139°0'0"E 140°0'0"E 141°0'0"E Naracoorte to Adelaide Every service 330km TINTINARA T Y h o u e n C g o h o u r s o b n a g 36°0'0"S n 36°0'0"S d KEITH P e n SALT CREEK i n your brand s T u h l e a B Du ke l s H y w a y c w H k h c o R d d i a R n g BORDERTOWN P e r i n c e s H w LIMESTONE y MUNDULLA W demands o a k COAST w i n Wine Regions e R a R id d n o ch g H w N e y a r PADTHAWAY a c o o SOUTH AUSTRALIA r t Padthaway e R Wine Region a n KEPPOCH g e W e s B t o r d A e r t o v w n R e d n KINGSTON S.E. u e R K a VICTORIA a n B n g a a e KYBYBOLITE k w e i y r n HYNAM CAPE JAFFA w NARACOORTE H k s t LUCINDALE R r a o E P a n r Mount a n e W h 37°0'0"S t s g u STRUAN o Benson t o 37°0'0"S S e A P o ri Naracoorte Caves Wine nc v es l H u e w y S MOUNT BENSON E Region m Wrattonbully n t a u e b s Wine e w W t o o a R Region e D Guichen l r Bool Lagoon s a a t Bay t R n i s F r a D g a y R n u a e R l a g i R t ROBE R e r n l o be/Penol e a a a i R y d P g WRATTONBULLY n d n e e e R y g a R a e A c o n o b v g c e e k l e n t R u R COONAWARRA l a e a n n Be R g g a c e h a Coonawarra e p Robe Wine o r n t Rd Wine Region Region g e THE BONNEY PENOLA UPWELLING BEACHPORT NANGWARRY P r i n ce KALANGADOO s H w y Rivoli Bay Beachpor W t/M i MOUNT BURR o l l a i ce k nt Rd Lat/Long SOUTHEND w i n MILLICENT e R Mount Gambier a y w n H Wine Region Continental Shelf g h c o e d d SOUTHERN i R GLENCOE Kanawinka Fault OCEAN Princ es H w y K 240m o n g d R n o o rt e r t s o MOUNT GAMBIER a C n y g Hw Prin ces Blue Lake KONGORONG R a Naracoorte to n g Melbourne East Naracoorte Range East e 450km 60 Range Mt Monster 38°0'0"S West Naracoorte Range West d R y 38°0'0"S Stuart Range a B Woolumbool Range Woolumbool 40 Range Baker ? East Avenue Range Avenue East West Avenue Range Avenue West Piccaninnie Ponds Reedy Creek Range Reedy Creek 20 Altitude (m) -1 Woakwine Range Woakwine Uplift = 0.07 mm/a PORT MACDONNELL East DairyEast Range 0m Peninsula Younghusband 0 0 40 0 200 400 600 800 1000 Age (ka) T: 08 8561 0600 Kilometres F: 08 8561 0681 139°0'0"E 140°0'0"E 141°0'0"E E: [email protected] The Limestone Coast is tupified by the ancient and current coastline spanning million of years of receeding seas. www.vinpac.com.au Download the “Unearthing Viticulture in the Limestone Coast” document at www.limestonecoastwine.com.au 18th ANNUAL LIMESTONE COAST WINE SHOW 2018 INDEX From The Council Chair ................................................................................................................................ 3 Show Regulations .......................................................................................................................................... 6 Trophies ....................................................................................................................................................... 12 Judges ........................................................................................................................................................ 16 Trophies From the Top ................................................................................................................................. 20 Previous Trophy Winners ............................................................................................................................... 22 Statistics ....................................................................................................................................................... 25 Sparkling / Sweet Wine ................................................................................................................................ 26 Rosé ........................................................................................................................................................... 27 Wine of Provenance ................................................................................................................................... 28 Museum Wine ............................................................................................................................................. 31 Aromatic Wine ............................................................................................................................................ 34 Chardonnay ................................................................................................................................................ 37 Single Red Varietal ...................................................................................................................................... 38 Merlot .......................................................................................................................................................... 