2025 Wine Show Results
OCTOBER
Hawke’s Bay Bayleys Wine Awards
Fantastic to come away with two Trophies and an incredible fourteen Gold medals for Gimblett Gravels wines:
Trophy Merlot & Merlot Predominant Blends
Esk Valley Hawkes Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec 2024
Trophy Other Premium Red Varietals & Blends
Sacred Hill Wine Thief Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Franc 2024
Gold medals – Merlot and Merlot Predominant Blends
Beach House Merlot Franc 2024
Esk Valley Hawkes Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec 2024
Mission Estate Jewelstone Antoine 2021
Gold medals – Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Predominant Blends
Chateau Garage Cornerstone Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2024
Church Road 1 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Sacred Hill Helmsman Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah Cabernet Franc 2024
Gold medals – Syrah
Beach House Syrah 2024
Čuvar Iris Syrah 2023
Mission Estate Reserve Syrah 2024
Trinity Hill Single Vineyard Gimblett Estate Syrah 2021
Gold medals – Other Premium Red Varietals & Blends
Beach House Cabernet Franc 2024
Beach House Montepulciano 2024
Esk Valley Artisanal Hawkes Bay Malbec Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Sacred Hill Wine Thief Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Franc 2024
The New Zealand International Wine Awards
What a haul! Eight Gold medals awarded to Gimblett Gravels wines.
Chardonnay
Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2024 (Double Gold)
Trinity Hill Single Vineyard 125 Gimblett Chardonnay 2024
Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Sauvignon Predominant Blends
Beach House Cabernet Malbec 2024 (Double Gold)
Sacred Hill Helmsman Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah Cabernet Franc 2024
Merlot & Merlot Predominant Blends
Esk Valley Hawkes Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec 2024
Malbec, Cabernet Franc or Petit Verdot Predominant
Church Road 1 Malbec 2021
Sacred Hill Wine Thief Hawke’s Bay Cabernet Franc 2024
International & Other Red Varieties
Beach House Montepulciano 2024
MAY
International Wine Challenge
We were thrilled that a Gold medal was awarded to 2022 Trinity Hill Single Vineyard 125 Gimblett Chardonnay.