:
http://www.rncas.org.au/WineShow/results.htm
Maybe next year they will offer the option to list in descending points and/or alphabetic order as well as class entry order.
I'll have to copy/paste a few into Excel and re-sort them...NWS 2003 Results
NWS 2003 Results
The've finally worked out how to get them online, first time ever for the NWS :
http://www.rncas.org.au/WineShow/results.htm
Maybe next year they will offer the option to list in descending points and/or alphabetic order as well as class entry order. I'll have to copy/paste a few into Excel and re-sort them...
:
http://www.rncas.org.au/WineShow/results.htm
Maybe next year they will offer the option to list in descending points and/or alphabetic order as well as class entry order.
I'll have to copy/paste a few into Excel and re-sort them...Cheers
Brian
Life's too short to drink white wine and red wine is better for you too! :-)
Brian
Life's too short to drink white wine and red wine is better for you too! :-)
Yellowtail reserve
Penfolds Wines Pty Ltd Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz 2002 Silver 51
Thorn-Clarke Wines Shotfire Ridge Barossa Valley Shiraz 2002 Silver 51
Casella Wines Yellowtail The Reserve Shiraz 2002 Bronze 49.5
Zilzie Wines Pty Ltd Shiraz 2002 Bronze 49.5
Cheviot Bridge Wine Co Yea Valley Shiraz 2002 Bronze 49
Riverina Estate Warburn Premium Reserve Shiraz 2002 Bronze 49
Cassegrain Wines Shiraz 2002 Bronze 48.5
Andrew Peace Wines Mighty Murray Shiraz 2002 Bronze 48
Westend Estate Pty Ltd Old Vine Shiraz Oak Aged Riverina 2002 Bronze 48
d'Arenberg Pty Ltd The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2002 Bronze 47.5
Dorrien Estate Winery Thomsons of Woolpunda Shiraz 2002 Bronze 47.5
Scarpantoni Estate Wines McLaren Vale Block 3 Shiraz 2002 Bronze 47.5
What is the Yellowtail "Reserve" in the 2002 Shiraz awards????
On tasting the Yellowtail currently being sold around Oz, I wonder how it could beat some of the wines here?
Graham
Thorn-Clarke Wines Shotfire Ridge Barossa Valley Shiraz 2002 Silver 51
Casella Wines Yellowtail The Reserve Shiraz 2002 Bronze 49.5
Zilzie Wines Pty Ltd Shiraz 2002 Bronze 49.5
Cheviot Bridge Wine Co Yea Valley Shiraz 2002 Bronze 49
Riverina Estate Warburn Premium Reserve Shiraz 2002 Bronze 49
Cassegrain Wines Shiraz 2002 Bronze 48.5
Andrew Peace Wines Mighty Murray Shiraz 2002 Bronze 48
Westend Estate Pty Ltd Old Vine Shiraz Oak Aged Riverina 2002 Bronze 48
d'Arenberg Pty Ltd The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2002 Bronze 47.5
Dorrien Estate Winery Thomsons of Woolpunda Shiraz 2002 Bronze 47.5
Scarpantoni Estate Wines McLaren Vale Block 3 Shiraz 2002 Bronze 47.5
What is the Yellowtail "Reserve" in the 2002 Shiraz awards????
On tasting the Yellowtail currently being sold around Oz, I wonder how it could beat some of the wines here?
Graham
Chardonnay: A drink you have when there is no RED wine, the beer hasn't arrived and the water may be polluted
Could be they keep all the good stuff for the Reserve, or just don't add back as much concentrated grape juice to give the extra sweetness?
It's not high on my list to try at the tasting tonight, but you never know, a quick sip and spit may happen.
It's not high on my list to try at the tasting tonight, but you never know, a quick sip and spit may happen.
Cheers
Brian
Life's too short to drink white wine and red wine is better for you too! :-)
Brian
Life's too short to drink white wine and red wine is better for you too! :-)
Davo,
Only read this after the event, but I did try the Heytesbury 2001 Cab blend. I think it was marked down because of the huge amounts of oak dominating the fruit at present, it will be interesting to see if the fruit is good enough to overcome the oak, it's quite hidden at present.
