Awards

5 STAR WINERY

James Halliday Wine Companion 2007

Only 12.5% of wineries evaluated are awarded 5 Stars

WHITES

2000 SEMILLON

  • Best Of S.A. Winestate Magazine Annual, 2004
  • Best Semillon Of S.A. Winestate Magazine Annual, 2003
  • Best Semillon in style category Winestate Magazine Annual, 2003
  • The 114th Annual Rutherglen Show 2002, VIC
  • The 2002 Cowra Wine Show, NSW
  • Best Semillon of South Australia – Winestate Magazine, Annual 2002
  • ****1/2 (highest rating in catergory) in Winestate Magazine Adelaide Hills Regional Tasting, May/June Edition
  • Best of New Releases, (Semillon ****1/2) in Winestate Magazine Annual 2001
  • 6th Best Semillon, Wine Of The Year, Winestate Magazine Special Edition, 2000
  • ****1/2 in Winestate Magazine Best New Releases, Sep/Oct 2000 Edition.

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2002 Royal Queensland Wine Show, QLD
  • 2001 Royal Perth Wine Show, WA
  • 2001 Liquorland Top 100 Wine Show, NZ
  • 2001 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, VIC
  • 2001 Cowra Wine Show, NSW
  • 2001 Sydney Royal Wine Show, NSW
  • 2001 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards, ACT
  • 2000 Australian Small Winemakers Show, QLD
  • 2000 Liquorland Top 100 International Wine Show, NZ

2001 SEMILLON

  •  WINESTATE SEMILLON OF THE YEAR 2001 – Runner Up Trophy
  • ***** Wine Access Magazine Canada October 2003
  • Best Of New Releases **** ½ Winestate Magazine Annual 2002
  • JAMES HALLIDAY 89 POINTS

GOLD MEDALS

  • 2003 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe, QLD
  • 2002 Cowra Wine Show, NSW
  • 2001 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe QLD.
  • 2001 Royal Perth Wine Show, WA

SILVER MEDALS

  • 2002 Royal Queensland Wine Show, QLD
  • 2001 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, SA
  • 2001 Cowra Wine Show, NSW
  • 2001 Australian Small Winemakers Show, QLD
  • 2001 Royal Hobart Wine Show, TAS

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2005 Cairns Show Wine Awards, QLD
  • 2004 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, SA
  • 2003 Rutherglen Wine Show
  • 2003 Royal Perth Wine Show, WA
  • 2003 Boutique Winemakers Show
  • 2003 Royal QLD Wine Show
  • 2003 Cairns Wine Show, QLD
  • 2003 Sydney Royal Wine Show
  • 2002 Royal Hobart Wine Show, TAS
  • 2002 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe
  • 2002 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, SA
  • 2002 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, VIC
  • 2002 International Wine & Spirit Competition, UK
  • 2002 San Francisco Wine Show, U.S.A.

2002 SHOW RESERVE SEMILLON

  • JAMES HALLIDAY 94 POINTS
  • 2009 Hyatt/Advertiser Wine Of The Year Awards TOP SEMILLON Judges Category
  • 94 TOP POINTS Australia’s Top 100 Wine, The Advertiser Nov 2007
  • Winestate Wine Of The Year Awards 2006, TOP 5 SEMILLONS’ Of The Year
  • 2006 Hyatt/Advertiser Wine Of The Year Awards,
  • Best In Consumer Category & Runner-up in Winemakers Category.
  • Trophy Dry White Varieties 2008 National Cool Climate Wine Show, Bathurst
  • FIVE stars @ WineState Magazine 2014 – Semillon and Blends
  • ***** New Releases’ Tasting Winestate Magazine in the July/August 2006 Edition
  • ****1/2 Best Of Style category, Winestate Annual 2004
  • ***1/2 Winestate Magazine New releases Nov/Dec 2002

GOLD MEDALS

  • 2007 Wine Style Asia Awards, SINGAPORE
  • 2007 Royal Perth Wine Show, Class 26
  • 2006 Royal Hobart Wine Show, Class 37
  • 2006 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, Class 5
  • 2006 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, Class 37, VIC
  • 2006 Royal Queensland Wine Show, Class 46, QLD
  • 2006 Cairns Show Wine Awards, QLD
  • 2005 Vintage Cellars National Wine Show Of Australia, Canberra
  • 2005 Royal Perth Wine Show, WA
  • 2004 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, SA
  • 2004 Royal Queensland Wine Show, QLD

