2012 Sweet Wine Challenge Results (PDF)
TROPHY RESULTS
| Best Sweet Moscato Styles | Deakin Estate 2012 Deakin Estate Moscato |
| Best Medium Sweet | Josef Chromy Wines 2012 Josef Chromt Sgr Riesling |
| Best Young Sweet, Floral Styles | Osawa Wines 2011 Noble Gewurztraminer |
| Best Young Sweet, Semillon Predominant | Forrest Wines 2011 Forrest Noble Semillon |
| Best Young Sweet – other varieties and blends | Marisco Vineyards 2011 The Ned Noble Sauvignon Blanc |
| Best Ice Wine | Not awarded |
| Best Mature Sweet – Floral Styles | Australian Vintage Ltd 2010 Nepenthe Winemakers Selection Riesling |
| Best Mature Sweet White Semillon Predominant | De Bortoli Wines 2008 Deen Debortoli Botrytis Semillon |
| Best Mature Sweet Other Varieties and blends | Lillypilly Estate Wines 2008 Lillypilly Noble Blend |
| Best Sweet White from the Museum Class | Lillypilly Estate Wines 2006 Lillypilly Noble Harvest |
| International Sweet Wine of the Year | Forrest Wines 2011 Forrest Noble Semillon |
| 2012 INTERNATIONAL SWEET WINE CHALLENGE2012 Sweet Wine Challenge Results (PDF) | |||||||||
| Judges: Ben Edwards, Jeremy Dineen, Sue Bell | |||||||||
| CLASS | 1 | Sweet White – Moscato Styles, any | |||||||
| Judging_No | Entry_No | Exhibitor | Vintage | Description | Points | Award | |||
| 1 | 57 | Deakin Estate | 2012 | Deakin Estate Moscato | 18.5 | Gold | |||
| 2 | 88 | Toorak Winery | 2012 | Amesbury Estate Moscato | 14.5 | ||||
| 3 | 50 | De Bortoli Wines | 2011 | Sacred Hill Moscato | 15.5 | Bronze | |||
| 4 | 89 | Toorak Winery | 2011 | Amesbury Estate Moscato | 14.0 | ||||
| 5 | 25 | Trentham Estate | 2012 | Trentham Estate La Famiglia Moscato | 14.8 | ||||
| 6 | 9 | McWilliam’s Wines | NV | Hanwood Moscato | 13.8 | ||||
| 7 | 49 | De Bortoli Wines | 2011 | La Bossa Pink Moscato | 15.5 | Bronze | |||
| 8 | 35 | Berton Vineyards | 2012 | Metal Label Moscato | 17.2 | Silver | |||
| 9 | 78 | Origin Wine | 2012 | Stormhoek Muscat Dalexandrie | 13.7 | ||||
| 10 | 16 | James Estate | 2012 | James Estate Vitai Semillon | 13.0 | ||||
| 11 | 36 | Bleasdale Vineyards | 2012 | Bleasdale Moscato | 14.3 | ||||
| 12 | 43 | Cumulus Wines | 2012 | Rolling Moscato | 14.3 | ||||
| 13 | 10 | McWilliam’s Wines | NV | Sunstone Luscious White | 15.2 | ||||
| 14 | 80 | Origin Wine | 2012 | Stormhoek Muscat Dalexandrie | 12.0 | ||||
| 15 | 79 | Origin Wine | 2012 | Stormhoek Muscat Dalexandrie | 13.7 | ||||
| 16 | 81 | Origin Wine | 2012 | Street Art Muscat Dalexandrie, Pinot Grigio | 15.5 | Bronze | |||
| 17 | 104 | Toorak Winery | 2012 | Sip and Go Streaking Moscato Rosa | 14.0 | ||||
| Judges Comments | |||||||||
| 2011 & 2012 VINTAGES | |||||||||
| CLASS | 2 | Medium Sweet | |||||||
| Judging_No | Entry_No | Exhibitor | Vintage | Description | Points | Award | |||
| 1 | 17 | James Estate | 2012 | James Estate Semillon | 14.0 | ||||
| 2 | 41 | Clark Estate Ltd | 2011 | Clark Estate Riesling | 15.8 | Bronze | |||
| 3 | 42 | Clark Estate Ltd | 2011 | Boreham Wood Riesling | 15.5 | Bronze | |||
| 4 | 51 | De Bortoli Wines | 2012 | Sacred Hill Traminer Riesling | 15.7 | Bronze | |||
