flavours and 5+ $30 nice phenolics. $27.95 $27146 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2018 style tastingsVidal Estate sauvignon blanc Saint Clair sauvignon blanc Lawson's DryMarlborough $20-$25 Family Estate $25-$30 Hills ReserveSauvignon Blanc James Sinclair Marlborough2018 HHHHH The Darling Marlborough Blind River Sauvignon BlancLychee and pineapples Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2017 HHHHon the nose with a Sauvignon Blanc 2017 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Blanc A fine developingnice lift of herbaceous 2017 HHHHH A long lingering style 2018 HHHHH nose of citrus andfruit. Palate is full A super varietal in with great length and Pungent herbaceous tropical fruits. Crispof life with punchy the tropical/herbal intensity of ripe tropical fruit characters on the acid palate with apungent flavours, good spectrum with flinty/ fruit aromas. Lemons nose which is echoed nice range of flavoursphenolic integration earthy elements. The and limes on the palate on an intensely and hints of residualand a pineapple finish. nose is complex and with a hint of chilli-like flavoured palate that sweetness. $25$15.99 lifted - the palate long characters and subtle is laced with lovely Millbrook Regional and flavoursome with a phenolics. $24.50 crisp acidity and has Margaret RiverScarpantoni VBBAEULSYUTSE beautiful texture. Very Hollick Estates The a lovely long and Sauvignon BlancEstate drinkable! $23 Bard Coonawarra lingering after taste. 2017 HHHHMcLaren Vale Yealands Estate Sauvignon Blanc $25 Savoury characterSauvignon Blanc Single Vineyard 2018 HHHH Bream Creek to the nose; some2018 HHHH Marlborough Nice delicate and Tasmania toastiness. LovelyPungent herbaceous/ Sauvignon Blanc lingering mix of soft Sauvignon Blanc sweet intensity to thepassionfruit fragrances 2018 HHHHH tropicals, pungent 2016 HHHHH lemony palate that hasand good length of Aromas of herbaceousness and A broad soft tropical excellent drive andprimary fruit flavours gooseberries with a fruit sweetness all fruit bouquet. Rounded length. $25with nice level of flinty- delicate citrus blossom wrapped up with good and smooth in the Mount Avocalike acidity. $13 edge. Passionfruit and acidity. $20 mouth and rich with Delta Hatter's Estate Organic lemony fruit characters Wicks Estate sweet tropical flavours Hill Marlborough PyreneesFranklin Tate dominate the vibrant Adelaide Hills nicely balanced by the Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon BlancEstates Alexanders and lively palate with Sauvignon Blanc acid and oak nuances 2017 HHHH1/2 2017 HHHHVineyard Reserve somewhat sharp but 2018 HHHH adding another Reserved savoury Cool tropical fruitMargaret River balancing acidity. Good varietal fruit dimension. $29 characters on the aromas with hints ofSauvignon Blanc $21.99 NZ driven style sitting Elysian Springs capsicum/asparagus butterscotch aged2018 HHHH Brash Vineyard in the riper tropical Pennies from nose. Nicely weighted notes developing. SoftSmells of fresh cut Single Vineyard spectrum with hints Heaven Adelaide tightly lemon palate \"accessible\" palategrass with dusty Margaret River of citrus blossom and Hills Sauvignon with a hint of tropical showing plenty ofherbaceous notes Sauvignon Blanc nicely balancing acidity. Blanc fruit elements and a interest. $25and has a \"playful\" 2018 HHHH1/2 $20 2018 HHHH1/2 citrussy finish. $26.99herbaceous palate Green capsicum Lawson's Dry Prominent lychee nose Reillys Adelaide sauvignon blancwith very supportive and lychees on the Hills Marlborough with exotic floral. The Hills Sauvignon $30+backbone of acid. nose with hints of Sauvignon Blanc sweet-scented palate Blanc 2018 HHHH$18 lemongrass. Fleshy in 2017 HHHH has nice elegance and Lovely finesse to both Nepenthe Pinnacle the mouth with good Slightly broad delicacy about it with the nose and palate Petraea AdelaideBabydoll primary fruit expression passionfruit nose with sharp acidity and subtle showing excellent Hills SauvignonMarlborough nicely balanced by the honey nuances. Palate phenolics holding the fruit purity. Simple Blanc 2017 HHHHSauvignon Blanc acidity. $22.95 offers a rich mouthful fruit nicely. $28 aromas and long lively Slightly pungent2018 HHHH Patritti Merchant of sweet tropical fruit mouthfilling varietal herbaceous bouquetBig punchy hit of Adelaide Hills flavours and good flinty flavours. $25 and a lively and verytropical characters Sauvignon Blanc acidity. $20 Allandale Single expressive citrus fruiton the nose. Rich 2018 HHHH1/2 Giesen The Vineyard Orange palate layered withfruit palate with good Simple fruit driven Brothers Sauvignon Blanc some bracing acidity.volume of acid and style. Aromas of Marlborough 2017 HHHH $35finishing with fine spices, citrus and Sauvignon Blanc Subtle aromas of Umamu Estateherbaceous notes. tropical fruits and 2017 HHHH lemons with hints Margaret River$18.99 light floral/musky fruit Perfumed passionfruit of gooseberries and Sauvignon Blanc flavours. Not a classic bouquet with hints lychees and a very 2013 HHHHVidal Reserve varietal but a highly of honey. Nicely moreish lime driven Softly developingMarlborough drinkable wine. $24 structured palate with palate with vibrant toasty buttery citrusSauvignon Blanc herbaceous flavours tropical notes. $25 nose and big rich2018 HHHH underscored by Allandale Single toasty/apple pie-likeLively herbaceous passionfruit. $24.99 Vineyard Orange flavours with the crispbouquet with pungent Sauvignon Blanc and lively acidity stillnotes and hints of 2018 HHHH present. $34citrus. Great acid Powerful and lively fruitdrive to the palate intensity sitting in thewith tight tropical riper spectrum with atones. $19.99 slight green edge and underscored by mineral acidity. $25 Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 147

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2018 style tastings semillon Gartelmann Wines semillon $30-$40 Gartelmann Wines Allandale Jacob's Creeksemillon & Benjamin Hunter Benjamin Hunter Winemaker's Barossa Signatureblends under $20 Valley Semillon Mistletoe Reserve Valley Semillon Reserve Hunter Barossa Valley 2018 HHHH1/2 Hunter Valley 2014 HHHH Valley Semillon ChardonnayHapps iSeries The estery orange Semillon \"A fine and graceful 2010 HHHH1/2 2016 HHHH1/2Margaret River peel bouquet has a 2015 HHHHH bouquet,\" noted one A clean tight nose An attractive modernSemillon lovely perfumed lift Still very fresh for judge. The acid driven with buttery popcorn- style with stonefruit2015 HHHHH and the long tightly a 2015 wine with a palate has nicely like bouquet. Great and hazelnut aromas\"Great example of wound palate exhibits developed, slightly weighted honey and weight and length of with a bit of funkiness.how semillon benefits delicious flavours of oaky nose showing nougat flavour profile. spicy honeysuckle-like Palate is lean and tightwith some age on it,\" lemons, limes and floral touches and $35 characters to the well- with a certain elegancenoted one judge. Still pineapples. $27 great weight and Mistletoe Reserve balanced palate that and great line ofshowing a vibrancy of Gumpara Frieda's persistence of tropical Hunter Valley is showing good acid acidity. $19.99passionfruit and lemon Old Vine Barossa fruit flavours laced Semillon length. $65 Ara Single Estatecurd characters with Valley Semillon with bright lemon 2013 HHHH Pokolbin Estate Marlboroughsome nice