Winestate Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

ANNUS HORRIBILIS The South Australian year in review, by Karyn Foster. Then comes Covid in the middle of harvest. The rug is pulled for everyone on the planet. TO cite an old Queen - \"annus horribilis\" - drought, frost, flood, fire and \"The season began well with ideal soil moisture due to good rainfall that was just our vineyards. Corona (not the beer), economic crisis, global between May and September. Across the region, whites were picked dysfunctional politics and social upheaval and returning back to Australia - in March, with the first of the reds coming off the vines late March and the China Syndrome (wine sales) thrown in... an apocalyptic 12 months in harvesting finishing late April. this the Year of the Rat. \"Yields were down due to a cool Spring, however the fruit was looking However, as Sidewood's Owen Inglis reflected in his 2020 vintage report, fantastic - small berries, great fruit concentration and lovely tannins. \"2020 will go down as the vintage that everyone wants to forget but when the Warm days and cool nights provided the perfect ripening conditions for going gets tough...the tough got going\". Coonawarra's signature variety, cabernet sauvignon. According to Inglis in the Adelaide Hills; \"The start of Spring was looking \"Coonawarra has been very fortunate not to have been affected by the good enough, although we could have could have used more rain. November bush fires and so the 2020 Coonawarra vintage has been free of disease, came along and for the Hill's and much of the State that was the beginning of drought, and smoke taint. the misery. The old timers used to say that by Melbourne Cup day you could kiss the frost goodbye. \"The wines at this early stage are looking excellent and 2020 will be a vintage to watch out for!\" Backed up by Majella's Prof Lynn, \"We do think Real problem for the Hills was a 40-degree day on the 21st and below zero the 2020 Coonawarra vintage will be an excellent vintage and one to a week later. Smack in the middle of flowering, the most critical time in any keep an eye on\". grower's calendar and our precious vines just didn't like that at all. No one recalled what a week like this would do. A month later we all knew. The bunch Melissa Brown of Gemtree Wines in McLaren Vale noted the 2020 vintage weights were looking like they would be way, way down. as \"a period of extremes. \"Hot dry weather followed and while it caused us all a headache the damage \"The third dry year with freezing overnight temperatures in September - was already done. 20th December we all know about. Hard yards for sure. resulting in frost damage. Abnormal conditions prevailed during flowering Sidewood was just plain lucky. Nervous times as we analysed our fruit and and berry set. taste mini ferments looking hard for smoke. We dodged that bullet and got to breathe again but there's a feeling of survivor's guilt as some of our friends \"October and November were above average in daytime maximum were not so lucky in so many ways. temperatures but below average in night-time minimum temperatures. On the 20th November, strong northerly winds saw temperatures rise \"Then comes Covid in the middle of harvest. The rug is pulled for everyone more than 16C degrees above average. One of the highest November on the planet. The wine men and women soldier on through the middle of it temperatures on record. but there is no joy and laughter bringing fruit in. We have worked hard all year, let's just get it done. No post-harvest celebration, no fun for anyone. \"Then new temperature records during December - 43.4 degrees C for daytime maximum and an overnight temp of 31 degrees on the 19th-20th \"The end result? Reduce the yield of your vines by half and you get beautifully December. Overall December had 9 days above 35 degrees. concentrated sugars in your fruit. Simple really. Quality of our wines and the Hills in general in ’20 are very good. Some of the best in the world? Absolutely!\" \"Dry conditions and poor fruit set combined to drive yield down by at least 30% across all intake. Cooler conditions around veraison saw uneven Peter Balnaves collected the thoughts of the of the Coonawarra Vignerons ripeness in bunches, especially shiraz, this resulted in green berries/ thus; \"The 2020 vintage in Coonawarra can be characterised by small uneven ripeness in the bunches. Meaning to achieve full flavour ripeness quantities of high-quality fruit. we had to delay picking until sufficient concentration had been achieved. \"The green berries while still present in the bunches were mitigated by two Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021 W I N E S TAT E 151

methods in the winery: First, gentle extraction while reds on skins, trying decisions based on the flavour of the grapes, the overall condition of the not to bust any of them open so the green flavour did not get carried into vineyards and the weather forecast. the wine; Second, separating pressings from free run wine at the press. Each batch was tasted at the press and as soon as any green characters \"Despite the challenges, the quality of the grapes was exciting and were noted the wine was kept in a separate tank. This means that the free provided a timely reminder of the resilience of quality vines and their run has remained pure, pressings components have a slight sweet sour growers. The standout character of the fruit in 2020 was the concentration flavour running through them. and colour and with a wet spring on the forecast, there is great promise for the year ahead. This vintage was like no other.\" \"However with the above said, blocks that were balanced right from the start shone through with some excellent shiraz being made. Grenache The Clare Valley recorded similar conditions to the rest of the state once again proved it's a perfect fit for the region with yields at or above according to O'Leary Walker's David O'Leary; “Dry! Then heat! So low average while all others down and quality was excellent. yield! The standout survivor? Riesling...say no more...\" Rockford Wines Holly Bousignac again concurred on the lack of rain The Riverland had its own unique heartache with Riverland Wine noting and freezing conditions during vintage. “In the Barossa we had a second the district was \"spared the torment of bushfires and smoke taint that consecutive year with little winter rainfall which resulted in generally smaller affected many other regions across the country\". However, \"Water remains crops. Clear night skies in spring meant icy mornings. a major concern for many winegrowers\" with wine prices possibly being pushed to unsustainable levels. \"Although the lead-up was harsh, there was some relief. We enjoyed an idyllic ripening season with mild days, cool nights and the occasional The 'masters of hot-weather irrigation' declared, \"the impact of climate sprinkling of early-autumn rain to freshen up the vines. Yet even with change is evident, with compress vintages being 'the norm' these days, the favourable weather, different varieties were ripening within days of one regions growers have learned how to manage the demands of sustained another and the warm conditions leading in was an indicator of another heat periods well. Most wineries reported outstanding wine results.\" short and intense vintage. Peter Saturno from Longview Vineyard observed, \"The 2020 vintage was \"Decisions about when to pick grapes are based on sight, taste and bittersweet for many producers and will forever be marred with infamy. gut-feel. If you're up early on a Barossa summer morning, you'll see However, harvest saw excellent flavours and the resulting wines should winemakers all over the Valley walking vineyard rows from top to bottom, be extremely good to excellent and should provide that silver lining on a plucking grapes from their bunches and tasting them. They make their very dark 2020 cloud.” Top to bottom: Vineyard in the sunset, vineyards in the Clare Valley. 152 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 south australia sparkling sauvignon blanc Artwine The Real Artis Single Peter Lehmann Thing Adelaide Vineyard Adelaide Wigan Eden Ekhidna McLaren Hills Albarino Hills Grüner Valley Riesling Vale Sparkling 2019 HHHH1/2 Veltliner 2013 HHHHH Shiraz NV HHHH1/2 Artwine Wicked 2018 HHHH1/2 Patrick of Syn Coonawarra Stepmother Single Nepenthe Altitude Coonawarra Sparkling Rosé Vineyard Clare Adelaide Hills Aged Riesling NV HHHH1/2 Valley Fiano Grüner Veltliner Coonawarra Wicks Estate 2020 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH Riesling Pamela Adelaide Wines By Geoff 2014 HHHHH Hills Chardonnay gruner veltliner Hardy K1 Adelaide Hoggies Estate Pinot Noir Hills Grüner Coonawarra 2015 HHHH1/2 Artwine In The Veltliner Riesling Sidewood Isabella Groove Adelaide 2019 HHHH 2019 HHHH1/2 Adelaide Hills Rosé Hills Grüner Sit Stay Society Majella 2014 HHHH Veltliner Violet’s Clare Coonawarra 2019 HHHHH Valley Grüner Riesling Veltliner 2020 2019 HHHH1/2 Syn Cuvée Blanc Wines By Geoff Hahndorf Hill (375ml) HHHH Leconfield Old Kirrihill E.B.’s Coonawarra Hardy K1 Adelaide Reserve Adelaide Vines Coonawarra The Settler Clare Sparkling Hills Sauvignon Hills Grüner riesling Riesling Valley Riesling Chardonnay Pinot Blanc 2019 HHHHH Veltliner 2019 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH Noir NV HHHH A lovely varietal lift of cut 2019 HHHHH Knappstein Cat Amongst the A lift of honey and grass to the tropical fruit A riper style at Ackland Vineyard Pigeons Eden limes on the nose pinot gris/grigio nose. The palate is full the tropical end Watervale Riesling Valley Riesling with solid lemon and rich and loaded with of the spectrum 2020 HHHHH 2019 HHHH1/2 flavours, a smoky Chain Of Ponds good herbaceous driven with fragrances of Still quite restrained Cat Amongst element and great Amelia’s Letter flavours with a solid acid pineapple, hints of with good floral lift to the Pigeons bracing acidity. $35 Adelaide Hills backbone. $25 honey and a citrus zing. the citrus nose. Lean 'Fat Cat' Eden Jaeschkes Hill Pinot Grigio Raidis Estate 'The Good depth of tropical and lively in the mouth Valley Riesling River Clare Estate 2020 HHHH1/2 Kelpie' Coonawarra flavours with some with great length of 2019 HHHH1/2 Polish Hill River Sidewood Adelaide Sauvignon Blanc stonefruits. $45 spicy brown lime-like Jacob's Creek Valley Riesling Hills Pinot Gris 2020 HHHH1/2 Hahndorf Hill White flavours and nice line Barossa Signature 2017 HHHH 2020 HHHH1/2 Sidewood Mischief Adelaide of acid. $30 Barossa Valley Reillys Watervale Totino Estate Adelaide Hills Hills Grüner Knappstein Riesling Clare Valley Adelaide Hills Pinot Sauvignon Blanc Veltliner Enterprise Vineyard 2018 HHHH1/2 Riesling Grigio 2020 HHHH 2020 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH1/2 Clare Riesling St Amand Clare 2010 HHHH Kings’ Creed Sidewood 2020 HHHHH Valley Riesling Gomersal Wines Adelaide Hills Pinot Mappinga Adelaide Reillys Watervale 2020 HHHH1/2 Premium Eden Grigio 2020 HHHH Hills Clare Valley Mr Riggs Watervale Valley Riesling Mr Brightside by Fumé Blanc Riesling Clare Riesling 2018 HHHH Mr Riggs Adelaide 2019 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHHH 2020 HHHH1/2 Raidis Estate Hills Pinot Gris Taylors Estate Velvet & Willow 'The Kid' 2020 HHHH Adelaide Hills Clare Valley Coonawarra Nova Vita Firebird Sauvignon Blanc Riesling Riesling Adelaide Hills Pinot 2019 HHHH 2020 HHHH1/2 2020 HHHH Gris 2019 HHHH Grounded Cru Freya and Jules Kellermeister The Cru Adelaide Hills Watervale Clare semillon Rambling Ruins Sauvignon Blanc Valley Riesling Eden Valley Pinot 2019 HHHH 2020 HHHH Peter Lehmann Gris 2019 HHHH Jaeschkes Hill Margaret Barossa River Clare Estate Valley Semillon Polish Hill River 2012 HHHHH Valley Riesling other white Hahndorf Hill Gru 2019 HHHH varietals Adelaide Hills & blends Grüner Veltliner 2019 HHHH1/2 Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021 W I N E S TAT E 153

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 south australia chardonnay Bird In Hand Mr Riggs Cold Grounded Cru Adelaide Hills Chalk Adelaide Inc Adelaide Hills Brand's Laira Chardonnay Hills Chardonnay Chardonnay Blockers 2019 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH 2016 HHHH Coonawarra C Cloudbreak Kalamanda Reserve Chardonnay Artis Single Adelaide Hills McLaren Vale 2019 HHHHH Vineyard Adelaide Chardonnay Chardonnay St Hugo Eden Hills Chardonnay 2019 HHHH 2017 HHHH Valley Chardonnay 2018 HHHH1/2 Wines By Geoff Clarence Hill 2018 HHHHH Hardy K1 Adelaide Adelaide Chain Of Ponds Bird In Hand Nest Hills Chardonnay Chardonnay Corkscrew Road Egg Adelaide Hills 2019 HHHH 2019 HHHH Adelaide Hills Chardonnay Haselgrove Wines Bay of Shoals Chardonnay 2018 HHHH1/2 Staff Adelaide Hills Kangaroo Island 2018 HHHHH Chardonnay Savagnin Tomich Gallery 2018 HHHH 2019 HHHH Best of Both Tomich Woodside Worlds Adelaide Vineyard Adelaide rosé Hills Chardonnay Hills Chardonnay 2016 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH Wines By Geoff Sidewood Beresford Classic Hardy K1 Adelaide Taylors Estate Hahndorf Hill Mappinga Adelaide McLaren Vale Hills Chardonnay Adelaide Hills Adelaide Hills Rosé Hills Chardonnay Chardonnay 2018 HHHH Pinot Noir Rosé 2020 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHHH 2019 HHHH1/2 2020 HHHHH A strawberry bouquet A lovely nose; smells Hoggies Estate Wicks Estate with savoury elements of toast, dried peaches Coonawarra Adelaide Hills Pinot and nice savoury and herbs. The oak Chardonnay Rosé 2020 HHHHH edge to the “gently” 2018 HHHH textured sweet berry fruit palate. “A really driven palate shows good wine,” enthused good fruit characters one judge. $24 pushing through and supported by a fine line of acid. 3-5 $35 WOOD exOpVrEeNss ADELAIDE’S BEST TRADITIONAL MOBILE WOOD OVEN PIZZA CATERER & CHARCOAL SPIT ROASTS 0404 844 385 WOODOVENEXPRESS.COM 154 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 south australia Sorby Adams Wines Schwarz Wine Jazz Eden Valley Co. Meta Barossa Pinot Rosé Valley Mataro 2019 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH Dewey Station After Five Wine Wines Moonglow Co. Barossa Valley Barossa Valley Aglianico Grenache Rosé 2018 HHHH 2019 HHHH Haselgrove Patritti Blewitt Alternative Series Springs Estate McLaren Vale McLaren Vale Rosé Montepulciano 2019 HHHH 2019 HHHH Angas & Bremer Hand Crafted Hahndorf Hill Matriarch & Rogue d'Arenberg Pepper Tree 8R Langhorne Creek by Geoff Hardy Blueblood Adelaide Pat Single Vineyard The Conscious Wrattonbully Rosé 2019 HHHH Adelaide Hills Hills Blaufrankisch Clare Valley Biosphere McLaren Merlot 2018 HHHH Taylor Made Tannat 2018 HHHH1/2 Sangiovese Vale Petit Sirah Blackberry bouquet Adelaide Hills 2018 HHHH1/2 Delightful fragrances 2018 HHHH Aglianico with a eucalypt Pinot Noir Rosé A rich brooding wine of blackberries and Simple strawberry 2016 HHHH edge and refreshing 2020 HHHH with a beautiful cherries with a nose with slight Hofer Family Wines brambly fruit flavours. Koonara Emily May ruby hue and purple floral lift and some grassiness and sour Southern Fleurieu Just needs a little Mount Gambier highlights. It has an very pretty dark cherry flavours with Montepulciano more time to settle. Pinot Noir Rosé inky earthy plum fruit flavours with dense tannins. Great 2018 HHHH $45 2020 HHHH nose and a grippy mouthfilling tannins example of the variety. Karrawatta The tannic palate with and juicy acidity. $25 Meddler Langhorne pinot noir other red spicy licorice flavours. Artwine The Grace Creek Malbec varietals & blends 3-5 $45 Single Vineyard 2018 HHHH Sidewood Abel 5+ $30 Blackbilly McLaren Clare Valley Adelaide Hills Pinot Dewey Station Bird In Hand Vale Sangiovese Graciano merlot Noir 2018 HHHH1/2 Wines Off the Adelaide Hills 2018 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH Wicks Estate Beaten Track Montepulciano Shingleback Artwine Pack Taylors Estate Adelaide Hills Pinot Barossa Valley 2018 HHHH1/2 'Kitchen Garden' Leader Single Clare Valley Merlot Noir 2019 HHHH Graciano McLaren Vale Vineyard Clare 2019 HHHHH Tomich Hill Hilltop 2019 HHHHH Mataro Valley Cabernet Majella Adelaide Hills Pinot After Five Wine 2017 HHHH1/2 Franc Coonawarra Merlot Noir 2018 HHHH Co. Barossa Valley Hutt River Clare 2018 HHHH 2017 HHHHH Sidewood Adelaide Montepulciano Valley Malbec Reillys Dry Land Shaw Family Hills Pinot Noir 2018 HHHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 Clare Valley Mataro Vintners 2018 HHHH Hand Crafted Leconfield 2017 HHHH 'Moonraker' C Cloudbreak by Geoff Hardy Coonawarra Fitz & Gibbon McLaren Vale Adelaide Hills Pinot McLaren Vale Nero Cabernet Franc Piccadilly Valley Merlot Noir 2018 HHHH D'Avola 2019 HHHH1/2 Pinot Meunier 2018 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHHH 2019 HHHH Leconfield Coonawarra Merlot 2019 HHHH1/2 Hand Crafted Wines By Geoff by Geoff Hardy Hardy K1 Adelaide Adelaide Hills Durif Hills Pinot Noir 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021 W I N E S TAT E 155

