Sponsors of the LANGTON’S CLARE VALLEY WINE SHOW 2019 Naming Rights Sponsor Major Sponsor Silver Sponsors Cover painting – ‘Reach for the Red!’ by Jen McDonald Langton’s Clare Valley Wine Show Catalogue 2019 Chair of Judges Judges Iain Riggs – Managing Director, Chief Winemaker, Jane Parkinson – UK-based and award-winning wine Brokenwood journalist, author, broadcaster and host Brett Schutz – Winemaker, Tim Adams Wines Associate Judges Alex Kirkwood – Head Sommelier, Aria Restaurant Brooke Blair – Winemaker, Peter Lehmann Sarah Pidgeon – Winemaker, Wynns Coonawarra Simon Mussared – Winemaker, Jim Barry Andrew Cherry – Chief Winemaker, Alkoomi Wines Thomas Darmody – Winemaker, Taylors Wines Jane Faulkner – Wine writer Shelley Torresan – Winemaker, Rockbare Greg Clack – Winemaker, Chain of Ponds Andrew Quinn – Hentley Farm Naming Rights Silver Sponsors Laffort Media Partners Sponsor VAF Memstar Classic Oak Products Plains Producer Langton’s Seguin Moreau Hood Sweeney Wine Show Partners Tonnellerie de Mercurey Major Sponsor Ackland Vineyard Bottling Dynamics CCL Label Bronze Sponsors Services MacMahon Images Vinpac AP John Cooperage Wine Logistics Commonwealth Bank Clare Valley Enterprises Magnolia & Co Blue H2O Filtration The Mill Apartments Hahn Corporation Victory Hotel Wine Show Schedule Section A Current Vintage Section (Classes 1—13) Bottled wines not necessarily commercially available. Minimum 100 dozen 750ml or equivalent for large producers >150t processed. Minimum 50 dozen 750ml or equivalent for small producers <150t processed. Except for classes 3 & 4 where 32 dozen applies. Entries must comprise a minimum 85% Clare Valley Fruit. Section B Exhibition Section (Classes 14—20) Bottled wines not necessarily commercially available. Minimum 50 dozen 750ml equivalent for large producers >150t processed. Minimum 25 dozen 750ml or equivalent for small producers <150t processed. To win best wine of show must win best exhibition trophy in its class. Entries must comprise a minimum 85% Clare Valley Fruit. Section C Sparkling Wine (Class 21) Bottled wines not necessarily commercially available. Minimum 20 dozen 750ml or equivalent. Entries must comprise a minimum 85% Clare Valley Fruit. Section D Fortified Wine (Class 22) Bottled wines not necessarily commercially available. Minimum 20 dozen 750ml or equivalent. Section F Wine of Provenance (Class 23—25) Red or white wines bottled under the same label over a vintage spread as outlined in the schedule. Trophies 1. Best Sweet Wine of Show Sponsored by Victory Hotel Classes 3, 4 2. Best Rosé of Show Sponsored by Class 5 The Mill Apartments 3. Best Exhibition Section Sponsored by Class 14 Dry Riesling, 2018 Vintage Vinpac International 4. Best Exhibition Section Sponsored by Class 15 Dry Riesling, 2017 Vintage Commonwealth Bank and older of Australia 5. Best Vintage Section Sponsored by Class 6, 10 Shiraz Blue H2O Filtration 6. Best Vintage Section Sponsored by Class 7, 11 Cabernet Sauvignon Tonnellerie de Mercurey 7. Best Vintage Section Sponsored by Laffort Classes 8, 9, 12,13 Dry Red 8. Best Dry Red Sponsored by Classes 17,18,19,20 from Exhibition Sections Classic Oak Products 9. Best Fortified Wine of Show Sponsored by Hood Sweeney Class 22 10. Chair of Judges Award Sponsored by Iain Riggs All Classes 11. Mick Knappstein Trophy Sponsored by VAF Memstar Class 1 Best Current Vintage Riesling 12. Carl Sobels Trophy Sponsored by Seguin Moreau From Trophy awards Best Vintage Section Dry Red 4,5,6 13. Best Riesling of Show Sponsored by Hahn Corporation From Trophy awards 2,3,10 14. Best Small Producer Sponsored by Bottling Dynamics See note 8 in Wine Show Regulations 15. Best Single Vineyard Wine Sponsored by See Note 9 in Wine Show Clare Valley Enterprises Regulations 16. Viticulturist Trophy Sponsored by See note 10 in Wine Show Ackland Vineyard Services Regulations 17. Best Exhibitor of Show Sponsored by See note 7 in Wine Show AP John Coopers Regulations 18. Br John May Trophy Sponsored by Class 23,24,25 Wine of Provenance CCL Label Clear Image 19. Jim Barry Trophy Sponsored by Langton’s All Classes Best Wine of Show Note: Additional trophies may be awarded at the Chairman’s discretion. Best Dry White other than Riesling – Classes 2,16 Best Sparkling of Show – Class 21 Clare Valley Winemakers Incorporated Board Members Education Sub-Committee Promotions Sub-Committee Martin Ferguson (Chair) Brett Schutz (Chair) Ali Paulett Warrick Duthy (Deputy Chair) Tim Adams Wines Paulett Wines Kilikanoon Wines Steve Baraglia Natalie Chivell Jeffrey Grosset Pikes Wines Tim Adams Wines Grosset Wines Thomas Darmody Angus Mitchell David Travers Taylors Wines Mitchell Wines Bourke and Travers Wine Jarred Steele Cherry Stowman Alister Sandow Paulett Wines Taylors Wines Grower Angus Mitchell Chelsea Saint Geoff Lewis Mitchell Wines O’Leary Walker