| 5 | 52 | De Bortoli Wines | 2011 | Sacred Hill Traminer Riesling | 15.2 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | Delatite Wines | 2012 | Delatite Catherine Gewurztraminer | 0.0 | ||||
| 7 | 14 | Barwang Estate | 2012 | Barwang Granite Track Riesling | 14.8 | ||||
| 8 | 39 | Clark Estate Ltd | 2011 | Clark Estate Block 8 Riesling | 15.8 | Bronze | |||
| 9 | 66 | Josef Chromy Wines | 2012 | Josef Chromt Sgr Riesling | 18.5 | Gold | |||
| 10 | 1 | Delatite Wines | 2012 | Delatite Late Harvest Riesling | 0.0 | ||||
| 11 | 87 | Sileni Estates | 2011 | Sileni Estate Selection Late Harvest Semillon | 17.0 | Silver | |||
| 12 | 65 | Josef Chromy Wines | 2011 | Josef Chromy Sgr Riesling | 17.0 | Silver | |||
| Judges Comments | |||||||||
| CLASS | 3 | Sweet White floral | |||||||
| Judging_No | Entry_No | Exhibitor | Vintage | Description | Points | Award | |||
| 1 | 82 | Osawa Wines | 2011 | Late Harvest Gewurztraminer | 18.5 | Gold | |||
| 2 | 61 | Forrest Wines | 2011 | Forrest The Doctors’ Noble Chenin Blanc | 14.7 | ||||
| 3 | 19 | Heggies Vineyard | 2012 | Heggies Vineyard Botrytis Riesling | 17.0 | Silver | |||
| 4 | 40 | Clark Estate Ltd | 2011 | Clark Estate Noble Pinot Gris | 17.0 | Silver | |||
| 5 | 83 | Osawa Wines | 2011 | Noble Gewurztraminer | 18.7 | Top Gold | |||
| 6 | 59 | Forrest Wines | 2011 | Forrest Botrytised Riesling | 16.2 | Bronze | |||
| Judges Comments | |||||||||
| CLASS | 4 | Sweet White – Semillon Predominant | |||||||
| Judging_No | Entry_No | Exhibitor | Vintage | Description | Points | Award | |||
| 1 | 3 | Nitida Cellars | 2011 | Nitida Modjadji NLH Semillon | 15.0 | ||||
| 2 | 60 | Forrest Wines | 2011 | Forrest Noble Semillon | 18.7 | Gold | |||
| Judges Comments | |||||||||
| CLASS | 5 | Sweet White fruity – other varieties and blends | |||||||
| Judging_No | Entry_No | Exhibitor | Vintage | Description | Points | Award | |||
| 1 | 26 | Marisco Vineyards | 2010 | The Ned Noble Sauvignon Blanc | 14.3 | ||||
| 2 | 27 | Marisco Vineyards | 2010 | A Sticky End Noble Sauvignon Blanc | 15.5 | Bronze | |||
| 3 | 64 | Josef Chromy Wines | 2011 | Josef Chromy Botrytis Riesling | 14.7 | ||||
| 4 | 103 | Xanadu Wines Pty Ltd | 2011 | Xanadu Cane Cut Semillon/sauvignon Blanc | 14.0 | ||||
| 5 | 31 | Foxeys Hangout Wine Co | 2011 | Foxeys Hangout Pinot Gris | |||||
| 6 | 22 | Marisco Vineyards | 2011 | The Ned Noble Sauvignon Blanc | 18.5 | Gold | |||
| 7 | 69 | Lillypilly Estate Wines | 2011 | Lillypilly Noble Blend Sauvignon Blanc & Semillon | 15.5 | Bronze | |||
| 8 | 63 | Hunter’s Wines | 2011 | Hunter’s Wines Hukapapa Late Harvest Riesling | 14.7 | ||||
| 9 | 68 | Lerida Estate | 2011 | Lerida Estate Lake George Botrytis Pinot Gris | 12.7 | ||||
| 10 | 23 | Marisco Vineyards | 2011 | A Sticky End Noble Sauvignon Blanc | 14.5 | ||||
| 11 | 48 | D’arenberg | 2011 | The Noble Botrytinia Sauvignon Blanc | 11.3 | ||||
| 12 | 18 | The Yalumba Wine Company | 2012 | Yalumba FSW8B Botrytis Viognier | 16.0 | Bronze | |||
