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National Wine Show of Australia 2017 – Presenting the Winners!

One of Australia’s most awaited wine show – the National Wine Show of Australia 2017, was held on 24th November 2017. Organized by the Royal National Capital Agricultural Society each year since 1927, the 2017 show marks the completion of 9 decades of this prestigious show’s legacy.

Presided over by Wine Show Patron James Halliday, the panel also consisted of Chair of Judges Jim Chatto, and Past Chair of Judges - Stephen Pannell & Tom Carson. The wines that won over their hearts & tongues are listed below –

Trophy

Winner

The Kit Stevens Memorial Trophy for Sparkling White or Pink

House of Arras
2008 Blanc de Blancs

The Riesling Trophy

CA Henschke & Co
2017 Peggy’s Hill Riesling

The Sauvignon Blanc or Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Trophy

Xanadu
2017 DJL Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

The Semillon Trophy

Tyrrell’s Vineyards Pty Ltd
2005 Vat 1 Semillon

The Chardonnay Trophy

Brokenwood Wines
2016 Indigo Vineyard Chardonnay

The Dry White Other Varieties Trophy

Symphony Hill Wines
2017 Gewurztraminer

The Single Vineyard Dry White Trophy

Xanadu
2015 Reserve Chardonnay

The White Wine of Provenance Trophy

Tyrrell’s Vineyards Pty Ltd
2017 2009 2006 Vat 1 Semillon

The Sweet White Table Wine Trophy

d’Arenberg
2015 The Noble Botryotinia Fuckeliana

The Rosé Trophy

Longview Vineyard
2017 Nebbiolo Rosato Rosé

The Pinot Noir Trophy

Heemskerk Wines
2016 Pinot Noir

The Shiraz Trophy

Oakridge Wines
2015 Local Vineyards Series Shiraz - Oakridge Vineyard

The Cabernet Sauvignon Trophy

Xanadu
2014 DJL Cabernet Sauvignon

The Blended Dry Red Trophy

Deep Woods Estate
2015 Estate Cabernet Merlot

The Dry Red Other Varieties Trophy

Turkey Flat Vineyards
2016 Grenache

The Single Vineyard Dry Red Trophy

Yabby Lake
2016 Single Vineyard Pinot Noir

The Red Wine of Provenance Trophy

Rojomoma
2016 2010 2006 Red Art Shiraz

The Edgar Riek Memorial Fortified Wine Trophy

Grant Burge Wines
NV BJT Black Apera

The Dry White Table Wine Trophy

Brokenwood Wines
2016 Indigo Vineyard Chardonnay

The Dry Red Table Wine Trophy

Oakridge Wines
2015 Local Vineyards Series Shiraz - Oakridge Vineyard

The Len Evans Memorial Trophy for Champion Wine of the Show

Oakridge Wines
2015 Local Vineyards Series Shiraz - Oakridge Vineyard

Chair of Judges Award

Mount Majura Vineyard
2015 Shiraz

Now that you know which wines have been deemed the best of the lot by some of the most experienced & skilled minds of the wine world, it’s time to pay your favourite wine store a visit, & get your hands on as many of these wines as you can!

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