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 south australia tempranillo Grounded Cru cabernet blends ‘Cru’ McLaren Vale Matriarch & Barristers Block Jericho Blewitt Grenache Barossa Boy Little Stone Bridge Rogue Mary Single Adelaide Hills Springs McLaren 2018 HHHH Tacker Barossa Wines Clare Valley Vineyard Clare Tempranillo Vale Grenache Patritti Section Valley Grenache Cabernet Malbec Valley Tempranillo 2018 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHHH 181 McLaren Vale Shiraz Mataro 2017 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHHH Intense inky aromas A nose of exotic Grenache 2017 HHHH Haan Estate Deep rose red wine and a dark and spices and perfumed 2018 HHHH Pretty floral bouquet Wilhelmus Barossa with lovely aromas brooding palate mulberry fruit with Sew & Sew and well balanced Valley Cabernet of black cherries and offering a mouthful of soy notes. Complex 'Contour' McLaren palate. Tasting of Sauvignon Merlot licorice and very well- cherry fruit flavours palate with a core Vale Grenache Turkish Delight, Cabernet Franc balanced palate layered with a long drying of ripe mulberry and 2018 HHHH rose petals and Malbec Petit Verdot with sweet fruit and tannin structure and an raspberry-like fruit Grounded Cru strawberries with nice 2017 HHHH1/2 spices and a soft earthy finish. $34 flavours and balancing ‘Cru’ McLaren Vale spiciness. $30 The Musician tannin backbone. $28 Eloper Wines acid and tannins. Grenache Red Knot by by Majella Adelaide Hills 2017 HHHH Shingleback Coonawarra Tempranillo 3-5 $62 Mr Riggs The 'Classified' Cabernet Shiraz 2019 HHHH Artwine Grumpy Magnet McLaren McLaren Vale 2018 HHHH1/2 Old Man Single Vale Grenache G.S.M. Lindeman's Trio Wines By Geoff Mr Riggs Yacca Vineyard Clare 2017 HHHH 2018 HHHHH Pyrus Coonawarra Hardy K1 Adelaide Paddock Adelaide Valley Grenache Pertaringa Two Cabernet Hills Tempranillo Hills Tempranillo 2018 HHHH1/2 grenache blends Gentlemen's GSM Sauvignon Merlot 2019 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH Schwarz Wine McLaren Vale Malbec Co. Meta Barossa Schwarz Wine Co. Grenache Shiraz 2018 HHHH1/2 Wangolina A Series grenache Valley Grenache GSM Barossa Valley Mourvedre The Malleea Limestone Coast 2019 HHHH1/2 Grenache Shiraz 2019 HHHH1/2 by Majella Tempranillo Velvet & Willow Bethany Wines First Mataro Jericho GSM Coonawarra 2019 HHHH1/2 Clare Valley Village Barossa 2018 HHHHH McLaren Vale Cabernet Shiraz Grenache Valley Grenache Bethany Wines Grenache Shiraz 2015 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 First Village GSM Mourvedre Bremerton Tamblyn Rosenvale Barossa Valley 2019 HHHH Langhorne Creek Vineyards Estate Grenache Shiraz d'Arenberg Cabernet Shiraz Barossa Valley Mataro The Bonsai Vine Malbec Merlot Grenache 2017 HHHHH McLaren Vale 2018 HHHH 2017 HHHH1/2 Dewey Station Grenache Shiraz Karrawatta Hogs In The Woods Wines Venus Mourvedre Spartacus McLaren Vale Express Barossa 2017 HHHH Langhorne Grenache Valley Grenache d'Arenberg Creek Cabernet 2019 HHHH Shiraz Mataro The Ironstone Sauvignon Shiraz 2018 HHHH Pressings McLaren Malbec Moppa Hills Vale Grenache 2018 HHHH Vineyard Barossa Shiraz Mourvedre Fat'n Skinny Valley Grenache 2017 HHHH Pickers Choice Shiraz 2017 HHHH McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon Tempranillo 2018 HHHH cabernet sauvignon Brand's Laira 1968 Vines Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 HHHHH Rymill Sandstone Single Vineyard Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 HHHHH 156 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 south australia Majella Wild Game Haselgrove Kirrihill Regional Rileys of Eden Pepper Tree Coonawarra 'The Duke' 'Protector' Selection Clare Valley Maximus Block 21A Cabernet Coonawarra McLaren Vale Valley Cabernet Eden Valley Single Vineyard Sauvignon Cabernet Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Wrattonbully 2017 HHHHH Sauvignon Sauvignon 2018 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Cabernet A very stylish and 2012 HHHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 The Coonawarrior 2017 HHHH Sauvignon elegant varietal bouquet. Leathery cedary A purple wine with Coonawarra Lou Miranda 2018 HHHH The palate is still fresh development on the almost black hues Cabernet Estate Golden A full-bodied style with and only just starting to nose. Palate still has and an intense cassis Sauvignon Lion Barossa a minty blackberry show some maturity loads of life. “So bouquet with a fresh 2018 HHHH1/2 Valley Cabernet nose showing a hint with excellent oak fresh, so sassy!” leafy lift that is echoed CW Wines Peeping Sauvignon of development and integration and slightly enthused one judge. on the well-balanced Tom Coonawarra 2016 HHHH classic blackberry grippy tannins. $35 Great length and and complex palate Cabernet Bird In Hand cabernet flavours. $60 Rymill Riddoch intensity of cassis with obvious oak. Sauvignon Adelaide Hills Richard Run Block 6 and anise-like 2018 HHHH1/2 Cabernet Hamilton 'Hut Single Vineyard flavours. $22 5+ $40 Brand & Sons Sauvignon Block' McLaren Coonawarra Claymore Pertaringa Tipsy Baker's Run 2018 HHHH Vale Cabernet Cabernet Wines Black Hill McLaren Coonawarra Wines By Geoff Sauvignon Sauvignon Magic Woman Vale Cabernet Cabernet Hardy K1 Adelaide 2017 HHHH 2018 HHHHH Reserve Clare Sauvignon Sauvignon Hills Cabernet Shingleback 'D Leconfield The Valley Cabernet 2017 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Block Reserve' Sydney Reserve Sauvignon d'Arenberg The Lindeman's Trio St 2018 HHHH McLaren Vale Coonawarra 2018 HHHHH Coppermine George Vineyard Wines By Geoff Cabernet Cabernet Wines By Geoff Road McLaren Coonawarra Hardy K1 Adelaide Sauvignon Sauvignon Hardy Pertaringa Vale Cabernet Cabernet Hills Cabernet 2017 HHHH 2016 HHHHH Regional Series Sauvignon Sauvignon Sauvignon d'Arenberg The Adelaide Hills 2017 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH1/2 2017 HHHH High Trellis Cabernet Pertaringa Tipsy Brand's Laira Bird In Hand Nest McLaren Vale Sauvignon Hill McLaren One Seven One Egg Adelaide Cabernet 2018 HHHHH Vale Cabernet Coonawarra Hills Cabernet Sauvignon Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 HHHH Pertaringa Rifle 2016 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon 2015 HHHH Grounded Cru & Hunt McLaren Mosaic Royal 2016 HHHH1/2 False Cape Inc McLaren Vale Cabernet Reserve Langhorne Sevenhill Inigo 'The Captain' Vale Cabernet Sauvignon Creek Cabernet Clare Valley Kangaroo Sauvignon 2017 HHHHH Sauvignon Cabernet Island Cabernet 2016 HHHH 2016 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Sauvignon Wangolina The Wines By Geoff Claymore Wines 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH Originals Mount Hardy Adelaide Bittersweet Reillys RCV Clarence Hill Benson Cabernet Hills Cabernet Symphony Clare ‘The Dancer’ Clare Adelaide Cabernet 2018 HHHH Sauvignon Valley Cabernet Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Brand's Laira 2018 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Sauvignon 2017 HHHH Blockers 2018 HHHH1/2 2016 HHHH Pertaringa Coonawarra Krondorf 'The Pirathon Wines Understudy Cabernet Growers' Barossa Silver Label McLaren Vale Sauvignon Valley Cabernet Barossa Valley Cabernet 2016 HHHH Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH Shaw Family Jacob's Creek Vintners 'Monster Barossa Signature Pitch' McLaren Barossa Valley Vale Cabernet Cabernet Sauvignon Sauvignon 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH Haselgrove First Peter Lehmann The Cut McLaren Barossan Barossa Vale Cabernet Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Sauvignon 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021 W I N E S TAT E 157

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 south australia Patrick of Richard Hamilton Brand & Sons Kirrihill Regional Coonawarra Estate 'Little Road' Night Owls Selection Clare Coonawarra McLaren Vale Coonawarra Valley Shiraz Cabernet Shiraz Shiraz Malbec 2019 HHHH Sauvignon 2018 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH1/2 Jaeschkes Hill 2016 HHHH Lindeman's River Clare Estate Zema Estate Leconfield McLaren Trio Limestone Polish Hill River Coonawarra Vale Shiraz Ridge Vineyard Valley Shiraz Cabernet 2018 HHHH1/2 Coonawarra Shiraz 2018 HHHH Sauvignon Cabernet Paulett Wines 2016 HHHH Haselgrove 'Catkin' 2018 HHHH1/2 Polish Hill River Patrick of McLaren Vale Angas & Bremer Clare Valley Shiraz Coonawarra Shiraz Langhorne Creek 2018 HHHH Grande Reserve 2018 HHHH1/2 Shiraz Cabernet Kirrihill E.B.’s The Coonawarra Sauvignon Squire Clare Valley Cabernet Karrawatta Ace of 2018 HHHH1/2 Shiraz 2018 HHHH Sauvignon Trumps McLaren Karrawatta Joseph Chain Of Ponds 2012 HHHH Vale Shiraz Langhorne Creek Graves Gate Patrick of 2018 HHHH1/2 Shiraz 2018 HHHH Adelaide Hills Coonawarra Birds Eye View Syrah 2018 HHHH Home Block Haselgrove 'Col Kalleske Wines Wines By Geoff McLaren Vale Nepenthe Altitude Limited Release Cross' Single Zeitgeist Barossa Hardy K1 Middle Shiraz 2018 HHHH Adelaide Hills Coonawarra Vineyard McLaren Valley Shiraz Hill Adelaide Hills Shaw Family Shiraz 2018 HHHH Cabernet Vale Shiraz 2019 HHHH1/2 Shiraz Vintners Bird In Hand Sauvignon 2018 HHHHH Dewey Station 2018 HHHH1/2 'Windjammer' Adelaide Hills 2010 HHHH A powerful beautifully Wines Mars The lovely dark fruit McLaren Vale Syrah 2018 HHHH layered wine – quite Express Barossa aromas have a slight Shiraz 2018 HHHH Longview LV shiraz & blends understated with Valley Shiraz medicinal edge and Mr Riggs The Adelaide Hills 2019 & 2018 reserved dark spicy fruit 2018 HHHH1/2 a perfumed lift. The Gaffer McLaren Shiraz Cabernet showing a hint of green Gumpara Mader full-bodied flavoursome Vale Shiraz 2018 HHHH Rymill The Yearling and pencil shaving-like Reserve Barossa palate has ripe red 2018 HHHH Avon Brae Eden Coonawarra Shiraz oak with silky smooth Valley Shiraz fruits and silky tannins. Grounded Cru Valley Shiraz 2019 HHHHH tannins. $90 2018 HHHH1/2 ‘Cru’ McLaren Vale 2018 HHHH Leconfield Reserve Haselgrove Head 'The 5+ $25 Shiraz 2018 HHHH Head 'The Coonawarra Shiraz 'The Cruth' Brunette' Barossa Mr Riggs Patritti Lot Three Redhead' Barossa 2019 HHHHH McLaren Vale Valley Shiraz Piebald Adelaide McLaren Vale Valley Shiraz Brand & Sons Fire Shiraz 2018 HHHH1/2 Hills Syrah Shiraz 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH & Ice Coonawarra 2018 HHHHH Cobb’s Hill Estate 2018 HHHH1/2 Patritti JPB CW Wines Peeping Shiraz Taylors Aldi Special Shotgun Adelaide Chain Of Ponds McLaren Vale Tom Coonawarra 2018 HHHHH Release Clare Hills Shiraz Pinot Ledge Adelaide Shiraz Shiraz 2019 HHHH Patritti Merchant Valley Shiraz Noir 2019 HHHH1/2 Hills Shiraz 2018 HHHH Wangolina The McLaren Vale 2018 HHHHH Cobb’s Hill Estate 2018 HHHH1/2 Richard Hamilton Originals Mount Shiraz Tomich Woodside Stagecoach Wines By Geoff 'Centurion' Benson Syrah 2018 HHHHH Vineyard Adelaide Adelaide Hills Hardy K1 Adelaide 126-Year-Old Vine 2019 HHHH Haselgrove Hills Shiraz Shiraz Hills Shiraz McLaren Vale Hollick Estates 'The Ambassador' 2018 HHHHH 2019 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH1/2 Shiraz 2018 HHHH Wrattonbully Shiraz Single Vineyard Avon Brae Bird In Hand Two In Tomich Icons of Raidis Estate 2018 HHHH McLaren Vale 'Moculta' Eden The Bush Adelaide Woodside H888 'Red Project' Shiraz Valley Shiraz Hills Shiraz Adelaide Hills Low And Slow shiraz & blends 2018 HHHHH 2018 HHHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 Shiraz Coonawarra Shiraz 2017 Schwarz Wine Wicks Estate 2018 HHHH1/2 Merlot Cabernet Co. Meta Barossa Adelaide Hills Rusty Bike The Sauvignon Organic Hill Valley Shiraz Shiraz Dragster Clare 2019 HHHH Bio-Dynamic 2018 HHHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 Valley Shiraz Pepper Tree Preservative Free Taylors Hotelier Jimmy’s Block 2018 HHHH1/2 The Pebbles Vegan McLaren Wrattonbully by Mike Press William Light Clare Limited Release Vale Shiraz Shiraz Wines Single Valley Shiraz Wrattonbully Shiraz 2017 HHHHH 2019 HHHH1/2 Vineyard Adelaide 2018 HHHH1/2 Viognier CW Wines Hills Shiraz Antiquarian Clare 2018 HHHH Winemaker Series 2018 HHHH1/2 Valley Shiraz Limestone Coast 2018 HHHH1/2 Shiraz 2018 HHHH1/2 158 W I N E S TAT E W ine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 south australia Shingleback Angas & Bremer Incygnes Green's 'Unedited' McLaren Langhorne Creek Vineyard Reserve Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2017 HHHH Barossa Valley 2017 HHHHH Patritti Old Gate Shiraz 2015 HHHH Bethany Wines Blue McLaren Vale Quarry Barossa Shiraz 2017 HHHH sweet white Valley Shiraz Beresford Classic & fortified 2017 HHHHH McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 HHHH Ekhidna McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 HHHH The Gate by Shingleback McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 HHHH Grandeur Majella Barossa Boy Clarence Hill Red Morgan Simpson Hahndorf Hill Wellington Bin Coonawarra Shiraz Double Trouble Label McLaren Vale Reprieve McLaren Green Angel 69 McLaren Vale 2017 HHHH1/2 Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 HHHH Vale Shiraz Adelaide Hills Shiraz Pretty blue fruit & Eden Valley James Haselgrove 2016 HHHH1/2 Late Harvest 2017 HHHH1/2 bouquet with a Shiraz Cabernet Futures McLaren Spicy varietal fruit Gruner Veltliner Lovely dark chocolaty/ lovely lift of lavender. Sauvignon Vale Shiraz nose with a dash 2019 HHHH1/2 mocha bouquet with Lots of oak on the 2017 HHHH 2017 HHHH of cinnamon. Bright Bright golden wine a dash of cedar and smooth palate, nicely Smells of d'Arenberg The cherry fruit palate, with a vibrant great persistence of integrated with the blackcurrants, violets Dead Arm McLaren smooth in the mouth caramelised citrus dark fruit flavours on ripe sweet berry fruit and cool mints with Vale Shiraz with the strong oak bouquet and a a soft and juicy palate flavours. $35 similar characters on 2017 HHHH characters pushing seamlessly smooth balanced by the toasty Gomersal Wines the palate. Fine tannins through. $45 beautifully balanced oak. $35 Lyndoch Road and good acid line. $30 shiraz & blends Shingleback palate with intense and Grounded Cru Barossa Valley Moppa Hills 2016 & older 'D Block Reserve' lively flavours. $35 ‘Cru’ McLaren Shiraz Vineyard Premium McLaren Vale Hollick Estates Vale Shiraz 2017 HHHH1/2 Barossa Valley Incygnes Green's Shiraz The Nectar Botrytis 2017 HHHH1/2 Berton Vineyards Shiraz 2017 HHHH Vineyard Barossa 2016 HHHH1/2 Coonawarra Maxwell Ellen The Bonsai High Dewey Station Valley Shiraz Incygnes Green's Riesling Savagnin Street McLaren Eden Shiraz Wines Anne- 2016 HHHHH Vineyard Barossa 2019 HHHH1/2 Vale Shiraz 2017 HHHH1/2 Inspired Barossa Peter Lehmann Valley Shiraz Wines By Geoff 2017 HHHH1/2 Peter Lehmann Valley Shiraz Stonewell Barossa Grenache Mataro Hardy K1 Autumn Grounded Cru The Barossan 2017 HHHH Valley Shiraz 2016 HHHH1/2 Harvest Adelaide Inc McLaren Barossa Valley Langmeil House of 2013 HHHHH St Hugo Barossa Hills Riesling Vale Shiraz Shiraz 2017 HHHH Lindner Barossa Cockfighter's Valley Shiraz 2018 HHHH 2017 HHHH1/2 Valley Shiraz Ghost Single 2016 HHHH1/2 Kalleske Wines Mr Riggs McLaren 2017 HHHH Vineyard McLaren Bird In Hand JMK Barossa Valley Vale Shiraz Wines By Vale Shiraz Nest Egg Adelaide Shiraz VP 2017 2017 HHHH1/2 Geoff Hardy 2016 HHHH1/2 Hills Shiraz (375ml) HHHH Pertaringa K1 Tzimmukin 2015 HHHH1/2 Yeoman McLaren Adelaide Hills Totino Estate Vale Shiraz Shiraz Cabernet Francesco Adelaide 2017 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Hills Shiraz 2017 HHHH 2014 HHHH1/2 Wines By Geoff Grounded Cru Hardy K1 Inc McLaren Vale Middle Hill Shiraz 2016 HHHH Adelaide Hills Pertaringa Yeoman Shiraz 2017 HHHH McLaren Vale Wines By Geoff Shiraz 2016 HHHH Hardy K1 Adelaide Balthazar of the Hills Shiraz Barossa Marananga 2017 HHHH Barossa Valley Clarence Hill Shiraz 2016 HHHH Adelaide Shiraz 2017 HHHH Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021 W I N E S TAT E 159