grassy, 2017 HHHH1/2 zestiness. $30 Clean and bright with Phil Swannell Chardonnayherbaceousness. A powerful and Miles From aromas of lemons Hunter Valley 2016 HHHH$17 pungent style Nowhere Best and citrus zest and Semillon A very creamy richerGMH White showing great Blocks Margaret pineapple nuances 2009 HHHH1/2 style showing plentyMeritage Adelaide complexity for a River Semillon and an aged green The bright buttery of complexity. OakyHills Semillon young wine. Nice Sauvignon Blanc apple and graphite-like nose has slight kero- lift to the nose and aSauvignon Blanc musky characters lift 2017 HHHH1/2 palate. $35 like aged notes and stonefruit/citrus palate2018 HHHH off the nose and good Grassy herbaceous the creamy candied with nice leesy notes.Lifted tropical fruit weight and intensity aromas with a light semillon $40+ citrus fruit palate has $19.99bouquet with a trace of punchy fruit citrussy lift and hints of nice nutty nuancesof green apple and flavours. $28 pineapple. The lovely Mistletoe Reserve and hints of Hessian- chardonnaya zesty crispness Goldman vibrant palate has great Hunter Valley like characters. $40 $20-$30on the palate with Honeyeater Hunter line and persistence of Semillon Pokolbin Estatethe sauvignon blanc Valley Semillon citrus and gooseberry 2007 HHHHH Phil Swannell Hunter'sdominating. $18 2018 HHHH flavours. $32 Remarkably fresh for Hunter Valley MarlboroughDeep Woods A crisp and subtle nose Glandore Estate an eleven-year-old! Semillon ChardonnayIvory Margaret with a palate made Elliott Hunter A real \"wow\" factor 2011 HHHH 2016 HHHH1/2River Semillon more in a dry white Valley Semillon to the nose with its Delightful aromas of This is a rich andSauvignon Blanc style rather than being 2018 HHHH pretty floral and citrus candied pineapple with creamy chardonnay2017 HHHH very varietal. Offers A young wine with aromas and showing a spicy lift and oaky but also exhibits someDistinct tropical aromas good drinking now. a lightly perfumed, great balance to the hints and a lively spicy/ elegance. The lovelywith a nicely rounded $20 slightly oaky nose and a crisp, clean and elegant honeyed palate that stonefruit varietalpalate showing great Audrey Wilkinson fresh and well-balanced palate. $40 lingers on and on. $40 characters are layeredupfront flavours; hints Hunter Valley palate that has a tight Pokolbin Estate Saddler's Creek with classy hazel nut-of guava and fresh Semillon acid profile. $30 Hunter Valley Classic Hunter like oak. $22.99pineapples. $15 2018 HHHH Goldman Semillon Hunter Valley Pemberley An apricot nose and an Johannesburg 2004 HHHHH Semillon Pembertonsemillon & upfront mix of lemon Reserve Hunter A complex and 2010 HHHH Chardonnayblends $20-$30 and lime flavours on a Valley Semillon beautifully aged Pungent toasty 2016 HHHH1/2 fairly neutral palate and 2018 HHHH semillon with a nose development to the Fresh aromas; smellsRosnay Cowra showing delicate hints Light green hues, that's all toasty and nose and a long of fresh nectarinesSemillon of citrus blossom. $23 crisp apple bouquet buttery with tropical lingering palate with hints of apricots.2012 HHHHH Pokolbin Estate - nice grassiness touches and a creamy rich with guava-like Very intense fruitThis lovely, beautifully Phil Swannell and good weight of mouthful of honeyed flavours. Still holding flavours that lingeraged, golden semillon Hunter Valley apple and citrus-like flavours. Still an up very well. $42 across the entirehas slightly honeyed Semillon fruit flavours with amazingly sound length of the creamybrown lime bouquet 2010 HHHH balancing acidity. $30 wine. $45 chardonnay palate. Has someand a full flavoured A golden yellow, rich Tempus Two Tempus Two chardonnay