Montana wines missing for first time

Press, 23 March 1988, Page 24

Montana wines missing for first time

The 30 gold, i 59! silver, and 109 bronze in the Easter show! were notable mainly for the absence of the! Montana name for thej [first time since New Zealand competitions were! inaugurated, reports ’(The Press” wine columnist, Maurice Hunter. This seems to indicate q change of strategy, although no reasons were forthcoming [ j from trie company executives. l I Villa Maria : 7Vidals led the way with 9 golds arid 9 silvers, followed by Cooks with 4 J and! 7J and Corbans/Robard and ! Butler with 4 and 5. Collards scored well with 3 and 6 and it was [pleasing to note that the [standard of Hunters was ; maintained with golds for charddnnriy and fume blaric. ' I I Gold Awards CHARDONNAY i | | Collard Rothesay ’B6, Collard Rothesay [ 'B7, Hunters V ’B7, Martinborough ’B7, Morton Estate Winery reserve ’B6, Villa Maria I reserve 'B6, Villa Maria Reserve Barrique Ferment 'B7. | | GEWURZTRAMINER Villa Maria I reserve ’B5, Villa Maria [reserve 'B6. (Ihumatao), Villa Maria reserve ’B7, Vidals reserve ’B6. RHINE RIESLING . i Collard Marlborough botrytised ’B6 Corbans Marlborough 'B3, Robard and Butler Amberley ’B6. i | ■ SAUVIGNON BLANC j Hunters fume blanc ’B7, Villa Maria reserve ’B6, Weingut Seifried ’Bs.' ; i MULLER THURGAU Cooks late pick 'B3. SWEET WHITE Delegats Proprietors reserve auslese: 'B6, Korepo Trockenbeerenauslese style botrytised 'B7, Corbans P bin CABERNET SAUVIGNON Chifney 'B6, Cooks P bin Fernhill I'Bs, Delegats Proprietors reserve 'B6, \ ilia Maria reserve 'B6. CABERNET SAUVIGNON MERLOT Cooks Hawkes Bay 'B6, Corbans P/bin ’86,! v i lla Marla reserve 'B6. I i I PORT Cooks P/bin ! vintage I 'B2, Pleasant Valley Founders Silver Awards CHARDONNAY Collards Hawkes Bay! 'B7, Cooks P/bin 1 'B6, Cooks Hawkes Bay !86: Cooks P/bin 'B4, Corbans P/bin 'B4, Delegats Proprietors reserve! 'B6, Vidals reserve! ’B6, Villa Maria reserve 'B5, Wejngut Seifried 'B6, Nobilo Gisbdrne ’87, ; Nobilo Dixon- vineyard ' ’B6J . i [ I 'il| .

GEWURZTRAMINER | Nobilo Classic i Hills- 187, Collard 'B7, Cooks Hawkes Bay ’B7, Robard and Butler Matawhero 'B6, Vidal reserve ’B5. ■ t | II | SAUVIGNON BLANC ' Collard Rothesay 'B7; Corbans Stonelelgh ’B7, Delegats Proprietors reserve fume 'B7, Martinborough! fume J 'B7, Neudorf ’B7, Nobilo fume 'B7, Pacific 'B6, Vidals P/bin fume ’B6, Villa 1 Maria reserve 'B7. ; i SEMILLON' [ Neudorf ,’87.: | RHINE RIESLING : Collard 'B7, Corbans Stoneleigh 'B6, Neudorf ’B7, Robard and Butler Marlborough 'B6, Robard and , Butler Marlborough ’B7, Weingut Seifried beepenauslese style ’B5. SPARKLING WHITE Morton ! Estate methode champenoise 'B5. | CABERNET SAUVIGNON Cooks private bin Fernhill ’B4, Corbans Stoneleigh 'B6, Delegats Proprietors reserve 'B5, Nobilo Huapai ’B6, Villa Maria P/bin 'B6. CABERNET SAUVIGNON MERLOT ( ' I , Cooks Hawk'es Bay ’B5, M. '-'Ozich St Jerome ’B6, Vidals P/bin ’B6, Vidals reserve ’B5. CHENIN BLANC Collard Steen 'B6, Collard dry 'B7, Lincoln medium dry 'B6. f22MULLER THURGAU Martinborough late harvest ’B7, Robard and Butler late harvest ’B3, St Helena medium 'B7. PINOT BLANC St Helena dry 'B7. CABERNET SAUVIGNON PINOTAGE Abels 'B6. PINOTAGE Nobilo Huapai 'B4. PINOT NOIR Cooks P/bin 'B7. CLARET Vidals St Aubyns 'B7. PORT Corbans P/bin vintage ’B4, Lincoln Pioneer, M. Ozich St Jerome vintage 'B5. SHERRY Lincoln medium, Pleasant Valley Oloroso. Bronze Awards CHARDONNAY Cooks Hawkes Bay ’B7, Corbans P/bin: 'B6, Corbans Stoneleigh ’B6, Delegats ’B6, Esk.Valley P/bin ’B7, Lincoln Marlborough: ”86, Morton Estate Winemakers selection ’B6, 1 Morton | ! J Estate Winemaker selection ’B7, Neudorf 'B6, Nobilo Dixon vineyard ”87, Robard and Butler Marlborough 'B6, Vidals reserve 'B5, Vidals P/bin 'B6, Vidals P/bin ’B7, Weingut Seifried 'B7. [ |; J I : GEWURZTRAMINER | Nobilo ”86, Nobilo 'B7, Pacific 'B7, Pacific reserve 'B7, Villa Maria P/bin 'B7, .Corbans P/bin [select dry! 'B4, Corbans P/bin 'B6! [ SAUVIGNON BLANC Nobilo 1 ’B7, Pacific ’B7, I.r I H