Twelve Apostles rock formations, Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia.tvaicstmoarinaia& THE BEST WINES OF 2020 CONTENTS Includes: Sparkling, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Riesling, Other White Varietals & Blends, Rosé, Pinot Noir, Other Red Varietals & Blends, Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends, Shiraz & Blends, Sweet Whites & Fortifieds. 160 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

CELEBRATIONS ON HOLD, BUT OUTLOOK BRIGHT The Victorian year in review, by Winsor Dobbin. We now have a fighting chance to compete with better-known visitor destinations. WHAT was supposed to be a special year for two of Victoria's landmark in an attempt to stimulate tourism and regional economies. wine producers turned instead into 12 months of disappointment and Bests Great Western was among the producers to take full advantage cancellations. when the Victorian lockdown ended: \"We're thrilled to be welcoming For both Tahbilk and Baileys of Glenrowan important milestones had to guests back to our cellar door, so we've extended our opening hours be put on the backburner as COVID-19 forced closures of cellar doors, over summer,\" the winery reported, now run by the fourth generation of bars and eateries throughout the state. the Thomson family. \"We'll be here from 10am to 5pm seven days a week - excluding Christmas Day.\" Tahbilk, Victoria's oldest family owned winery, was established in 1860 on the banks of the Goulburn River in the Nagambie Lakes region. Birthday The lifting of pandemic restrictions also saw three Victorian wineries celebrations were moved to 2021, but fourth-generation CEO Alister combine marketing efforts. Tahbilk, Fowles and Mitchelton, all in Purbrick said the winery had enjoyed a good vintage before lockdown. Strathbogie Shire some 90 minutes north of Melbourne, are working together in a new campaign to secure their share of Victoria's $10bn \"Clearly the pandemic has affected Tahbilk from a travel and tourism regional tourism market. perspective, but the Tahbilk team is completely confident that these unforeseeable circumstances will see Tahbilk come back stronger than \"Relatively little-known wine regions and townships, like nearby Nagambie ever,” he said. \"What we have noticed is a shift towards the purchase of and Avenel, now have a fighting chance to compete with better-known our premium portfolio, with our iconic 1860 Vines Shiraz and Old Vines visitor destinations because of the virus,\" Fowles proprietor Matt Fowles Cabernet Shiraz being particularly popular.\" said. The 160th anniversary event is now due to be held on February 22-23, Tahbilk CEO Purbrick said there were about 4.4 million people visiting 2021. and spending money in regional Victoria every month in 2019: \"That gives us a lot of heart to make a serious comeback from the ravages of this Bailey's of Glenrowan, in the north-east of the state, was to have marked pandemic. In the coming months, we expect to see a surge in visitors from its 150th birthday, dating back to 1870 when Varley Bailey and his family Melbourne, from within the region and even interstate, looking for places established Baileys Bundarra Vineyard and Winery. Baileys remains a to visit and explore that are different, unexpected and safe. boutique winery that showcases the heritage and traditional winemaking of the past, combined with modern techniques. \"People will still want to have a great food and wine experience in a beautiful regional setting,” he said. “But, post-lockdown, they will also From the 2019 vintage onwards, all Baileys' table wines are estate grown, want to be able to stretch out, breathe, feel safe and be totally free from produced, labelled and bottled, as well as fully certified organic. In recent the hassle of queues and crowds, which is exactly what we are offering.\" years, production has expanded to nero d'Avola, fiano and frontignac. Chief winemaker at Mitchelton, Andrew Santarossa, said the Take \"Unfortunately, our celebrations had to be put on hold,\" said winemaker Nature's Road Trip campaign exploited the fact the region is not always Paul Dahlenberg. top-of-mind for most day-trippers. As Caroline Evans, CEO of Wine Yarra Valley, commented: “2020 has \"For us, this has become one of our greatest strengths as we don't have been a tough year for the industry and with many wine shows cancelled the same crowds, or traffic problems, which other more frequented regional across the country and worldwide,\" wine destinations are likely to encounter this coming summer,\" he said. However, Victoria’s wine and tourism industries received a boost with \"But what we do have is an amazing natural setting boasting some of news the state government was to offer 120,000 vouchers worth $200 each Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021 W I N E S TAT E 161

Victoria's best wineries and dining, wide-open spaces, the Goulburn River said founder and former owner Phil Sexton. and Ranges, bush trails and billabongs, and friendly smiles.\" \"The Jackson family has demonstrated an invaluable commitment to At Levantine Hill in the Yarra Valley work continued on the spectacular the Australian wine community over the last two decades, and we feel new winery that will be a regional landmark. confident in our shared vision for the winery's future,\" he said. The $20 million-plus project, now close to completion, comprises three There was a major change at one of the state's most venerable producers, levels combining a winery, display and events space, as well as wine Seppelt, with the announcement of Clare Dry as the winery's new lead tasting and presentation areas. winemaker in November. The building has been designed by renowned Melbourne architect Having grown up on the Mornington Peninsula, Dry completed a Bachelor Karl Fender of Fender Katsalidis Architects and its soaring curved roof of Oenology from the University of Adelaide and worked for several complements his existing design of the winery's adjacent cellar door and wineries and vineyards in Mornington and Germany before joining Wolf restaurant. Blass in 2007 as a vintage winemaker. \"We hope this winery makes a global statement from the Yarra Valley \"I'm delighted to be joining the Seppelt team,\" she said. \"As a label and continues to elevate the region as a world-class producer of fine with a long and celebrated history, I'm looking forward to continuing this wines - and architecture,'' said Samantha Jreissati, managing director legacy and showcasing the diversity of our vineyards and regions with of Levantine Hill. each vintage release.\" Giant Steps in the Yarra Valley was sold to American company Jackson Her appointment followed the departure of former Seppelt winemaker Family Vineyards, creating “a remarkable new chapter” for the winery, Adam Carnaby, who joined Wicks Estate Wines in the Adelaide Hills. VIRUS HITS HARD BUT TASSIE FORGES AHEAD The Tasmanian year in review, by Winsor Dobbin. Freight suffered significant delays during Covid-19, directly impacting people's online purchasing of wine from Tasmania. THE Covid-19 virus hit the Tasmanian wine industry hard in 2020 - but The former basketball player and Australian Rules player started Sinapius there were also several bright spots to savour. wines at Pipers River in 2005, buying the former Golders vineyard. Hospitality and tourism restrictions impacted on two key channels of The couple, who started dating as teenagers, built up a massive cellar door and on-premise, plus many drinkers traded down - consuming reputation for quality and Morice is planning to continue the business more wine but spending less per bottle. with the help of friends including Joe Holyman from Stoney Rise and Peter Dredge from Dr Edge. Freight suffered significant delays during Covid-19, directly impacting people's online purchasing of wine from Tasmania, while even before the \"We were deeply saddened and are missing Vaughn immensely but also global pandemic and associated procedures being introduced during very driven to keep things going,\" said Linda. vintage, the 2020 season was already one of the tougher ones - the coolest season in a very long time, with windy weather leading to lower yields, a \"I've had some great help from the industry with Joe and Peter both delayed and slow harvest. stepping up to help me with the wines. Hopefully, with their guidance, I can continue to produce amazing wines as well as Vaughn has done.\" Various producers were hit in different way. Former Jimmy Watson Trophy winner Nick Glaetzer from Glaetzer-Dixon Wine Tasmania CEO Sheralee Davies said there were also several bright Family Wines reported that much of his trade is normally selling to wine spots during the year. bars and restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne - both of which were closed down for long periods. \"There were very positive reports of loyal Tassie wine lovers seeking out Greer Carland from Quiet Mutiny usually sells a lot of wine at local markets their favourite producers in order to buy wines direct, sometimes buying and festivals, which were similarly hard hit. more wine, or more expensive wine, than they usually would,\" Davies said. Glaetzer, Carland and many others concentrated on their mailing lists and improving their social media reach. \"The support from locals visiting cellar doors once they reopened was There was also a personal tragedy that was felt across the state's wine also exceptional with some East Coast producers saying this was their industry with the death at the age of 39 of Sinapius winemaker Vaughn best winter ever. Dell from a heart complaint, leaving behind his wife Linda Morice and their two young daughters. \"There was also the New Tassie Wine Stars event, recognising Fred Peacock from Bream Creek as the 2020 Legend, Pooley Wines as the 2020 VinØ Tasmania Champion and Cambridge Valley Vineyard as the 2020 VinØ Tasmania Most Improved. \"While Covid-19 has presented a lot of challenges, wine producers are 162 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

a resilient bunch and necessarily take a long-term approach.\" team over the past few months,\" said owners Matt and Vanessa Dunbabin. During the year, Boomer Creek, Stoney Rise, Apsley Gorge, Bangor, \"Building on the success of Bangor since we first opened six years ago, and Sailor Seeks Horse opened or expanded cellar doors, Jansz, Apsley this significant investment doubles the size of Bangor Vineyard Shed, Gorge and Mewstone have been building new wineries, Mewstone with offering a dedicated wine tasting bar, private wine tasting room, and a cellar door as well. additional function space. The new Joe Holyman Wines/Stoney Rise tasting facility at Gravelly Beach \"In keeping with the existing building, the extension showcases - which serves gourmet plates - replaces the old tasting room, which under Tasmanian timbers and stone, and has a stunning outlook over Bangor Covid-19 regulations could probably hold one person and a small cat. Vineyard and Blackman Bay. The new facility - designed by local studio Cumulus - has compelling \"Tasmania offers some of the best wine and food tourism experiences views of the Tamar - and is currently open Fridays-Mondays from 10am- in the world and our continued development of Bangor Vineyard Shed 5pm. Holyman's wife, Lou, will often be pouring the wines under the Stoney reflects our optimism for the future of wine, tourism, and hospitality in our Rise, Holyman and No Clothes labels. beautiful island state.\" The Holymans set up business on the former Rotherhythe vineyard in Bangor's vineyard is part of a 6,200-hectare property farmed since the 2004 focusing on pinot noir and chardonnay which flourish along with 1830s for supplying beef to the Port Arthur Settlement, and owned by the gruner veltliner and trousseau. Dunbabin family since the 1890s. 'We wanted to give people a better experience,\" says Lou Holyman. The property has over 5,100 hectares of native forests and wetlands, 35 \"We've lived here for 16 years with this view. Why not share it?\" kilometres of coastline and 2,100 hectares of private nature conservation reserve. It is a perfect stopover on any trip to Port Arthur or the Tasman Some of the original vines date back to 1986 - positively ancient in Peninsula. Tasmanian terms. The vineyard is one of the most southerly in Tasmania, with four hectares Former first-class cricketer Holyman is one of Tasmania's stand-out planted with pinot noir, pinot gris and chardonnay. producers and has worked vintages around the world. He says Covid-19 has been tough for the industry. The official opening was performed by Sheralee Davies (CEO Wine Tasmania) and Alex Heroys (CEO Destination Southern Tasmania). Tasmania's south-east also has a new look wine attraction just in time for the summer tourism season with Bangor Vineyard opening a brand new At Cygnet, meanwhile. Sailor Seeks Horse has opened its cellar door wine tasting room, tour offering and function/event space. and winery for weekend tours and tastings and is also running monthly events over the summer months featuring food from the adjacent Port \"In a year of challenges for the wine, tourism, and hospitality sectors, we Cygnet Cannery and live entertainment. are delighted to open this new facility, following the hard work of the Bangor Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021 W I N E S TAT E 163