SILVER MEDALS

  • 2007 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, VIC
  • 2006 Rutherglen Wine Show, Class 123)1
  • 2005 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, S.A.
  • 2005 Royal QLD Wine Show, QLD
  • 2004 Royal Hobart Wine Show, TAS
  • 2004 Cowra Wine Show, NSW
  • 2004 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards
  • 2003 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe, QLD
  • 2003 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, SA
  • 2003 Rutherglen Wine Show
  • 2003 Royal Sydney Wine Show, NSW
  • 2002 Royal Hobart Wine Show, TAS
  • 2002 Cowra Wine Show, NSW

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2008 Riverina Wine Show
  • 2007 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Class 11
  • 2007 Royal Adelaide Wine Show,SA
  • 2006 Riverina Wine Show, NSW
  • 2006 Cowra Wine Show, NSW
  • 2005 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe QLD
  • 2005 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, VIC
  • 2005 Cairns Show Wine Awards, QLD
  • 2005 Royal Sydney Wine Show, NSW
  • 2004 Riverina Wine Show, VIC
  • 2003 Australian Boutique Winemakers Show
  • 2002 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe
  • 2002 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, VIC
  • 2002 BMW Royal Perth Wine Show, W.A.
  • 114th Annual Rutherglen Show 2002, VIC

2003 SEMILLON

  • JAMES HALLIDAY 91 POINTS
  • 93 POINTS Australia’s Top 100 Wine, The Advertiser Nov 2007

GOLD MEDALS

  • 2007 Cairns Wine Show, QLD
  • 2005 Vintage Cellars National Wine Show Of Australia, Canberra
  • 2003 Royal QLD Wine Show, QLD

SILVER MEDALS

  • 2008 Riverina Wine Show
  • 2007 Royal Perth Wine Show, WA Class 41
  • 2006 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, Class 40
  • 2006 Cairns Show Wine Awards, QLD
  • 2005 Cairns Show Wine Awards, QLD
  • 2003 Griffith Wine Show, NSW
  • 2004 Royal Sydney Wine Show, NSW

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2007 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, VIC
  • 2007 Royal QLD Wine Show, QLD
  • 2006 Rutherglen Wine Show, Class 123
  • 2006 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, Class 37, VIC
  • 2004 Royal Hobart Wine Show, TAS
  • 2004 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, SA
  • 2004 Rutherglen Wine Show, VIC
  • 2004 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, VIC
  • 2003 Royal Hobart Wines Show, TAS
  • Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe QLD.
  • 2003 Rutherglen Wine Show
  • 2003 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, VIC
  • 2003 Royal Perth Wine Show, WA

2005 RESERVE SEMILLON

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2007 Cairns Wine Show, QLD
  • 2006 Cowra Wine Show, NSW
  • 2005 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe QLD

2006 MARITIMO SEMILLON

SILVER MEDALS

  • 2008 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, Class 35
  • 2007 Royal Melbourne Wine Show
  • 2007 Cowra Wine Show,NSW

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2007 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Class 10
  • 2007 Royal Adelaide Wine Show,SA
  • 2007 Royal QLD Wine Show, QLD

2008 MARITIMO SEMILLON

  •  ***** Winestate Magazine Nov/Dec 2011 gaining a place in the wine of the year awards.
  • **** WineState Magazine Sept/Oct 2014 – Semillon and Blends

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2008 Riverina Wine Show

2004 CHARDONNAY

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2005 Cairns Show Wine Awards, QLD
  • 2005 Royal Sydney Wine Show, NSW
  • 2004 Royal Hobart Wine Show, TAS
  • 2004 Australian Small Winemakers Show, QLD
  • 2004 Cowra Wine Show, NSW

2005 CHARDONNAY

GOLD MEDALS

  • 2007 Wine Style Asia Awards, SINGAPORE

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2006 Rutherglen Wine Show, Class 113
  • 2006 Cowra Wine Show, NSW
  • 2006 Cairns Show Wine Awards, QLD
  • 2005 Riverina Wine Show, NSW

2006 NASELLO UNWOODED CHARDONNAY

  • JAMES HALLIDAY 90 POINTS

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2007 Royal Hobart Wine Show Class 35
  • 2007 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Class 2
  • 2007 Royal Perth Wine Show Class 14
  • 2007 Cowra Wine Show, NSW

