The Mudgee region wine industry gathered at Craigmoor Pavilion on Friday for the 2017 Mudgee Wine Show trophy presentation dinner.
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Five judges (Mike DeGaris, Sue Hodder, James Manners, Andrew Ling, Jake Sheedy) from the central west spent three days at AREC scrutinising over 340 wines in 29 classes.
Top gold, gold, silver and bronze winners were told of the outcome on Thursday, but the trophy winners had to wait until the special event.
The coveted trophy – or Champion Wine of Show – went to the 2016 Westcourt Wines Riesling. Winemaker Malcolm Roth accepted the honour by thanking the Mudgee wine industry and his predecessors. The Riesling also took out Most Outstanding White Wine.
The 2017 show included the return of the Winemaker of the Year trophy, awarded to Jacob Stein from Robert Stein Winery.
The Pipeclay Lane vineyard had a stellar night scoring trophies for Most Successful Exhibitor (most top gold, gold, silver, and bronze awards), Best Semillon, and Best Museum White Wine Perpetual Trophy.
Huntington Estate received the most trophies of the night – Best Mudgee Classic Blend, Most Outstanding Fortified Wine, the Robert Stein Memorial Trophy for Best Shiraz.
The Vineyard, renowned for the Huntington Estate Music Festival held in November, also took home the top honour in the red wine category – the Most Outstanding Red Wine trophy was awarded to the Huntington Estate 2014 Special Reserve Shiraz.
CCL LABEL 2017 MUDGEE WINE SHOW TROPHY LIST
THE CHAMPION WINE OF SHOW
Westcourt Wines 2016 Riesling
WINEMAKER OF THE YEAR
Jacob Stein, Robert Stein Winery
MOST OUTSTANDING WHITE WINE OF SHOW
Westcourt Wines 2016 Riesling
MOST OUTSTANDING RED WINE OF SHOW
Huntington Estate 2014 Special Reserve Shiraz
BEST SPARKLING WINE OF THE SHOW
Not Awarded
WINE SHOW MOST SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITOR
Robert Stein Winery
THE GIL WAHLQUIST PERPETUAL TROPHY FOR BEST ORGANIC/BIODYNAMIC/PRESERVATIVE FREE WINE
Lowe Wines 2013 Zinfandel
THE DAVE ROBERTSON MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR THE BEST CABERNET
Naked Lady Wines 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon
THE ROBERT STEIN MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR BEST SHIRAZ
Huntington Estate 2014 Special Reserve Shiraz
THE CARLO CARINO TROPHY FOR THE BEST RED WINE – not Shiraz or Cabernet
Peterson’s of Mudgee 2015 Jamie Quatro
BEST SEMILLON
Robert Stein Winery 2017 Semillon
BOB OATLEY TROPHY FOR BEST CHARDONNAY
Robert Oatley – Montrose 2015 Stony Creek
BEST WHITE WINE -not Chardonnay or Semillon
Westcourt Wines 2016 Riesling
BEST MUSEUM WHITE WINE PERPETUAL TROPHY
Robert Stein 2009 Riesling
BEST MUSEUM RED TROPHY
Bunnamagoo Estate Wines 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
MOST OUTSTANDING SWEET WINE OF SHOW for CLASS 16 & 17
Bunnamagoo Estate Wines 2016 Autumn Semillon
MOST OUTSTANDING FORTIFIED WINE OF SHOW
Huntington Estate 2014 Vintage Fortified Shiraz
BEST ROSE WINE OF THE SHOW
Lazy Oak Vineyard 2017 Rose
BEST MUDGEE CLASSIC BLEND OF SHOW
Huntington Estate 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz
