Today, a 2019 Shiraz by Canberra District’s own Lerida Estate took home top trophies for the second year in a row at the NSW Wine Awards.
The honours were given at 1pm during an exclusive awards presentation luncheon at ICC Sydney.
At a modest $28 price tag, the 2019 Shiraz snagged the titles of ‘Best Shiraz’ and ‘Best Dry Red’ in Show, adding to their previous win of ‘Best Shiraz’ and ‘Best Red ‘in show at the 2020 NSW Wine Awards.
Nestled at the foot of the Cullerin Range at Lake George, Lerida Estate Winery uses the cool climate site, low yielding vines, and minimal intervention to produce their medal-winning wines.
Also from the Canberra District, Shaw Wines’ 2018 Reserve Merriman Cabernet ($65 a bottle) was awarded Best Cabernet Sauvignon.
Among the 21 Trophies that were presented to the state’s best wines, the ultimate trophy of ‘NSW Governor’s 2021 Best in Show’ was presented by the Governor herself to Hunter Valley’s Silkman Wines for their 2014 Reserve Semillon.
Chair of Judges, Mr Nick Spencer said, “Two wines went head-to-head this year resulting in a very close contest”.
“Skilled wine maker, Hunter Valley’s Liz Silkman has produced a wine that is remarkably fresh for a seven-year-old wine, while still offering an incredible complexity,” ultimately scoring the win.
The most esteemed award of the night was the retrospective 2020 Graham Gregory Award, for services to the NSW wine industry, which Mr Spencer named “our industry’s top citation”.
The recipient, Liz Riley from Vitibit, founded a viticulture consultancy, improving vineyard sustainability, climate change adaption and fruit quality for growers across the board in NSW, nationally and internationally.
Ms Riley, the first female recipient of the Graham Gregory, joined by Ms Silkman, winemaker of the 2021 NSW Wine of The Year, celebrated a great year for female professionals within the NSW wine industry.
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