Tri Nations
Wine Challenge Results 2003
Country of the Show –
Australia
Wine of the Show – 2001
Kingsley Gimblett Gravels Syrah (NZ)
Class 1.
Sparkling Wine
Top Wine – 1999 Yellowglen
Cuvee Victoria (AUS)
Runner-up – 1997 Freycenet
Radenti Pinot Noir Chardonnay (AUS)
Top Country of Category –
Australia
Class 2. Sauv
Blanc and Sauv Blanc Semillon Blends
Top Wine – 1998 Klein
Constantia Blanc de Blanc (SA)
Runner-up – 2002 Palliser
Estate Martinborough Sauvignon Blanc (NZ)
Top Country of Category – New
Zealand
Class 3.
Chardonnay
Top Wine – 2001 Howard Park
(AUS)
Runner-up – 2001 Glen Carlou
Cape winemakers Guild Selection (SA)
Top Country of Category – New
Zealand
Class
4. Aromatic White Wines
Top Wine – 1995 Klein
Constantia Rhine Riesling (SA)
Runner-up – 2002 Mills Reef
Reserve Gewerztraminer (NZ)
Top Country of Category – New
Zealand
Class 5.
Other White Wines
Top Wine – 1996 Brokenwood
ILR Reserve Semillon (AUS)
Runner-up – 2000 Kanu Limited
Release Chenin Blanc (SA)
Top Country of Category –
Australia
Class 6.
Pinot Noir and Other Red Wines
Top Wine – 2002 Felton Road
Black 3 (NZ)
Runner-up – 2001 Villa Maria
Reserve (NZ)
Top Country of Category – New
Zealand
Class 7.
Merlot
Top Wine – 2001 Villa Maria
Reserve Hawke’s Bay (NZ)
Runner-up – 2000 Matariki
Reserve(NZ)
Top Country of Category – New
Zealand
Class 8.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Top Wine – 1999 Houghton
Gladstones (AUS)
Runner-up – 2000 Murdock (AUS)
Top Country of Category –
Australia
Class 9.
Bordeaux Blends
Top Wine – 2000 Majella “The
Malleea” Cabernet Sauvignon/ Shiraz (AUS)
Runner-up – 1999 Houghton Jack
Mann Cabernet Sauvignon / Malbec (AUS)
Top Country of Category –
Australia
Class 10.
Shiraz
Top Wine – 2001 Kingsley
Gimblett Gravels Syrah (NZ)
Runner-up – 2001 Craggy Range
Block 14 Syrah (NZ)
Top Country of Category – New
Zealand
Class 11.
Sweet Wines
Top Wine – 2002 Pegasus Bay
Aria Riesling (NZ)
Runner-up – 2001 Miranda
Reserve Golden Botrytis Semillon (AUS)
Top Country of Category – New
Zealand
Following are the top ten
wines as ranked in each category. They are placed in random order.
|
Class 1. Sparkling |
|
1998
Hardy's Arras Pinot Noir Chardonnay |
|
1999
Palliser Estate Martinborough Methode Champenoise |
|
1996
J C Le Roux Chardonnay |
|
1997
Freycinet Radenti Pinot Noir Chardonnay |
|
NV
Braewattie Macedon Brut Pinot Noir Chardonnay |
|
1999
Deutz Blanc de Blancs Cuvee |
|
NV
Quartz Reef Chauvet |
|
1999
Yellowglen Vintage Cuvee Victoria |
|
1999
Hardy's Sir James Pinot Noir Chardonnay |
|
NV
Desiderius Pongracz Pinot Noir Chardonnay |
|
Class 2. Sauvignon
Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon blends |
|
2002
Villa Maria Clifford Bay Sauvignon Blanc Reserve |
|
2002
Vergelegen White Semillon Sauvignon Blanc |
|
2002
Zondernaam Sauvignon Blanc |
|
2002
Palliser Estate Martinborough Sauvignon Blanc |
|
2002
Saint Clair Wairau Reserve Sauvignon Blanc |
|
2002
The Lane "The Gathering" Semillon Sauvignon Blanc |
|
2002
Forrest Estate Selection Sauvignon Blanc |
|
2002
Briarose Estate Sauvignon Blanc |
|
1987
Klein Constantia Blanc de Blanc |
|
2000
Voyager Estate Tom Price Semillon Sauvignon Blanc |
|
Class 3. Chardonnay |
|
2002
De Bortoli Yarra Valley Chardonnay |
|
2001
Clearview Reserve Chardonnay |
|
2001
Neudorf Moutere Chardonnay |
|
2001
Glen Carlou Cape Winemakers Guild Selection Chardonnay |
|
2001
Villa Maria Reserve Chardonnay |
|
2001
Mount Riley Seventeen Valley Chardonnay |
|
2001
Howard Park Chardonnay |
|
2001
Hamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay |
|
2001
Rosemount Orange Vineyard Chardonnay |
|
2001
Felton Road Chardonnay |
|
Class 4. Aromatic
White Wines ( Riesling, Traminer) |
|
2002
Mills Reef Reserve Gewürztraminer |
|
1995
Klein Constantia Rhine Riesling |
|
2001
Martinborough Vineyards Riesling |
|
2001
Muddy Water James Hardwick Riesling |
|
2002
Annie's Lane Copper Trail Riesling |
|
1987
Klein Constantia Rhine Riesling |
|
2002
Kilikanoon Mort's Block Riesling |
|
2002
Sevenhill Riesling |
|
2002
Lawson’s Dry Hills Gewürztraminer |
|
1998
Taylors St Andrews Riesling |
|
Class 5. Other White
Wines |
|
1993
Tyrrells Vat 1 Semillon |
|
2002
Keith Tulloch Semillon |
|
2002
McLeish Estate Semillon |
|
1998
McWilliam's Mt Pleasant Lovedale Semillon |
|
2000
Alpha Domus AD Semillon |
|
2002
Robert Channon Verdelho |
|
2002
Yalumba Eden Valley Viognier |
|
2000
Kanu Limited Release Chenin Blanc |
|
2002
Fairview Viognier |
|
1996
Brokenwood ILR Reserve Semillon |
|
Class 6. Pinot Noir and
Other Reds |
|
2001
Fromm La Strada Clayvin Vineyard |
|
2000
Chatto Pinot Noir |
|
2001
Diemersfontein Carpe Diem Pinotage |
|
2002
Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir |
|
2002
Greenhough Hope Vineyard Pinot Noir |
|
2000
Paul Cluver Elgin Pinot Noir |
|
2001
Kaituna Valley Pinot Noir |
|
2000
Coldstream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir |
|
2001
Villa Maria Reserve Pinot Noir |
|
2001
Pegasus Bay Prima Donna Pinot Noir |
|
Class 7. Merlot
|
|
1999
Petaluma Coonawarra Merlot |
|
2000
Alpha Domus "The Navigator" Merlot |
|
2001
Banks Thargo Wines Merlot |
|
2000
Pepper Tree Reserve Merlot |
|
2000
Matariki Reserve Merlot |
|
1998
Veenwouden Merlot |
|
1999
Meerlust Estate Wine Merlot |
|
2000
Thelema Reserve Merlot |
|
2001
Villa Maria Reserve Hawke's Bay Merlot |
|
2000
CJ Pask Reserve Merlot |
|
Class 8. Cabernet
Sauvignon |
|
1999
Leasingham Classic Clare Cabernet Sauvignon |
|
2001
Howard Park Leston Cabernet Sauvignon |
|
2001
Cape Grace Cabernet Sauvignon |
|
2000
Houghton Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon |
|
2000
De Trafford Cabernet Sauvignon |
|
1999
Houghton Gladstones Cabernet Sauvignon |
|
2000
Matariki Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon |
|
2000
Murdock Cabernet Sauvignon |
|
2000
Schubert Cabernet Sauvignon |
|
1999
Rustenberg Peter Barlow Cabernet Sauvignon |
|
Class 9. Bordeaux
Blends |
|
2000
Majella "The Malleea" Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz |
|
1999
McWillams "1877" Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz |
|
2001
Cullen Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
|
1999
Houghton Jack Mann Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec |
|
2001
Craggy Range Sophia Gimblett Gravels Merlot, Cabernet Franc |
|
2001
Fire Gully Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
|
2001
Guardian Peak Shiraz, Mourvedre, Grenache |
|
2001
Arlewood Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
|
2001
Ernie Els Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petite Verdot, Malbec, Cabernet
Franc |
|
1999
Rustenberg "John X Merriman" Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet
Franc |
|
Class 10. Shiraz |
|
1999
Seppelt St Peters Shiraz |
|
2000
Kilikanoon Oracle Shiraz |
|
2001
Craggy Range Block 14 Syrah |
|
2001
Vidal Estate Soler Syrah |
|
2000
Rosemount Orange Vineyard Shiraz |
|
2001
Kingsley Estate Gimblett Gravels Syrah |
|
2001
Clonakilla Shiraz |
|
2001
Te Kairanga Hawke’s Bay Gimblett Gravels Syrah |
|
2000
Wirra Wirra RSW Shiraz |
|
2000
Houghton Frankland River Shiraz |
|
Class 11. Sweet Wines |
|
1997
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 500ml |
|
2002
Wellington Iced Riesling 375ml |
|
2000
Nederburg Auction Reserve Edelkeur Chennin Blanc 375ml |
|
2001
Selaks Founder’s Reserve Noble Riesling 375ml |
|
2001
Villa Maria Reserve Noble Riesling 375ml |
|
2001
Miranda Reserve Golden Botrytis 375ml |
|
1998
Montana Virtu Semillon 357ml |
|
2002
Petersons Botrytis Semillon 350ml |
|
2002
Pegasus Bay Aria Riesling 750ml |
|
1998
Klein Constantia Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 500ml |