flintiness. $25.99palate with attractive and fully developed style Copper Hunter Pewter Hunter under $20 Wicks Estatebuttery notes, some of semillon with luscious Valley Semillon Valley Semillon Adelaide Hillshoneyed characters and creamy fruit characters 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 Chardonnaytight acidity. $20 and lovely toasty age A golden green wine Nose is a pristine 2016 HHHH1/2 elements. $25 that has a lifted spicy expression of semillon, Nicely complex fruit nose and a slightly smelling of passionfruit driven style. Quite sweet, well balanced and cumquats. The oaky on the nose palate with flavours in palate is bright and and has a rich full the tropical spectrum. fresh with a racy acid creamy palate with $30 profile. \"Lock it away!\" good flavour intensity suggested one judge. and persistence and $40 hints of sweet/sour characters. $25148 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2018 style tastingsGiesen The Peccavi Margaret other white verdelho Tahbilk Nagambie 919 WinesBrothers River Chardonnay emerging varietals Lakes Marsanne Reserve RiverlandMarlborough 2015 HHHH 2012 HHHH1/2 Petit MansengChardonnay Still crisp and lively. Elegant and stylish 2017 HHHH1/22016 HHHH Has a tropical fruit Villa Maria with aromas of dried An interesting style ofAn elegant, refined but bouquet with hazelnut Single Vineyard wine with its steelyfull flavoured wine. Has notes from the oak and Horner Wines Ihumatao Organic herbs with nice nectar citrussy aromas, florala lingering complexity plenty of sweet fruit on notes and hints of lift and hints of cedar.of peach, melon and the lengthy palate. $58 Family Reserve Auckland Verdelho toastiness. The long Has loads of flavourcitrus fruit layered with Hunter Valley on the crisp elegantdecent spicy oak. $25 chardonnay Viognier 2014 HHHHH palate has great spicy apricot palate. $60+ Pale straw hues with a $27 (tasted in Organicchardonnay 2017 HHHH1/2 lemon citrus bouquet finesse with lovely fruit tasting.)$30-$40 Bird in Hand characters. 3-5 Whistling Kite Nest Egg A clean, well made showing a tropical lift. $24.85 BiodynamicVilla Maria Reserve Adelaide Hills and nicely balanced Riverland PetitMarlborough Chardonnay wine with delicate A fresh and appealing MansengChardonnay 2015 HHHH1/2 palate with lovely 2017 HHHH1/22016 HHHH1/2 A lovely wine that perfumed stonefruit balance of stonefruits Tahbilk Nagambie Slightly funky sweetAn attractive modern has great style fragrances and a nicely Lakes Marsanne nose with some applestyle that has mid and finesse with textured palate bright and lemon acidity 2011 HHHH1/2 and some perfumedstraw tones with green everything in perfect offering nice easy A soft alluring style that elements. Delicioustints. Developed nutty harmony - the with apricot and citrus drinking. 3-5 is ageing gracefully. creamy apple pie-likenose and a fine light stonefruit characters, flavours. 3-5 Developed toasty/ flavours. Good foodand elegant acid driven the roasted nut-like $22.99 $29.99 NZ honeyed/marmalade wine, drinking wellpalate with some oak and the lees complexity on the now. $25creaminess evident. complexity. $80 Ceravolo Adelaide Gartelmann Wines nose. The toasty rich Symphony Hill$34.99 NZ Bird in Hand Hills Cortese Jessica Hunter palate still has a crisp Wines Granite BeltPenfolds Max's Nest Egg 2017 HHHH Valley Verdelho freshness. $24.85 QLD Petit MansengAdelaide Hills Adelaide Hills Minerally lemon 2018 HHHHH 2018 HHHHChardonnay Chardonnay curd-like fragrances Elegant feminine style All Saints Estate Nose is vibrant and2016 HHHH1/2 2016 HHHH with herbal hints and with classic perfumed Rutherglen fresh with pome fruits.Nice example of A bright fresh