McHenry Hohnen was the star of the Sanector Wine Show of Western Australia, picking up four trophies.
They took home the Best Wine of Show, Best Red Wine of Show and Best Shiraz for their McHenry Hohnen 2019 Hazel’s Vineyard Syrah Roussanne. They also won Best Other Red Varietal for their McHenry Hohnen 2021 Tempranillo.
Cherubino Wines won Most Successful Exhibitor Overall. It also won the JS Gladstones Trophy for Best and Most Distinctive Regional Character, Best Riesling and Best White Wine of the Great Southern for the Cherubino Laissez Faire 2022 Riesling.
Cherubino also won Best Aged Riesling for Cherubino 2018 Porongorup Riesling and Best Sweet Wine Trophy for Cherubino The Yard 2018 Cane Cut Gewürtztraminer.
The 45th Wine Show of WA was held on Friday with a gala trophy presentation dinner in Albany.
The first wine competition was part of the Mt Barker & District Agricultural Society held in 1978 with a total of six classes, 32 entries, two sponsored trophies, two judges and one steward.
Fast forward to 2022 and the 45th wine show had 805 entries, 37 classes, one chief Judge, 15 judges and nine stewards pouring wines, 23 classes and 21 sponsors.
Of the 805 entries, 551 wines were awarded medals and 83 were gold.
Sanector Trophy for Best Wine of Show
McHenry Hohnen 2019 Hazel’s Vineyard Syrah Roussanne
Orora Trophy for Best Red Wine of Show
McHenry Hohnen 2019 Hazel’s Vineyard Syrah Roussanne
Winequip-Lallemand Trophy for Best White Wine of Show
Fermoy Reserve 2020 Chardonnay
Taransaud Tonnelier Trophy for Most Successful Exhibitor Overall
Cherubino Wines
Labelmakers Group of Companies Trophy for Most Successful Exhibitor processing under 250 tonnes
Mandoon Estate
My Vintner – JS Gladstones Trophy for Best and Most Distinctive Regional Character
Cherubino Laissez Faire 2022 Riesling
Great Southern Wine Producers’ Association Trophy for the Best Red Wine of the Great Southern
Alkoomi Wines 2020 Alkoomi Collection Shiraz
Smith Thornton Accountants Trophy for Best Older Red Wine
Evans & Tate 2018 Redbrook Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
Oak Solutions Group Trophy for Best Other Red Varietal
McHenry Hohnen 2021 Tempranillo
Warneford Family and Mt Barker & District Agricultural Society – Neale Warneford Trophy for Best Red Blend
Smallwater Estate 2021 Precursor
Galafrey Wines and Mt Barker Wine Producers’ Association – Ian Tyrer Trophy for Best Cabernet Sauvignon
Thompson Estate 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon
Classic Oak Trophy for Best Shiraz
McHenry Hohnen 2019 Hazel’s Vineyard Syrah Roussane
Shire of Plantagenet Trophy for Best Pinot Noir
Castle Rock Estate 2021 A&W Pinot Noir
Seguin Moreau Trophy for Best Chardonnay
Fermoy Reserve 2020 Chardonnay
Mt Barker Cooperative Trophy for Best Riesling
Cherubino Laissez Faire 2022 Riesling
Plasdene Glass-Pak – Pam McGregor Trophy for Best Aged Riesling
Cherubino 2018 Porongorup Riesling
Southern Haulage Trophy for Best Sauvignon Blanc
Wills Domain 2022 Mystic Spring Sauvignon Blanc
Multi-Color Australia Trophy for Best White Blend
Wills Domain 2022 Mystic Spring Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Air Liquide Trophy for Best Dry White Varietal
Paul Nelson Wines Nodus Tollens 2022 Gewürztraminer
Booth Transport Trophy for Best Rosé
Nocturne 2022 SR Rosé
Strike Point Graphic Design & Printing Trophy for Best White Wine of the Great Southern
Cherubino Laissez Faire 2022 Riesling
Trophy for Best Sparkling
No Eligible Wine
Dog Rock Pharmacy Trophy for Best Fortified or Sweet Wine Trophy
Cherubino The Yard 2018 Cane Cut Gewürtztraminer