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 victoria & tasmania sparkling Soumah 'Equilibrio' riesling Blue Pyrenees pinot noir 2019 Kings of Yarra Valley Estate Cellar Door Kangaroo Ground Blue Pyrenees Chardonnay Best's Wines Great Series Pyrenees \"Thirteen31\" Yarra Estate Luna 2018 HHHH1/2 Western Riesling Viognier Valley Pinot Noir Pyrenees Sparkling Devil's Corner 2019 HHHHH 2019 HHHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 Chardonnay Pinot Resolution Clarnette & Tahbilk Nagambie Tamar Ridge Noir NV HHHHH Tasmania Ludvigsen Lake Marsanne Reserve Tasmania Blue Pyrenees Chardonnay Grampians Riesling 2019 HHHHH Pinot Noir Estate Dry 2017 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH1/2 Tahbilk Nagambie 2018 HHHH1/2 Pyrenees Sparkling Mount Avoca Montara Wines Lake Roussanne Rob Dolan White Pinot Noir Rosé Estate Organic Grampians Riesling Marsanne Label Yarra Valley NV HHHH Pyrenees 2018 HHHH1/2 2017 HHHHH Pinot Noir Blue Pyrenees Chardonnay Forest of the Bream Creek 2018 HHHH Estate Pyrenees 2018 HHHH1/2 Echoes Tasmania Vineyard Tasmania Bream Creek Sparkling Shiraz Riesling Sauvignon Blanc Vineyard Reserve NV HHHH 2019 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH Leura Park Estate Tasmania Pinot Yarravale Tahbilk Nagambie Soumah 'Hexham Bellarine Peninsula Noir 2018 HHHH Reserve Yarra Lake Riesling Vineyard' Yarra Pinot Noir Crittenden Estate Valley Sparkling 2019 HHHH Valley Viognier 2019 HHHH1/2 Cri de Coeur Chardonnay Pinot Bream Creek 2019 HHHH A lovely young pinot Mornington 2008 HHHH Vineyard Tasmania with pure primary fruit Peninsula Pinot Riesling rosé characters reminiscent Noir 2018 HHHH pinot gris 2019 HHHH of sour cherries with Tamar Ridge Single Tahbilk Nagambie fine dusty tannins in Block Tasmania Oakridge The other white Lake Grenache Pinot Noir Parish Yarra Valley varietals & blends Mourvedre Rosé 2017 HHHH Pinot Gris 2019 HHHHH 2019 HHHH1/2 Clarnette & support and a good other red Kilgour Wines Ludvigsen level of acidity for a varietals & blends Single Vineyard Grampians Rosé long life. 5+ $42 Geelong Bellarine 2019 HHHH Blue Pyrenees Pinot Gris Estate Pyrenees 2019 HHHH Jack Rabbit Innocent Bystander Ballewindi Nebbiolo Tamar Ridge Vineyard Bellarine Yarra Valley Pinot Mornington 2019 HHHHH Tasmania Pinot Peninsula Noir Rosé Peninsula Pinot Tahbilk Nagambie Gris 2018 HHHH Chardonnay 2019 HHHH Noir 2019 HHHH Lake Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre chardonnay 2018 HHHH 2017 HHHHH A well put together pinot noir 2018 Sedona Estate Soumah 'Hexham wine with a classic & older Reserve Yea Valley Vineyard' Yarra chardonnay nose and Merlot Valley Chardonnay a smooth balanced 2017 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHHH fruit/oak palate Hickinbotham Bream Creek developing some Of Dromana Vineyard Tasmania complexity. 5+ Jack Rabbit Mornington Chardonnay $38 Vineyard Bellarine Peninsula Lagrein 2018 HHHHH Peninsula Pinot 2018 HHHH Riversdale Estate Bass River Noir 2018 HHHHH 'Crater' Tasmania 1835 Gippsland Devil's Corner Chardonnay Chardonnay Resolution 2018 HHHHH 2018 HHHH Tasmania Pinot Noir Mitchelton Wines Mitchelton Wines 2018 HHHH1/2 Estate Nagambie Estate Nagambie Chardonnay Marsanne 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHHH Still a very youthful wine with great varietal definition. Citrus peel and stone-fruit aromas fill the nose and show a toasty lift. Super clean and refreshing citrus palate. Has potential. $25 164 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 victoria & tasmania cabernet sauvignon Mount Avoca shiraz 2017 Clarnette & Follow us and keep up Estate Organic & older Ludvigsen to date with all our latest Taltarni Vineyards Old Vine Pyrenees Grampians Shiraz wine info, tastings and Estate Pyrenees Shiraz Mitchelton Wines 2017 HHHH Cabernet 2018 HHHHH Toolleen Heathcote Chocolaty/vanillin oak events on facebook, Sauvignon Best's Wines Shiraz nose with a sweet twitter and instagram. 2017 HHHH Bin No. 1 Great 2017 HHHHH oak palate that has Winestate Magazine Taltarni Vineyards Western Shiraz A very attractive some lovely blue Old Vine Pyrenees 2018 HHHH1/2 bright purple shiraz fruits tucked away @WinestateEd Cabernet Oakdene Bellarine with lovely ripe berry underneath. $35 Sauvignon Peninsula Geelong fruit sweetness and Mitchelton Wines 2017 HHHH Shiraz lifted spicy oak. It has Heathcote Shiraz Blue Pyrenees 2018 HHHH1/2 an alluring palate that 2017 HHHH Estate Richardson GilGraves Wines has loads of flavour Mitchelton Wines Pyrenees Cabernet Field Blend Central and some delicate Estate Nagambie Sauvignon Victoria Shiraz tannins. $50 Shiraz 2017 HHHH 2017 HHHH 2018 HHHH Turners Crossing Blue Pyrenees Mount Avoca Vineyard Mr Turner Estate Section One cabernet blends Estate Organic Bendigo Shiraz Pyrenees Shiraz Pyrenees Shiraz 2016 HHHHH 2017 HHHH Bream Creek 2018 HHHH Boroka The Grampians Estate Vineyard Tasmania Forest Hut Vineyard 'Pinnacle' Great St Ethels 1878 Cabernet Single Vineyard Western Shiraz Vines Grampians Sauvignon Merlot Series by Sam 2015 HHHHH Shiraz 2017 HHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 Plunkett Pyrenees Blue Pyrenees Kimbarra Wines Shiraz 2018 HHHH Estate Richardson sweet whites Great Western Grampians Pyrenees Shiraz & fortifieds Cabernet Shiraz Estate Arawatta 2017 HHHH1/2 2017 HHHH1/2 Single Vineyard Taltarni Vineyards Wine by Sam Tahbilk Grampians Shiraz Estate Pyrenees The Halo Effect Nagambie Lake 2018 HHHH Shiraz 2017 HHHH Strathbogie Ranges Cabernet Shiraz Late Harvest 2016 HHHH1/2 Viognier 2017 HHHHH shiraz 2018 McPherson Wines 'Don't Tell Gary' Victoria Shiraz 2018 HHHHH Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021 W I N E S TAT E 165

Wine in the vineyards at Topper's Mountain, Tingha.new sowuatlhes THE BEST WINES OF 2020 CONTENTS Includes: Sparkling, Pinot Gris/Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc & Blends, Riesling, Semillon & Blends, Chardonnay & Blends, Other White Varietals & Blends, Rosé, Pinot Noir, Other Red Varietals & Blends, Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends, Cabernet Franc, Merlot & Malbec, Shiraz & Blends. 166 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

A PLAGUE OF PANDEMIC PROPORTIONS The New South Wales year in review, by Rick Allen. Most producers picked what they could sell without damaging their brand, the rest they let go. IN short, if the smoke didn't get you, the drought did - and for some, it was a \"I've heard of one of two who produced a gin from the fruit, but most just wrote double whammy. That's the sorry story of vintage 2020 across the regions of NSW. the vintage off. The fires were huge and the smoke was pretty bad. Generally speaking, the Riverina probably came through it best, although it's a \"We've been doing it for a while here at Helm and we can ride it out, but for the vintage NSW would rather forget. younger ones who don't have the supply - or the foresight for that matter - it has been terribly tough.\" HUNTER The vines were struggling from a crippling drought anyway, but the bushfire smoke MUDGEE that had threatened for weeks finally proved too much. With the vast majority of Same story, different location. Mudgee Wine Association president Jessica Chrcek wineries seriously weighing up whether it was worth picking at all, Mount Pleasant - estimated the area produced about 20 per cent of its normal crush. producers of the back-to-back 2018 and 2019 NSW Wine of the Year - announced they would not pick a single grape. As the Hunter tends to pick early because of the She said fires had been bad and smoke had hung around for quite a while. warm climate, it was big news at the time. A sign of potentially what was to come. \"There was some fruit picked and a lot of testing going on for smoke taint, and unfortunately the results weren't good,\" she said. Mount Pleasant winemaker Adrian Sparks stressed not all the Hunter had been \"Some of the vineyards situated higher up the slopes away from the fires were affected by smoke - it was site specific - and that some of the grapes he'd tasted lucky and managed to do okay, but they were few and far between. Overall it's from other vineyards were in excellent shape - \"just not ours\". It's history now that pretty much a write-off vintage. after sending grapes off to be tested for smoke taint, and hoping against hope, \"Some whites managed to be produced but very few reds. the Hunter vintage of 2020 was miniscule. Tyrrell's for example, produced \"about \"Once the COVID restrictions were lifted a lot of people visited the region which 15 per cent\" of their normal crush. was great, but unfortunately we didn't have a lot of wine to sell them.\" \"Nothing above our Hunter Valley range, either,\" Bruce Tyrrell said. ORANGE \"We can't see much point producing wines that benefit from cellaring in conditions Orange wasn't wiped out by smoke, like some of the other regions, but coming like this. We fed most of our grapes to the cattle. on the back of the biting drought meant yields were way down. \"Other stuff we picked but it will never be sold. We'll keep it for a trial and send it off to the Wine Research Institute so they can monitor it, test it as it ages, and \"I'd say 50 per cent down, probably more,\" Orange Wine industry Association hopefully learn a few things that will benefit everybody.\" president Tom Ward said. Tyrrell's story is typical: most producers picked what they could sell without damaging their brand, the rest they let go. The wines that made it to shelves and \"There was a lot of testing for smoke going on around the district to make cellar doors after extensive testing are a mix - some very solid wines included. absolutely certain that what made it to bottle certainly wasn't faulty. In fact, there There's been the occasional gin made from smoke-tainted grapes, and one or was some pretty good quality wine, just not a lot of it.\" two have even tried a 'smoked semillon' to see how it goes with the buying public. It's fair to say the big boys - Tyrrell's, Brokenwood, Mount Pleasant, Thomas and He said the whites generally fared better than the reds. so on - won't be anxiously looking over their shoulders at the new wave of semillon. RIVERINA CANBERRA With fires sweeping across north eastern Victoria and smoke drifting across the Canberra wine veteran Ken Helm said there are some fat, happy birds flying Riverina, the region dodged a bullet. \"The region banded together well, we picked around the area now. some early grapes, sent them off for testing and they came back clear,\" Riverina Wine Association President Andrew Calabria said. \"Most of us just took the nets off the vines and let the birds have a feed,\" Helm said. Like other parts of the state, the smoke from bushfires to the south was too \"We were lucky, especially as we see how the other regions fared.\" much. He estimated about five per cent of the Canberra, Murrumbateman district The quality of fruit was good although down in quantity \"12 to 15 per cent\". bothered to pick. The drought was an ongoing problem, exacerbated by winds that dried out \"Probably the one shining light was my daughter's winery, The Vintner's what little rain there was. Daughter,\" he said. \"They picked and sent the fruit off for smoke testing and \"The quality was consistent, and the alternate varieties seemed to do well, it came back all clear. especially those Mediterranean varietals that handle the heat and the dry. \"So they fared much better than the most of us. \"The public obviously agreed \"Durif, which we've been championing down here, looked especially good, as too, because as I understand it they sold out in six weeks or so.\" did montepulciano and in the whites, fiano. Helm, who knows the tricks of the trade, got through by reducing the supply to \"There's a real home for them here in the Riverina.\" He said there had been some members so that he could keep the cellar door operating. recent rain but that a lot more was needed. \"We need it to penetrate and get down into the root system, but at least it's a start.\" Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021 W I N E S TAT E 167

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 new south wales sparkling sauvignon blanc Coolangatta Estate chardonnay 2019 Shoalhaven Coast Coppabella Semillon McGuigan Personal Cuvée Prestige 2015 HHHHH Reserve Hunter Tumbarumba Tempus Two Ridge Hunter Sparkling Pewter Hunter Valley Chardonnay Chardonnay Valley Semillon 2019 HHHHH NV HHHHH 2017 HHHHH Allandale Winery Tempus Two Hunter Valley Highland Heritage Highland Heritage Uno Hunter Valley Chardonnay Estate Mt Estate Mt Semillon 2019 HHHHH Canobolas Canobolas Nikki 2014 HHHHH Tempus Two Orange Dry D Orange Riesling Allandale Winery Pewter Poppy’s Highland Heritage Riesling 2019 HHHH Hunter Valley Block Hunter Estate Mt 2019 HHHH1/2 Bright fresh citrus nose Semillon Valley Chardonnay Canobolas Orange Good varietal with a touch of spice 2013 HHHHH 2019 HHHHH Sauvignon Blanc expression to the and rich fruit flavours RidgeView Cumulus 2019 HHHHH nose; loads of green pushed forward by 'Generations' Rolling Orange Fabulous aromas: fruits with floral some residual sugar. Reserve Hunter Chardonnay an elegance of cut overtones. Crisp Drinking well now. $28 Valley Semillon 2019 HHHH Highland Heritage grass and asparagus green apple flavours 2009 HHHHH Ross Hill Maya Estate Patrono that is echoed on the semillon & blends Tempus Two & Max Orange Brut Orange smooth palate giving with bright and lively 2019 Copper Hunter Chardonnay a mouthful of long, acidity. One for the Valley Semillon 2019 HHHH Sparkling Pinot lingering and delicious cellar. 5+ $28 Audrey Wilkinson 2018 HHHH1/2 Iron Gate Estate Noir Chardonnay flavours. $25 Winemakers Coolangatta Estate Primera Hunter 2017 HHHH Allandale Winery Selection Hunter Shoalhaven Coast Valley Chardonnay Refreshing citrus Single Vineyard Cassegrain Edition Valley Semillon Semillon 2019 HHHH bouquet with a hint Orange Sauvignon Noir Canberra 2019 HHHH 2016 HHHH1/2 of honey and luscious Blanc 2019 HHHH District Riesling Coolangatta Estate chardonnay 2018 stonefruit flavours 2019 HHHH1/2 semillon & blends Wollstonecraft & older riesling 2018 & older Shoalhaven Coast exhibiting delicate floral Robert Stein Dry Semillon Canobolas Smith nuances. 3-5 $55 Coolangatta Mudgee Riesling Coolangatta Estate 2016 HHHH Shine Orange Estate Winsome 2019 HHHH1/2 Wollstonecraft Coolangatta Estate Chardonnay Colmar Estate Shoalhaven Coast Shoalhaven Coast Wollstonecraft 2012 HHHHH Orange Sparkling Riesling Tamburlaine Semillon Shoalhaven Coast Robert Stein Chardonnay Pinot 2018 HHHHH Organic Wines 2011 HHHHH Semillon Reserve Mudgee Noir 2015 HHHH On the Grapevine Coolangatta Estate 2015 HHHH Chardonnay Orange Riesling Shoalhaven Coast Tempus Two 2018 HHHH1/2 pinot gris/grigio 2019 HHHH Semillon Pewter Hunter Robert Stein 2009 HHHHH Valley Semillon Reserve Mudgee Cumulus Rolling Nashdale Lane Coolangatta Estate 2014 HHHH Chardonnay Orange Pinot Colour Series Wollstonecraft Allandale Winery 2017 HHHH Grigio 2019 HHHH Orange Riesling Shoalhaven Coast Winemaker's Coppabella Sirius Colmar Estate 2019 HHHHH Semillon Reserve Hunter Tumbarumba Orange Pinot Gris Robert Stein Farm 2009 HHHHH Valley Semillon Chardonnay 2019 HHHH Series Mudgee 2014 HHHH 2017 HHHH Riesling McGuigan Bin Colmar Estate 2019 HHHH1/2 9000 Hunter Valley Block 1 Orange Semillon Chardonnay 2013 HHHH 2016 HHHH Canobolas Smith Shine Orange Chardonnay 2014 HHHH 168 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 new south wales other white Trentham Estate Peter Drayton cabernet blends LMB Wines shiraz blends varietals & blends The Family Murray Wines Anomaly Mudgee Cabernet Darling Sangiovese Hunter Valley Iron Gate Estate Sauvignon Tempus Two Iron Gate Estate Rosé 2019 HHHH Pinot Noir Shiraz Fenix Mudgee 2018 HHHH Copper Hunter Classic Hunter Logan Hannah 2018 HHHH Cabernet Inner City Valley Shiraz Pinot Valley Verdelho Orange Rosé PepperGreen Sauvignon Shiraz Winemakers Noir 2018 HHHH 2019 HHHHH 2019 HHHH Estate Southern 2018 HHHHH Indenture Trentham Estate Iron Gate Estate Highlands Pinot A deep purple wine Hilltops Cabernet shiraz The Family Murray Primera Hilltops Noir 2018 HHHH with a nose that is Sauvignon 2019 - 2018 Darling Vermentino & Hunter Valley Kosciuszko pungent and peppery 2018 HHHH 2019 HHHH Cabernet Rosé Tumbarumba Pinot and a palate showing PepperGreen Briar Ridge Grove Estate 2019 HHHH Noir 2015 HHHH a very successful Estate Southern 'Dairy Hill' Single Hilltops Fiano combination of the two Highlands Cabernet Vineyard Hunter 2019 HHHH pinot noir other red varieties: plums from Sauvignon Valley Shiraz Tamburlaine varietals & blends the shiraz – berries 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHHH Organic Wines Colmar Estate from the cabernet. Walter Wines Elegant floral bouquet Point 65 Hunter Block 1 Orange Canobolas Federation Hill laced with hints Valley & Orange Pinot Noir Smith Orange 5+ $75 Single Vineyard of black cherries, Viognier 2018 HHHHH Chambourcin Cooks Lot Orange Mudgee Cabernet sweet spices and 2019 HHHH Lovely ruby red hued 2008 HHHH1/2 Cabernet Merlot Sauvignon hazelnuts. Great wine with great aroma Cassegrain Edition 2019 HHHH 2014 HHHH varietal fruit flavours; rosé complexity of plums, Noir de Solere all boysenberries and sweet spices and Hilltops New cabernet sauvignon cabernet franc, mulberries with spicy Colmar Estate pepper. The palate England Nebbiolo merlot, malbec & sweetness. 3-5 Orange Pinot Rosé is dense and well Barbera Sangiovese Vinifera blends $60 2019 HHHH1/2 integrated with fresh 2018 HHHH1/2 Organically Grown blue fruits and firm Trentham Estate Mudgee Cabernet Brangayne Of Tempus Two Highland Heritage savoury tannins. $65 The Family Murray Sauvignon Orange Orange Uno Hunter Valley Estate Generations Cooks Lot Iconique Darling Nero 2017 HHHHH Merlot Shiraz Orange Rosé Barrique Orange D'Avola Gooree Park Wines 2018 HHHHH 2018 HHHHH 2019 HHHH Pinot Noir 2018 HHHH Crowned Glory Canobolas Smith Berry aromas with a 2018 HHHH1/2 Logan Weemala Mudgee Cabernet Reserve Orange floral lift and a light Logan Weemala Mudgee Sauvignon Cabernet Franc refreshing red fruited Orange Pinot Noir Tempranillo 2016 HHHHH 2014 HHHH1/2 and nicely textured 2019 HHHH 2018 HHHH Vinifera Ross Hill Isabelle palate with a clean Centennial Inner City Organically Orange Cabernet finish. $CDO Vineyards Reserve Winemakers Grown Reserve Franc Merlot Cumulus Luna Southern Highlands New England Mudgee Cabernet 2018 HHHH1/2 Rosa Central Pinot Noir Tempranillo Sauvignon Cassegrain White Ranges Rosado 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH 2015 HHHH1/2 Label Rylstone 2019 HHHH Allandale Winery Orange Hilltops Hilltops Grenache Merlot Cabernet Shiraz Mourvedre Sauvignon 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH Nashdale Lane Tamburlaine Legacy Orange Organic Wines Tempranillo Point 65 Orange 2018 HHHH Cabernet Franc 2018 HHHH Tamburlaine Organic Wines Point 65 Orange Malbec 2018 HHHH Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021 W I N E S TAT E 169