ROSE

2005 SANGIOVESE ROSE

BRONZE MEDAL

  •  2005 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe QLD

RED

2001 MERLOT

  • JAMES HALLIDAY 90 POINTS

GOLD MEDALS

  • 2003 Royal Sydney Wine Show, NSW – Only Gold Medal awarded in Class

SILVER MEDALS

  • 2002 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe

BRONZE MEDALS

  • Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe, QLD
  • 2003 Royal Adelaide Wine Show
  • 2003 Royal Perth Wine Show, WA
  • 2003 Royal QLD Wine Show
  • 2003 Cairns Wine Show, QLD
  • 2002 Royal Adelaide Wine Show SA
  • 2002 Cowra Wine Show, NSW

2002 AP PIPICELLA RESERVE MERLOT

  • JAMES HALLIDAY 90 POINTS

SILVER MEDALS

  • 2004 Royal Hobart Wine Show, TAS
  • 2003 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe, QLD
  • 2003 Griffith Wine Show, NSW

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2005 Royal Perth Wine Show, WA
  • 2005 Cairns Show Wine Awards, QLD
  • 2004 Australian Small Winemakers Show, QLD
  • 2004 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, VIC
  • 2004 Royal Queensland Wine Show, QLD
  • 2004 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards, 2004
  • 2004 Cairns Show Wine Awards, QLD
  • 2004 Royal Sydney Wine Show, NSW
  • 2003 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, SA

2005 MERLOT

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2007 Royal Hobart Wine Show Class 68

2003 PETIT VERDOT

  • JAMES HALLIDAY 91 POINTS

GOLD MEDALS

  • 2004 Australian Small Winemakers Show, QLD
  • 2004 Cairns Show Wine Awards, QLD

SILVER MEDALS

  • Highest Medal in Class – 2005 Cowra Wine Show, NSW

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2004 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards, 2004

2004 PETIT VERDOT

SILVER MEDALS

  • 2005 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe QLD

2001 SANGIOVESE

  • ***1/2 Winestate Magazine May/June 2003 Italian Varietal Tasting

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2003 Rutherglen Wine Show

2005 SANGIOVESE

  • 91 POINTS Australia’s Top 100 Wines, The Advertiser Nov 2007

SILVER MEDALS

  •  2007 Wine Style Asia Awards, SINGAPORE

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2007 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Class 61
  • 2007 Rutherglen Wine Show

2004 LA VIPERA SHIRAZ – VIOGNIER

  • JAMES HALLIDAY 94 POINTS

SILVER MEDALS

  •  2007 Wine Style Asia Awards, SINGAPORE
  • 2006 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Class 62
  • 2006 Cairns Show Wine Awards, QLD

BRONZE MEDALS

  •  2007 Rutherglen Wine Show
  • 2007 Cowra Wine Show, NSW
  • 2006 Cowra Wine Show, NSW
  • 2006 Boutique Wines of Australia Wine Awards, NSW
  • 2005 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe QLD

1999 ULEY CHAPEL SHIRAZ

BRONZE MEDALS

2000 Australian Small Winemakers Show, QLD

2001 ULEY CHAPEL SHIRAZ

  • JAMES HALLIDAY 93 POINTS

GOLD MEDALS

  •  2003 Royal Sydney Wine Show, NSW

SILVER MEDALS

  •  2002 Cowra Wine Show, NSW

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2004 Royal Perth Wine Show, WA
  • 2003 Royal Hobart Wines Show, TAS
  • 2003 Visy Board Shiraz Challenge.
  • 2003 Royal Perth Wine Show, WA
  • 2003 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, VIC
  • 2003 Cairns Wine Show, QLD
  • 2002 Royal Hobart Wine Show, TAS
  • 2002 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe
  • 2002 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, SA
  • 2002 San Francisco Wine Competition, U.S.A
  • 2002 BMW Royal Perth Wine Show, W.A
  • 114th Annual Rutherglen Show 2002, VIC
  • 2001 Australian Boutique Winemakers Show, NSW
  • 2001 Royal Queensland Wine Show, QLD
  • 2001, 113th Annual Rutherglen Wine Show, WA

2003 ULEY CHAPEL SHIRAZ

  • JAMES HALLIDAY 90 POINTS

SILVER MEDALS

  •  2004 Royal Hobart Wine Show, TAS

BRONZE MEDALS

  •  2004 Riverina Wine Show, VIC

2004 ULEY CHAPEL SHIRAZ

GOLD MEDALS

  • 2006 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Class 62
  • 2006 Cairns Show Wines Awards, QLD

BRONZE MEDALS

  •  2007 Royal Adelaide Wine Show,SA
  • 2007 Cowra Wine Show, NSW
  • 2006 Rutherglen Wine Show, Class 233
  • 2006 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, Class 19
  • 2006 Riverina Wine Show, NSW
  • 2006 Cowra Wine Show, NSW

