2022 Wine Show Results

NOVEMBER

Global Fine Wine Challenge (formerly Six Nations)

Three Gold medals awarded to the following GIMBLETT GRAVELS wines:-

Gold

Squawking Magpie Stoned Crow Syrah 2020

Esk Valley Great Dirt River Gravel Merlot Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Mills Reef Elspeth One 2020

Hawke’s Bay Bayleys Wine Awards

A triumph for Gimblett Gravels wines, walking away with 7 Trophies and 14 Gold medals:

Champion Wine of Show

Trinity Hill 125 Gimblett Single Vineyard Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2021

Outstanding Wine of Provenance

Craggy Range Le Sol Gimblett Gravels 2009 – 2013 -2020

Champion Red blends Cabernet Sauvignon Dominant

Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2019

Champion Other premium pred varietals and blends winner

Esk Valley Artisanal Tempranillo 2021

Champion Syrah

Craggy Range Syrah Gimblett Gravels Vineyard 2020

Champion Red Blends Merlot Dominant

Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2019

Champion Chardonnay

Trinity Hill 125 Gimblett Single Vineyard Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2021

Gold medal – Merlot and Merlot Predominant Blends
Church Road 1 Merlot 2020
Mission Reserve Merlot 2020
Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2019

Gold medal – Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Predominant Blends
Trinity Hill Prison Block Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2019
Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2020

Gold medal – Syrah
Craggy Range Syrah Gimblett Gravels Vineyard 2020
Mission Reserve Syrah 2020
Squawking Magpie The Chatterer Syrah 2020

Gold medal – Other Premium Red Varietals & Blends
Church Road 1 Malbec 2020
Esk Valley Artisanal Tempranillo 2021
Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Tempranillo 2021

Gold medal – Chardonnay
Trinity Hill 125 Gimblett Single Vineyard Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2021
Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2021

OCTOBER

New Zealand International Wine Show

A Trophy for Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Tempranillo 2021 and Seven Gold medals awarded to the following GIMBLETT GRAVELS wines:

CABERNET SAUVIGNON & CABERNET SAUVIGNON PREDOMINANT BLENDS

Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Hawkes Bay Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2020

MERLOT & PREDOMINANT BLENDS

Church Road 1 Merlot 2020

Squawking Magpie The Nest 2020

MALBEC

Church Road 1 Malbec 2020

SYRAH

Mission Estate Reserve Syrah 2020

Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2020

INTERNATIONAL & OTHER RED VARIETIES

Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Tempranillo 2021 (Double Gold & Trophy)

JULY

International Wine and Spirits Challenge

The International Wine and Spirits Challenge gathered members of their wine judging committee to re-taste all the 2022 gold medal winning wines, selecting only 20 wines as trophy winners – including Trinity Hill’s Single Vineyard 125 Gimblett Chardonnay 2020!​​​​​​​​

JUNE

Decanter World Wine Awards

We’re beyond thrilled that 2020 Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Syrah has been awarded the competition’s top accolade – Best in Show. Of 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were given the honour.

Three other Gimblett Gravels wines were awarded Gold:

2020 Villa Maria Reserve Syrah

2020 Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Syrah

2019 Villa Maria Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot