2013 National Cool Climate Wine Show Results
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2013 NATIONAL COOL CLIMATE WINE SHOW RESULTS Class 100: Riesling - 2013 Current Vintage No. Winery / Exhibitor Year Variety Result Medal 1 Cellarmasters 2013 McLeans Farm Reserve Eden Valley 55.5 G 2 Wines by Geoff Hardy 2013 Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy Riesling 43.5 3 Frogmore Creek Wines 2013 Frogmore Creek Riesling 43.5 4 Moores Hill 2013 Moores Hill Riesling 51 S 5 Pooley Wines 2013 Pooley Coal River Riesling 44.5 6 Austins Wines 2013 Austins Riesling 43.5 7 Fowles Wines 2013 Ladies Who Shoot Their Lunch Riesling 46.5 B 8 John Gehrig Wines 2013 John Gehrig Wines Riesling 42 9 Robert Oatley Vineyards 2013 Signature Great Southern Riesling 44.5 10 Castelli Estate 2013 Castelli Estate Porongurup Riesling 46.5 B 11 Abbey Creek Vineyard 2013 Abbey Creek Riesling 56 G 12 Rockcliffe 2013 Rockcliffe Single Site 55.5 G 13 Evans & Tate 2013 Evans & Tate Frankland River Riesling 45.5 14 Singlefile Wines 2013 Singlefile Porongurup Riesling 44.5 15 Plantagenet Wines 2013 Plantagenet Wines Riesling 45 16 Brangayne of Orange 2013 Brangayne of Orange Riesling 45 17 Cargo Road Winery 2013 Cargo Road Wines Riesling 47 B 18 Cooks Lot Wines 2013 Cooks Lot Riesling Lot #333 42 19 Mount Panorama Wines 2013 Mount Panorama Wines Riesling 43.5 20 Shaw Vineyard Estate 2013 Shaw Vineyard Estate Riesling 41 21 Cellarmasters 2013 David Lowe Reserve Orange 44 22 Ghost Rock Vineyard 2013 Oulton Estate Riesling 49.5 B 23 Motton Terraces 2013 Motton Terraces Riesling 42.5 24 Castelli Estate 2013 Castelli Estate Mount Barker Riesling 45.5 25 Rockcliffe 2013 Rockcliffe Third Reef 46.5 B 26 Ferngrove Vineyards Estate 2013 Ferngrove Cossack Riesling 44.5 27 Cellarmasters 2013 Riversdale Cygnus Tasmania 46.5 B 28 Logan Wines 2013 Weemala Riesling 47.5 B 29 Echelon Wine Partners 2013 Last Horizon Coal River 45.5 30 Charles Sturt University 2013 Charles Sturt 'R' Riesling 42 31 Leconfield Wines 2013 Leconfield Riesling 38 32 Tamburlaine 2013 Organic Reserve Orange 51.5 S 33 Dudley Wines 2013 Dudley Cape Hart Riesling 38 34 Sharmans 2013 Sharmans Riesling 42 35 Silkwood Wines 2013 Silkwood Dry Riesling 50 B 36 WDL 37 Robert Oatley Vineyards 2013 Finisterre Porongurup Riesling 43.5 38 Sheer Drop Wines 2013 Sheer Drop Riesling 46.5 B 39 Wine by Sam 2013 Wine by Sam - The Victorian Riesling 43.5 40 Patrick of Coonawarra 2013 Patrick of Coonawarra Estate Riesling 45.5 41 Coola Road 2013 Coola Road Riesling 44 42 Little Bridge Wines 2013 Little Bridge Wines Riesling 44 Gold medal wines pure example of cool area riesling. Common problems lack of fruit intensity phenolics & oxidation Class 110: Riesling - 2012 and Older Vintages No. Winery / Exhibitor Year Variety Result Medal 1 John Gehrig Wines 2012 John Gehrig Wines 42.5 2 Delatite Wines 2012 Delatite Riesling 39 3 Fowles Wines 2012 Stone Dwellers Riesling 42 4 Wild Dog Winery 2012 Wild Dog Winery Estate Riesling 41.5 5 Harcourt Valley Vineyards 2012 Harcourt Valley Vineyards Riesling 42.5 6 Cherry Tree Hill Wines 2012 Cherry Tree Hill 2012 Riesling 47 B 7 Moores Hill 2012 Moores Hill Riesling 40.5 8 Native Point 2011 Native Point Riesling 47.5 B 9 