Some interesting questions raised as usual, including "how the @#$%@ can the big producers justify the premium prices for their 'top-end' reds in poor vintages". Prime examples were a fairly horrid 2000 E&E BP Shiraz (around $80), 99 Orlando Lawsons, 99 Eileen Hardy Shiraz, 2000 Lawsons, 2000 EH Shiraz and others, mostly from 99 and 2000 vintages.
The multi-trophy winning top red of the show (Wolf Blass Adelaide Hills 2002 Shiraz-Viognier Gold Label) is a stunning wine, bottled under ROTE, aromatic, rich, fills the whole palate, long seductive soft finish. I hope it's released at the normal Gold label price point rather than being bumped up a level or three.
The Cabernet trophy for 2000 Pepper Tree reserve Coonawarra cabernet looked pretty spot on too, quintessential Coonawarra cabernet in the bigger, richer, firmer style.
I'll post some more impressions, observations and musings tomorrow.
Only read this after the event, but I did try the Heytesbury 2001 Cab blend. I think it was marked down because of the huge amounts of oak dominating the fruit at present, it will be interesting to see if the fruit is good enough to overcome the oak, it's quite hidden at present.
Some interesting questions raised as usual, including "how the @#$%@ can the big producers justify the premium prices for their 'top-end' reds in poor vintages". Prime examples were a fairly horrid 2000 E&E BP Shiraz (around $80), 99 Orlando Lawsons, 99 Eileen Hardy Shiraz, 2000 Lawsons, 2000 EH Shiraz and others, mostly from 99 and 2000 vintages.
The multi-trophy winning top red of the show (Wolf Blass Adelaide Hills 2002 Shiraz-Viognier Gold Label) is a stunning wine, bottled under ROTE, aromatic, rich, fills the whole palate, long seductive soft finish. I hope it's released at the normal Gold label price point rather than being bumped up a level or three.
The Cabernet trophy for 2000 Pepper Tree reserve Coonawarra cabernet looked pretty spot on too, quintessential Coonawarra cabernet in the bigger, richer, firmer style.
I'll post some more impressions, observations and musings tomorrow.
Cheers
Brian
Life's too short to drink white wine and red wine is better for you too! :-)
Brian
Life's too short to drink white wine and red wine is better for you too! :-)
Re: Yellowtail reserve
GrahamB wrote:
What is the Yellowtail "Reserve" in the 2002 Shiraz awards????
On tasting the Yellowtail currently being sold around Oz, I wonder how it could beat some of the wines here?
Graham
Graham,
Tried this twice from 2 different bottles, it's a quite acceptable soft medium-bodied red and it's not sweet, I'd be happy to support a bronze for it (perhaps not the upper end it scored at), but I wouldn't buy it, not my style of wine at all.
Neither was the non-medal OTT (over-the-top) Henry's Drive Reserve Shiraz in the same class, concentrated and brutish at 16.0%, I much prefer the Warrabillas or Noons for wines that cope with high alcohol.
Cheers
Brian
Life's too short to drink white wine and red wine is better for you too! :-)
Brian
Life's too short to drink white wine and red wine is better for you too! :-)
Brian
Thanks for the report. Sorry you had to have two goes at the [Yellowtail].
We had a local tasting of the general range of [Yellowtail] last night at a local Barn. I don't even have a mother in law to visit to buy this wine for.
Is "The Reserve" going to be available locally. From your report it possibly is not sweet enough to go to the US.
Graham
Thanks for the report. Sorry you had to have two goes at the [Yellowtail].
We had a local tasting of the general range of [Yellowtail] last night at a local Barn. I don't even have a mother in law to visit to buy this wine for.
Is "The Reserve" going to be available locally. From your report it possibly is not sweet enough to go to the US.
Graham
Chardonnay: A drink you have when there is no RED wine, the beer hasn't arrived and the water may be polluted