Top wine trophy goes west a third time
The Max Schubert Trophy for Most Outstanding Red Wine at the 2016 Royal Adelaide Wine Show has been awarded to a West Australian winery for the third year in a row, but SA producers dominated the overall trophy tally.
After evaluating more than 2600 wines over the four days of Wine Show, judges awarded the prestigious Max Schubert Trophy to Margaret River winery Deep Woods Estate for its 2014 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon.
Deep Woods Estate also won the Professor AJ Perkins Trophy for Best Cabernet Sauvignon in Show, and the Radoux Australia Trophy for Best Other Red Blend for its 2014 Hillside Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot. It previously won the Max Schubert Trophy in 2014, while fellow WA winery Houghton Wines won it last year.
However, it was South Australian producers who took home more than half of the trophies awarded at the Adelaide Showground this morning.
“South Australian wines shone in the Provenance section, with Rosemount again taking home the Most Outstanding Red Wine of Provenance, this time for their 2002, 2006 and 2014 Rosemount GSM,” said chairman of judges Michael Brajkovich MW.
“The quality of the Chardonnay class was also outstanding, while Riesling and Semillon classes were of a very high standard, with the Clare Valley label Naked Run Wines awarded the Most Outstanding White Wine of Provenance with its The First Riesling.”
Trophies also went to Barossa stalwarts Yalumba (Best Shiraz), Peter Lehmann (Best Riesling) and Grant Burge (Best Sparkling), while Penfolds was awarded the trophy for Best Chardonnay and the George Fairbrother Memorial for Best White Wine in Show.
Members of the public can sample the trophy-winning wines at Taste of the Best – the Royal Adelaide Wine Show public tasting at the Adelaide Showground today from 6pm to 8.30pm. Tickets and more information available here.
2016 ROYAL ADELAIDE WINE SHOW TROPHY RESULTS
| THE MAX SCHUBERT AM TROPHY FOR MOST OUTSTANDING RED WINE IN SHOW
Sponsored by Dan Murphys Deep Woods Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Deep Woods Estate |
| THE VINCRU PRIZE FOR WINEMAKER OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING RED WINE IN SHOW
Sponsored by VinCru Julian Langworthy – Deep Woods Estate |
| THE GEORGE FAIRBROTHER MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR MOST OUTSTANDING WHITE WINE IN SHOW
Sponsored by SALIFE Magazine Penfolds Bin A Chardonnay 2015 Penfolds Wines Pty Ltd |
| THE WATERFIND AUSTRALIA PRIZE FOR WINEMAKER OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING WHITE WINE IN SHOW
Sponsored by Waterfind Australia Kym Schroeter – Penfolds Wines Pty Ltd |
| THE GRAMP, HARDY, HILL SMITH PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING WINE OF PROVENANCE – RED WINE
Sponsored by Inventure Partners Rosemount Estate GSM 2014 – 2006 – 2002 Rosemount Estates Pty Ltd |
| THE F. MILLER & CO PRIZE FOR WINEMAKER OF THE OUTSTANDING WINE OF PROVENANCE RED WINE
Sponsored by F Miller & Co Pty Ltd Randell Cummins – Rosemount Estates Pty Ltd |
| THE GRAMP, HARDY, HILL SMITH PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING WINE OF PROVENANCE – WHITE WINE
Sponsored by Inventure Partners Naked Run The First Riesling 2016 – 2009 – 2006 Naked Run Wines |
| THE F. MILLER & CO PRIZE FOR WINEMAKER OF THE OUTSTANDING WINE OF PROVENANCE WHITE WINE