Wines Grower Ben Marx Skye Eldredge Olivia Hoffmann-Barry Jim Barry Wines Eldredge Wines Jim Barry Wines Andrew Kenny Olivia Hoffmann-Barry Bianca Jennings Pikes Wines Jim Barry Wines Piper Alderman Lucy O’Brien Warrick Duthy Tori Somerville General Manager Kilikanoon Wines Luxury Lodges of Australia Lucy O’Brien General Manager The Committee wishes to thank the following sponsors for their continued contribution to the Clare Wine Show: Langton’s Laffort Wine Show Exhibitors CCL Label Classic Oak Products Clare Valley Cuisine VAF Memstar Hood Sweeney Magnolia & Co Seguin Moreau Ackland Vineyard Services Woodscannon Tonnellerie de Mercurey AP John Cooperage Paul & Andy Vinpac Clare Valley Enterprises Blue Goanna Digital Commonwealth Bank The Mill Apartments Ben MacMahon Photography Blue H2O Filtration Victory Hotel Jenii Mac Hahn Corporation Plains Producer Bottling Dynamics Clare Valley Wine Show Trophies 2011–2018 2011 2012 Best Exhibition Section Dry Riesling, BBest Exhibition Section Dry Riesling, 2010 Vintage 2011 Vintage Tim McNeil Wines, Watervale Riesling 2010 ArtWine, Riesling 2011 Best Exhibition Section Dry Riesling, Best Exhibition Section Dry Riesling, 2009 Vintage and older 2010 Vintage and older Knappstein Wines, Single Vineyard Ackland Eldredge Vineyards, Riesling 2005 Watervale Riesling 2005 Best Vintage Section Shiraz Best Vintage Section Shiraz Jim Barry Wines, The Armagh Shiraz 2010 Kirrihill Wines Pty Ltd, Clare Valley Shiraz 2010 Best Vintage Section Cabernet Sauvignon Best Vintage Section Cabernet Sauvignon Kirrihill Wines, Single Vineyard Series Knappstein Wines, Enterprise Vineyard Tullymore Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 Best Vintage Section Dry Red Best Vintage Section Dry Red Jim Barry Wines, Three Little Pigs 2010 Leasingham Wines, Bin 56 2011 Best Dry Red from Exhibition Sections Best Dry Red from Exhibition Sections Koonowla Wines, Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Jim Barry Wines, The Armagh Shiraz 1992 Mick Knappstein Trophy Best Museum Wine of Show Best Current Vintage Riesling Eldredge Vineyards, Riesling 2005 Kilikanoon Wines, Mort’s Block Reserve Riesling 2011 Mick Knappstein Trophy Carl Sobels Trophy Best Current Vintage Riesling Best Vintage Section Dry Red Jim Barry Wines, The Lodge Hill Dry Riesling 2012 Jim Barry Wines, Three Little Pigs 2010 Carl Sobels Trophy Best Riesling of Show Best Vintage Section Dry Red Knappstein Wines, Single Vineyard Kirrihill Wines, Single Vineyard Series Tullymore Vineyard Ackland Watervale Riesling 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 Best Single Vineyard Wine Best Riesling of Show Crabtree Watervale Wines, Watervale Riesling 2006 Jim Barry Wines, The Lodge Hill Dry Riesling 2012 Best Exhibitor of Show Best Exhibitor of Show Jim Barry Wines Jim Barry Wines Best Current Release Wine of Show Jim Barry Trophy – Best Wine of Show Kilikanoon Wines, Mort’s Block Reserve Riesling 2011 Jim Barry Wines, The Lodge Hill Dry Riesling 2012 Jim Barry Trophy – Best Wine of Show Knappstein Wines, Single Vineyard Ackland Watervale Riesling 2005 Best Museum Wine of Show Knappstein Wines, Single Vineyard Ackland Watervale Riesling 2005 Clare Valley Wine Show Trophies 2011–2018 2013 2014 Best Exhibition Section Dry Riesling, Best Dry White other than Riesling 2012 Vintage Penna Lane Wines, 2010 Semillon 2010 Naked Run Wines, The First 2012 Best Exhibition Section Dry Riesling, Best Exhibition Section Dry Riesling, 2013 Vintage 2011 Vintage and older Paulett Wines, Antonina Riesling 2013 Crabtree Watervale Wines, Crabtree Watervale Riesling 2009 Best Exhibition Section Dry Riesling, Best Vintage Section Shiraz 2012 Vintage and older Annie’s Lane at Quelltaler, Annie’s Lane Shiraz 2012 Crabtree Watervale Wines, Watervale Riesling 2005 Best Vintage Section Cabernet Sauvignon Best Vintage Section Shiraz Kilikanoon Wines, Killerman’s Run Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Knappstein Enterprise Winery, Knappstein Mayor’s Vineyard Shiraz 2013 Best Vintage Section Dry Red Blends and other varieties Best Vintage Section Cabernet Sauvignon Cellarmasters, Mockingbird Hill 2012 Taylors Wines, St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Best Dry Red from Exhibition Sections Best Vintage Section Dry Red Blends Kirrihill Wines, Single Vineyard Series, and other varieties Tullymore Vineyard Shiraz 2010 Eldredge Vineyards, Eldredge ‘The Reserve’ Malbec 2012 Mick Knappstein Trophy Best Dry Red from Exhibition Sections Best Current Vintage Riesling Jim Barry Wines, The Benbournie Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 Leo Buring Pty Ltd, Leo Buring Clare Valley Riesling 2013 Mick Knappstein Trophy Carl Sobels Trophy Best Current Vintage Riesling Best Vintage Section Dry Red Pikes Wines, Pike Merle Riesling 2014 Kilikanoon Wines, Killerman’s Run