PERTH ROYAL WINE AWARDS 2017 RESULTS 2 PERTH ROYAL WINE AWARDS 2017 RESULTS CONTENTS 4 Scholarships 5 Welcome 6 Thank You 7 - 13 Meet the Judges 14 - 17 Judges Panels 18 Bill Jamieson Story 20 - 23 Trophy Winners 24 - 25 Russell Blaikie Story 26 - 27 Don Hancey Story 28 Punjab Story 29 Award Points Allocation 77 - 79 Exhibitor Listing RESULTS - WHITE STILL WINE 30 - 35 Chardonnay 35 - 37 Riesling 37 Semillon 38 - 39 Sauvignon Blanc 39 - 40 Pinot Gris 40 - 41 Verdelho 41 Viognier 41 - 42 Single Dry White Varietals 42 - 44 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 44 Other White Blends 44 Medium Dry White Table Wine 44 - 45 Sweet White Table Wine 45 - 46 Rose 46 Wines of Provenance RESULTS - RED STILL WINE 47 - 52 Cabernet Sauvignon 52 - 61 Shiraz 61 - 62 Pinot Noir 62 - 63 Merlot 63 - 65 Single Dry Red Varietals 65 - 68 Dry Red Blends Cabernet Sauvignon Dominant 68 - 69 Dry Red Blends Shiraz Dominant 69 - 70 Other Red Blends 70 - 71 Wines of Provenance RESULTS - OTHER WINES 72 - 74 Sparkling Wine 75 - 76 Fortified Wine PERTH ROYAL WINE AWARDS 2017 RESULTS 3 SCHOLARSHIPS WINE INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIP The Royal Agricultural Society of WA is pleased to offer the inaugural Wine Industry Scholarship in recognition of Bill Jamieson for his contribution to the society and the development of the WA wine industry. The scholarship will provide financial assistance for up to two years to a student undertaking tertiary study in a wine related discipline to help support their career in the wine industry. Please note applicants must have already successfully completed at least one year of the relevant course. CLOSING DATE - FRIDAY 27 OCTOBER 2017 ADVANCED WINE JUDGES SCHOLARSHIP The Royal Agricultural Society of WA is pleased to offer the Advanced Wine Judges Scholarship (value $4680) in recognition of John Hanley AO and his contribution the society’s wine show over 43 continuous years. The Advanced Wine Assessment Course (AWAC) is an intensive four-day course designed for participants with considerable formal wine tasting experience. It aims to prepare potential new wine show judges and develop the sensory analysis capabilities and the vocabulary of Australian wine industry personnel at an elite level. Course dates - 20 - 23 November 2017, Adelaide, SA Please note travel and accommodation to Adelaide, SA is the responsibility of the selected applicant. CLOSING DATE - FRIDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2017 FIND OUT MORE For more information on either of our scholsrships please contact Alysia Kepert on [email protected] or 6263 3100 or check our website at raswa.org.au. 4 PERTH ROYAL WINE AWARDS 2017 RESULTS AWA INE RD W S WELCOME The Perth Royal Wine Awards are Western Australia’s premium wine competition, overseen by a prestigious team of WA, interstate and international judges. Wine has been judged at the Perth Royal Show since 1843 and the competition is regarded as critical to the success of establishing a national and even international reputation for the WA wine industry. COMMITTEE President Mr P Carter Councillor In Charge Mr J Snowball Councillor Mr B Keane, Mrs M Redman Past President Mr T Devitt Committee Members Mr A Kosovich, Mr J Elliot, Mrs J Marsh, Mr G Goodall, Ms C Treacher Competition and Event Coordinator Ms Kim Borgogno The Royal Agricultural Society of WA would like to thank all of the Judges, Stewards and Volunteers that assisted in making the 2017 Perth Royal Wine Awards a success. PERTH ROYAL WINE AWARDS 2017 RESULTS 5 THANK YOU The Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia gratefully acknowledges the following sponsors for their donations and trophies to be awarded throughout the Perth Royal Wine Awards. The 2nd Friday Club, established in 1977 to learn about and enjoy good wine. MarketingData:PrintedMaterials:2017:Wine Show:Links:Logos_for_Wine:2nd Friday of the Month.docx 6 PERTH ROYAL WINE AWARDS 2017 RESULTS MEET THE JUDGES MEET THE JUDGES SUE BELL (SA) CHIEF JUDGE Sue Bell created Bellwether, based at the 1868 Glen Roy Shearing Shed in Coonawarra. She makes small parcels of fruit from 1T primarily for herself and some contract work for local growers wanting to start their own brands. Glen Roy also has a boutique campground, and hosts cooking and wine appreciation courses. Sue has a degree in Oenology from Adelaide Uni, post graduate studies in Viticulture. She has worked for some of the smallest and biggest wine companies in the world, with experience in most SA regions, Vic, NSW, Tasmania and vintages in California and Bordeaux. Sue has served on numerous industry boards at a regional, state and national level. She was dux of the prestigious Len Evans Tutorial and regularly judges at wine shows. Her wines have won numerous medals and trophies and she is the current Australian Society of