Kay Brothers Amery Vineyards is the toast of McLaren Vale after being named Bushing Monarch at the annual MGA Insurance McLaren Vale Wine Show luncheon yesterday.
The winning wine was 2016 Kay Brothers Griffon’s Key Grenache.
On hand to accept the red robes and crowns were Elspeth Kay and winemaker Duncan Kennedy.
It was the second big accolade for grenache in the past week, with Turkey Flat Grenache 2016 winning the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy in Melbourne.
All the trophy winners…
Best White Wine
Sponsored by VA Filtration and Memstar
2017 Coriole Fiano
Best Rosé
Sponsored by Hahn Corporation
2017 Lost Buoy Pink Sky Rose
Best Shiraz One Year Old or Younger
Sponsored by Radoux
2016 Bondar Violet Hour Shiraz
Best Shiraz Two Year Old
Sponsored by Boar’s Rock
2015 Wirra Wirra Woodhenge Shiraz
Best Shiraz Three Year Old or Older
Sponsored by Multi-Color
2014 Nashwauk Shiraz Best Cabernet Sauvignon
Best Cabernet Sauvignon
Sponsored by Orora
2015 Serafino Cabernet Sauvignon
Best Grenache One Year Old or Younger
Sponsored by Cooperages 1912
2016 Kay Brothers Griffon’s Key Grenache
Best Grenache Two Year Old or Older
Sponsored by Vinocor
2015 Willunga 100 ‘The Hundred’ Clarendon Grenache
Best Mediterranean Variety
Sponsored by Barrel Finance & Logistics
2017 Serafino Bellissimo Montepulciano
Best Bordeaux Varietal Blends (except straight CS)
Sponsored by Westpac Agribusiness
2016 Tatachilla Pale Moon Rising Merlot
Best ‘Classic Australian’ Blend (CS/SHZ or SHZ/CS)
Sponsored by City of Onkaparinga
2016 Ingoldby Cabernet Shiraz Merlot
Best Shiraz Predominant Blend
Sponsored by Seguin Moreau
2016 Shingleback Local Heroes Shiraz Grenache
Best Grenache Predominant Blend
Sponsored by McLaren Vale Grape Wine and Tourism Association
2016 Hardys Tintara Grenache Shiraz Mataro
Best Other Red Blend or Varietal
Sponsored by AP John Coopers
2016 Shingleback Los Trios Bravos Tempranillo Monastrell Grenache
Best Fortified Wine
Sponsored by Booth Transport
NV Woodstock Very Old Fortified
Best Museum Wine
Sponsored by Willunga Basin Water Company
2012 Shingleback D Block Shiraz
McLaren Vale Icon Red Wine
Sponsored by WineWorks Australia
Wolf Blass Grey Label Shiraz 2014, 2010, 2004
Best Grenache
Sponsored by Parallax Design
2016 Kay Brothers Griffon’s Key Grenache
Best Shiraz
Sponsored by Lallemand
2016 Bondar Violet Hour Shiraz
Best Small Batch Wine
Sponsored by ANZ
2016 Wirra Wirra The Absconder Grenache
Best Single Vineyard Wine Any Style Other Than Shiraz
Sponsored by VinCru – A Division of E. E. Muir and Sons
2016 Kay Brothers Griffon’s Key Grenache
Best Single Vineyard Shiraz Wine Trophy
Sponsored by Torresans Estate
2016 Bondar Violet Hour Shiraz
Best Single Vineyard Viticulturist Any Style
Sponsored by G & J East – Strathalbyn
Duncan Kennedy
Best Small Producer
Sponsored by Hewy’s Filtration Services
2016 Bondar Violet Hour Shiraz
Most Successful Exhibitor Award
Sponsored by Saint Martin
Shingleback
Chairperson’s Trophy
Sponsored by VISY
2016 Heirloom Grenache Touriga Tempranillo
International Judge’s Wine of Show
Sponsored by Vinpac
2017 Graham Stevens Vintage Fortified Shiraz
Best McLaren Vale Wine – Bushing Monarch
Sponsored by MGA Insurance
2016 Kay Brothers Griffon’s Key Grenache