2015 RMWA Catalogue of Results
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2015 CATALOGUE OF RESULTS THE ROYA L AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGES THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS PRESENTING PARTNER OF THE AWARDS PRESENTATION / EXHIBITOR TASTING TROPHY SPONSORS 2015 Catalogue of Results The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Limited ABN 66 006 728 785 ACN 006 728 785 Melbourne Showgrounds Epsom Road Ascot Vale VIC 3032 Telephone +61 3 9281 7444 Facsimile +61 3 9281 7592 www.rasv.com.au List of Office Bearers As at 05/10/2015 Patron Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AM - Governor of Victoria Board of Directors S. C. Spargo AM (Chair) D. Pollett-Hodgson (Vice Chair) D. S. Chapman M. J. Coleman D. Grimsey A. J. Hawkes N. E. King OAM G. J. Phillips J. A. Potter P. J. B. Ronald OAM President S. C. Spargo AM Vice President D. Pollett-Hodgson Chief Executive Officer M. O’Sullivan Company Secretary J. Perry Organising Committee Angie Bradbury (Chair) Phil Sexton David Bicknell Matt Harrop Tom Carson (Chair of Judges) Gabrielle Poy Samantha Isherwood Nick Stock Christopher Crawford Matt Skinner Event Manager, Beverage Damian Nieuwesteeg Telephone: +61 3 9281 7461 Email: [email protected] SETTING THE STANDARD, YET AGAIN. OLD WORLD SHIRAZ CABERNET/MERLOT OLD WORLD PINOT NOIR 6449/41 6449/0 6449/07 RIEDEL.COM TABLE OF CONTENTS CEO MESSAGE 4 ACTING CHAIR OF JUDGES REPORT 5 JUDGES BIOGRAPHIES 6 2015 MAJOR TROPHY WINNERS 12 2015 TROPHY WINNERS 15 2015 REPORT ON ENTRIES & AUDIT 16 PAST JIMMY WATSON MEMORIAL TROPHY WINNERS 17 2015 RESULTS 18 BEST VERMOUTH 18 BEST SPARKLING 18 BEST RIESLING 22 BEST CHARDONNAY 26 BEST SEMILLON 34 BEST SAUVIGNON BLANC BLEND OF SEMILLON & SAUVIGNON BLANC 36 BEST SINGLE VARIETAL WHITE 41 BEST WHITE BLEND 46 BEST SWEET WHITE WINE 47 BEST ROSÉ 48 BEST PINOT NOIR 50 BEST SHIRAZ 54 BEST CABERNET SAUVIGNON, MERLOT OR BLEND OF BORDEAUX VARIETIES 70 BEST SINGLE VARIETAL RED 85 BEST GRENACHE, RED RHONE VARIETAL OR BLEND OF RHONE VARIETIES 89 BEST SHIRAZ / CABERNET SAUVIGNON BLEND 92 BEST RED BLEND 94 BEST FORTIFIED 96 VICTORIAN WINES OF PROVENANCE 98 EXHIBITOR LISTING 100 NOTES 106 3 RASV CEO 4 ROYAL MELBOURNE WINE AWARDS ACTING CHAIR OF JUDGES 5 JUDGES BIOGRAPHIES JIM CHATTO DAN BUCKLE GABRIELLE POY ADAM WADEWITZ CHRIS CRAWFORD MATT SKINNER RANDALL POLLARD DAVID BROOKES ALEX HUDAK 6 JUDGES BIOGRAPHIES CHRIS TYRRELL JULIAN LANGWORTHY MELANIE CHESTER DANIEL SWINCER PETER FRASER FIONA DONALD PETER NUMRO STEVEN PAUL GWYN OLSEN 7 JUDGES BIOGRAPHIES STEVE FLAMSTEED TRISTAN HABECK DAVID BICKNELL STUART HORDERN JAMES HALLIDAY THOMAS HOGAN 8 JUDGES BIOGRAPHIES ADAM CARNABY GLENN BARRY JOHN HARRIS ALISTER TIMMS BELINDA THOMSON JULIAN GROUNDS BEN PORTET LIAM O’BRIEN CAMERON MOORE 9 JUDGES BIOGRAPHIES LAK QUACH MARK SAMAHA SIMON STEELE LIAM VAN PELT SIMON KILLEEN 10 More than 30 years of Australian wine writing history right under your nose. 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WINE COMPANION RASV advert.indd 1 12/10/15 4:53 PM 2015 MAJOR TROPHY WINNERS MEA CULPA SYRAH 2014 HOME HILL KELLY’S RESERVE PINOT NOIR 2014 COLDSTREAM HILLS RESERVE HOME HILL KELLY’S RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2014 PINOT NOIR 2014 12 2015 MAJOR TROPHY WINNERS TARRAWARRA ESTATE CASTAGNA GENESIS CHARDONNAY 2014, 2008, 2004 SYRAH 2012, 2006, 2002 . 