Viticulture & Oenology Winemaker of the year. Sue is also a graduate of the Australian Rural Leadership Program, has a seven year old daughter and won the blue ribbon for veggies at the Penola Show, she is currently trying to master sour dough making! JAMES GODFREY (SA) PANEL MENTOR James joined TWE in 1978. James started his wine career as a cellar hand in 1974 at Wynn’s Glenloth Winery McLaren Vale before attending Roseworthy Agricultural College completing a Diploma in Oenology in 1977. Following graduation James commenced at Seppeltsfield Winery as Assistant Winemaker in February 1978. He was promoted to Senior Winemaker Seppeltsfield in 1981, Manager / Winemaker Barossa Wineries 1984, Manager / Winemaker Seppelt Wineries 1988 and to Group Fortified Winemaker in 1990 following the Penfolds takeover. As Group Fortified Winemaker James is responsible for the production, maturation, stock balance and maintenance of style integrity and quality for all fortified brands within TWE. James was awarded Winestate Winemaker of the Year in 1999 and has been inducted as a Baron of the Barossa. James served on the Barossa Wine Show committee for 25 years being Chair for 8 of those years. He has judged at every capital city wine show over the past 33 years and is the current Chair of the Hobart Wine Show Committee. James has been conducting fortified lectures at Adelaide University since 1984. PERTH ROYAL WINE AWARDS 2017 RESULTS 7 MEET THE JUDGES MEET THE JUDGES GWYN OLSEN (NSW) PANEL CHAIR Gwyn studied Oenology at Roseworthy University in Adelaide, graduating in 2005. Since this time Gwyn has worked three vintages in France - Languedoc, St Emillion and Burgundy, held an Assistant Winemaking role at Villa Maria in New Zealand, for two years before being promoted to Operations Winemaker which she held for a further two years. Gwyn was then offered a position at McWilliams Wines with the pivotal role of JOHN building the production across both New Zealand and the Hunter Valley. Gwyn’s passion and enthusiasm for wine saw her quickly appointed to a senior HANLEY winemaking role. In 2013 she accepted the position of Chief Winemaker at Briar (WA) Ridge, and soon after the additional role of General Manager. In 2015, Gwyn was awarded the Rising Star of the Year award at the Hunter Valley Legends Awards, PANEL MENTOR in recognition of her contribution to the Hunter Valley wine tourism industry over the past 12 months as well as becoming a Len Evans Tutorial Scholar. John Hanley has judged wine since 1973. In his capacity as an independent wine judge, John has participated in wine events throughout Australia, the United States, New Zealand and the PETER United Kingdom. For the past 20 years, John has been regularly called upon to act in the capacity DREDGE of Chief Judge and/or Chairman (TAS) of Judges. He is also a wine correspondent for Australian and PANEL CHAIR International publications and continues to play a consultative Peter Dredge is a winemaker, formerly role in mentoring younger judges. for Petaluma and Bay of Fires. He is currently owner and operator of Dr Edge Winemaking, partners in Meadowbank Wines and Project Brian in Tasmania. A Len Evans scholar and wine show judge just shy of 10 years. 8 PERTH ROYAL WINE AWARDS 2017 RESULTS MEET THE JUDGES ROB DILETTI (WA) PANEL CHAIR Robert Diletti has been part of Castle Rock Estate since its inception in 1981. He can still remember helping plant the first vines as a six year old in 1983. Many a school holiday and weekend was spent helping his parents on the vineyard. In 1995 he enrolled in the Charles Sturt University winemaking course, graduating in 1998. After finishing his studies Rob worked at Mountadam and Alkoomi, completed a vintage in Alsace, France and then returned to Castle KIM Rock Estate to design and build the winery with his family. Rob has been a wine judge at the Perth Wine Show, Sydney Wine Show, and HORTON National Canberra Wine Show and Qantas wine show of Western Australia. (WA) As well as receiving many awards for his wines, Rob also has achieved many PANEL CHAIR personal accolades including being a finalist in Gourmet Traveller Winemaker of the Year Awards in 2012 and was the inaugural Wine Maker of the Year in James Halliday’s 2015 Wine Companion! A fascination with wine and vineyards at a young age whilst growing up in the Swan Valley, led to Kim’s first position in the wine industry during vintage 1995 with Houghton Wines. Following ARCH a successful vintage he went on to study Oenology at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga. KOSOVICH 21 years later, he finds himself (WA) at Willow Bridge in the Ferguson Valley and in front of him, an PANEL CHAIR opportunity to work within a team whom have the drive and ambition to further build and enhance the Arch is Winemaker at the family winery, Willow Bridge tradition.