| 13 | 85 | Pernod Ricard New Zealand | 2011 | Brancott Estate Letter Series B Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc | 17.5 | Silver | |||
| 14 | 58 | Eureka Wines | 2011 | Eureka Wines Pinot Gris | 14.3 | ||||
| 15 | 47 | D’arenberg | 2011 | The Noble Mud Pie Viognier Marsanne | 14.7 | ||||
| 16 | 20 | Giesen Wines | 2011 | Giesen The Brothers Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc | 14.5 | ||||
| Judges Comments | |||||||||
| CLASS | 6 | Ice Wine | |||||||
| Judging_No | Entry_No | Exhibitor | Vintage | Description | Points | Award | |||
| 1 | 8 | Orange Mountain Wines | 2012 | Orange Mountain Ice Rose | 13.8 | ||||
| 2 | 7 | Orange Mountain Wines | 2012 | Orange Mountain Ice Viognier | 13.7 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | Orange Mountain Wines | 2011 | Orange Mountain Ice Viognier | 15.5 | Bronze | |||
| Judges Comments | |||||||||
| 2010 AND EARLIER VINTAGES | |||||||||
| CLASS | 7 | Medium Sweet | |||||||
| Judging_No | Entry_No | Exhibitor | Vintage | Description | Points | Award | |||
| 1 | 90 | Toorak Winery | 2010 | Willandra Leeton Selection Gewurztraminer | 14.0 | ||||
| 2 | 15 | Barwang Estate | 2010 | Barwang Granite Track Riesling | 17.2 | Silver | |||
| 3 | 38 | Clark Estate Ltd | 2009 | Clark Estate Riesling | 15.5 | Bronze | |||
| Judges Comments | |||||||||
| CLASS | 8 | Sweet White floral | |||||||
| Judging_No | Entry_No | Exhibitor | Vintage | Description | Points | Award | |||
| 1 | 32 | Australian Vintage Ltd | 2010 | Nepenthe Winemakers Selection Riesling | 18.5 | Gold | |||
| 2 | 70 | Lillypilly Estate Wines | LH01 | Lillypilly Sweet Harvest | 16.3 | Bronze | |||
| 3 | 71 | Lillypilly Estate Wines | 2005 | Lillypilly Sweet Harvest | 15.7 | Bronze | |||
| 4 | 44 | D’arenberg | 2010 | The Noble Wrinkled Riesling | 18.0 | Silver | |||
| 5 | 84 | Patrick Of Coonawarra | 2010 | Patrick Of Coonawarra Jessie Botrytis Riesling | |||||
| 6 | 4 | Blue Pyrenees Estate | 2010 | Blue Pyrennes Cellar Door Botrytis Riesling | |||||
| 7 | 37 | Brown Brothers Milawa Vineyard P/l | 2008 | Brown Brothers Patricia Noble Riesling Riesling | 17.0 | Silver | |||
| 8 | 30 | Nederberg Wines | 2009 | Nederburg Private Bin Eminence | |||||
| Judges Comments | |||||||||
| CLASS | 9 | Sweet White – Semillon Predominant | |||||||
| Judging_No | Entry_No | Exhibitor | Vintage | Description | Points | Award | |||
| 1 | 86 | Saddlers Creek Wines | 2008 | Supreme Semillon | 15.7 | Bronze | |||
| 2 | 91 | Toorak Winery | 2008 | Willandra Estate Semillon | 14.5 | ||||
| 3 | 97 | Westend Estate Pty Ltd | 2009 | Chalkboard Botrytis Semillon | 15.0 | ||||
| 4 | 98 | Westend Estate Pty Ltd | 2009 | Liquorland Select Parcel Botrytis Semillon | 15.0 | ||||
| 5 | 34 | Berton Vineyards | 2010 | Berton Vineyards Reserve Botrytis Semillon | 14.8 | ||||
| 6 | 96 | Westend Estate Pty Ltd | 2009 | Blue River Black Label Botrytis Semillon | 15.8 | Bronze | |||
| 7 | 95 | Westend Estate Pty Ltd | 2008 | Vintage Cellars Botrytis Semillon | 12.3 | ||||
| 8 | 94 | Westend Estate Pty Ltd | 2008 | Westend 3 Bridges Botrytis Semillon | 17.2 | Silver | |||