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 new south wales Capital Wines 'The Frontbencher' Canberra District Shiraz 2016 HHHHH Saddler's Creek Alessandro Reserve Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 HHHHH Tempus Two Uno Hunter Valley Shiraz 2017 HHHHH De Bortoli Wines Follow us and keep up to Regional Classic date with all our latest Gundagai Shiraz wine info, tastings and 2017 HHHH1/2 events on facebook, Midnight's Promise Highland Heritage Logan Orange Lowe Block 8 twitter and instagram. Hunter Valley Estate Generations Shiraz Mudgee Shiraz Shiraz Orange Shiraz 2017 HHHHH 2017 HHHH1/2 Connect on social with 2019 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH Gorgeous spicy Ross Hill Pinnacle Winestate Intense licorice-like Lovely complexity peppery lift to the Orange Shiraz bouquet with floral/ of fresh black cherry nose with constrained 2017 HHHH1/2 www.facebook.com/ violet nuances and fruit, a squirt of black cherry notes and some Lowe Block 5 Winestate-Magazine tasting of dark cherries prune juice, a dash of roasted coffee-like Mudgee Shiraz twitter.com/winestateed and plums with chocolate and a whiff characters. The elegant 2017 HHHH1/2 www.instagram.com/winestate/ more of the licorice of red roses. $CDO palate is seamlessly McGuigan characters seen on Iron Gate Estate balanced with well- Personal Reserve www.winestate.com.au the nose. Silky smooth Primera Mudgee integrated flavours. Vanessa Vale tannins. $24 & Hunter Valley Hunter Valley Ben's Run Vineyard Shiraz 2018 HHHH 3-5 $28 Shiraz Limited Release Allandale Winery 2017 HHHH1/2 Broke NSW Shiraz Single Vineyard 2018 HHHH1/2 Hunter Valley Centennial Moppity Vineyards Shiraz 2018 HHHH Vineyards Hilltops Nouveau Hilltops Cumulus Rolling Shiraz 2017 HHHH Syrah Orange Shiraz 2018 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH Gooree Park Wines Gooree Park Logan Wines Ridge Crowned Glory Mudgee Shiraz of Tears Orange Mudgee Shiraz 2018 HHHH1/2 Shiraz 2018 HHHH 2017 HHHH Ross Hill Jack's Lot Logan Wines Ridge Orange Shiraz of Tears Mudgee Inner City 2018 HHHH1/2 Shiraz 2018 HHHH Winemakers Inner City Indenture Hilltops Winemakers shiraz 2016 Shiraz 2017 HHHH Indenture & older Hilltops Shiraz Logan Wines RidgeView 2018 HHHH1/2 Ridge of Tears 'Impressions' Orange Shiraz Hunter Valley Centennial 2017 HHHHH Shiraz Vineyards Reserve Spicy peppery 2017 HHHH Murrumbateman complexity to the plum/ Moppity Vineyards Shiraz 2018 HHHH cherry bouquet. The Escalier Hilltops palate is bright and Shiraz 2014 HHHH Tempus Two firm with varietal fruit Canobolas Smith Copper HV Hunter seamlessly merging Reserve Orange Valley Shiraz with spicy oak and white Shiraz 2014 HHHH 2018 HHHH pepper characters. RidgeView 'Impressions' 5+ $50 Hunter Valley Shiraz 2013 HHHH 170 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

waeustsetrranlia THE BEST WINES OF 2020 Vineyards and jacaranda at Nikola Estate. CONTENTS Includes: Riesling, Other White Varietals & Blends, Sauvignon Blanc & Blends, Semillon & Blends, Chardonnay, Rosé, Other Red Varietals & Blends, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Blends, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz & Blends, Sweet White & Fortified. Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021 W I N E S TAT E 171

THEN CAME COVID - 19 The West Australian year in review, by Mike Zekulich. Sandalford senior winemaker Hope Metcalf said 2020 was a smooth growing season but a bizarre period for all in the industry because of the coronavirus. IT is hard to imagine a more anxious year for grape growers and winemakers than “Having our own vineyards has been a key factor in ensuring vulnerable variety that of the 2020 vintage. grape quality for the wines we produce,” he said. Besides hostile weather conditions such as terrible bushfires which took a heavy Since coming to WA in 1987 to make wine, Berry has impressed industry toll of life and property, the industry had to contend with the mysterious unknown colleagues such that in 2018 he was awarded the prized WA Wine Press Club Jack coronavirus pandemic that had the potential to do perhaps even more harm Mann Memorial Medal for his contribution to the development of the WA industry. especially to human life. Some producers told Winestate the COVID-19 situation Yields in 2020 were also down on other properties as well, some by as much as half. was 'scary.' Sandalford senior winemaker Hope Metcalf said 2020 was a smooth growing Slowly however, people in WA followed government protocols to try and ensure season but a bizarre period for all in the industry because of the coronavirus. human safety as far as possible. She expected the reds to be better than the whites because of a slightly warmer, COVID-19 losses however came quickly for WA producers with wine exports lower yielding year. falling 26 per cent to four million litres, the lowest since 2011. “Fortunately, we have a strong wine club which has softened the sales blow of Then came China, WA's leading market which it was said had been affected the pandemic,” she said. more by its related trade issues than other states. “But we all feel the pain of the damage the terrible bushfires and searing heat However, a leading WA wine exporter said despite COVID-19 and the uncertainty has done in the eastern states.” of an ongoing anti-dumping investigation, there was still solid demand for premium WA wines in China. John Griffiths of Faber Wines in the Swan Valley estimated industry losses at $1.2 billion. While there had obviously been a decline in volume, the demand for premium wine in China was strong, giving confidence for the future of post COVID-19. “Cellar door sales virtually shut down for six weeks before people started moving again,” he said. “It was not just China. It also put the handbrake on important Another blow for sections of the WA industry came in a vicious Perth suburban Melbourne sales.” warehouse fire where millions of dollars of fine wines were destroyed. However, it has not been all bad news. Reports said that more than 43,000 bottles - some decades old from leading As the situation eased, sales have rebounded to more-like boom conditions for producers like Houghton and Brookland Valley - were destroyed in the fierce blaze. many producers with reports of turnover doubling and more. Calm in Hong Kong from violent street riots over control of the territory has also Meanwhile, Margaret River's Cullen Wines has become WA's first agricultural helped restore commercial order. company to achieve 'carbon-negative' status - meaning it stores more carbon David Watson of Woodlands Wines at Margaret River didn't see much of the 2020 than it emits. vintage. He was in self isolation in Perth - as a result of COVID-19. It was the first vintage he had missed since the winery's pioneering crush, in 1978. Cullen Wines have been carbon-neutral since 2006, offsetting its emissions by “It was a very strange feeling,” he said. buying carbon credits which support tree-planting. The inaugural small crush yielded 24 gallons, but more importantly, it was the start for Woodlands in the birth year of David and Heather Watson's son Stuart, On WA's south coast, West Cape Howe principal and winemaker Gavin Berry now its winemaker, a position he has held since 2002. said the winery's crush in 2020 started on February 1, two weeks earlier than usual. He rated the vintage as a 'solid year' but consumers will have to be patient to assess the 'king cabernet' waiting for its release. He said dry conditions in 2019 resulted in the need for watering at its two main vineyards - Mt Barker and Frankland. Even so, Berry believed the 2020 vintage will provide its rewards in wine quality but not in yields which were down an estimated 25 per cent. 172 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 western australia David had stopped on the roadside during the journey from Perth to Margaret riesling Happs Estate River to tell us that Dorham Mann - long-time industry stalwart - was being Margaret River acknowledged that night by the local association with a life time achievement award Silkwood Estate Verdelho for his outstanding contribution to the development of the district's winemaking. The Walcott 2019 HHHH Pemberton Riesling Flowstone At Capel Vale, north of Margaret River, Peter Pratten (of Capel Vale Wines) said 2019 HHHHH Moonmilk White 2020 was a “pretty good year” for the district, “much better than the Eastern States”. Plantagenet Wyjup Margaret River Collection Mount Savagnin Viognier “There are good wines everywhere now,” he said. Barker Riesling Gewurztraminer “And it was all about quality, growing the best fruit for the particular wines. 2018 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Blanc “That comes from the best locations in the best soils. We are getting our areas Trevelen Farm 2019 HHHH right now. That makes a lot of difference. WA should be right on top for outstanding Katie's Kiss Great RNB Pemberton wines, better than most.” Southern Riesling Vermentino John Griffiths rated the 2020 vintage as 8 ½ out of 10. 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH “But it was a funny year - with extremely hot dry conditions right up to Christmas Talisman Cellar RNB Pemberton then it cooled right off,” he said. Release Geographe Hárslevelü “It ended up being a fantastic vintage. Riesling 2018 HHHH “On the Swan, our wines are a bit riper than average, lovely rich powerful styles 2012 HHHH Wines of Merritt without having the finesse of some years. My best wines were easily shiraz and Yallingup Margaret verdelho. It was also a great year for fortifieds.” other white River Vermentino John said the Geographe region was very strong for chardonnay and cabernet varietals & blends 2018 HHHH backed by a nice mild ripening period. It was a year for aromatic wines from Wines of Merritt Margaret River and bold reds as a result of plenty of ripeness. Green Door Yallingup Margaret Riesling was a Great Southern vintage highlight according to winemakers with Geographe Fiano River Vermentino shiraz and cabernet very strong. Really spicy peppery malbec also impressed - 2019 HHHHH 2017 HHHH rated extraordinary by some. Windy Creek “Basically, all the regions went to their strengths,” said Griffiths, a WA wine Estate Swan Valley sauvignon blanc industry leader. Vermentino & blends “It allowed winemakers to make the styles they wanted to make without being 2019 HHHH1/2 curtailed by producing from a particular area or working around weather. Choosy Beggars “While the vintages of 2013 and 2018 have been unbelievable years, 2020 has Margaret River produced a very good all round season. Sauvignon Blanc “It is almost like a dream year when winemakers have been able to pick and Semillon choose from nice ripe flavoursome fruit and make the styles they want to make 2019 HHHHH without being under pressure. You could not ask for much more.” Jane Brook Shovelgate Vineyard Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2017 HHHH semillon & blends Fermoy Estate Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2019 HHHH1/2 Wines of Merritt Fuddling Cup Wilyabrup Margaret Margaret River Chenin Blanc River Semillon 2018 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Blanc An opulent nose 2019 HHHH intense with toasty Gallows Wine peach aromas and Co The Bommy hints of mango. A Margaret complex full flavoured River Semillon palate that has weight Sauvignon Blanc but isn’t fat and is 2019 HHHH underscored by the acid. $40 Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021 W I N E S TAT E 173

