2015 NCCWS Results
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NATIONAL COOL CLIMATE WINE SHOW 2015 RESULTS Class 100: Riesling - 2015 Current Vintage No. Winery / Exhibitor Year Variety Result Medal 1 Artemis Wines 2015 Artemis Riesling WDL 2 Capital Wines 2015 Capital Wines Whip 43 3 Shaw Vineyard Estate 2015 Shaw Vineyard Winemakers Selection 45 4 Colmar Wines 2015 Colmar Wines Riesling 47 B 5 3 drops 2015 3 drops, Riesling 44.5 6 Shaw Vineyard Estate 2015 Shaw Vineyard Estate Riesling 43 7 Plantagenet Wines 2015 Plantagenet Riesling 45 8 Tamburlaine Wines 2015 Tamburlaine Reserve Riesling 49.5 B 9 Capital Wines 2015 Capital Wines Gundaroo Vineyard 41 10 Colmar Wines 2015 Colmar Wines Single Vineyard Riesling 48.5 B 11 Bendooley Estate 2015 Bendooley Estate Riesling 45 12 Sassy Wines 2015 Sassy Wines Riesling 47 B 13 Cooks Lot Wines 2015 Cooks Lot Allotment 333 Riesling 44 14 Harewood Estate Wines 2015 Harewood Porongurup Riesling 52.5 S 15 Wicks Estate 2015 Wicks Estate Riesling 49 B 16 Pooley Wines 2015 Margaret Pooley Tribute Riesling WDL 17 Goaty Hill Wines 2015 Goaty Hill Riesling 45.5 18 Milton Vineyard 2015 Milton Vineyard Iced Riesling WDL 19 Pooley Wines 2015 Pooley Riesling 47.5 B 20 Coal Valley Vineyard 2015 Coal Valley Vineyard Riesling 42 21 Australian Vintage Ltd 2015 McGuigan Shortlist Riesling 46.5 B 22 Coola Road 2015 Coola Road Riesling 41 23 Koonara Wines 2015 A Song for Alice Riesling 44 24 Patrick of Coonawarra 2015 Patrick Estate Riesling 46.5 B 25 Singlefile Estate 2015 Singlefile Porongurup Riesling 45 26 Rockcliffe 2015 Rockcliffe Single Site Riesling 43 27 Larry Cherubino Wines 2015 Cherubino Porongurup Riesling 44.5 28 Abbey Creek Vineyard 2015 Abbey Creek Riesling 44.5 29 Ferngrove Vinyears Estate 2015 Ferngrove Riesling 41.5 30 Rockcliffe 2015 Third Reef Riesling 41.5 31 Larry Cherubino Wines 2015 Cherubino Great Southern Riesling 48 B 32 Bracken Vineyards 2015 Bracken Riesling 41.5 33 Davis Premium Vineyards 2015 Carillion Estate Grown Riesling 55.5 G 34 Ghost Rock Vineyard 2015 Ghost Rock Riesling 42 35 Singlefile Estate 2015 Singlefile Mount Barker Riesling 41.5 36 Riley's of Eden Valley 2015 Riley's of Eden Valley Family Riesling 48 B 37 Larry Cherubino Wines 2015 Cherubino Laissez Faire Riesling 41.5 38 Cellarmasters Wines 2015 Cat Among the Pigeons Eden Valley Riesling 44 39 McGrath Wines 2015 McGrath Wines Riesling 38.5 Disappointing class. Main issues were fruit intensity and freshness with many green and forward wines. Class 110: Riesling - 2014 and Older Vintages No. Winery / Exhibitor Year Variety Result Medal 1 Australian Vintage Ltd 2008 McGuigan Shortlist Riesling 50 B 2 Patrick of Coonawarra 2011 Patrick of Coonawarra Aged Riesling 49.5 B 3 Tamburlaine Wines 2012 Tamburlaine Reserve Riesling 55.5 G 4 Australian Vintage Ltd 2010 McGuigan Shortlist Riesling 44.5 5 Forest Hill Vineyard 2012 Forest Hill Hill Block 1 Riesling 42.5 6 Gilbert by Simon Gilbert 2012 Gilbert by Simon Gilbert Riesling 46.5 B 7 Sharmans Wines 2013 Sharmans Riesling WDL 8 Australian Vintage Ltd 2013 McGuigan Shortlist Riesling 47 B 9 Bendooley Estate 2013 Bendooley Estate Riesling 44.5 10 Highland Heritage Estate 2013 Highland Heritage Mt Canobolas