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We have given up a little on show entries lately, but still enter one or two.

2018 Reprive Shiraz
New Release

2019 Shiraz

Gold Class 57  Australian Small Winemakers Show 2022
Silver Class 139 Cowra Wine Show 2022
Bronze 2021 Australian NZ boutique wine show
Bronze Category 7.1 2022 Cairns Wine show
91 pts Winestate May/June 2022

2019 Two Clowns Chardonnay
92 pts Winestate May/June 2022

2018 Cabernet Sauvignon
98 pts Winestate May/June 2022

2017 Row 42 Cabernet Sauvignon
4 star Winestate May/June 2019 (McLaren Vale)
Bronze Class 42 ASWS 2018

2018 Basket Press Shiraz

2017 Basket Press Shiraz

2016 Basket Press Shiraz
Silver Class 57 ASWS 2018

2016 Reprieve Shiraz
5 stars Winestate August/October 2018 (Shiraz Challenge)
5 star Winestate May/June 2019 (McLaren Vale)

5 stars Wine Showcase Magazine 2018
4 star Huon Hooke
90 pts James Halliday

 

2015 Plan B Mataro
Silver Class 64 ASWS 2018
Slilver Class 7.2 Cairns Wine Show 2021
92 pts Winetate May/Juns 2022

2017 Two Clowns Chardonnay
4 star Winestate May/June 2019 (McLaren Vale)

2017 Barcore Shiraz - Mataro
Silver Class 66 2019 Australian Small Winemakers Show
Bronze Class 7.4 2018 Cairns Wine Show
Bronze 2019 McLaren Vale Wine Show

2016 Row 42 Cabernet Sauvignon
Bronze Class 211 2017 Rutherglen Wine Show
5 stars Winestate May/June 2018

2015 Basket Press Shiraz
Bronze Class 233 2017 Rutherglen Wine Show

2015 Two Clowns Chardonnay
Bronze Class 113 2016 Rutherglen Wine Show

2013 Basket Press Shiraz

2013 Row 42 Cabernet Sauvignon

2013 Plan B Mataro
Bronze 2016 Toowoomba Royal Show
Bronze 2015 Australian Alternative Varieties Show
Bronze 2015 category 8.5 Cairns Wine Show
Bronze 2015 Royal Queensland Wine Show
Bronze 2015 Boutique Wine Awards

2012 Basket Press Shiraz
Silver Class 49 2015 Toowoomba Royal Show

2011 Row 42 Cabernet Sauvignon

93 pts (Gold) Wine  Showcase Magazine 2013
90 pts James Halliday 2015 Wine Companion
90 points Wine Genius.com

2010 Basket Press Shiraz

Bronze Class 30 2013 Cowra Wine Show
Bronze Class 43 2013 Royal Perth Wine Show
Bronze Class 243 2013 Rutherglen Wine Show
Bronze 2013 Visy Great Australian Shiraz Challenge
Bronze Class 43 2013 Royal Melbourne Wine Show
Bronze Class 39 2
01 Cowra Wine Show
94 points James Halliday 2015 Wine Companion
91 points Wine Genius.com
93 points (Gold) Wine Showcase Magazine

2011 Chardonnay

Bronze Class 3 2013 Perth Royal Wine Show
Bronze Class 14 2013 Cowra Wine Show
Bronze Class 35 2
014 Cowra Wine Show
4 stars Winestate July/August 2013
90 pts (Silver) Wine  Showcase Magazine 2013
92 pts James Halliday 2015 Wine Companion
92 points Wine Genius.com

2011 Semillon

Gold Category 4.1 2015 Cairns Wine Show
Bronze Class 114 2012 Rutherglen Wine Show
Bronze Class 3 2012 McLaren Vale Wine Show
Bronze Class 12 2014 Perth Royal Wine Show
Bronze Class 3 2014 McLaren Vale Wine Show
90 pts James Halliday 2015 Wine Companion
86 pts (Silver) Wine  Showcase Magazine 2013
88 points Wine Genius.com

 

2009 Cabernet Shiraz

Bronze medal  2011 Cairns Wine Show
Bronze 2012 Winewise Magazine Small Vignerons Awards
Bronze Class 86 2012 Cowra Wine Show

2010 Mataro

Gold 2012 Winewise Magazine Small Vignerons Awards
Silver medal Cat 7.5 2011 Cairns Wine Show
Silver Medal Class 71 2012 Royal Hobart Wine Show
Silver medal Australian Alternate Varieties 2012 Wine Show
Bronze medal Class 23 2011 Cowra Wine Show
Bronze medal Class 28 Perth Royal Wine Show
Bronze medal Cat 8 2012 Cairns Wine Show
Bronze Class 77 2012 Cowra Wine Show
Bronze Class 236e 2012 Rutherglen Wine Show
4 Stars Winestate  March/April 2012
91 pts (Silver) Wine  Showcase Magazine 2013
92 points Wine Genius.com
92 pts James Halliday 2015 Wine Companion

