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3 Trophies – Best Wine of the Show, Best White Wine +   Best Other Whites

Orange Wine Show 2018

2 Trophies – Best Sparkling   

NSW Wine Awards 2018 + Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2016

6 Gold Medals   

Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2016, Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2018, Royal QLD Wine Show 2018, NSW Wine Awards 2018, Orange Wine Show 2018 and National Wine Show of Australia 2018

“95 points”

“From the Bantry Grove vineyard, 1000m above sea-level, this is a blend of 60% chardonnay and 40% pinot noir with a dose of 7g/l, fermented with the traditional method and a dash of older wood. The base is constituted with fruit from ’13 having spent 4 years on tirage. The result is filigreed and fresh, with a leesy depth and fine detail across delicate mousse, Granny Smith apple and citrus notes. The mineral quotient drives the finish long and palpably very dry. Exceptional.”
Ned Goodwin MW, Halliday Wine Companion 2020

Twice “Runners Up”, “Sparkling Wine of the Year Under $50”

Tyson Stelzer’s Australian Sparkling Wine Report 2017 + 2018

“Top Australian Sparkling Wines”

“(…) It starts with a fine nose, showing ripe apple and nice complexity, plus a hint of aldehyde.  Lacey thought the flavours were “rich, honeyed and mouth-filling, with a pithy texture”.

That texture adds to the dry finish but there’s deft use of dosage to match it and the length is good. I loved its depth of flavour and balance. It was the best wine of show at the recent Orange Wine Show.”
Nick Bulleid MW, Gourmet Traveller Wine, December 2018/January 2019