13 2015 MAJOR TROPHY WINNERS OAKRIDGE LOCAL VINEYARD SERIES, BARKALA RIDGE VINEYARD BARKALA RIDGE VITICULTURAL TEAM: CHARDONNAY 2013 DAVID BICKNELL, JOHN FUNDER, VAL DIAMOND, STEVE SADLIER & MARIO PAGOTTO MORRIS CELLAR RESERVE GRAND LIQUEUR TOKAY, NV MUSCADELLE 14 2015 TROPHY WINNERS CASTAGNA CLASSIC DRY VERMOUTH, 2014 CASTAGNA, BEECHWORTH, VIC HEAD WINES ROSE GRENACHE 2015 HEAD WINES, BAROSSA VALLEY, SA 96PTS CLASS 1 - EXHIBIT 4114 96PTS CLASS 37 - EXHIBIT 9774 PIRIE SPARKLING NV, NV CHARDONNAY, PINOT NOIR BROWN BROTHERS MILAWA VINEYARD, TASMANIA 96PTS CLASS 9 - EXHIBIT 9494 DEEP WOODS 'RESERVE' CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 2013 DEEP WOODS ESTATE, MARGARET RIVER, WA 96PTS CLASS 47 - EXHIBIT 3486 PORTRAIT RIESLING, 2015 PETER LEHMANN WINES, EDEN VALLEY, SA 96PTS CLASS 13 - EXHIBIT 7592 WOLF BLASS YELLOW LABEL MALBEC, 2013 WOLF BLASS WINES PTY LTD, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 96PTS CLASS 58 - EXHIBIT 4020 OAKRIDGE LOCAL VINEYARD SERIES, BARKALA RIDGE, 2013 CHARDONNAY OAKRIDGE WINES, YARRA VALLEY, VIC 97PTS CLASS 18 - EXHIBIT 2179 S.C. PANNELL GRENACHE SHIRAZ TOURIGA, 2014 S.C. PANNELL WINES, MCLAREN VALE, SA 96PTS CLASS 61 - EXHIBIT 3596 TYRRELL'S VAT 1 SEMILLON, 2005 TYRRELL'S VINEYARDS, HUNTER, NSW 97PTS CLASS 22 - EXHIBIT 5580 YALUMBA THE SIGNATURE CABERNET SAUVIGNON & SHIRAZ, 2013 THE YALUMBA WINE COMPANY, BAROSSA 2015 SAUVIGNON BLANC SEMILLON, 2015 VALLEY, SA DOMAINE NATURALISTE, MARGARET RIVER, WA 96PTS CLASS 65 - EXHIBIT 4977 96PTS CLASS 25 - EXHIBIT 5798 CALABRIA PRIVATE BIN PINOT BIANCO, 2014 S.C. PANNELL TEMPRANILLO TOURIGA, 2014 CALABRIA FAMILY WINES, RIVERINA, NSW S.C. PANNELL WINES, MCLAREN VALE, SA 96PTS CLASS 31 - EXHIBIT 8534 96PTS CLASS 68 - EXHIBIT 4790 EPITOME LATE HARVEST RIESLING, 2013 TYRRELL'S VAT 1 SEMILLON, 2005 LONGVIEW VINEYARD, ADELAIDE HILLS, SA TYRRELL'S VINEYARDS, HUNTER, NSW 96PTS CLASS 35 - EXHIBIT 3266 97PTS CLASS 22 - EXHIBIT 5580 15 REPORT ON ENTRIES & AUDIT 2015 ENTRIES NOTES IN WINE JUDGING MEDALS AWARDED IN 2015 16 17 2015 RESULTS 3 - SPARKLING, SEMI-SPARKLING, CHARMAT & BEST VERMOUTH CARBONATED METHOD - NON-MUSCAT VARIETIES Includes Prosecco and Spumante style wines. Vintage & Non- Vintage 1 - VERMOUTH 9122 Brown Brothers Limited Release Bronze 86 4114 Castagna Classic Dry Vermouth, Gold 96 Prosecco, 2015 Prosecco 2014 Shiraz Brown Brothers Milawa Vineyard Pty Castagna, Beechworth, VIC Ltd, King Valley, VIC 1648 Regal Rogue Lively White, 2015 Gold 95 1683 Dalzotto Vintage Prosecco, 2014 Bronze 85 Semillon Prosecco Regal Rogue, Hunter, NSW Dal Zotto Wines, King Valley, VIC 2720 the mooth, NV Semillon Silver 93 4096 Dalzotto Pucino Prosecco, NV Bronze 85 First Creek Wines, Hunter, NSW Prosecco 1724 , NV Viognier 91 Maidenii Dry Vermouth Silver Dal Zotto Wines, King Valley, VIC Maidenii Vermouth, Heathcote, VIC 6128 Poetic Justice Legally Blonde, 2015 2281 Causes & Cures Semi Dry White Bronze 88 Sauvignon Blanc , NV Viognier Vermouth Barrister's Block Premium Wines, Innocent