The trophy winning wines from the 2015 Air N.Z. Wine Awards were announced at the awards dinner in Nelson last night. The Church Road ‘McDonald Series’ Hawke’s Bay Syrah wat e Champion Wine of the Show with the Lake Chalice ‘The Raptor’ Marlborough Chardonnay 2014 awarded Reserve Wine of the Show.
As well as the trophy awards, the 36 Pure Elite Gold Medal and 1 Elite Gold Medal winning wine were announced. For a full list of the gold medal results, see my earlier post by clicking here, and for all the medal winners by visiting www.airnzwineawards.co.nz This will be the fist time that a Villa Maria wine has not figured among the trophy winners of a show for some time, though the group figured significantly in the gold medal stakes. Here are the trophy winners:
Air New Zealand Champion Wine of the Show
Church Road McDonald Series Syrah 2013
O-I New Zealand Reserve Wine of the Show
Lake Chalice The Raptor Chardonnay Marlborough 2014
JF Hillebrand New Zealand Champion Pinot Noir
Brightwater Vineyards Pinot Noir Nelson 2014
Label and Litho Ltd Champion Sauvignon Blanc
Delta Hatters Hill Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2014
Rabobank New Zealand Champion Chardonnay
Lake Chalice The Raptor Chardonnay Marlborough 2014
Bite Magazine Champion Sweet Wine
Seifried Winemakers Collection Sweet Agnes Riesling Nelson 2015
Coast FM Champion Merlot, Cabernet and Blends
Saint Clair Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Merlot Hawke’s Bay 2014
Fruitfed Supplies Champion Syrah
Church Road McDonald Series Syrah 2013
Guala Closures New Zealand Ltd Champion Pinot Gris
Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Pinot Gris Awatere Valley, Marlborough 2015
Liquorland Champion Open Red Wine
Spy Valley Pinot Noir Marlborough 2013
New World Champion Open White Wine
Rapaura Springs Reserve Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2015
New Zealand Winegrowers Champion Gewürztraminer
Johanneshof Cellars Gewürztraminer Marlborough 2014
Plant & Food Research Champion Riesling
Peter Yealands Riesling Marlborough 2015
Port Nelson Limited Champion Other White Styles
Waimea Family Estate Albariño Nelson 2015
Toast by Liquorland Champion Rosé
Aspiring Flats Rosé Central Otago 2015
WineWorks Limited Champion Sparkling Wine
Nautilus Cuvée Marlborough Brut NV
Rangitikei Chicken Champion Exhibition White or Sparkling Wine
Mission Estate Jewelstone Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay 2014
Nelson Airport Limited & Nelson Tasman Tourism Champion Exhibition Red Wine
Beach House Syrah Hawke’s Bay 2014