Sponsored by F Miller & Co Pty Ltd Steve Baraglia – Naked Run Wines |
| THE WINE COMMUNICATORS OF AUSTRALIA, SA CHAPTER TROPHY FOR BEST SHIRAZ IN SHOW
Sponsored by Wine Communicators of Australia, SA Chapter Yalumba The Octavius Shiraz 2013 The Yalumba Wine Company |
| PROFESSOR AJ PERKINS TROPHY FOR BEST CABERNET SAUVIGNON IN SHOW
Sponsored by Vili’s Deep Woods Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Deep Woods Estate |
| THE MONTGOMERY TROPHY FOR BEST RED WINE UNDER $20
Sponsored by Bunzl Outsourcing Services Ltd Small Batch Rojo Grande 2015 Houghton Wines |
| THE DR RAY BECKWITH OAM MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR BEST TRADITIONAL AUSTRALIAN RED BLEND
Sponsored by Sip’n Save Wildling Signature Reserve 2014 Echelon Wine Partners |
| THE LALLEMAND AUSTRALIA TROPHY FOR BEST PINOT NOIR IN SHOW
Sponsored by Lallemand Australia Pty Ltd Coldstream Hills Deer Farm Pinot Noir 2015 Coldstream Hills |
| THE RADOUX AUSTRALIA TROPHY FOR BEST OTHER RED BLEND
Sponsored by Radoux Australia Deep Woods Estate Hillside Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2014 Deep Woods Estate |
| THE HURTLE AND NORMAN WALKER TROPHY FOR BEST SPARKLING WINE IN SHOW
Sponsored by Cellarbrations Independent Liquor Stores Helene Grande Cuvee 2006 Grant Burge Wines |
| THE AUSTRALIAN WINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE COMMERCIAL SERVICES TROPHY FOR BEST RIESLING IN SHOW
Sponsored by AWRI Commercial Services Wigan Eden Valley Riesling 2014 Peter Lehmann Wines |
| THE ARKABA CELLARS TROPHY FOR BEST SAUVIGNON BLANC IN SHOW
Sponsored by Arkaba Hotel Excalibur 2016 Zonte’s Footstep |
| THE FINLAYSONS TROPHY FOR BEST SEMILLON IN SHOW
Sponsored by Finlaysons Vat 1 Semillon 2005 Tyrrells Vineyards Pty Ltd |
| THE SEGUIN MOREAU TROPHY FOR BEST CHARDONNAY IN SHOW
Sponsored by Seguin Moreau Australasia Penfolds Bin A Chardonnay 2015 Penfolds Wines Pty Ltd |
| THE FASSINA LIQUOR TROPHY FOR BEST WHITE WINE UNDER $20
Sponsored by Fassina Liquor Lannister Riesling 2015 Lannis |
| THE BDO TROPHY FOR BEST DRY WHITE BLEND
Sponsored by BDO Willow Bridge Bookends 2016 Willow Bridge Estate |
| THE PROGRAMMED PROPERTY SERVICES TROPHY FOR BEST OTHER VARIETAL WHITE OR ROSÉ
Sponsored by Programmed Property Services Limited Devil’s Corner Pinot Grigio 2016 Brown Brothers Milawa Vineyard P/L |
| THE TILBROOK RASHEED TROPHY FOR BEST GRENACHE OR GRENACHE BLEND
Sponsored by Tilbrook Rasheed Robert Oatley Signature Series McLaren Vale GSM 2015 Robert Oatley Vineyards |
| THE CCL LABEL CLEAR IMAGE TROPHY FOR BEST SWEET WHITE TABLE WINE
Sponsored by CCL Label Clear Image The Noble Botryotinia Fuckeliana Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2015 d’Arenberg |
| THE JOHN FORNACHON MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR BEST APERA, TOPAQUE OR MUSCAT
Sponsored by Cutler Brands McWilliams Show Reserve Muscat Blend McWilliams Wines |
| THE INDAILY TROPHY FOR BEST AUSTRALIAN VINTAGE, TAWNY OR RUBY
Sponsored by InDaily Seppeltsfield Para Rare Tawny Blend Seppeltsfield Wines |
| THE T.W.C ANGOVE AM MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR BEST BRANDY IN SHOW
Sponsored by Gerry Colella St Agnes XO Brandy St Agnes Distillery |
| THE KARL SEPPELT AO TROPHY FOR BEST OTHER VARIETAL RED
Sponsored by Mr David C Dridan OAM and Integrated Precision Viticulture Small Batch Rojo Grande 2015 Houghton |