2009 Shiraz

Gold Class 12 2013 Australian Boutique Winemakers Show
Gold (Highly commended) Sydney International Wine competition 2012
Silver 2012 Australian Boutique Winemakers Show
Bronze Class 55 Sydney Royal Wine Show 2012
Bronze medal Cat 7.1
2011 Cairns Wine Show
Bronze Great Shiraz Challenge 2011
Bronze medal Cat 7 2012 Cairns Wine Show
Bronze Class 8s 2012 Cowra Wine Show
Bronze Class 11 2012 McLaren Vale Wine Show
Bronze Class ?? 2012 Rutherglen Wine Show
Bronze Class 42 2012 Melbourne
Bronze Great Shiraz Challenge 2012
Bronze Class 30 2013 Cowra Wine Show
Bronze Cat 7 2013 Cairns Wine Show
3 ½  Stars Winestate July/Aug 2012
90 pts (Silver) Wine  Showcase Magazine 2013
89 pts James Halliday

 

2008 Shiraz

Bronze Medal Class 7.1 2010 Cairns Wine Show
Bronze Medal Class 7 2009 Cairns Wine Show
Bronze Medal Class 42 2011 Riverina Wine Show
3 stars Winestate Sept/Oct 2011
93 pts James Halliday

2007 Shiraz

Bronze medal Cat 7.1 2011 Cairns Wine Show
Bronze Medal Class 42 2011 Riverina Wine Show
91 pts James Halliday
3 Stars Winestate July/August 2011

2006 Shiraz

Bronze Class 7 2008 Cairns Wine Show
88 points James Halliday

2006 Chardonnay

Gold Medal Class 4 2009 Cairns Wine Show
Bronze medal Class 43 2009 Perth Royal Show
Bronze Medal Class 122 2009 Rutherglen Wine Show
Bronze Medal Class 3 2009 Australian Small Winemakers Show

2005 Shiraz

Trophy 2007 Winewise Magazine Small Vignerons Awards
Gold 2007 Winewise Magazine Small Vignerons Awards
Silver Class 243 2008 Rutherglen Wine Show
Silver Class 19 2008 Royal Adelaide Wine Show
Silver Class 55 2008 Australian Small Winemakers Show
Silver Class 32 Sydney Royal Wine Show
Bronze Class 21 2007 Perth Royal Wine Show
Bronze Class 48 2007 Royal Adelaide Wine Show
Bronze Class 19 2007 McLaren Vale Wine Show
Bronze Class 54 2007 Australian Small Winemakers Show
Bronze Class 49 2007 Royal Hobart wine show
Bronze Class 7 2008 Cairns Wine Show
Bronze Class35 2008 Perth Wine show
Bronze Class 19 2008 McLaren Vale Wine Show
Bronze 2008 Visy Great Shiraz Challenge
Bronze Class 41 2008 Riverina Wine Show

2005 Chardonnay

Bronze Class 42 2008 Perth Wine show
Bronze Class 122 2008 Rutherglen Wine Show
4 Stars Winestate (Equal best McLaren Vale tasting)

2005 Cabernet Sauvignon

Silver Medal Class 8.1 2010 Cairns Wine Show
Bronze Medal Class 71 2010 Sydney Royal Wine Show
Bronze Medal Class 17 2010 McLaren Vale Wine Show
5 stars Winestate July/August 2009 & Annual issue 2010

2004 Shiraz

Gold Class 62 2006 Australian Small Winemakers Show
Silver 2005 Wagga Wagga Wine Show
Silver (& top 50) Visy Great Australian Shiraz Challenge – (equal 17th)
Silver Class 17 2007 McLaren Vale wine show
Bronze Class 43 2006 Royal Melbourne wine show
Bronze class 233 2006 Rutherglen Wine show
Bronze Class 19 2006 Adelaide Wine show
Bronze Class 23 2006 Riverina wine show
Bronze 2006 Cairns wine Show
Bronze Class 87 2006 Wagga Wagga Wine show
93 points James Halliday 2007 wine companion
31/2 stars Winestate sept/oct 2007  great shz challenge
 

2004 Cabernet Sauvignon

Bronze Class 16 2008 Royal Adelaide Wine Show
Bronze 2008 Winewise Magazine Small Vignerons Awards
Bronze Class 241 2008 Rutherglen Wine Show
Bronze Class 43 2008 Riverina Wine Show
Bronze  Class 63 Sydney Royal Wine Show
41/2 stars Winestate July/August 2009

2004 Chardonnay

2003 Shiraz

AQ Australia Trophy McLaren Vale Wine Show
Vinkem Laffort Oenologie Trophy McLaren Vale Wine Show
Gold 2004 Class 11 McLaren Vale Wine Show
Gold Riverina Wine Show
Silver Class 56 2005 Wagga Wagga Wine show
Bronze Visy Board 2005 Great Australian Shiraz Challenge
Bronze Class 25 2004 Cowra wine show
Bronze class 43 2005 Cowra
Bronze Class 20 2004 Royal Melbourne Wine Show
Bronze Class 41 2005 Royal Melbourne Wine Show
Bronze Class 28 2004 Rutherglen Wine Show
Bronze Class23 2004 Australian Small Winemakers Show
Bronze  class 24 2005 Riverina Wine show
Bronze Class 49 2005 Royal Hobart Wine Show
4 ½  stars Winestate September/October 2005
3rd wines under $30 Edinburgh Cellars Great Shiraz Challenge
91 points James Halliday 2006 wine companion