40 Blended Red ............................................................................................................................................... 42 Shiraz ........................................................................................................................................................... 45 Cabernet Sauvignon ................................................................................................................................... 50 Exhibitor Listing ............................................................................................................................................ 58 Sponsors & Supporters ................................................................................................................................. 61 Special Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................... 61 Local Industry Contacts .............................................................................................................................. 62 OBJECTIVES • To educate, encourage communication and fine tune our wine styles by focusing on absolute quality. • To promote the zone and the regions within. • To promote interest in the quality of wine made from grapes grown in the zone and the regions. GOALS • To educate producers within the region. • To fine tune and evolve the wine styles. GENERAL ENQUIRIES Trent Nankivell, PO Box 28, Coonawarra SA 5263 • Mobile: 0437 893 303 Email: [email protected] • Web: www.limestonecoastwine.com.au/wineshow 1 Wine Show ’18 18th ANNUAL LIMESTONE COAST WINE SHOW 2018 LIMESTONE COAST WINE SHOW JUDGING Tuesday 23rd & Wednesday 24th October, 2018 LIMESTONE COAST WINE SHOW TROPHY JUDGING Thursday, 25th October, 2018 LIMESTONE COAST WINE SHOW TROPHY PRESENTATION DINNER Thursday, 25th October, 2018 (Naracoorte Town Hall) EXHIBITORS TASTINGS & PUBLIC TASTINGS Friday, 26th October 2018 Exhibitor Tasting 9am - 1.30pm Public Tasting 11.30am - 1.30pm ($15 admission including Results Book) Results Book - $10 (Coonawarra Hall) 2018 COMMITTEE Tony Lees Sarah Pidgeon Ulrich Grey-Smith Trent Nankivell Angela Pomery Bruce Gregory Susie Harris Amy Blackburn 2018 JUDGES Sam Connew Julian Langworthy Patrick White (Chief of Judges) Emma Norbiato Sue Hodder Sam Kim Travis Fuller Luke Tocaciu (International Judge - NZ) Jeni Port Anna Hooper 2018 ASSOCIATE JUDGES Lauren Hansen Luke Trotter Matthew Lance Alyson Tannenbaum Michael Marcus 2 FROM THE COUNCIL CHAIR Vintage 2018 was notably affected by a very late frost event on the 4th November across the Limestone Coast, with most regions impacted in some way. The Wine Australia Crush survey has the 2018 vintage crush at 83,000 tonnes a 35% reduction on 2017 figures but probably 20% down on the long term average. Due to the lateness of the frost many vineyards that were not directly frosted suffered from poor set, lowering yields. However the good news was the remaining fruit, in what was a warmer season, has produced excellent wine with great colours and flavour. China has continued to drive demand for higher grade red fruit, with the exports to China hitting $1.06 billion for the previous 12 months in Sept 2018, and total exports reaching $2.71 billion. 61% of Australian wine is currently being exported. Despite some political problems with China affecting wine and other commodities on the Chinese ports, the outlook still appears to be positive, although it is apparent these growth rates in sales cannot be sustained indefinitely. We have also seen this year in the region, not only significant replanting of existing vineyard, but new ground vineyards being established in Wrattonbully and Padthaway. Of note this year the LCGWC in co-operation with Limestone Coast local government tourism, South Grampians Shire Council and a number of other bodies, has secured funding from Federal Government and PIRSA to develop wine trails starting at the end of the Great Ocean Road and coming through the Limestone Coast heading to the Barossa Valley and Kangaroo Island. These trails will be on an interactive website and phone app, in both English and Mandarin, to show visitors the wine experiences available in the regions but also to promote food producers, restaurants and other tourism experiences, such as the Naracoorte Caves and Blue Lake, and Penola’s historic Petticoat Lane walk. Having all these experiences on the one website will allow tourists, particularly USA and Chinese, to plan a holiday/itinerary in the region or tourist operators to plan a holiday for someone. Total funding for this project is $350,000, with $50,000 input from the LCGWC and other local partners, and will take two years to get up and running. With approximately