2021 MGA Insurance McLaren Vale Wine Show Results Book

Class 15 - continued
Single Mediterranean Red Varietals 2020 or younger
Entry # Exhibitor Wine name Score Award
39 Serafino Wines Serafino 2021 Bellissimo Tempranillo
40 Stephen Pannell Wines S.C.Pannell 2020 Dead End Tempranillo
45 Oliver's Taranga Vineyards /
Swell Brewing Co
Oliver's Taranga Vineyards 2020 Tempranillo
18 DogRidge DogRidge 2021 Il Cucciolo Sangiovese
30 Alpha Box & Dice Alpha Box and Dice 2020 Siren Nero D'Avola
12 Scarpantoni Estate Scarpantoni Estate 2021 Montepulciano
1 Scarpantoni Estate Scarpantoni Estate 2021 Barbera
9 Ministry of Clouds Ministry of Clouds 2020 Mataro
Judges: Natasha Mooney, Kate Laurie, Skye Salter, Greg Clack, Alex Sherrah, Leigh Ratzmer,
Amelia Warley, Dylan Lee, Maddy Jiang, Michael Kane
Class Comments:
Incredible approachability on the young Nero’s. Balanced and structured with lovely lift. The Tempranillo
entries show that 2020 was not an excellent year for the variety, with the fruit looking a little tired
already. Lovely class of well handled fruit driven wines. Some lovely tannin profiles really drove the higher
pointed wines. Restraint is the optimum word with making these beautiful Mediterranean varieties
and we saw this throughout the class. An exciting one to judge. If any region can do Mediterranean it’s
McLaren Vale.
Class 16 - Single Mediterranean Red Varietals 2019 or older
Entry # Exhibitor Wine name Score Award
5 Heirloom Vineyards Heirloom Vineyards 2019 McLaren Vale Touriga 96 Top Gold
2 d'Arenberg d'Arenberg 2019 The Anthropocene Epoch Mencia 95 Gold
11 Hugh Hamilton Wines Hugh Hamilton Wines 2019 The Oddball Saperavi 95 Gold
13 Stephen Pannell Wines S.C.Pannell 2019 Dead End Tempranillo 92 Silver
8 d'Arenberg d'Arenberg 2018 The Twenty Eight Road Mourvèdre 88 Bronze
10 Ulithorne Wines Ulithorne 2019 Magnum Opus Nero D'Avola 87 Bronze
16 Aphelion Wine Co. Aphelion Wine Co. 2019 Emergent Mataro 87 Bronze
7 Smidge Wines St Brioc Wine Co 2018 Montepulciano 87 Bronze
12 Penfolds Wines Pty Ltd Penfolds 2019 Cellar Reserve Tempranillo 86 Bronze
6 Zerella Wines Zerella Wines 2019 La Gita Barbera 85 Bronze
9 Serafino Wines Serafino 2019 Bellissimo Nebbiolo
14 Robert Oatley Vineyards Robert Oatley 2019 Hancock & Hancock McLaren Vale
Tempranillo
3 Hither & Yon Hither & Yon 2019 Aglianico
1 Alpha Box & Dice Alpha Box and Dice 2019 Blood of Jupiter Sangiovese
4 Alpha Box & Dice Alpha Box and Dice 2018 Xola Aglianico
15 Blewitt Springs Wine Co Blewitt Springs Wine Co 2018 Tempranillo
Judges: Tim Dolan, Riley Harrison, Alex Mackenzie, Ash Sinclair, Henry Slattery
Class Comments:
Three standout varieties in the class were a real shining light, generating lots of discussion. Best
wines showed their true varietal characters with careful, considered winemaking. Underripe / overripe
characters were quite apparent in the lesser wines.
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