Bystander Pty Ltd, McLaren Adelaide Hills, SA Vale, SA 5165 Yellowtail Bubbles Rose, NV Non 1211 , NV 88 Maidenii Sweet Vermouth Bronze Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon Casella Wines, South East Australia Maidenii Vermouth, Heathcote, VIC 8886 Yellowtail Bubbles, NV Non Varietal 6723 Causes & Cures Semi Sweet Red Casella Wines, South East Australia Vermouth, NV Sangiovese 7181 Hugo Cuvee, NV Chardonnay Innocent Bystander Pty Ltd, McLaren Hugo Wines Pty Ltd, McLaren Vale, Vale, SA SA 5984 Maidenii Classic Vermouth, NV 4000 Jacob's Creek Reserve Prosecco, Syrah 2014 PROSECCO , GLERA Maidenii Vermouth, Heathcote, VIC Jacob's Creek Wines, South East 8535 Regal Rogue Wild Rose, 2014 Australia Shiraz Blush 3933 Premium Cuvée Prosecco, NV Regal Rogue, Adelaide Hills, SA Glera Yarra Burn, Yarra Valley, VIC 4 - SPARKLING WINE - CLASSIC VARIETIES AND BEST SPARKLING BLENDS OF Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier or blends of. Exhibit does not meet the requirements for classes 1 & 2, & 4 to 11. 2 - SPARKLING, SEMI-SPARKLING, CHARMAT & No tirage requirements. Vintage & Non-Vintage. CARBONATED METHOD - MUSCAT VARIETIES Includes Moscato wines 2307 Riversdale Crux Tasmania Silver 92 Vintage & Non-Vintage Sparkling NV, NV Pinot Noir/Chardonnay/Other 6124 Moscato, NV White Frontignan Bronze 88 Cellarmasters, Tasmania Omni, Riverland, SA 7283 Blanc de Blancs, 2012 Chardonnay Silver 90 6742 Yellowtail Moscato, NV Muscat Bronze 85 Chateau Tanunda, Barossa Valley, Varieties SA Casella Wines, South East Australia 9827 Emeri Chardonnay Pinot Noir, NV Bronze 88 9341 Jacob's Creek Sparkling Moscato, Bronze 85 Chardonnay/Pinot Noir NV Gordo, White Frontignac, De Bortoli Wines, South East Traminer Australia Jacob's Creek Wines, South East 7733 Taylor Ferguson Brut Cuvee, NV Australia Brut Cuvee 8441 Azahara Moscato, NV Muscat of Bronze 85 Alepat Taylor, South East Australia Alexandria 5079 Four Sisters NV Chardonnay Pinot Wingara Wine Group, Murray Darling, Noir, NV Chardonnay VIC Four Sisters Pty Ltd, Victoria 7194 Baileys Fronti, 2015 Brown Muscat 4789 Stone Dwellers NV Sparkling, NV Baileys of Glenrowan, Glenrowan, Pinot Noir VIC Fowles Wine Pty Ltd, Strathbogie 6484 Frizzante, NV White Frontignan Ranges, VIC Banrock Station, Riverland, SA 1805 Sir James Cuvée Brut, NV Pinot noir 9716 Yellowtail Pink Moscato, NV Muscat Chardonnay colombard Varieties Hardys, Australia Casella Wines, South East Australia 5228 Sir James Brut de Brut, NV Pinot 9087 Emeri Pink Moscato, NV Muscat noir Chardonnay colombard Gordo Blanco/White Hardys, South East Australia Frontignac.Traminer/Shiraz/Moscatoi 4718 Jack Rabbit Vineyard, 2014 Giallo Chardonnay De Bortoli Wines, South East Jack Rabbit Vineyard, Geelong, VIC Australia 6260 Jacob's Creek Chardonnay Pinot 3026 Jack Estate M-R Series Pink Noir, NV Chardonnay, Pinot Noir Moscato, 2015 Muscat Gordo Jacob's Creek Wines, South East Jack Estate, South East Australia Australia 1478 Gossips, 2015 Moscato Warburn Estate, South East Australia 18 2015 RESULTS 1487 Guardian Angel Sparkling, 2015 4325 d'Arenberg Pollyanna Polly Bronze 88 Chardonnay Pinot Noir Sparkling White, NV Chardonnay Koonara Wines, Mount Gambier, SA