Ll'- 1 h - I Pacific : reserve ’B7, Pacific reserve fume 'B7, Robard and ! Butler Marlborough fume ’B7, I Vidal P/bin fume ’B7,' Villa I P/bin ’B5, Villa Maria P/bih 'B7, Pleasant I Valley j ’B7, Nobilo Classic Hills 1 '’B7l pooks P/bin ’B7, Corbans Stoneleigh ’B6, Corbans P/bin furpfe ’B6, Delegats ’B7, Lin-1 colh: fume ’B7. RHINE RIESLING Neudorf 'B6, Pleasant: Valley ’B7, St George Estate ’B7ll St Helena medium ’B7, Million late harvest ’B7, Weingul Seifried (wooded) ’B6, Abp ,’B7, Corbans Stoneleigh ’875 Lincoln auslese ’B7, Lincoln ’B7. CHENIN BLANC | Pleasant Valley ’B6, Millton May harvest ’B6, Vidal; P/bin ’Bs Villa Maria P/bin ’B6, Esk Vallqir, P/bin } ’B7. i SUNDRY WHITES ; j I St' Helena Willow Creek spaetlese 'B7, Vidal iSt Erin miilier ! thurgau ' ’B7, Villa Maria: P/bin muller! thurgau 'Bll de Redciiffe semilion Chardonnay ’87,: Pleasant Vallley [cliauche gris ’B6, St Helena Rulander medium ’B7l Nobilo Classic Hills Sauvignon bliric/semillon ’B7, Nobilo Classic ! Hils semillon/chardonnay ’B7, Collard P/bin white | burgundy ’B7, Corbans traminer riesling ’B6, Corbans auslese ’Bo,:Corbans P/ bip ; select sauteme ”82, Corbans ! Marlborough muller thurgau ’B7, Hunters muller thqrgau dry ’B7; i SPARKLING WHITES [Pleasant Valley medium,. Vidal! brut methode champenblse 'B5, Weingut Seifried Sekt,: Corbans premiere cuvee . mpd.' : CABERNET SAUVIGNON Nobilo Huapai 'B4, Nobilo Mprlborough 'B5, Nobilo Marlborough ’B6, Pleasant Valley 'B5, Vidal P/bin ’B6, Villa! Maria reserve 'B5, Cooks i P/bin Femhill ;’B6, Cooks P/ ' bip[ I Femhill 1 'B3, Cooks ' Hawkes Bay 'B5, i Esk Valley P/hih”B6, Delegats 'B6. CABERNET I SAUVIGNON MERLOT i ! !■ | ; ftobard [and. Butler East . CajJe 'B6, [de ißedcliffe 'B6, Cpllard ’B6, Corbans P/bin ’B5l Esk Valiev P/bin ’B6. PINOT. NOIR I I i peasant Valley ’B7, St ieria ’B6, Vidal P/bin bod aged) 'B6, Vidal P/bin J Weingut Seifried ’B6. piDRY RED AND ROSE 4obilo Huapai pinotage 'B6, iasant! Valley pinotage 'B6, sasantl Valley dry red 'B6, Victory Iseibel 5455, Collard claret ’87,: Corbans [P/ bln ipihot noir 'B6, Lincoln nierlot 'B6, Lincoln'Brighams Creek! red, Neudorf dry red ’B[6, Neudorf Young Nicks red ’B7; [Nobilo rose:'B7, Millton cAbernetj rose ’B7. i FORTIFIED WINES I Pleasant fino dry sherry, Pleasant! Valley Special port, Cbllard [Tawny port, Lincoln Oloroso [sherry, Lincoln vintage port ’B6, Lincoln Old ! Tpwny port. | I!- 'I .