The Date and Time: Monday February 1, 2016 11AM – 4PM
The Event: Wine Australia Winter Trade Tasting & Langton's Classification Seminar
The Venue: Vintage Conservatory
The Target Audience: sommeliers and wine writers
The Availability/Catalogue: the 30 wines for the trade show were available from agencies such as Lifford, J Cipelli, B & W, Terra Firma, Kylix, Univins, Mark Anthony, and Treasury Estates. Some of the seminar wines were from other agents. About 40 wines in all were tasted.
The Quote/Background: Langton's is a wine auction house in Australia that issues a list of the prestigious wines of Australia every 5 years, based on demand and pricing. There are three categories – excellent, outstanding, and exceptional. Our seminar was a tasting of these wines. Most of the wines sampled today in both the seminar and the trade show were high end. The seminar wines have been folded into the ratings below.
The Wines:
**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2013 Margaret River, $99.95 Terra Firma
-Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2013 Canberra, $95 Alto Vino
-Rockford Basket Press Shiraz 2008 Barossa, $95 B & W
-Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Coonawarra, $88.89 TWE
-Henschke Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 Eden, $188 B & W
-Hentley Farm Clos Otto Shiraz 2012 Barossa, $198.95 J. Cipelli
-Leeuwin Estate Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Margaret River, $69.95 Terra Firma
-Vasse Felix Filius Chardonnay 2014 Margaret River, $24.95 B & W BEST WHITE VALUE
***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Pewsey Vale The Contours Riesling 2012 Eden Valley, $24.95 B & W
-Brokenwood Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz 2013 Hunter Valley NSW, $169.95 Lifford
-Torbreck RunRig Shiraz 2010 Barossa, $220 Noble Estates
-Majella The Malleea Cabernet Shiraz 2010 Coonawarra, $70 Halpern
-Moss Wood Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Margaret River, $120 Terra Firma
-Brokenwood Hunter Valley Semillon 2014 NSW, $19.99 Lifford
-Hentley Farm Beast Shiraz 2012 Barossa, $110.45 J. Cipelli
-Hentley Farm Beauty Shiraz Viognier 2013 Barossa, $79.45 J. Cipelli
-Hentley Farm Stray Mongrel Grenache Shiraz Zinfandel 2014 Barossa, $41.35 J. Cipelli
-Henschke Keyneton Euphonium 2012 Barossa, $74.95 B & W
-John Duval Wines Plexus 2012 Barossa, $54.95 B & W
-Moss Wood Chardonnay 2014 Margaret River, $65 Terra Firma
-Moss Wood Amy's Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Merlot Petit Verdot 2014 Margaret River, $40
Terra Firma
-Tahbilk Marsanne 2015 Nagambie Lakes Victoria, $17.95 Kylix
-Tahbilk The Tower Shiraz 2013 Central Victoria, $19.95 Kylix BEST RED VALUE
-Tahbilk Shiraz 2013 Nagambie Lakes Victoria, $22.95 Kylix
-Tahbilk Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Nagambie Lakes Victoria, $22.95 Kylix
-Teusner Joshua Grenache Mataro Shiraz 2013 Barossa, $29.95 Univins
-Teusner The Riebke Shiraz 2014 Barossa, $21.95 Univins
-Teusner Avatar Grenache Mataro Shiraz 2013 Barossa, $34.95 Univins
-Tyrrell's Wines Vat 9 Hunter Shiraz 2013 NSW, $55 Mark Anthony
*** GOOD -- Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-McWilliam's Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon 2007 Hunter Valley, $59 E&J Gallo
-Coldtream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 2012 Yarra Valley, $26.51 TWE
-Hentley Farm Farm Shiraz 2014 Barossa, $41.35 J. Cipelli
-Hentley Farm Riesling 2015 Eden, $30.75 J. Cipelli
-Brokenwood Hunter Valley Shiraz 2013, $34.99 Lifford
-Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2015 Margaret River, $35 Terra Firma
-Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Margaret River, $60 Terra Firma
-Tahbilk Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2014 Nagambie Lakes Victoria, $23.95 Kylix
-Tyrrell's Wines Vat 1 Hunter Semillon 2011 NSW, $55 Mark Anthony
-Wynns Coonawarra Estate Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Coonawarra, $24.73 TWE
-Yalumba Old Bush Vine Grenache 2014 Barossa, $19.95 B & W
The Food: salumi platter, cheeses, samosas, sausage rolls, breads, crackers.
The Downside: fewer wines than last year.
The Upside: a chance to taste some good high-end Oz wines.
The Contact Person: anne.popoff@wineaustralia.com
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 90.
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