modern a slatey palate with honey/citrus varietal Marsanne Lots of peaches anda modern style style chardonnay a core of lemon curd aromas. Bright, crisp 2015 HHHH pears on the palatechardonnay with its showing a well handled flavours and refreshing and drying palate. Complex, stylish and with some residualcomplex and funky subtle oak presence, acidity. $22 Simple but extremely flavoursome with an sweetness and crispbouquet and very citrussy fruit and a well made. $22 exceptionally silky acid. $30creamy in the mouth zesty acid drive. $80 texture, loads of toastyshowing plenty of Penfolds Reserve Bream Creek marsanne & blends honeyed honeysuckle arneis & blendsflavour length and Bin 16A Adelaide Tasmania elements and adepth. $35 Hills Chardonnay Schonburger citrussy hit. $38 Di Lusso Estate 2016 HHHH 2017 HHHH Mudgee Arneischardonnay Subtle oak/fruit Attractive floral McPherson Wines Tahbilk 1927 Vines 2017 HHHH1/2$40-$60 bouquet and a palate fruit bouquet with Princess Butterfly Nagambie Lakes Delightful floral lift to that carries the varietal a pungent and Central Victoria Marsanne the intense complexRobert Bowen fruit beautifully. Great flavoursome palate Marsanne 2012 HHHH aromas and a balanced,Burnside Margaret line of flavour with very tasting like a lemon/ 2017 HHHH1/2 A well-made wine with complex and \"serious\"River Chardonnay tight drying acidity. lime tart. Great Attractive citrus and a dry, floral and lightly palate with white floral2016 HHHH $125 mouthfeel. Easy stonefruit complexity perfumed nose laced flavours and someLayered, long and drinking. $29 on the creamy with some zesty citrus hints of olive leaves.complex with an other white honeyed nose. notes and a crisp citrusabundance of oak but varietals & d'Arenberg The Seductive and silky acid palate. $45 5+ $28the fruit and leesy Money Spider smooth in the mouth Rutherglen Estatescharacters carry it well blends McLaren Vale with \"yummy\" flavours petit manseng Single Vineyard Reand has a tight bright Roussanne and a lovely soft finish. Rutherglen Arneisline of acid. $55 2017 HHHH 2017 HHHH1/2 A seductive creamy 3-5 $18.99 A pale green wine style with masses of with some very citrus fruit characters. Rutherglen pretty citrus/peach A well-made wine Estates Shelley's aromatics and lovely showing good Block Rutherglen 919 Wines bright acidity runs understanding of the Marsanne Viognier Riverland Petit through the palate variety. $20 Roussanne Manseng with a delicate drive 2017 HHHH1/2 2017 HHHHH of dusty lemon Sweet floral orange Aromas of stonefruits flavours. $24 fragrances with a dash and citrus with a chalky of spice. The palate element and a creamy is very complex and flavoursome with lots textured and full of of apricot characters, bright crisp flavours high level of acidity and with some good tannin good textured finish. length. 3-5 $19 3-5 $27 (tasted in Emerging Varietals tasting.) Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019 W I N E S TAT E 149

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2018 style tastingsRutherglen Estates Haselgrove Wines Paracombe gruner veltliner & NepentheRutherglen Arneis Alternative Series Adelaide Hills blends Winemakers Select2018 HHHH McLaren Vale Fiano Fiano 2017 HHHH Adelaide HillsA crisp and very 2018 HHHH1/2 Very herbaceous nose Gruner Veltlinerflavoursome style Lifted floral fragrances with a white fruit lift 2017 HHHH1/2with perfumed herbal with citrussy and elegant floral Colours of greenaromas and quite notes. The palate stonefruit flavours. Has and gold and a nosestalky green flavours. is appealingly fresh texture and great line of of herbs, spicesA good food wine. with some elegance acidity. 