On Thursday 8th December, the 2022 Langton’s Yarra Valley Wine Show Trophy Awards Presentation was held at Harriett at Hubert Estate, Coldstream. A celebration of the Yarra Valley wine community, guests enjoyed a delicious three-course menu, designed by Hubert Estate’s Executive Chef, Michael Smith, accompanied by the Gold Medal wines of the 2022 Wine Show.
Reigning champions, Yarra Yering, received six trophies, including Best Red Variety or Blend, Best Cabernet Blend, Best Shiraz, Best Red Wine in Show, Most Successful Vineyard and Most Successful Exhibitor.
For the second year in a row, Coldstream Hills and Greenstone Vineyards took out the trophies for Best Sparkling Wine and Best White Variety or Blend, respectively, with the 2016 Coldstream Hills Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir and the 2022 Greenstone Vineyards Estate Series Sauvignon Blanc.
The 2022 Giant Steps Yarra Valley Pinot Noir Syrah Rosé was awarded Best Rosé, and Best Cabernet Sauvignon was awarded to Punt Road Wines for their 2021 Block 3 Cabernet Sauvignon.
Best Pinot Noir was awarded to Oakridge Wines for their 2021 Oakridge Vineyard Series Hazeldene Vineyard Pinot Noir.
This year, two new trophies were added; Best Small Batch Red Wine, for wines produced in quantities of less than 75 dozen bottles (or equivalent), and Best Small Producer, for the producer with the best average score of their Top 3 entries and a total production of under 50 tonnes. The inaugural winners were Warramunda Estate Liv Zak 2021 Malbec for Best Small Batch Red Wine and Thousand Candles for Best Small Producer.
But it was Medhurst Estate who took home the ultimate glory, awarded Champion Wine of Show, Best White Wine in Show and Best Chardonnay for their 2021 Medhurst Yarra Valley Chardonnay.
Trophy-winning wines were available to be tasted by attendees after the awards presentations.
The 2022 Langton’s Yarra Valley Wine Show trophy winners are:
Best Sparkling Wine Sponsored by Winequip Lallemand
Coldstream Hills 2016 Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir – 95 points
Best Chardonnay Sponsored by Healesville Hotel
Medhurst Yarra Valley 2021 Chardonnay – 96 points
Best White Variety or Blend Sponsored by Trumer Pils
Greenstone 2022 Estate Series Sauvignon Blanc – 95 points
Best Rosé Sponsored by AgNova
Giant Steps 2022 Yarra Valley Pinot Noir Syrah Rosé – 95 points
Best Pinot Noir Sponsored by Riedel
Oakridge Vineyard Series 2021 Hazeldene Vineyard Pinot Noir – 96 points
Best Cabernet Sauvignon Sponsored by Midland Insurance Brokers
Punt Road Wines 2021 Block 3 Cabernet Sauvignon – 95 points
Best Cabernet Blend Sponsored by BHF Technologies (Blue H2O Filtration)
Yarra Yering 2021 Agincourt Cabernet Malbec – 95 points
Best Shiraz Sponsored by Laffort Australia
Yarra Yering 2021 Underhill – 96 points
Best Red Variety or Blend Sponsored by RNG Lawyers
Yarra Yering 2021 Dry Red Wine No. 3 – 96 points
Best Small Batch White Wine
Not awarded
Best Small Batch Red Wine Sponsored by MCC Label
Warramunda Estate Liv Zak 2021 Malbec – 95 points
Best Small Producer Sponsored by Marilyn and Sons
Thousand Candles
Best White Wine in Show Sponsored by Seguin Moreau
Medhurst Yarra Valley 2021 Chardonnay – 96 points
Best Red Wine in Show Sponsored by Barrique Wine Store
Yarra Yering 2021 Dry Red Wine No. 3 – 96 points
Champion Wine of Show Sponsored by Mercurey Australia
Medhurst Yarra Valley 2021 Chardonnay – 96 points
Most Successful Exhibitor Sponsored by Langton’s
Yarra Yering
Most Successful Vineyard Sponsored by Langley & Co.
Yarra Yering
The full results are available to view at: https://www.yarravalleywineshow.com.au/results
The Yarra Valley Wine Show is a dedicated regional wine show which strives to support the local wine industry. Over recent years, the show has gained a reputation as one of Australia’s benchmark wine shows. Judging was conducted on Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th November, with each wine being assessed by a panel of three judges.
The judges for the 2022 Langton’s Yarra Valley Wine Show were:
Chris Crawford – Crown Resorts (Chair of Judges)
Ben Mullen – Mulline Wines, Geelong
Rohan Smith – Handpicked Wines, Mornington Peninsula
Dylan McMahon – Seville Estate, Yarra Valley
Tom Wallace – Brown Family Wine Group, Tasmania
Sam Connew – Stargazer Wines, Tasmania
Mavis Zhang – Wine Network Consulting, Yarra Valley
Marcus Satchell – Dirty Three Wines, Gippsland
Luke Lomax – Yabby Lake, Mornington Peninsula
Emma Norbiato – Calabria Family Wines, Riverina
Associate Judges
Jess Clark – Giant Steps, Yarra Valley
Jarrod Johnson – Punt Road Wines, Yarra Valley
Anthony Fikkers – Joval Wine Group, Yarra Valley
Leah Mottin – Domaine Chandon, Yarra Valley
Peter Shone – Levantine Hill Estate, Yarra Valley
Rob Aitkin – Langton’s, Melbourne