Riesling 42.5 11 Brook Eden Vineyard 2013 Brook Eden Riesling 45 12 Larry Cherubino Wines 2013 Cherubino Great Southern Riesling 43.5 13 Plantagenet Wines 2014 Plantagenet Riesling 56 G 14 Artemis Wines 2014 Artemis Riesling 45 15 Australian Vintage Ltd 2014 McGuigan Shortlist Riesling 46.5 B 16 Brangayne of Orange 2014 Brangayne of Orange Riesling 42 17 Bream Creek Vineyard 2014 Bream Creek Riesling 46.5 B 18 Capital Wines 2014 Capital Wines Whip 54.5 S 19 Chartley Estate 2014 Chartley Estate Riesling 51 S 20 Cherry Tree Hill Wines 2014 Cherry Tree Hill Riesling 43.5 21 Dalzotto Wines 2014 Dalzotto Riesling 44 22 Mr Riggs Wines Company 2014 Ein Riese Riesling WDL 23 Patina Wines 2014 Patina Wines Riesling 43.5 24 3 Views Vineyard & Winery 2014 Three Views Riesling 55.5 G 25 Tertini Wines 2014 Tertini Riesling 43.5 26 Forest Hill Vineyard 2014 Forest Hill Estate Riesling 47 B 27 Larry Cherubino Wines 2014 Cherubino Laissez Faire Riesling 44 28 Howard Park Wines 2014 Mount Barker Riesling 45 29 Artemis Wines 2008 Artemis Riesling 44 Strong class of Reislings, gold medal wins showed strong varietal character, freshness, intensity and complexity. Main issues: premature development in the 2013 and 2014 vintages. Class 300: Chardonnay Wooded - 2015 Current Vintage No. Winery / Exhibitor Year Variety Result Medal 1 Koonara Wines 2015 Cape Banks Chardonnay 45.5 2 Lane's End Vineyard 2015 Lane's End Cottage Chardonnay 45.5 3 Wine by Sam 2015 The Victorian Chardonnay 45 4 Yilgarnia Wines 2015 Yilgarnia Chardonnay 50 B 5 Australian Vintage Ltd 2015 Nepenthe Altitude Chardonnay WDL 6 Fox Gordon 2015 The Empress Chardonnay 50 B 7 Grass Parrot Wines 2015 Grass Parrot Chardonnay 42 8 Renzaglia Wines 2015 Mount Panorama Estate Chardonnay 44 9 Mount Avoca Vineyards 2015 Mount Avoca Estate Chardonnay WDL 10 Wignalls 2015 Wignalls Unwodded Chardonnay 41.5 Very average class of wine. Many suffering sulphur issues or are lacking fruit characters. Class 310:- Chardonnay Wooded - 2014 Vintage No. Winery / Exhibitor Year Variety Result Medal 1 Evoi Wines 2014 Evoi Reserve Chardonnay 49 B 2 Higher Plane Wines 2014 Higher Plane Forest Grove Chardonnay 44 3 Plantagenet Wines 2014 Plantagenet Chardonnay 49 B 4 The Lakehouse Denmark 2014 Lakehouse Premium Reserve Chardonnay 42 5 Wicks Estate 2014 Wicks Estate Chardonnay 46 6 Woodgate Wines 2014 Woodgate Chardonnay 42 7 Pooley Wines 2014 Cooinda Vale Chardonnay WDL 8 Montalto Vineyards 2014 Montalto "Estate" Chardonnay 49 B 9 Wine Unplugged 2014 In Dreams Chardonnay 46.5 B 10 Bass River Winery 2014 Bass River Chardonnay 41 11 Galli Estate Winery 2014 Galli Estate Chardonnay 45 12 Indigo Vineyard 2014 Indigo Secret Village Chardonnay 51 S 13 Kings Of Kangaroo Ground 2014 The Hilda May Chardonnay 47 B 14 Lane's End Vineyard 2014 Lane's End Macedon Ranges Chardonnay 43.5 15 Montalto Vineyards 2014 Montalto Pennon Hill Chardonnay 43.5 16 Wine Unplugged 2014 Pacha Mama Chardonnay 46.5 B 17 Patina Wines 2014 Patina Wines Reserve Chardonnay 42.5 18 Moppity Vineyards 2014 Moppity Lock & Key Reserve Chardonnay 46 19 Bendooley Estate 2014 Bendooley Estate Chardonnay 38 20 Tamburlaine Wines 2014 Tamburlaine Reserve Chardonnay 42 21 Moppity Vineyards 2014 Moppity