3-5 $22 and citrus with long and softness and lingering \"energetic\" 3-5 $24 flavours in the tropical Artwine Wicked fruit flavours on a the spectrum. Great acid. Stepmother Single nicely textured palate.Innocent Bystander Vineyard ClareYarra Valley Arneis 3-5 $25 Valley Fiano 3-5 $302017 HHHH Artwine Wicked 2017 HHHHSmells of cut flowers Stepmother Single Herbaceous, almostwith delicate quince- Vineyard Clare sauvignon blanc-like,like notes. Very Valley Fiano characters on the noseelegant crisp and 2018 HHHH1/2 with a crisp racy fruitslightly floral palate An elegant mix of palate, good acidity andwith a very pleasing citrus and peach fruit nice phenolics. $26finish. 3-5 $25 aromas with a light (tasted in Emerging tropical touch. 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Silky 3-5 $30 Pretty floral aromatics finish. 3-5 $26 Gruner Veltliner smooth in the mouth lift off the nose and it with both savoury has a finely featured 2018 HHHHH and fruit components. palate showing a Powerful perfumedfiano & blends good range of flavours Dal Zotto Wines citrus bouquet - 3-5 $29 encompassing King Valley Fiano citrus, pear and floral 2017 HHHH \"Beautifully aromatic\". Hahndorf Hill characters. $25 (tasted \"A wine to be enjoyed,\" Generous palate with a in Italian/Spanish said one judge. Slightly glorious tumble of citrus, ReserveBerton tasting.) subdued quince notes K1 by Geoff Hardy Adelaide HillsVineyards VBBAEULSYUTSE Discovery Road on the nose and simple, grape fruit and tropical Adelaide HillsWinemaker's Barossa Valley fresh and balanced flavours on an oily Gruner Veltliner Gruner Veltliner Fiano 2018 HHHH citrus palate. $27 2018 HHHH1/2 2016 HHHH1/2Reserve Riverina A slightly sweeter textured palate. Great Golden green hues, Slightly sweet buttery style. Apricots and acid! 5+ $24 grassy aromas withFiano 2018 HHHHH pineapples on the a perfumed lift and popcorn-like aromasA crisp well-made nose. Great palate. quite an austere palate.and very flavoursome Vibrant acidity ties Yealands Estate Good line of fresh with a full bodied, together the citrus Eccentric Wines Single Vineyard acidity running through textured palatewine. Light tropical and tropical flavours. Clare Valley Fiano Marlborough the citrus/pear flavours. showing oodles ofnotes on the nose and 2016 HHHH Gruner Veltlinera vibrant fruit palate of 3-5 $23.50 Ripe aromas of 2017 HHHHH 3-5 $25 spice and lovely Symphony Hill caramelized citrus A riper style of gru with yellow stonefruit/citrusapples and stonefruit Wines Murray peel. Palate starting to a typical citrus peel/ flavours. 5+ $45supported by an Darling Fiano a show some ageing herbal nose showingexcellent line of acid. 2018 HHHH fruit with a savoury some floral perfumed 3-5 $14 The stonefruit element and textured nuances and a complex Artwine In nose has a slightly finish. $29 palate that still has that Eccentric Wines The Groove herbaceous character. steely citrus backbone. Adelaide Hills Single VineyardBerton Vineyards The full on, slightly Gruner Veltliner Adelaide HillsWinemaker's oily, palate offers a 5+ $26 2017 HHHH1/2 Gruner VeltlinerReserve lovely mouthful of Gentle tropical 2018 HHHHRiverina Fiano sweet citrus flavours. aromatics with Subtle pomé fruit2017 HHHH1/2 interesting peppery fragrances with niceSubtle nose of 3-5 $45 elements. The elegant floral notes. Elegantlimes and slivered palate is firm and palate has vibrancy ofalmonds. Good balanced with crisp citrus fruit flavours andpalate weight with acid structure laced a good acid backbone.interesting nuances with subtle fruitof pear, apple and flavours. 5+ $29 3-5 $26spicy flavours. \"Servechilled,\" advised oneof the panel. $14150 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2019