Richard Meyman Wines 2012 RMW Waseca Riesling 44 10 Abbey Creek Vineyard 2012 Abbey Creek Riesling 51.5 S 11 Cherry Tree Hill Wines 2010 Cherry Tree Hill 2010 Riesling 39 12 Pipers Brook Vineyards 2012 Pipers Brook Estate Riesling 43.5 13 Australian Vintage Ltd 2012 McGuigan Shortlist Riesling 46.5 B 14 Tamburlaine 2012 Organic Reserve Orange WDL 15 Bream Creek Vineyard 2011 Bream Creek Riesling 50 B 16 Wicks Estate Wines Pty Ltd 2012 Wicks Estate Riesling 44 17 Observatory Hill Vineyard 2010 Observatory Hill Reserve Riesling 40 18 Three Views Vineyard 2009 Three Views Riesling 44 19 Patrick of Coonawarra 2010 Patrick of Coonawarra Aged Riesling 47 B 20 Highland Heritage Estate 2011 Highland Heritage Estate Riesling 44.5 21 Delatite Wines 2011 Delatite Wines Riesling 52 S 22 Artemis Wines 2012 Artemis Wines Riesling 55.5 G 23 Kersbrook Hill 2012 Kersbrook Hill Riesling 38 Top wines the epitome of lime / floral riesling. Far too many premature aged wines Class 200: Chardonnay Unwooded - 2013 Vintage No. Winery / Exhibitor Year Variety Result Medal 1 Lane's End Vineyard 2013 Lane's End Cottage Chardonnay 51 S 2 Cumulus Wines 2013 Rolling Chardonnay 40.5 3 Sunset Winery 2013 Sunset Chardonnay 47 B 4 Waterhouse Range Vineyards Pty Ltd2013 Governor Robe Chardonnay 45.5 5 Mount Panorama Wines 2013 Mount Panorama Unwooded Chardonnay 42.5 6 Howling Wolves Wines 2013 Howling Wolves Claw Chardonnay 44.5 7 Cumulus Wines 2013 Five Friends Unoakded Chardonnay 42.5 8 Plantagenet Wines 2013 Omrah Great Southern Chardonnay 46.5 B 9 Nannup Ridge 2013 Nannup Ridge Chardonnay 47.5 B 10 Dudley Wines 2013 Dudley Island Chardonnay 39 11 Coola Road 2013 Coola Road Chardonnay 42 Some interesting attempts at complexity Class 210: Chardonnay Unwooded - 2012 & Older Vintages No. Winery / Exhibitor Year Variety Result Medal 1 Frogmore Creek Wines 2010 Forty Two Degrees South Chardonnay 42.5 2 Plantagenet Wines 2012 Omrah Great Southern Chardonnay 47.5 B 3 Ross Hill Wines 2012 Ross Hill 'Maya & Max' Chardonnay 44 4 Pipers Brook Vineyards 2012 Ninth Island Chardonnay 51 S 5 Night Harvest 2012 Night Harvest Chardonnay 43 6 Ghost Rock Vineyard 2012 Oulton Estate Chardonnay 48 B 7 Train Trak 2012 Train Trak Sojurn 44 8 Borrodell Vineyard 2009 Borrodell Vineyard Chardonnay 46.5 B 9 Hungerford Hill Wines 2012 Hungerford Hill Vinefire Tumbarumba 45.5 Reasonable classs but no inspiring wines Class 300: Chardonnay Wooded - 2013 Current Vintage No. Winery / Exhibitor Year Variety Result Medal 1 Bellbrook Friends 2013 Bellbrook Friends Chardonnay 45 2 Tammar Gully Wines 2013 Tammar Gully Chardonnay 44 3 Renzaglia Wines 2013 Renzaglia Dogs Day 41 4 Wine by Sam 2013 Wine by Sam "The Victorian" Chardonnay 42.5 5 Harcourt Valley Vineyards 2013 Harcourt Valley Vineyards Chardonnay 44 6 Singlefile Wines 2013 Singlefile Denmark Chardonnay 49 B 7 Grass Parrot Wines 2013 Grass Parrot Vineyard Chardonnay 42.5 8 Renzaglia Wines 2013 Renzaglia Single Vineyard Chardonnay 44 Most wines in the class are oxidised Class 310:- Chardonnay Wooded - 2012 Vintage No. Winery / Exhibitor Year Variety Result Medal 1 Tucks Ridge 2012 Tucks Ridge Buckle Chardonnay 47.5 B 2 Night Harvest 2012 Butler Crest Chardonnay 45 3 Fowles Wines 2012 Stone Dwellers