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 western australia Three Hills Eva Twinwoods Estate Thompson Estate Three Hills Sandalford Marie Margaret Margaret River The Specialist GSM Margaret Margaret River River Semillon Chardonnay Margaret River River Grenache Range Margaret Sauvignon Blanc 2018 HHHH Chardonnay Shiraz Mataro River Cabernet (Fumé Style) After Hours 2016 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH1/2 Merlot 2016 HHHH Margaret River Peccavi Margaret Three Hills 2018 HHHH Chardonnay River Chardonnay Margaret River Nice lift of sweet chardonnay 2018 HHHH 2016 HHHH Grenache red fruit and plum 2019 & 2018 2018 HHHH1/2 characters with chardonnay rosé Robert Bowen some earthiness Smithbrook 2017 & 2016 Portuguese Blend peeking through Single Vineyard Gilberts Mount 2018 HHHH and mouthwatering Pemberton Talisman 'Gabrielle' Barker Great Green Door tannins. $21.95 Chardonnay Geographe Southern Shiraz Geographe 2018 HHHHH Ferguson Valley Rosé 2019 HHHH Monastrell Sandalford Estate Castelli Estate Chardonnay 2018 HHHH P: 08 9374 9374 Pemberton 2017 HHHHH other red varietals Paul Conti Wines E: sandalford@ Chardonnay Heydon Estate The & blends Western Australia sandalford.com 2018 HHHHH Willow Margaret Nero D'Avola W: www.sandalford.com Heydon Estate The River Chardonnay Vineyard 28 2018 HHHH Streaker Margaret 2016 HHHHH Geographe RiverBank Estate River Chardonnay Robert Bowen Dolcetto Rebellious Swan 2018 HHHHH Margaret River 2019 HHHH1/2 Valley Cabernet Silkwood Estate Chardonnay La Kooki Ten Franc Petit Verdot The Bowman 2017 HHHH1/2 Foot Geographe Malbec 2018 HHHH Single Vineyard Tempranillo Silkwood Estate Pemberton 2018 HHHH1/2 The Walcott Chardonnay Pemberton Malbec 2019 HHHH 2018 HHHH Twinwoods Windy Creek Three Hills Estate Estate Swan Margaret River Margaret River Valley Grenache Cabernet Franc Chardonnay 2018 HHHHH 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH Lifted raspberry pinot noir Lots happening confectionery here! “Super solid intensity to the funk on the nose,” nose with a simple noted one judge. but very attractive Zarephath Single Full bodied palate juicy sweet fruit Vineyard Great with generous palate that has a Southern Pinot flavours. 5+ savoury edge and Noir 2018 HHHHH $25 underscored by Bellarmine chewy tannins. Pemberton Pinot Twinwoods Estate $12 Noir 2019 HHHH P: 0419 833 122 Windy Creek merlot E: [email protected] P: 08 9296 1057 W: www. E: tony@ Talisman twinwoodsestate.com windycreekestate.com Cellar Release W: www. Geographe Merlot windycreekestate.com.au 2009 HHHH1/2 Woody Nook Single Vineyard cabernet blends Margaret River Cabernet Merlot Singlefile Great 2016 HHHHH Southern Cabernet A nicely developing Sauvignon Merlot style with cassis fruit 2018 HHHHH and cedary/spicy oak lifting out the glass and a palate that offers a big mouthful of sweet varietal fruit layered with grainy tannins. $36 174 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 western australia Talisman Rosabrook Sandalford Peccavi Margaret Sandalford Geographe Single Vineyard Estate Reserve River Cabernet Margaret River Cabernet Malbec Estate Margaret Margaret River Sauvignon Range Margaret 2018 HHHH1/2 River Cabernet Shiraz 2016 HHHH River Shiraz Sauvignon 2017 HHHHH Heydon Estate WG 2018 HHHH cabernet sauvignon 2016 HHHH1/2 Nose shows an Grace Margaret Woody Nook Single James Busby abundance of River Cabernet Vineyard Margaret Singlefile 'The Margaret River “yummy” berry fruit 2014 HHHH River Shiraz Philip Adrian' Cabernet and milk chocolate 2018 HHHH Frankland Sauvignon aromas and flavours shiraz & blends Brash Vineyard River Cabernet 2018 HHHH with an elegant Single Vineyard Sauvignon Twinwoods tannin backbone and Zarephath Single Margaret River 2016 HHHHH Estate Margaret good line of acidity. Vineyard Great Shiraz 2017 HHHH Silkwood Estate River Cabernet Give it food! Southern Syrah Trevelen Farm The Walcott Sauvignon 2018 HHHHH Frankland Reserve Pemberton 2017 HHHH 5+ $35 Gilberts Reserve Great Southern Cabernet Oates Ends Mount Barker Shiraz 2015 HHHH Sauvignon Margaret River Sandalford Estate Great Southern 2018 HHHH1/2 Cabernet P: 08 9374 9374 Shiraz sweet whites Twinwoods Sauvignon E: sandalford@ 2017 HHHHH & fortified Estate Margaret 2016 HHHH sandalford.com River Cabernet Thompson Estate W: www.sandalford.com Sauvignon The Specialist 2016 HHHH1/2 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 HHHH Twinwoods Twinwoods Paul Conti Wines Windy Creek Estate Margaret Estate Margaret Mariginiup Western Estate Swan Valley River Cabernet River Shiraz Australia Shiraz Ximenez Sauvignon 2017 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH1/2 NV HHHHH 2016 HHHH1/2 Dark brooding A pretty lifted Very clean example Attractive fruit nose with bouquet smelling of with excellent spirit development here hints of tar and mint and plums. The and lovely luscious with fresh spicy spices and a bold elegant palate has fruit. The nose has a blackberry aromas. fruit filled palate sweet gentle fruit savoury element with Soft in the mouth with underlying flavours with slight some dried plum notes and full of sweet sweetness, well- lingering greenness and a beautiful well cabernet fruit and handled oak and and chalky tannins. integrated and lively layered with grainy talc-like tannins. $30 palate. $20 tannins. $30 5+ $28 Twinwoods Estate Gilberts Reserve Twinwoods Estate P: 0419 833 122 Mount Barker P: 0419 833 122 E: [email protected] Great Southern E: [email protected] W: www. Shiraz W: www. twinwoodsestate.com 2018 HHHH1/2 twinwoodsestate.com Twinwoods Estate Margaret River Shiraz 2017 HHHH1/2 Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021 W I N E S TAT E 175

The coast of Helena Bay Lodge. nezwealan d THE BEST WINES OF 2020 CONTENTS Includes: Sparkling, Sauvignon Blanc & Blends, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Gewurtztraminer, Other White Varietals & Blends, Rosé, Pinot Noir, Merlot & Blends, Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends, Other Red Varietals & Blends, Syrah, Sweet Whites & Fortified. 176 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

COPING WITH COVID AND RISING TO THE CHALLENGE The New Zealand year in review, by Emma Jenkins MW The industry was acutely aware that it was in an incredibly privileged position to be allowed to pick the grapes. Throughout the entire lockdown our number one priority remained – ensuring the safety of our people and our communities. The fact that harvest was completed safely, testifies to how our industry fully embraced the challenges to meet the strict Covid-19 requirements. “WHEN the going gets weird, the weird turn pro’…I’ve always wanted to use country duly devised ingenious solutions. Villa Maria in Marlborough housed a Hunter S. Thompson quote and the 2020 vintage presented the perfect its harvest team onsite in a village of campervans and repurposed their cellar opportunity,” laughs Nga Waka’s Roger Parkinson in Martinborough. “I door restaurant chef to provide meals, while numerous smaller producers haven’t been as excited about a vintage at this stage since the classic drafted parents and/or children in their ‘bubbles’ as makeshift pickers and 2000 vintage. As always, time will tell, but we may well see some legendary cellar hands. Hawke’s Bay’s Tony Bish says, “Whilst I had all my [Tony Bish Martinborough wines.” Indeed, the 2020 vintage is one the New Zealand Wines] chardonnay picked before lockdown, it certainly made life difficult wine industry won’t soon forget. For an agonizing 48 hours after the strict for those with later varieties and bigger staff to manage. Bloody nightmare, nationwide Covid-19 lockdown restrictions were announced, it was unclear but with stunning fruit, the vibe was hard to beat. We all knew we were if wineries would be designated as an ‘essential service’ and thus able to experiencing an exceptional vintage, in an exceptional year. Being able to continue to harvest. The relief at the positive decision on March 24th was pick whenever winemakers wanted to, rather than being dictated by incoming palpable. The March 25th Level 4 lockdown mandated anyone not in a weather events, was a delight to us all.” Mercifully, Mother Nature played ball permitted ‘essential business or service’ (i.e. supermarkets and their supply throughout. Michael Brajkovich MW of Kumeu River Wines says, “I can say chains, petrol stations and healthcare), to reside at home until further notice, that after the fantastic 2019 vintage we didn’t think it would be surpassed which turned out to be May 13th, though some easing began April 27th. for many years, and then along came 2020. At this stage we think it is better, Even with permission to harvest, there were detailed restrictions for worker but time in barrel and tank will tell the full story.” Ursula Schwarzenbach of ‘bubbles’ across vineyards, wineries and places of residence. Wineries Nelson’s Blackenbrook is equally enthusiastic: “2020 was an extraordinary needed to submit individual management plans, and there were regular vintage – all the stars were aligned and we are hugely excited with the inspections by the Ministry of Health. New Zealand Winegrowers worked result”. Dog Point Marlborough’s Murray Cook agrees, “2020 was a dream closely with the government both in securing the permission to harvest, and run weather-wise. We certainly weren’t rushed to pick which was lucky given in ongoing compliance areas; CEO Philip Gregan reflects, “the industry was the extra procedures and protocols in place. The warm, dry and sunny acutely aware that it was in an incredibly privileged position to be allowed weather enabled our smaller-than-usual crews to continue hand-picking over to pick the grapes. Throughout the entire lockdown our number one priority the Covid period and delivered brilliant quality across all varieties. Really remained – ensuring the safety of our people and our communities. The fact rewarding, and one to remember for a few reasons!” Further south, Nicholas that harvest was completed safely, testifies to how our industry fully embraced Brown of Waipara’s Black Estate says, “It’s a vintage that has produced pure, the challenges to meet the strict Covid-19 requirements.” The challenges well-balanced, concentrated wines. Midway through harvest we closed our were many and varied: the April 6th harvest diary of Christopher Keys, chief restaurant and the entire Black Estate team was able to work together to winemaker of Central Otago’s Gibbston Valley Wines gives a window into the ensure our harvest was completed successfully. Thanks to them we were strange new environment. Keys writes, “We’re functioning well here within the able to harvest some of the highest quality fruit ever seen at Black Estate”. Of very new Covid-19 constraints. Hard to think of the old way even existing. course, it’s one thing to have got through harvest - coronavirus continues to We’re all used to the 2m distancing, complete separation of tasks per team leave its mark on global wine markets. Murray Cook sums up, “the ongoing and bubble, separation of equipment, morning meetings outside and at rollercoaster of our export and domestic markets has been incredible. The distance, and sanitation fluids and gear everywhere. All gear gets tagged opening and closing of bars and restaurants has been somewhat frightening by name – and sanitised between users – and different forklifts for different to watch; overall we have fared ok given the circumstances the world is in, teams. Theory being, of course, if one team goes down, others carry on. but obviously, it’s not over yet!” New Zealand has just exceeded NZ$2billion Gloves, PPE, sanitation. Even paper and pens are viewed as vectors. Strict in exports, but markets remain highly volatile. With borders currently closed, observance of lockdown outside hours, and a complete register of visitors competition for vineyard workers will be also fierce come the 2021 harvest. But to GVW. We can’t even taste the fruit as it comes in - how many hands have for now, the 2020 whites emerging on to the market suggest that while 2020 been on it? A very strange predicament…. The real threat of not being able will be a vintage to remember for its unparalleled circumstances, the great to make wine shook me to my core. That won’t go away for a while.” Certainly news for producers and consumers alike is that it will also be remembered 2020 has heightened resilience and adaptability, and wineries around the for the very best reason: fantastic wine quality. Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021 W I N E S TAT E 177

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 new zealand sparkling Villa Maria Old House Maori Point Single Villa Maria Moutere Hills Platinum Vineyards Vineyard Central Platinum Nelson Pinot Gris Hunter’s Miru Miru Selection Organic Kaho Nelson Otago Riesling Selection Sur Lie 2019 HHHH Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019 HHHHH Marlborough Pinot The Landing Bay of 2015 HHHHH Sauvignon Blanc 2018 HHHH1/2 Wild Earth Central Gris 2019 HHHHH Islands Pinot Gris Palliser Estate 2019 HHHHH Camshorn Waipara Otago Riesling The Elder 2019 HHHH Méthode The Rose Yealands Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2018 HHHH1/2 Martinborough Wild Earth Central 2017 HHHHH Awatere Valley 2019 HHHH Yealands Estate Pinot Gris Otago Pinot Gris Thomas Waiheke Marlborough Old House Single Vineyard 2018 HHHHH 2019 HHHH Island Blanc de Sauvignon Blanc Vineyards Nelson Late Pick Awatere Bald Hills Kirameki Lake Chalice Gris 2018 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Blanc Valley Marlborough Single Vineyard The Falcon Church Road Delta Estate 2018 HHHH Riesling Bannockburn Marlborough Hawke's Bay Blanc Marlborough Allan Scott 2019 HHHH1/2 Central Otago Pinot Gris de Blancs Méthode Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Black Barn Single Pinot Gris 2018 HHHH Traditionnelle 2019 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Blanc Vineyard Hawke's 2018 HHHH1/2 Loveblock 2016 HHHH1/2 Lake Chalice 2019 HHHH Bay Riesling Maude Central Marlborough Pinot Leveret IQ Premium The Raptor Hunter’s 2019 HHHH1/2 Otago Pinot Gris Gris 2019 HHHH Brut NV HHHH Marlborough Marlborough Junction Runaway 2019 HHHH1/2 Wither Hills Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc Central Hawke's Morepork Vineyard Cellar Selection sauvignon blanc 2018 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH Bay Riesling Northland Pinot Marlborough Pinot & blends Saint Clair Origin Lake Chalice 2018 HHHH Gris 2019 HHHH1/2 Gris 2018 HHHH Marlborough The Falcon Hunter’s Palliser Estate Wither Hills Church Road Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Marlborough Martinborough Marlborough Pinot Grand Reserve 2019 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Blanc Riesling Pinot Gris Gris 2019 HHHH Hawke's Bay Saint Clair Pioneer 2019 HHHH 2019 HHHH 2019 HHHH1/2 Barrel Fermented Block 20 Cash Sauvignon Blanc Block Marlborough Loveblock Loveblock Terrace Edge North Yealands Reserve 2019 HHHHH Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Marlborough Canterbury Pinot Awatere Valley Greywacke 2019 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Blanc Riesling Gris 2019 HHHH1/2 Marlborough Pinot Marlborough Wither Hills 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH Church Road Gris 2018 HHHH Sauvignon Blanc Cellar Selection Wither Hills Saint Clair Pioneer Hawke's Bay Pinot 2019 HHHHH Barrel Fermented Marlborough Block 9 Big John Gris 2020 HHHH1/2 chardonnay Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Askerne Hawke's Marlborough Wild 2018 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH Riesling Bay Pinot Gris Askerne The Archer Sauvignon Wither Hills Single Pencarrow 2018 HHHH 2019 HHHH Hawke's Bay 2017 HHHHH Vineyard Rarangi Martinborough Church Road Gwen Chardonnay Saint Clair Pioneer Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc pinot gris Hawke's Bay Pinot 2018 HHHHH Block 1 Foundation Sauvignon Blanc 2019 HHHH Gris 2019 HHHH Black Barn Marlborough 2016 HHHH1/2 Esk Valley Hawke's Junction Red Card Vineyards Barrel Sauvignon Blanc Palliser Estate riesling Bay Pinot Gris Central Hawke's Fermented Hawke's 2019 HHHHH Martinborough 2019 HHHHH Bay Bay Chardonnay Saint Clair Pioneer Sauvignon Blanc Terrace Edge Liquid Church Road Pinot Gris 2019 HHHHH Block 3 43 Degrees 2019 HHHH1/2 Geography North McDonald Series 2018 HHHH Church Road 1 Marlborough Askerne Canterbury Riesling Hawke's Bay Pinot Lime Rock Central Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Hawke's Bay 2019 HHHHH Gris 2019 HHHHH Hawke's Bay Pinot Tuki Tuki 2019 HHHHH Sauvignon Blanc Greywacke Tatty Bogler Gris 2019 HHHH Chardonnay Saint Clair 2019 HHHH1/2 Marlborough Waitaki Valley Vidal Reserve 2018 HHHHH Wairau Reserve Askerne Hawke's Riesling North Otago Pinot Hawke's Bay Pinot Church Road Grand Marlborough Bay Sauvignon 2018 HHHHH Gris 2019 HHHHH Gris 2019 HHHH Reserve Hawke's Sauvignon Blanc Blanc Semillon Bald Hills Last Terra Sancta Lola’s Camshorn Waipara Bay Chardonnay 2019 HHHHH Sauvignon Gris Light Single Block Bannockburn Pinot Gris 2019 HHHHH 2019 HHHH1/2 Vineyard Central Otago 2019 HHHH Esk Valley Church Road Bannockburn Pinot Gris Winemakers McDonald Series Central Otago 2018 HHHHH Reserve Hawke's Barrel Fermented Riesling Greywacke Bay Chardonnay Hawke's Bay 2018 HHHHH Marlborough Pinot 2018 HHHHH Sauvignon Blanc Gris 2017 HHHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 178 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 new zealand Radburnd Hawke's Tony Bish Villa Maria Reserve Tony Bish The Landing Bay of Vidal Estate Bay Chardonnay Skeetfield Hawke's Hawke's Bay Heartwood Islands Chardonnay Hawke's Bay 2018 HHHHH Bay Chardonnay Chardonnay Hawke's Bay 2017 HHHH1/2 Chardonnay This classy, youthful 2018 HHHHH 2018 HHHHH Chardonnay Thomas Waiheke 2019 HHHH wine was grown From mature vines Saint Clair Pioneer 2019 HHHH1/2 Island Chardonnay Allan Scott [Black at two sites, in at Ohiti, this hand- Block 10 Twin Still very youthful, this 2018 HHHH1/2 Label] Marlborough Mangatahi and Bridge picked, single-vineyard Hills Marlborough wine was hand-picked Moutere Hills Chardonnay Pa, and fermented wine was fermented Chardonnay and fermented in Nelson Chardonnay 2018 HHHH and matured for nine and matured for a 2018 HHHHH French oak barriques. 2018 HHHH1/2 Delta Marlborough months in French year in French oak Villa Maria Single Bright, light yellow/ Delta Hatters Chardonnay oak puncheons and barriques (60% new) Vineyard Taylors green, with a fragrant, Hill Marlborough 2018 HHHH barriques (partly new). and egg-shaped, Pass Marlborough slightly oaky bouquet, Chardonnay Hunter’s Bright, light yellow/ French oak ovums. Chardonnay it is mouthfilling, with 2018 HHHH1/2 Marlborough green, with a fragrant, Pale gold, it is highly 2018 HHHHH strong, fresh stonefruit Greywacke Chardonnay mealy bouquet, it is fragrant, mouthfilling, Moutere Hills Sarau flavours, showing Marlborough 2018 HHHH mouthfilling, savoury rich and savoury, with Reserve Nelson good concentration, Chardonnay Wither Hills and complex, with concentrated, ripe Chardonnay balanced acidity, and 2016 HHHH1/2 Cellar Selection highly concentrated, stonefruit flavours, 2017 HHHHH very good delicacy Lake Chalice Marlborough citrusy, peachy toasty oak adding Matawhero and length. Well worth The Raptor Unoaked flavours, seasoned complexity, fresh Irwin Gisborne cellaring. $35 (A, UK) Marlborough Chardonnay with biscuity oak, acidity, a real sense Chardonnay Vidal Reserve Chardonnay 2018 HHHH fresh acidity and a of youthful power and 2017 HHHHH Hawke's Bay 2018 HHHH1/2 Coopers Creek very harmonious, long vigour, and a lasting Church Road Chardonnay Saint Clair Select Vineyards finish. Best drinking finish. Best drinking McDonald Series 2018 HHHH1/2 Omaka Reserve Big & Buttery 2022+. $85 2022+. $60 (A, UK) Hawke's Bay Maude Central Marlborough Gisborne Vidal Legacy Chardonnay Otago Chardonnay Chardonnay Chardonnay Hawke's Bay 2019 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH Chardonnay Esk Valley Hawke's Terra Sancta Villa Maria Reserve Matawhero Single 2019 HHHHH Bay Chardonnay Riverblock Marlborough Vineyard Gisborne Vidal Soler 2018 HHHH1/2 Bannockburn Chardonnay Chardonnay Hawke's Bay Leveret Estate Central Otago 2018 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH Chardonnay Reserve Hawke's Chardonnay Wither Hills Ataahua Waipara 2019 HHHHH Bay Chardonnay 2018 HHHH1/2 Single Vineyard Chardonnay Villa Maria 2018 HHHH1/2 Wild Earth Central Benmorven 2018 HHHH Platinum Selection Mills Reef Elspeth Otago Chardonnay Marlborough Old House Sur Lie Hawke's Hawke's Bay 2019 HHHH1/2 Chardonnay Vineyards One Tree Bay Chardonnay Chardonnay Palliser Estate 2018 HHHH1/2 Nelson Chardonnay 2018 HHHHH 2019 HHHH1/2 Martinborough Askerne Hawke's 2018 HHHH Mission Jewelstone Chardonnay Bay Chardonnay Hawke's Bay 2018 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH gewürztraminer Chardonnay Church Road 2018 HHHH1/2 Hawke's Bay Ataahua Waipara Chardonnay Gewürztraminer 2019 HHHH 2019 HHHHH Junction Corner Loveblock Post Central Marlborough Hawke's Bay Gewürztraminer Chardonnay 2018 HHHHH 2018 HHHH Dry River Leveret Estate Lovat Vineyard Hawke's Bay Martinborough Chardonnay Gewürztraminer 2019 HHHH 2018 HHHHH Mission Barrique Askerne Reserve Hawke's Hawke's Bay Bay Chardonnay Gewürztraminer 2019 HHHH 2019 HHHH1/2 Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021 W I N E S TAT E 179