Lock & Key Chardonnay 44.5 22 Brangayne of Orange 2014 Brangayne Isolde Reserve Chardonnay 43.5 23 Roaring Fork Wine Co, Pty Ltd 2014 Roaring Fork Wine Co, Chardonnay 40 24 Cherry Tree Hill Wines 2014 Cherry Tree Hill Reserve "Diana" Chardonnay 41 25 Moppity Vineyards 2014 Moppity Vineyards Estate Chardonnay 56 G 26 Patina Wines 2014 Patina Wines Chardonnay 37 27 Colmar Wines 2014 Colmar Wines Chardonay 44.5 28 Moppity Vineyards 2014 Single Step Chardonnay 44 29 Cooks Lot Wines 2014 Cooks Lot Allotment 3 Handpicked Chardonnay WDL 30 Moppity Vineyards 2014 Coppabella Sirius Chardonnay 44 31 Grass Parrot Wines 2014 Grass Parrot Chardonnay 38.5 32 Hedberg Hill 2014 Hedberg Hill Lara's Chardonnay 41 33 Moppity Vineyards 2014 Coppabella Chardonnay 49 B 34 Hungerford Hill Wines Pty Ltd 2014 Classic Tumbarumba Chardonnay 47 B 35 Logan Wines 2014 Logan Chardonnay 40 36 Heifer Station 2014 Heifer Station Chardonnay 39 37 Moppity Vineyards 2014 Coppabella Crest Chardonnay 53 S 38 Farmer's Leap Pty Ltd 2014 Farmer's Leap 45 39 Australian Vintage Ltd 2014 McGuigan Shortlist Chardonnay 42 40 Night Harvest 2014 John George Chardonnay 55.5 G 41 Credaro Family Estate 2014 Credaro Kinship Chardonnay 48.5 B 42 After Hours Wine 2014 After Hours Chardonnay 51.5 S 43 Cox Wine Merchants 2014 Allegiance Wines Tumbarumba The Matron 46 44 Credaro Family Estate 2014 Credaro 1000 Crowns Chardonnay 48 B 45 Mr Riggs Wines Company 2014 Cold Chalk Chardonnay 38 46 Australian Vintage Ltd 2014 Nepenthe Ithaca Chardonnay 41 47 Cumulus Wines 2014 Cumulus Climbing Chardonnay 42 48 Larry Cherubino Wines 2014 Cherubino Margaret River Chardonnay 42 49 Latitude 34 Wine Co 2014 St John's Brook Reserve 41.5 50 Mount Avoca Vineyards 2014 Mount Avoca Moates Lane Chardonnay 37 51 Printhie Wines 2014 Printhie Mt Canobolas Collecton Chardonnay 44.5 52 Kingsdale Wines 2014 Kingsdale Chardonnay 42 53 Mt Jagged Wines 2014 Honey Myrtle Chardonnay 43.5 54 Latitude 34 Wine Co 2014 St John's Brook Single Vineyard 43 55 Larry Cherubino Wines 2014 Cherubino Laissez Faire Chardonnay 49 B 56 Ghost Rock Vineyard 2014 Ghost Rock Chardonnay 43 57 Davis Premium Vineyards 2014 Carillion "The Crystals" Chardonnay 47 B 58 Latitude 34 Wine Co 2014 Barwick Estates Black Label 44 59 Tertini Wines 2014 Tertini Wines 41 60 Renzaglia Wines 2014 Renzaglia Mount Panorama Estate Chardonnay 44 61 Lerida Estate 2014 Lerida Estate Lake George Chardonnay 41.5 62 Ferngrove Vinyears Estate 2014 Ferngrove Orchid Diamond Chardonnay 47 B 63 Cumulus Wines 2014 Cumulus Chardonnay 46.5 B 64 Latitude 34 Wine Co 2014 Barwick Estates White Label 43 65 Rockcliffe 2014 Rockcliffe Single Site Chardonnay 44.5 66 Cellarmasters Wines 2014 Riversdale Crater Tasmania Chardonnay 46.5 B 67 Cellarmasters Wines 2014 Tolley Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 43 68 Cellarmasters Wines 2014 Redemption Landmark Release Tumbarumba 42.5 69 Nova Vita Wines 2014 Firebird Chardonnay 44.5 A variable class showing the full scale of style. Best wines with purity of fruit and excellent winemaking restraint. Many overripe or overoaked wines which did not receive medals. Top wine with pristine fruit, elegance and complexity. Class 320: Chardonnay Wooded - 2013 Vintage No.