Chardonnay 46.5 B 4 Cellarmasters 2012 Yarra View Yarra Valley Chardonnay 44 5 Blue Pyrenees Estate 2012 Blue Pyrenees Chardonnay 47.5 B 6 Australian Vintage Ltd 2012 Nepenthe Ithaca Chardonnay 45 7 After Hours 2012 After Hours Chardonnay 45 8 Bendooley 2012 Bendooley Vineyard Chardonnay 42.5 9 Castelli Estate 2012 Castelli Estate Chardonnay 48.5 B 10 Cellarmasters 2012 Black Wattle Icon Mt Benson 43.5 11 Delatite Wines 2012 Delatite Wines Chardonnay 44.5 12 Australian Vintage Ltd 2012 Nepenthe Altitude Chardonnay 41.5 13 Evans & Tate 2012 Evans & Tate Metricup Rd Chardonnay 47.5 B 14 Fowles Wines 2012 Ladies Who Shoot Their Lunch Chardonnay 46.5 B 15 Hedberg Hill 2012 Hedberg Hill Lara's Chardonnay 42 16 Howling Wolves Wines 2012 Howling Wolves Small Batch Chardonnay 45.5 17 Kyneton Ridge Estate 2012 Kyneton Ridge Estate Chardonnay 38 18 Lane's End Vineyard 2012 Lane's End Chardonnay 47 B 19 Night Harvest 2012 Night Harvest Reserve Chardonnay 44 20 Pinnacle Liquor Group 2012 Bay Estates Mornington Peninsula 47.5 B 21 Tucks Ridge 2012 Tucks Ridge Estate Chardonnay 45 22 Wines by Geoff Hardy 2012 K1 by Geoff Hardy Chardonnay 41 23 Australian Vintage Ltd 2012 McGuigan Shortlist Chardonnay 45.5 24 Cellarmasters 2012 Black Wattle Mt Benson Chardonnay 43.5 25 Echelon Wine Partners 2012 Under + Over Chardonnay 44.5 26 ese Vineyard 2012 ese Vineyard Chardonnay Wooded 51 S 27 Ferngrove Vineyards Estate 2012 Fergrove Diamond Chardonnay 55.5 G 28 Fowles Wines 2012 Are you game? Chardonnay 46.5 B 29 Home Hill Wines 2012 Home Hill Kelly's Reserve Chardonnay 51 S 30 Koonara Wines 2012 The Marquise 48 B 31 Cellarmasters 2012 David Lowe Reserve Tumbarumba 48 B 32 Barwang Estate 2012 Barwang 842 Chardonnay 51 S 33 Cellarmasters 2012 Riversdale Crater Chardonnay 52 S 34 Josef Chromy Wine 2012 Josef Chromy Chardonnay 44.5 35 Leayton Estate 2012 Leayton Estate Chardonnay Wooded 37.5 36 Logan Wines 2012 Logan Chardonnay 42 37 Moores Hill 2012 Moores Hill Chardonnay 45 38 Cellarmasters 2012 Redemption Landmark Reslease Tumbarumba 47 B 39 Mount Avoca 2012 Mount Avoca Chardonnay 47.5 B 40 Mr Riggs Wine Company 2012 Mr Riggs Cold Chalk Chardonnay 34 41 Philip Shaw Wines 2012 Philip Shaw No. 11 Chardonnay 43 42 Plantagenet Wines 2012 Plantagent Wines Chardonnay 45 43 Tucks Ridge 2012 Tucks Ridge Turramurra Chardonnay 46.5 B 44 Wild Dog Winery 2012 Wild Dog Winery Estate Chardonnay 45 45 The Pawn Wine Co - Adelaide Hills 2012 Jeu de fin Chardonnay Adelaide Hills 41.5 46 McWilliam's Wines 2012 McWilliams Isabelle Chardonnay 45.5 47 Sanguine Estate Heathcote 2012 Sanguine Estate Chardonnay 46.5 B 48 Ross Hill Wines 2012 Ross Hill Pinnacle Chardonnay 46.5 B 49 Rosily Vineyard 2012 Rosily Vineyard Chardonnay 46.5 B 50 Rockcliffe 2012 Rockcliffe Single Site 51 S 51 Sidewood Estate 2012 Stable Hill Chardonnay 43.5 52 Cellarmasters 2012 Redemption Orange 45.5 53 Cellarmasters 2012 Avon Brae Eden Valley 43.5 54 Catching Thieves 2012 Catching Thieves Chardonnay 45.5 55 Silkwood Wines 2012 Silkwood Chardonnay 48 B 56 Credaro Family Estate 2012 Credaro Family Estate Reserve Chardonnay 41.5 57 Moppity Vineyards 2012 Moppity Vineyards Estate Chardonnay 47.5 B 58 Brands Laira 2012 Brands Laira 'The Laira' Chardonnay 44