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 new zealand Askerne Reserve rosé Maori Point Central Saint Clair Saint Clair Pioneer Askerne Reserve Hawke's Bay Otago Pinot Noir Pioneer Block 23 Block 14 Doctor’s Hawke's Bay Gewürztraminer Coal Pit Central 2017 HHHHH Marlborough Pinot Creek Marlborough Merlot Cabernet 2019 HHHH1/2 Otago Pinot Noir Domaine-Thomson Noir 2018 HHHH1/2 Pinot Noir Sauvignon Rosé 2019 HHHHH Rows 1-37 Central Villa Maria Reserve 2018 HHHH Cabernet Franc other white Villa Maria Otago Pinot Noir Marlborough Pinot Saint Clair Pioneer 2019 HHHH1/2 varietals & blends Single Vineyard 2017 HHHHH Noir 2018 HHHH1/2 Block 22 Barn Church Road The Attorney Domaine-Thomson Ataahua Waipara Block Marlborough Hawke's Bay Esk Valley Marlborough Surveyor Thomson Pinot Noir Pinot Noir Merlot Cabernet Winemakers Pinot Noir Rosé Central Otago 2018 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH Sauvignon Reserve Hawke's 2019 HHHH1/2 Pinot Noir Old House Wither Hills Single 2018 HHHH1/2 Bay Chenin Blanc Wither Hills 2016 HHHHH Vineyards Falcon Vineyard Taylor Esk Valley 2019 HHHHH Marlborough Rosé Maude Central Hill Nelson Pinot River Marlborough Gimblett Gravels Lime Rock Central 2018 HHHH Otago Pinot Noir Noir 2018 HHHH1/2 Pinot Noir Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Yealands Estate 2018 HHHHH Bristol Farm 2016 HHHH Merlot Cabernet Grüner Veltliner Single Vineyard Terra Sancta Central Otago Diggers Law Sauvignon Malbec 2019 HHHHH Awatere Valley Jackson’s Block Pinot Noir Central Otago 2018 HHHH1/2 Coopers Creek Marlborough Pinot Bannockburn 2018 HHHH1/2 Pinot Noir Leveret Estate Select Vineyards Noir Rosé Central Otago Coal Pit Tiwha 2018 HHHH Reserve Hawke's Bell-Ringer 2019 HHHH Pinot Noir Central Otago Mount Riley Bay Merlot Gisborne Albariño Coopers Creek 2018 HHHHH Pinot Noir Limited Release Cabernet 2019 HHHH1/2 Kumeu Rosé Terra Sancta 2018 HHHH1/2 Central Otago 2016 HHHH1/2 Matawhero Church 2019 HHHH Slapjack Block Judge Rock Pinot Noir Mills Reef House Single Matawhero Single Bannockburn Alexandra Central 2019 HHHH Elspeth Gimblett Vineyard Gisborne Vineyard Gisborne Central Otago Otago Pinot Noir Tatty Bogler Gravels Merlot Chenin Blanc Pinot Rosé Pinot Noir 2017 HHHH1/2 Bannockburn 2016 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH 2018 HHHHH Rocky Point Central Otago Saint Clair Church Road Maori Point Single Greywacke Central Otago Pinot Noir Pioneer Block 17 McDonald Series Vineyard Central Marlborough Pinot Pinot Noir 2019 HHHH Plateau Gimblett Hawke's Bay Otago Pinot Noir Noir 2017 HHHHH 2019 HHHH1/2 Tatty Bogler Gravels Merlot Viognier Rosé 2020 HHHH Wither Hills Terra Sancta Waitaki Valley 2018 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH1/2 The Honourable Shingle Beach Pinot Noir Squawking Askerne Hawke's pinot noir Marlborough Pinot Bannockburn 2015 HHHH Magpie The Nest Bay Viognier Noir 2016 HHHHH Central Otago Gimblett Gravels 2019 HHHH Bald Hills 3 Acres Dry River Pinot Noir merlot & blends Hawke's Bay Yealands Estate Bannockburn Martinborough 2018 HHHH1/2 Merlot Single Vineyard Central Otago Pinot Noir Ataahua Waipara Church Road 2014 HHHH1/2 Awatere Valley Pinot Noir 2018 HHHHH Pinot Noir 1 Single Vineyard Askerne Hawke's P.G.R. 2019 HHHH 2017 HHHHH Palliser Estate 2017 HHHH Gimblett Gravels Bay Merlot Judge Rock The Bristol Farm Martinborough Old House Merlot Cabernet Franc Alibi Central Otago Central Otago Pinot Noir Vineyards Fantail 2016 HHHHH Malbec Blanc de Noir Pinot Noir 2018 HHHH1/2 Pinot Noir Church Road 2018 HHHH 2019 HHHH 2017 HHHHH The Elder 2018 HHHH Grand Reserve Delta Hawke's Bay Moutere Hills Ceres Composition Martinborough Allan Scott [Black Hawke's Bay Merlot 2019 HHHH Nelson Chenin Bannockburn Pinot Noir Label] Marlborough Merlot Leveret Estate Blanc 2019 HHHH Central Otago 2017 HHHH1/2 Pinot Noir Cabernet Hawke's Bay Terrace Edge Pinot Noir Delta Hatters Hill 2018 HHHH Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet North Canterbury 2018 HHHHH Marlborough Pinot Lake Chalice 2016 HHHHH 2018 HHHH Albariño Noir 2018 HHHH1/2 The Raptor Church Road Mills Reef Reserve 2019 HHHH Marlborough Pinot McDonald Series Gimblett Gravels Noir 2017 HHHH Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Merlot Merlot 2018 HHHH 2016 HHHHH 180 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

WINESTATE’S BEST WINES OF 2020 new zealand Pask Small Batch Mills Reef Waiheke Road Junction Offside sweet whites Trilliant Elspeth Gimblett Waiheke Island Central Hawke's 2016 HHHH Gravels Hawke's Cabernet Merlot Bay Syrah Yealands Estate Saint Clair Origin Bay Cabernet 2017 HHHH 2019 HHHH1/2 Winemaker’s Hawke's Bay Sauvignon Reserve Awatere Merlot 2018 HHHH 2016 HHHH1/2 Askerne Hawke's Waiheke Road Valley Marlborough Vidal Hawke's Bay Mission Bay Cabernet Franc Waiheke Island Noble Riesling Merlot Cabernet Barrique Reserve 2018 HHHH Syrah 2019 (375ml) Sauvignon Hawke's Bay Church Road 2017 HHHH1/2 HHHHH 2018 HHHH Cabernet Merlot McDonald Series Moutere Hills Askerne 2018 HHHH1/2 Hawke's Bay Nelson Syrah Late Harvest Marzemino 2019 HHHH1/2 Hawke's Bay Villa Maria Saint Clair Pioneer 2018 HHHH Squawking Magpie Askerne Hawke's Gewürztraminer Cellar Selection Block 17 Plateau Church Road Gimblett Gravels Bay Syrah 2019 Hawke's Bay Cabernet Merlot McDonald Series Hawke's Bay 2018 HHHH (375ml) HHHHH Merlot Cabernet 2018 HHHH1/2 Hawke's Bay Stoned Crow Syrah Lake Chalice Askerne Noble Sauvignon Vidal Soler Tempranillo 2014 HHHHH The Raptor Hawke's Bay 2018 HHHH Gimblett Gravels 2018 HHHH Combining power Hawke's Bay Syrah Semillon 2017 Ataahua Waipara Hawke's Bay and grace, this dark, 2019 HHHH (375ml) HHHHH Merlot 2017 HHHH Cabernet syrah single vineyard red Stables Ngatarawa Church Road Sauvignon was hand-harvested Reserve Hawke's Grand Reserve cabernet sauvignon 2018 HHHH1/2 Dry River and matured for 20 Bay Syrah Hawke's Bay Noble & blends Mills Reef Reserve Lovat Vineyard months in French 2019 HHHH Pinot Gris 2018 Gimblett Gravels Martinborough oak barrels (33% Vidal Legacy (375ml) HHHHH Esk Valley Cabernet Merlot Syrah 2016 HHHHH new). Fragrant and Hawke's Bay Syrah Winemakers 2018 HHHH The Landing Bay of finely textured, with 2018 HHHH fortified Reserve Gimblett Islands Syrah blackcurrant, plum and Vidal Reserve Gravels Hawke's other red varietals 2017 HHHHH spice flavours, a hint Gimblett Gravels Mission Barrique Bay Cabernet & blends The Landing Bay of of liquorice, and ripe, Hawke's Bay Syrah Reserve Fine Old Sauvignon Merlot Islands Syrah supple tannins, it’s a 2018 HHHH Tawny NV HHHH1/2 Malbec Cabernet Church Road 1 2015 HHHHH vigorous, concentrated Vidal Soler Judge Rock The Franc 2018 HHHHH Single Vineyard Church Road 1 wine with a long life Gimblett Gravels Verdict Alexandra Mission Barrique Gimblett Gravels Single Vineyard ahead. $50 Hawke's Bay Syrah Central Otago Port Reserve Hawke's Hawke's Bay Gimblett Gravels Villa Maria Reserve 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH1/2 Bay Cabernet Malbec Syrah 2017 HHHHH Gimblett Gravels Church Road Sauvignon 2017 HHHHH Church Road Grand Hawke's Bay Syrah Hawke's Bay Syrah 2018 HHHHH Black Barn Reserve Hawke's 2018 HHHHH 2018 HHHH Vidal Legacy Vineyards Hawke's Bay Syrah Black Barn Villa Maria Cellar Gimblett Gravels Bay Tempranillo 2018 HHHHH Vineyards Hawke's Selection Hawke's Hawke's Bay 2019 HHHH1/2 Bay Syrah Bay Syrah Cabernet Awaroa Waiheke 2019 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH Sauvignon Merlot Island The Dan Church Road Awaroa Waiheke 2018 HHHHH 2017 HHHH1/2 McDonald Series Island Syrah Villa Maria Coopers Creek Hawke's Bay Syrah 2017 HHHH Reserve Gimblett Select Vineyards 2019 HHHH1/2 Thomas Waiheke Gravels Hawke's Guido in Velvet Island Syrah Bay Cabernet Pants Kumeu 2018 HHHH Sauvignon Merlot Montepulciano 2018 HHHHH 2017 HHHH Church Road McDonald Esk Valley Series Hawke's Hawke's Bay Syrah Bay Cabernet 2018 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon 2017 HHHH1/2 Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021 W I N E S TAT E 181

rbeecsetnotf rNeleZases BEST OF 2020 RELEASES MICHAEL COOPER CONTENTS Includes: A selection of 4, 4.5 & 5 star reviews from Michael Cooper's Recent Releases in 2020. 182 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

