2019 Australian Pinot Noir Challenge
Pinot Noir Trophy Winner – Jonathan Holgate from Tertini.
Picured with Helen Walker, MCC Labels – Sponsor
The 2019 awards were announced at a trophy dinner held at Cumulus Inc. in Melbourne.
Chair of judges Phillip Rich said Tertini beat strong competition to win best Tasmanian wine and clearly shone among an outstanding suite of the best wines from other regions across Australia.
“The quality of wines overall was high and there was a range of styles presented, showing how assured Australian winemakers have become with Pinot Noir,” Mr Rich said.
“Most of the wines were from the 2018 vintage, which was relatively warm in most Australian Pinot Noir regions, so to get the quality of wines we saw, it means viticulturists are getting it right in the vineyards too.”
Based in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, where founder Julian Tertini planted a vineyard in 2000, Tertini also makes wines in Hilltops (NSW) and Tasmania, where it recently planted a vineyard in Coal River Valley, near Hobart.
“Tasmania is becoming one of Australia’s key Pinot Noir regions and there is a lot of buzz around Tasmania at the moment, so it’s fitting to have a Tasmanian wine win the Challenge this year,” said Phillip Rich.
“This is fantastic, Julian is so passionate about Pinot Noir and Tasmania, what a great surprise,” said Tertini winemaker Jonathan Holgate.
Other regions represented in the Australian Pinot Noir Challenge and trophy-winning wines were:
Mornington Peninsula Trophy
Handpicked – 2018 Collection Pinot Noir
Yarra Valley Trophy
Giant Steps – 2018 Primavera Vineyard Pinot Noir
Geelong Trophy
Clyde Park – 2018 Block F College Pinot Noir
Gippsland Trophy
Dirty Three – 2018 Dirty Three Holgates Road Pinot Noir
Tasmania Trophy
Tertini – 2018 Tasmania Pinot Noir
New South Wales
No trophy awarded
South Australia
No trophy awarded
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