2016 Wine Show Results
NOVEMBER
Air New Zealand Wine Awards
Trophy Champion Merlot Cabernet and Blends
Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2014
Trophy Champion Syrah
Mission Reserve Syrah Hawke’s Bay 2015
Elite Gold Medal Syrah
Te Awa Single Estate Syrah Hawke’s Bay 2014
Elite Gold Medal Syrah
Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Syrah Hawke’s Bay 2013
Elite Gold Medal Merlot blend
Saint Clair Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Merlot Hawke’s Bay 2015
OCTOBER
Hawke’s Bay A&P Bayleys Wine Awards
Trophy Red Blends Cabernet Sauvignon Dominant
Beach House Cabernet Malbec 2014
Trophy Red Blends – Merlot Dominant
Pask Small Batch Trilliant 2014
Trophy Other Premium Red Varietals and Blends
Beach House Cabernet Franc 2014
Trophy Outstanding Wine of Provenance
Newton Forrest Cornerstone
Best in Class Viognier
Saint Clair Hawke’s Bay Premium Viognier 2015
Gold medal Merlot
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Braided Gravels Organic Merlot 2013
Gold medal other premium red varietals and blends
Beach House Cabernet Franc 2014
Gold medal red blends – Cabernet Sauvignon dominat
Beach House Cabernet Malbec 2014
Sacred Hill Helmsman 2014
Vidal Legacy Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Sauvingon 2014
Gold medal red blends – Merlot dominat
Pask Small Batch Trilliant 2014
Squawking Magpie The Nest Merlot 2014
Gold medal Syrah
Vidal Legacy Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2014
Esk Valley Winemakers Reserve Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2014
Mills Reef Reserve Syrah 2015
Saint Clair Premium Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2014
Six Nations Wine Challenge
Double Gold and Gold medals awarded to the following GIMBLETT GRAVELS wines:
Merlot & Carmenere Class
Villa Maria Braided Gravels Organic Merlot 2013
Mills Reef Elspeth Merlot 2013
Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Merlot 2013
Syrah Class
Vidal Legacy Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2014
Bordeaux Blends Class
Sacred Hill Helmsman 2013
Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2014
Craggy Range Sophia 2014
SEPTEMBER
New Zealand International Wine Show
An incredible result, with three Trophies and nine Gold medals awarded to the following GIMBLETT GRAVELS wines:
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Beach House Cabernet Malbec 2014
Saint Clair Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Cabernet Merlot 2014
MERLOT
Esk Valley Winemakers Reserve Gimblett Gravels Merlot Malbec Cabernet Franc 2014
Te Awa Single Estate Gimblett Gravels Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Braided Gravels Organic Merlot 2013 (TROPHY Merlot & Predominant Blends and TROPHY Bordeaux Red)
MALBEC,CABERNET FRANC OR PETIT VERDOT
Villa Maria Gimblett Gravels Malbec 2013
SYRAH
Esk Valley Winemakers Reserve Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2014
Mission Estate Reserve Syrah 2015
Villa Maria Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2014 (TROPHY)
AUGUST
Bragato Wine Awards 2016
These awards are unique in the Wine Show calendar in that they recognise the growers as well as the wines.
Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2014 took home two Trophies – the Richard Smart Trophy and Champion Domaine Wine award as well as the Tom McDonald Memorial Trophy Winner and Champion Classical Red Wine title, while Gold medals were awarded to the following wines:-
Merlot/predominantly Merlot blends
Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2014
Cabernet Sauvignon/predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon blends
Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2014
MAY
International Wine Challenge 2016
The mighty 2013 ‘vintage of a lifetime’ GIMBLETT GRAVELS reds have triumphed yet again on the international stage, with 2 TROPHIES and 4 GOLDS awarded, along with 2 GOLDS for 2014 vintage reds. The winning 2013 wines were Mills Reef Elspeth Trust Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Mills Reef Elspeth Cabernet Merlot (Trophy) and Mills Reef Elspeth Merlot, along with a Trophy for Squawking Magpie’s The Nest Merlot. Mission Estate’s Reserve Syrah 2014 and Craggy Range’s Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2014 both collected Golds.
MARCH
Royal Easter Show Wine Awards
GIMBLETT GRAVELS wines dominated the Syrah and fuller bodied reds classes winning four trophies, as well as one for Verdelho and a whopping 10 gold medals!
Esk Valley Hawkes Bay Verdelho 2015 – Champion Wine of Other Varieties
Newton Forrest Cornerstone 2013, 2006, 2002 – Heritage Rosebowl Trophy
Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot Predominant Blends Class
Babich The Patriarch 2013 – Champion Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Predominant Trophy
Coopers Creek Reserve Hawkes Bay Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Hawkes Bay Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2013
Merlot and Merlot Predominant Blends Class
Te Awa Singe Estate GIMBLETT GRAVELS Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 – Champion Champion Merlot & Merlot Predominant Trophy
Mills Reef Reserve Merlot 2014
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Braided Gravels Hawkes Bay Merlot 2013
Syrah Class
Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2013 – Champion Syarh
Mission Estate Reserve Syrah 2014
Saint Clair Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Syrah 2014