BEST OF 2020 RECENT RELEASES new zealand  Hunter’s Home Muddy Water Clos Marguerite The Landing Bay of Dancing Petrel Block Marlborough Waipara Pinotage Marlborough Islands Boathouse Paewhenua Island Saint Clair Sauvignon Blanc 2017 HHHHH Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay Mangonui Omaka Reserve 2019 HHHHH Sacred Hill 2019 HHHHH 2019 HHHH1/2 Northland Viognier Marlborough Pinot Lowburn Ferry Deerstalkers 2019 HHHH1/2 Noir 2019 HHHHH Homeblock Central Hawke's Bay Syrah Jackson Estate The Landing Bay of Lawson’s Dry The Landing Bay of Otago Pinot Noir 2016 HHHHH Somerset Single Islands Rosé Hills Marlborough Islands Chardonnay 2017 HHHHH Sacred Hill Vineyard Waihopai 2020 HHHH1/2 Gewürztraminer 2019 HHHHH Mount Riley 17 Riflemans Hawke's Valley Marlborough The Landing 2018 HHHH1/2 Wild Earth Earth Valley Marlborough Bay Chardonnay Pinot Noir Boathouse Bay of Mount Riley 17 and Sky Central Pinot Noir 2017 HHHHH 2014 HHHHH Islands Vino Rosso Valley Marlborough Otago Pinot Noir 2019 HHHHH Sacred Hill Wine Trinity Hill L’Eritage 2019 HHHH1/2 Chardonnay 2019 HHHHH Obsidian Estate Thief Hawke's Bay Gimblett Gravels Two Degrees 2019 HHHH1/2 Dancing Petrel Waiheke Island Chardonnay Syrah 2018 HHHHH Central Otago Mount Riley 17 Paewhenua Montepulciano 2018 HHHHH Vergence Red by Pinot Noir Valley Marlborough Island Mangonui 2019 HHHHH Sileni Grand Pegasus Bay Mk 1 2019 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Blanc Northland Tannat Pyramid Valley Reserve Triangle 2018 HHHHH Wild Earth Central 2019 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHHH Central Otago Hawke's Bay Otago Pinot Noir Obsidian Estate Pinot Noir Merlot ½ 2019 HHHH1/2 Waiheke Island FROMM Cuvée ‘H’ 2018 HHHHH 2018 HHHHH Tempranillo Marlborough Pinot Stonecroft Old Vine Aurum Organic Domain Road Mission Barrique 2019 HHHH1/2 Noir 2018 HHHHH Gimblett Gravels Central Otago Duffers Creek Reserve Awatere River This fragrant, powerful, Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir Bannockburn Marlborough Marlborough very ageworthy red is a Gewürztraminer 2018 HHHHH Riesling Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc blend of five separately 2019 HHHHH Aurum Mathilde 2018 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH1/2 made, single-vineyard Stonecroft Reserve Organic Central Ballasalla Central wines, matured for Gimblett Gravels Otago Pinot Noir Domain Road Pask Small Batch Otago Pinot Noir 16 to 18 months in Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2017 HHHHH The Water Race Wild Yeast Gimblett 2017 HHHH1/2 French oak casks (less 2018 HHHHH Bald Hills Bannockburn Gravels Hawke's Black Barn than 10% new). Deep Dry River Bannockburn Dry Riesling Bay Chardonnay Hawke's Bay Rosé ruby, it is sweet-fruited Martinborough Central Otago 2018 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH1/2 and savoury, with Chardonnay Single Vineyard Dry River concentrated, youthful, 2018 HHHHH Pinot Noir Invivo X Sarah Saint Clair Pioneer Martinborough well-ripened cherry, Dry River 2016 HHHHH Jessica Parker Block 14 Doctor’s Pinot Noir plum and spice flavours, Martinborough Greystone Organic Marlborough Creek Marlborough 2017 HHHH1/2 well-integrated oak, Pinot Gris Waipara Valley Sauvignon Blanc Pinot Noir Folding Hill excellent complexity 2018 HHHHH North Canterbury 2020 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH1/2 Orchard Block and a finely structured, Folding Hill Chardonnay Bendigo Central very harmonious, lasting Bendigo Central 2018 HHHHH Karikari Estate Dancing Petrel Otago Pinot Noir finish. Best drinking Otago Pinot Noir Greystone Organic Syrah Paewhenua Island 2015 HHHH1/2 2023+. $65 2016 HHHHH Waipara Valley 2017 HHHH1/2 Northland Arneis Maude Central Maude Mt Maude North Canterbury Morepork Vineyard 2020 HHHH1/2 Otago Pinot Gris Vineyard Wanaka Pinot Gris Northland Pinot Domain Road 2019 HHHH1/2 Dry Riesling 2019 HHHHH Gris 2020 HHHH1/2 Bannockburn Sileni Grand 2019 HHHHH Rockburn Central Palliser Estate Central Otago Reserve Lodge Maude Mt Maude Otago Pinot Noir Martinborough Pinot Noir Hawke's Bay Vineyard Wanaka 2018 HHHHH Rosé 2020 2018 HHHH1/2 Chardonnay East Block Riesling Walnut Block HHHH1/2 Domain Road 2018 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHHH Nutcracker Terrace Edge Liquid Bannockburn Sileni Grand Muddy Water Marlborough Geography North Central Otago Reserve Straits Waipara Sauvignon Blanc Canterbury Riesling Pinot Noir Rosé Marlborough Chardonnay 2019 HHHHH 2020 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHH1/2 Sauvignon Blanc 2016 HHHHH Black Barn Terrace Edge Domain Road 2019 HHHH1/2 Muddy Water Vineyards Barrel North Canterbury Defiance Wild Earth Central Waipara Pinot Noir Fermented Hawke’s Albariño 2020 Bannockburn Otago Pinot Noir 2017 HHHHH Bay Chardonnay HHHH1/2 Central Otago 2018 HHHH1/2 2019 HHHHH Terrace Edge North Chardonnay Canterbury Rosé 2018 HHHH1/2 2020 HHHH1/2 Dancing Petrel Terrace Edge North Paewhenua Canterbury Syrah Island Mangonui 2019 HHHH1/2 Northland Cabernet Franc 2019 HHHH1/2 Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021 W I N E S TAT E 183

BEST OF 2020 RECENT RELEASES new zealand Wild Earth Delta Hatters Hill FROMM Dancing Petrel Loveblock Cherry Block Central Otago Marlborough Pinot Marlborough Syrah Northland Pinot Marlborough Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé Noir 2019 HHHH1/2 2018 HHHH Gris 2019 HHHH Sauvignon Blanc Pinot Noir 2019 HHHH1/2 Delta Hatters Certified organic, this Dancing Petrel 2019 HHHH 2019 HHHH Aurum Organic Hill Marlborough medium-bodied red Paewhenua Pask Gimblett Delta Hawke’s Bay Central Otago Sauvignon Blanc is a blend of syrah Island Mangonui Gravels Merlot 2019 HHHH Pinot Gris 2019 HHHH1/2 (97%) and viognier Northland Viognier Chardonnay Delta Marlborough 2018 HHHH1/2 Saint Clair Pioneer (3%), hand-picked and 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH Pinot Noir Bald Hills Friends Block 15 Strip matured for 19 months Jackson Estate Greystone 2019 HHHH and Lovers Block Marlborough in French oak barrels Shelter Belt Vineyard Ferment Lake Chalice Single Vineyard Pinot Noir (less than 10% new). Single Vineyard Pinot Noir The Raptor Bannockburn 2018 HHHH1/2 Full, bright ruby, it is Marlborough 2018 HHHH Marlborough Central Otago Rosé Saint Clair Pioneer aromatic, with vibrant, Chardonnay Renato Nelson Chardonnay 2019 HHHH1/2 Block 17 Plateau plummy, well-spiced 2017 HHHH Chardonnay 2019 HHHH Greystone Cabernet Merlot flavours, revealing Mount Brown 2018 HHHH Main Divide Pinot Sauvignon Blanc 2018 HHHH1/2 strong varietal Estates North Renato Nelson Noir 2018 HHHH Barrel Fermented Saint Clair character, a subtle Canterbury Sauvignon Blanc Saddleback Central 2019 HHHH1/2 Pioneer Block 17 seasoning of oak and a Riesling 2019 HHHH Otago Pinot Noir Greystone Plateau Merlot well-structured finish. 2019 HHHH Volcanic Hills Rosé 2019 HHHH Waipara Valley 2018 HHHH1/2 Best drinking 2022+. Rapaura Hawke's Bay Saint Clair Pioneer North Canterbury $38 (A) Springs Reserve Chardonnay Block 21 Bell Pinot Noir 2018  Mount Riley Marlborough Pinot 2018 HHHH Block Marlborough HHHH1/2 Marlborough Pinot Rosé 2019 HHHH Volcanic Hills Sauvignon Blanc Greystone Waipara Black Cottage Noir 2019 HHHH Sacred Hill Reserve Marlborough 2019 HHHH Valley North Marlborough Obsidian Waiheke Hawke's Bay Sauvignon Blanc Ward Valley Mt Canterbury Sauvignon Blanc Island Syrah Chardonnay 2019 HHHH Victoria Block Syrah HHHH1/2 2020 HHHH 2018 HHHH 2018 HHHH Marlborough Pinot Hawkshead Georges Road Les Awatere River Sileni Cellar Walnut Block Noir 2018 HHHH Gibbston First Terrasses Waipara Marlborough Selection Cabernet Nutcracker Vines Central Rosé 2020 HHHH Chardonnay Franc Rosé Marlborough Otago Pinot Noir Anchorage Family 2017 HHHH 2019 HHHH Viognier 2018 HHHH1/2 Estate Reserve Black Barn Single Sileni Estate 2016 HHHH Jackson Estate Nelson Sauvignon Vineyard Hawke's Selection Priestess Probably at its peak, Shelter Belt Blanc 2020 HHHH Bay Riesling Hawke's Bay Pinot this hand-harvested, Single Vineyard Dancing Petrel 2019 HHHH Gris 2018 HHHH barrel-fermented Marlborough Paewhenua Island Church Road Gwen Summerhouse wine is bright, light Chardonnay Northland Pinot Hawke's Bay Pinot Marlborough Pinot gold, with bottle-aged 2017 HHHH1/2 Gris 2020 HHHH Gris 2019 HHHH Rosé 2019 HHHH complexity. Full- Jackson Estate Georges Dancing Petrel Waimea Nelson bodied, it has strong, Stich Marlborough Michel Legend Mangonui Sauvignon Blanc peachy, slightly toasty Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Pinot Northland Rosé 2019 HHHH flavours, fresh acidity 2019 HHHH1/2 Noir 2019 HHHH Bald Hills Kirameki and a dry finish. Jackson Estate 2019 HHHH Bannockburn Certified organic. $32 Vintage Widow Karikari Estate Central Otago Marlborough Chardonnay Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016 2019 HHHH Pinot Gris HHHH1/2 Palliser Estate 2017 HHHH Pegasus Bay Martinborough Bald Hills Last Merlot Cabernet Riesling Light Bannockburn 2018 HHHH1/2 2020 HHHH Central Otago Delta Hatters The Landing Single Vineyard Hill Marlborough Boathouse Bay of Riesling Chardonnay Islands Rosé 2017 HHHH 2019 HHHH1/2 2020 HHHH Greystone Organic Pétillant Naturel 2019 HHHH Loveblock Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 HHHH 184 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

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aftertaste ELISABETH KING MOVING FORWARD - PREMIUMISATION, PREDICTIONS AND PRAGMATISM IF there's an \"industry\" that thrived during the Sour beers are having a moment in the US. Once categories, notably among younger, female and Covid-19 pandemic, it was the prediction and the preserve of Belgian and German breweries, speculation business. “May, might and could,” Bart Watson, the chief economist of the US Brewers dedicated wine lovers. But Lulie Halstead, CEO of became almost constant inclusions in headlines. Association, revealed that sours have increased So, it was heartening to see some concrete 25 per cent in volume and sales in the US over the Wine Intelligence, sounded a note of caution for data from Roy Morgan on how we are living in past two years. The hazy brew craze is expected to a two-speed economy when it comes to buying retain its popularity stateside over the next year and this year's prospects. \"The worry for our category popular spirits such as rum, gin, whisky, bourbon there's a lot of talk of lagers getting more attention and tequila. in the craft beer world. Although, when you are remains the extent and longevity of the economic talking about the most widely drunk beer style in According to the researcher, NEOs (new economic the world, this observation should be linked to the downturn. Household finances across many order) drinkers are in the driver's seat when it fact that when consumers look to tighten their belts, comes to sustaining the popularity of premium they stick to comfort and what they know. markets are currently benefiting from a combination spirits. Tapped as \"future shapers\", there are 4.7 million Australians who fall into the classification. Total wine consumption of job retention schemes and a lack of spending They are 2.5 times more likely to earn over $200,000 per annum and three times more likely to be in the increased in all of the on vacations and going out, but this may not last. top 10 per cent decile of wealth. Major discretionary spenders, they spend three times as much as the countries surveyed and The broader issue of consumer confidence in the nation's 10 million \"traditional mindset\" consumers. surged 16 percent in economy, and in their own safety, may start to weigh They don't throw money away, though, notes Roy Morgan and are fans of \"the complete experience\". Australia from April to on the category\". As far as spirits are concerned, they are looking for a back story that combines artisanal authenticity August amongst regular A comprehensive Global Trends report from with innovation and products that are premiumised, not commoditised. wine drinkers. IWSA Drinks Market Analysis, was more upbeat NEOs are always on the hunt for something A key report from Wine Intelligence, based on and identified six core macro trends for 2021. Like new, but they aren't Gen Zers or nerds, says data from Australia, Canada, the US, the UK, Roy Morgan and warns that marketing premium China, Germany, Sweden and Japan, also gave Roy Morgan's data, premium spirits are on a roll spirits by generation is a \"wasted effort\". The data the thumbs-up to the wine and spirits industry in tracker cites the success of Bombay Sapphire Gin the first six months of the coronavirus crisis. Total and are forecasted to increase their global volume as a case in point. Only 26 per cent the brand's wine consumption increased in all of the countries regular drinkers are Millennials, while 84 per cent surveyed and surged 16 percent in Australia from market share to 13 per cent by 2024. NEOs are a were NEOs or Aspiring NEOs of all ages. A similar April to August amongst regular wine drinkers. thread repeated across leading labels such as worldwide force, preferring authenticity and quality Patron Tequila, Belvedere Vodka, Jack Daniels The eight markets surveyed account for 12 billion and Jim Beam. litres of wine consumed annually - 50 per cent of the over quantity. 24 billion litres of wine consumed globally. Australia Andrew Wilsmore, CEO of Alcohol Beverages and Japan showed good growth but other countries By value, China and the US are the world's top two Australia, also fingers the premiumisation of the beer not so much, which led the authors to point out that, market. Craft beers have become so ubiquitous despite globalisation, major markets still operate markets for premium and above wines and spirits, that they have almost outgrown the niche category. as their own eco-systems with different regulations There are clear trends, as opposed to wacky and supply chains. says IWSR. Over the next five years, both markets media-fuelled wishful thinking, in the category going forward. IPAs (India Pale Ales) still retain the title of The uptick in at-home consumption went a long are expected to ramp up their volume share by \"king of craft\", but there is a lot of experimentation way to picking up the slack due to closures and around the world with adding softer, juicier flavours. restrictions on restaurants, bars and pubs. While one per cent. The pandemic has fast-tracked the That is, when craft brewers are extending into the online wine sales boomed, as they did in other seltzer market, which won't be slowing down any drink local ethos, accelerated by travel restrictions. time soon from low calorie to cocktail-style offerings. Restrictions on bars and pubs have also worked to the advantage of RTDs and canned wines in some markets. The well-established move to less volume but better quality shows no sign of abating and the report is very optimistic about the prospects of lower-alcohol beers, estimating that the category could achieve a global market share of 4.45 per cent by 2024. Organic wines will continue to get more shelf space in the world's six top markets for natural bottlings - Germany, France, the UK, the US, Sweden and Japan. The last word goes to Mark Meek, the CEO of IWSR Drinks Analysis - \"From mastery of the e-commerce channel and at-home consumption, to future-proofing the production and distribution chain, to aligning lifestyle choices and consumer experiences, beverage alcohol brands are wise to identify and understand macro-trends taking place right now in the industry, to ensure longevity and success post-Covid\". next issue: Whilst travel remains difficult in some areas we bring you a full regional tasting issue with some great wines to look forward to; from some of the best Western Australian wines in our Best of the West tasting, then a sampling of Wines of NSW and back to SA with McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek and Fleurieu, and if that’s not enough we also feature North Island, NZ. 186 W I N E S TAT E Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2021

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