Two Years in a Row at The Royal Hobart Wine Show

For the second year running we’ve taken out the trophy for Best Sweet Dessert Wine-unfortified at the Royal Hobart Wine Show! The 2015 Noble Blend won this award in 2017 and the 2016 Noble Harvest won the 2018 trophy. Our 2017 Petit Verdot also won a Bronze Medal at the same show.

AWC Vienna 2016

AWC Vienna 2016 is setting the benchmark for the renowned wine tasting competitions in the world. 12,866 wines from 1,866 producers out of 41 countries faced the international challenge.

This year we are extremely pleased with our results, with every wine entered receiving an award. Especially our four Gold Medals and four Silver Medals.

Results for Lillypilly Wines:

GOLD 2014 Lillypilly Tramillon®

GOLD 2011 Lillypilly Gewurztraminer

GOLD 2015 Lillypilly Moscato

GOLD 2014 Lillypilly Red Velvet®

SILVER 2014 Lillypilly Chardonnay

SILVER 2009 Lillypilly Petit Verdot

SILVER 2015 Lillypilly Sweet Harvest

SILVER 2012 Lillypilly Noble Harvest

SEAL of APPROVAL 　2015 Lillypilly Vermentino

The Lillypilly 2017 Noble Blend has been awarded a trophy at the 2019 Sydney International Wine Competition. This competition is a little different to most as the top wines are judged with food. Dishes are specially selected and prepared to match with each of the finest wines and only after this second judging are the winners declared and the trophies awarded. Our Noble Blend was tasted with a Bay panna cotta with mango and coconut, presented by chef Marcell Kustos. The recipe can be found below.

Comments from the Judges:

Martin Moran, Second Term Panellist 2019 Competition

"Intense aromas of line and homey pluys distinctive botrytis character, sweet but with cleansing acidity. The match works well adding a little freshness."　

Brent Marris, Thirteenth Term Panellist 2019 Competition

"Clean fresh bright characters on the nose. Hints of botrytis coming through on both the nose and palate. A hint of acid back bone ensures the wine is not too sweet. A long lingering palate. A great match with the Mango Panna Cotta dish as the botrytis and sweetness mould in so well and the food and wine become one."　

Dr Ken Doble. Eleventh Term Panellist 2019 Competition

"Bright straw gold colour. Attractive musk and apricot on the nose. Delicious apricot flavours on the palate with fantastic length of flavour. This more complex style of dessert wine proves and excellent match for fruit dominant desserts."

Bay Panna Cotta with Mango and Coconut Recipe

Ingredients

Panna cotta

7 sheets gelatine

1050ml cream　

700ml milk　

175g sugar　

2pc bay leaf

Mango puree

2pc ripe mangoes, peeled, sliced　

6Tbsp honey　

0.5pc lime, juiced

To serve

100g cocnut flakes, toasted

Method

1. Weigh the ingredients for the panna cotta into a medium sauce pan and bring them to the boil.　

2. Strain the mixture into your choice of serving vessel (e.g.: silicon shapes, cups) and place in the fridge for at least 4 hours.　

3. In a blender, puree mangoes with honey and lime juice.　

4. Serve Panna cotta with a spoon on mango puree and toasted coconut flakes.

Enjoy with a glass of our Lillypilly Noble Blend!

Lillypilly 2015 Vermentino has won a gold medal and taken out the Royal Agricultural Society of WA Trophy for the best Dry White Varietal at the Royal Perth Wine Show. What a great result! This is a new variety that was only planted in our vineyard in 2010, with the first crop in 2014. The 2015 Vermentino has an attractive pale yellow colour with lovely green hues. It is delicate, fresh and savoury with a zesty crisp finish.

AWC Vienna 2018

The International Wine Challenge Vienna 2018 is the largest and most successful wine competition in the world. With over 12,000 wines entered this year, we were very happy to receive awards for all nine wines we entered. These awards included a Gold for our Cabernet Sauvignon as well as seven Silvers and a Seal of Approval.

Results for Lillypilly Wines:

GOLD 　 2016 Lillypilly Cabernet Sauvignon

SILVER 2014 Lillypilly Sauvignon Blanc

SILVER 2017 Lillypilly Tramillon

SILVER 2017 Lillypilly Shiraz

SILVER 2016 Lillypilly Muscat of Alexandria

SILVER 2016 Lillypilly Noble Harvest

SILVER 2016 Lillypilly Noble Blend

SILVER 2017 Lillypilly Noble Blend

SEAL of APPROVAL 　2018 Lillypilly Gewurztraminer

AWC Vienna 2017

AWC Vienna is the international leader of quality awards for wine and is recognised by the European Union. With over 12000 wines from nearly 2000 producers across 40 countries, it is a truly international challenge.

We entered 9 wines and receive 9 awards. We are particularly happy with out 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, receiving a Gold award and our 2014 Shiraz a Silver award.

Results for Lillypilly Wines:

GOLD    2014 Lillypilly Cabernet Sauvignon

SILVER 2014 Lillypilly Chardonnay

SILVER 2011 Lillypilly Gewurztraminer

SILVER 2014 Lillypilly Shiraz

SILVER 2015 Lillypilly Moscato

SILVER 2015 Lillypilly Sweet Harvest

SILVER 2015 Lillypilly Noble Blend

SEAL of APPROVAL 　2015 Lillypilly Sauvignon Blanc

SEAL of APPROVAL 　2014 Lillypilly Rosé