2002 AP PIPICELLA RESERVE SHIRAZ

  • JAMES HALLIDAY 90 POINTS

SILVER MEDALS

  • 2005 Cowra Wine Show, NSW
  • 2006 Boutique Wines of Australia Wine Awards, NSW

BRONZE MEDALS

  •  2006 Cairns Show Wine Awards, QLD
  • 117th Annual Rutherglen Wine Show, VIC
  • 2005 Royal Perth Wine Show, WA
  • 2005 Cairns Show Wine Awards, QLD
  • 2004 Australian Small Winemakers Show, QLD
  • 2004 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, SA
  • 2004 Riverina Wine Show, VIC
  • 2004 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards, 2004
  • 2004 Cairns Show Wine Awards, QLD

2004 AP PIPICELLA RESERVE SHIRAZ

  • JAMES HALLIDAY 94 POINTS

GOLD MEDALS

  •  2006 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Class 62

SILVER MEDALS

  • 2006 Riverina Wine Show, NSW
  • 2006 Cowra Wine Show, NSW

BRONZE MEDALS

  •  2007 Royal Perth Wine Show Class 46
  • 2006 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, Class 43, VIC
  • 2005 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe QLD

2004 IL SERPENTE PRIMITIVO (ZINFANDEL)

  • JAMES HALLIDAY 90 POINTS
  • 93 POINTS – 5 STARS Big Red Tasting, Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine July 2007

GOLD MEDALS

  •  2006 Cairns Show Wines Awards, QLD

SILVER MEDALS

  •  2007 Cairns Wine Show, QLD

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2007 Alternative Varieties Wine Show, VIC
  • 2007 Royal QLD Wine Show, QLD
  • 2006 Alternative Varieties Wine Show, VIC
  • 2006 Small Winemakers Show, Class 68
  • 2006 Rutherglen Wine Show, Class 236
  • 2006 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, Class 46, VIC
  • 2006 Boutique Wines of Australia Wine Awards, NSW

2002 AP RESERVE GRENACHE

  • JAMES HALLIDAY 92 POINTS

GOLD MEDALS

  • 2004 Rutherglen Wine Show, VIC
  • 2004 Cairns Show Wine Awards, QLD
  • 2003 Griffith Wine Show, NSW

SILVER MEDALS

  • 2004 Royal Sydney Wine Show, NSW
  • 2003 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, SA

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2004 Australian Small Winemakers Show, QLD
  • 2004 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, VIC
  • 2004 Cowra Wine Show, NSW
  • 2004 Royal Queensland Wine Show, QLD
  • 2003 Royal Hobart Wines Show, TAS
  • 2003 Rutherglen Wine Show

2002 AP RESERVE SANGIOVESE

  • JAMES HALLIDAY 91 POINTS

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2004 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, VIC
  • Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe, QLD.
  • 2002 Royal Sydney Wine Show, NSW
  • 2003 Griffith Wine Show, NSW

2000 CABERNET SAUVIGNON

BRONZE MEDALS

  •  2001 Australian Small Winemakers

2001 CABERNET SAUVIGNON

  • JAMES HALLIDAY 88 POINTS

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2003 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe QLD
  • 2002 Australian Small Winemakers Show, Stanthorpe
  • 2002 Royal Hobart Wine Show, TAS

2003 CABERNET SAUVIGNON

SILVER MEDALS

  • 2005 Cairns Show Wine Awards, QLD
  • 2004 Cairns Show Wine Awards, QLD

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2005 Cowra Wine Show, NSW
  • 2004 Royal Hobart Wine Show, TAS

2004 AP PIPICELLA RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON

BRONZE MEDAL

  • 2006 Cowra Wine Show, NSW

2000 GRENACHE

  • Recommended Winestate Magazine New Released July/August 2001 Edition

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2002 Sydney Royal Wine Show, NSW
  • 2001 Liquorland Top 100 Wine Show, NZ
  • 2001 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, VIC
  • 2001 Australian Boutique Winemakers Show, NSW
  • 2001 Cowra Wine Show, NSW

2005 GRENACHE

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2007 Rutherglen Wine Show

2004 MERLOT SHIRAZ

Bronze Medals

  • 2006 Small Winemakers Show, Class 68
  • 2006 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, Class 46, VIC

2010 SPS – SHIRAZ, PETIT VERDOT, SANGIOVESE

  • *** Winestate Magazine, New Releases Nov/Dec 2011

BRONZE MEDALS

  • 2011 Royal Hobart Wine Show CLASS 52
  • 2011 Royal Adelaide Wine Show CLASS 49