| 9 | 21 | Bimbadgen | 2010 | Bimbadgen Regions Botrytis Semillon | 17.5 | Silver | |||
| 10 | 92 | Westend Estate Pty Ltd | 2010 | Westend 3 Bridges Botrytis Semillon | 18.5 | Gold | |||
| 11 | 33 | Australian Vintage Ltd | 2008 | Tempus Two Pewter Botrytis Semillon | 14.8 | ||||
| 12 | 75 | Nugan Estate Pty Ltd | 2009 | Cookoothama Botrytis Semillon | 16.2 | Bronze | |||
| 13 | 77 | Nugan Estate Pty Ltd | 2008 | Kemenys Hidden Label Semillon | 14.7 | ||||
| 14 | 12 | McWilliam’s Wines | 2010 | McWilliam’s Morning Light Botrytis Semillon | 15.5 | Bronze | |||
| 15 | 53 | De Bortoli Wines | 2009 | Noble One Semillon | 18.5 | Gold | |||
| 16 | 54 | De Bortoli Wines | 2008 | Deen Debortoli Botrytis Semillon | 18.7 | Top Gold | |||
| 17 | 11 | McWilliam’s Wines | 2009 | McWilliam’s Morning Light Botrytis Semillon | 16.0 | Bronze | |||
| 18 | 62 | G.gramp & Sons | 2008 | Gramp’s Botrytis Semillon | 15.5 | Bronze | |||
| 19 | 5 | The Winery | 2009 | The Sticky Italian Botrytis Semillon | 18.5 | Gold | |||
| Judges Comments | |||||||||
| CLASS | 10 | Sweet White – other varieties and blends | |||||||
| Judging_No | Entry_No | Exhibitor | Vintage | Description | Points | Award | |||
| 1 | 24 | Trentham Estate | 2008 | Trentham Estate Noble Taminga | 14.7 | ||||
| 2 | 67 | Le Chat Botte | 2010 | Le Chat Bott̩ РVin De Paille Frontenac Gris | 11.3 | ||||
| 3 | 72 | Lillypilly Estate Wines | 2008 | Lillypilly Noble Blend | 18.7 | Top Gold | |||
| 4 | 93 | Westend Estate Pty Ltd | 2010 | Westend 3 Bridges Reserve Botrytis Semillon / Pedro Ximenez | |||||
| 5 | 28 | Nederberg Wines | 2011 | Nederburg Winemaster’s Reserve Noble Reserve | |||||
| 6 | 29 | Nederberg Wines | 2009 | Nederburg Private Bin Edelkeur | |||||
| 7 | 45 | D’arenberg | 2010 | The Noble Prankster Chardonnay Semillon | 18.5 | Gold | |||
| 8 | 46 | D’arenberg | 2010 | The Noble Mud Pie Viognier Roussanne | 16.3 | Bronze | |||
| Judges Comments | |||||||||
| CLASS | 11 | Ice Wine | No entries | ||||||
| MUSEUM CLASS (2008 AND EARLIER) | |||||||||
| CLASS | 12 | Sweet white table (museum) | |||||||
| Judging_No | Entry_No | Exhibitor | Vintage | Description | Award | ||||
| 1 | 74 | Lillypilly Estate Wines | 2006 | Lillypilly Noble Harvest | Trophy | ||||
| 2 | 102 | Westend Estate Pty Ltd | 2000 | Westend 3 Bridges Botrytis Semillon | |||||
| 3 | 99 | Westend Estate Pty Ltd | 2007 | Westend 3 Bridges Botrytis Semillon | |||||
| 4 | 73 | Lillypilly Estate Wines | 2002 | Lillypilly Noble Blend Family Reserve | |||||
| 5 | 76 | Nugan Estate Pty Ltd | 2008 | Cookoothama Botrytis Semillon | |||||
| 6 | 100 | Westend Estate Pty Ltd | 2007 | Westend 3 Bridges Reserve Botrytis Semillon | |||||
| 7 | 101 | Westend Estate Pty Ltd | 2006 | Westend 3 Bridges Botrytis Semillon | |||||
| 8 | 56 | De Bortoli Wines | 2004 | Noble One Semillon | |||||
| 9 | 13 | McWilliam’s Wines | 2008 | McWilliam’s Morning Light Botrytis Semillon | |||||
| 10 | 55 | De Bortoli Wines | 2008 | Noble One Semillon | |||||
| Judges Comments | |||||||||