2003 Cabernet Sauvignon

Gold Class 57 2005 Wagga Wagga Wine show
Bronze class 64 2005 Australian Small Winemakers Show
Bronze Class  2004 McLaren Vale Wine Show
Bronze Class24 2004 Australian Small Winemakers Show
Bronze 2005 Cairns Wine Show
Bronze Class 47 2005 Royal Hobart Wine Show
Bronze Winewise Magazine Small vintners issue
Bronze 2006 Cairns wine show
Bronze Class 16 Adelaide Wine show 2006
Bronze Class 93 2006 Wagga Wagga Wine show
4 stars Winestate September/October 2005

2003 Chardonnay

Bronze Class 32 2005 Wagga Wagga Wine show
3 stars Winestate September/October 2005

2002 Cabernet Sauvignon

Silver medal class 40 Royal Hobart wine show 2003
Bronze medal class 16 2003 Griffith wine show
Bronze medal class 28 2003 Rutherglen wine show
Bronze medal class 26 2003 Australian Small winemakers show
Bronze medal class 10 2003 McLaren Vale wine show
Bronze medal class 19 3006 Royal Melbourne wine show
86 points James Halliday
3 stars Winestate September/October 2004

2002 Shiraz

Gold medal class 11 2003 McLaren Vale wine show
Gold medal class 27 Cowra wine show 2003
Silver medal class 41 Royal Hobart wine show 2003
Silver medal class 20 Royal Melbourne wine show 2003
Bronze medal class 16 2003 Perth Royal show
Bronze medal class 15 2003 Griffith wine show
Bronze medal class 30 2003 Rutherglen wine show
Bronze medal class 24 2003 Australian small winemakers show
5 stars Winestate September/October 2004
89 points James Halliday

2002 Chardonnay

Bronze medal class 4 2003 Australian small winemakers show
4 stars Winestate March/April 2004
87 points James Halliday
Seal of Approval London international wine challenge

2001 Chardonnay

Silver medal class 12 2002 Cowra wine show
Silver medal class14 Royal Hobart wine show
Bronze medal class 31 2002 Griffith wine show
Bronze medal class 4 2002 Australian Small winemakers show
3 stars Winestate September/October 2003

2001 Cabernet Sauvignon

Silver medal class 41 Royal Hobart wine show
Silver medal class 10 2002 McLaren Vale wine show
Bronze medal class 17 2002 Perth Royal show
Bronze medal class 24 2002 Cowra wine show
Bronze medal class 26 2002 Australian Small winemakers show
3 ½  stars Winestate March/April 2003

2001 Shiraz

Gold medal class 39 2002 Griffith wine show
Gold medal class 24 2002 Australian Small winemakers show
Silver medal class 30 2002 Rutherglen wine show
Bronze medal class 11 2002 McLaren Vale wine show
Bronze medal class 16 2002 Perth Royal show
Bronze medal class 30 2002 Cowra wine show
Bronze medal class 42 Royal Hobart wine show
4 stars Winestate September/October 2003 

2000 Chardonnay                                              

3 ½ stars Winestate September/October 2002 

2000Cabernet Sauvignon                                      

Bronze medal class 40 2001 Griffith wine show
Bronze medal class 16 2001 Perth Royal Show
Bronze medal class 61 2001 Cowra wine show
Bronze medal class 28 2001 Rutherglen wine show
Bronze medal class 10 2001 McLaren Vale wine show
4 ½ Stars Winestate September/October 2002

2000 Shiraz                                               

Gold medal class 39 2001 Griffith wine show
Bronze medal class 15 2001 Perth Royal show
Bronze medal class 62 2001 Cowra wine show
Bronze medal class 30 2001 Rutherglen wine show
Bronze medal class 11 2001 McLaren Vale wine show
Bronze medal class 23 2001 Australian Small winemakers show
Bronze medal class 35 2001 Royal Hobart wine show
3 ½ stars Winestate March/April 2002.
“Highly recommended” Winewise Volume 18 No 2 June 2002

1999 Chardonnay                                             

Bronze medal class 14 2000 Australian Small winemakers show

1999 Cabernet Sauvignon                            

Silver medal class 49 2000 Royal Adelaide show
Bronze medal class 46 2000 Royal Hobart show
Bronze medal class 15 2000 McLaren Vale wine show
3 ½ stars Winestate  September/October 2001

1999 Shiraz                                                         

Bronze medal class 52 2000 Royal Adelaide show

1998 Cabernet Sauvignon                                     

Gold medal class 8 1999 McLaren Vale wine show

1998 Shiraz

“Recommended” Winewise Volume 16 Number 1 April 2000

1997 Cabernet Sauvignon                                     

Silver medal class 2 (and second overall) Australian National Amateur wine and Beer show