Yarra Valley Trophy Winners

Yarra Yering and Oakridge Wines each received five trophies, including Most Successful Exhibitor and Most Successful Vineyard for Yarra Yering, and Best Red Wine and Champion Wine of Show for Oakridge, at the 2021 Langton’s Yarra Valley Wine Show.

The trophies for Best Chardonnay, Best White Wine in Show and Champion Wine of Show were all awarded to Oakridge Wines for their 2019 864 Funder and Diamond Chardonnay.

The trophy for Best Sparkling Wine was awarded to Coldstream Hills for their 2015 Blanc de Blancs. Greenstone Vineyards was awarded Best White Variety or Blend for their 2021 Estate Series Sauvignon Blanc, their first Langton’s Yarra Valley Wine Show white wine trophy.

The Medhurst Estate Vineyard Rosé was awarded Best Rosé, and Best Cabernet Sauvignon was awarded to Payne’s Rise for their 2019 Anniversary Cabernet Sauvignon.

Event host and former Wine Yarra Valley vice-president, Adam Keath, commented on the calibre of wines submitted across all classes, noting that a trophy was awarded for each class for the first time since 2011.

Trophy winning wines…

Best Sparkling Wine
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Coldstream Hills 2015 Blanc de Blancs – 96 points

Best Chardonnay
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Oakridge 864 Funder and Diamond 2019 Chardonnay – 97 points

Best White Variety or Blend
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Greenstone 2021 Estate Series Sauvignon Blanc – 95 points

Best Rosé
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Medhurst Estate Vineyard 2021 Rosé – 95 points

Best Pinot Noir
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Oakridge 2020 Pinot Noir – 97 points

Best Cabernet Sauvignon
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Payne’s Rise 2019 Anniversary Cabernet Sauvignon – 96 points

Best Cabernet Blend
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Yarra Yering 2020 Dry Red Wine No. 1 – 96 points

Best Shiraz
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Yarra Yering 2020 Underhill Shiraz – 95 points

Best Red Variety or Blend
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Yarra Yering 2021 Light Dry Red – 96 points

Best White Wine in Show
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Oakridge 864 Funder and Diamond 2019 Chardonnay

Best Red Wine in Show
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Oakridge 2020 Pinot Noir

Champion Wine of Show
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Oakridge 864 Funder and Diamond 2019 Chardonnay

Most Successful Exhibitor
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Yarra Yering

Most Successful Vineyard
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Yarra Yering