We are very excited to announce that the following wines were awarded highly at this years 2012 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles held in Guimarães, Portugal.
GOLD – 2009 Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon
SILVER – 2009 Old Vine Grenache
The Concours Mondial is an international, professional competition whose aim is to reward the best wines and spirits produced worldwide. This year the competition featured 8,397 wines and spirits from across the globe.
We have had some tremendous success in the newly released WineState Magazine this month (May/June 2012 issue). We are please to announce the following results/reviews:
2011 Holbrooks Road Pinot Gris – 3 1/2 STARS and ranked one of the top 40 best value wines of Australia and New Zealand, $20 and under!
True Gris style with broad pear aromas and long, flavoursome palate. Should improve with a couple of years in the bottle.
2011 Holbrooks Road Chardonnay – 3 STARS and ranked one of the top 40 best value wines of Australia and New Zealand, $20 and under!
Subtle musky confectionery aromas and light, elegant palate with dry white flavours.
2011 Holbrooks Road Merlot – 3 STARS and ranked one of the top 40 best value wines of Australia and New Zealand, $20 and under!
Ripe red berry aromas with a lift of lilacs and simple, spicy palate with firm tannins.
2010 Encounter Bay Cabernet Sauvignon – 3 STARS and ranked one of the top 40 best value wines of Australia and New Zealand, $20 and under!
Vibrant red current varietal fruit, nice herbaceous edge, seamlessly integrated with the oak.
2009 Chais Clarendon Cabernet Sauvignon – 4 STARS:
Lighter, greener, berry aromas with lovely subtle oak influence. Well structured palate with classic Cabernet fruit and some silky tannins.
2009 Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon – 3 STARS:
A huge, soft wine, ripe and rich with layers of flavours and a slightly drying finish.
2009 Chais Clarendon Shiraz – 3 1/2 STARS:
Spicy, dark fruit nose with nice nutty oak and a vibrant fruit palate with lovely floral, spice and licorice elements.
2009 Old Vine Shiraz – 3 STARS:
Seamless integration of sweet, ripe, raisined fruit and tarry oak with a drying finish.
The reviews are in and we are delighted to have been recognised by the World’s most influential wine writer, Robert Parker Jr’s Wine Advocate:
Normans Conquest Barossa Shiraz 2009 85 Pts Source eRobertParker.com #199 Feb 2012 Reviewer Lisa Perrotti-Brown Rating 85 Points Maturity Drink: 2012 – 2014 Current (Release) Cost $20
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2009 Conquest Shiraz offers evolving aromas of mulberries and warm plums with hints of leather, tobacco and Chinese five spice. Mature and drinking well now, it has a medium to full body and a good amount of spiced warm berry flavors supported by crisp acid and a low to medium level of powdery tannins, finishing medium to long. Drinking well now, it should remain good to 2014.
Normans Conquest McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2010 85 Pts
Source eRobertParker.com #199 Feb 2012 Reviewer Lisa Perrotti-Brown Rating 85 Points Maturity Drink: 2012 – 2014 Current (Release) Cost $20
The 2010 Conquest Chardonnay gives notes of ripe apples, warm pears and honeydew melons over touches of cream and toast. Clean and refreshing in the mouth, it has a light to medium body and just enough apple and pear flavors, lingering medium to long in the finish. Drink it now to 2014.
Once again we have come up trumps with more wine show success, this time at the 2012 Royal Sydney Wine Show Competition! A panel of wine experts judged 2,241 entries this year from around 300 exhibitors in 60 different classes, ensuring the winners received recognition and a valuable opportunity to shine the spot light on their wines. This year, one of our all time favourites and perhaps our most awarded product over the years – the Normans Old Vine McLaren Vale Shiraz 2010 was awarded another SILVER MEDAL backing up its effort at the National Wine Show of Australia! We are also happy to announce that the Normans Holbrooks Road Merlot also picked up a medal highlighting our commitment of over delivering in quality at all price points.
Normans Wines have again proved themselves at one of Australia’s premier National Wine Shows by taking home a SILVER medal for the 2010 McLaren Vale Old Vine Shiraz at the Dan Murphy’s National Wine Show in Canberra 2011. The Show invites entries from across Australia in premium, commercial and aged classes for table, sparkling and fortified wines, and brandy. The purpose of the show is to judge and promote the best of the best Australian Wine.
Normans Wines have been awarded at this years 2011 International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) in London. The aim of the event is to promote the quality and excellence of the World’s best wines, spirits and liqueurs. The Unique combination of detailed technical analysis and specialist judging panels means that gaining any Competition award is an outstanding achievement. We are excited to announce that our 2009 Old Vine Shiraz and 2009 Conquest Shiraz bot picked up a SILVER medal!
We are very pleased to announce that our Conquest Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc was awarded GOLD at the 2011 Cairns Wine Show. The 2009 Conquest Shiraz was also recognised, receiving BRONZE.
The Cairns Wine Show has become a feature on the Australian Wine Industry Calendar in June each year focusing attention on wine style, wine quality and excellence.
We are please to announce that our 2008 Chais Shiraz and 2009 Old Vine Shiraz have just been recognised at some of the World’s most professional competitions whose aim is to reward the best wines and spirits produced worldwide;
Chais Clarendon Shiraz 2008:
Commended International Wine Challenge London 2011
Commended Decanter Wine Show London 2011
Old Vine Shiraz 2009:
Bronze Medal Sydney Royal Wine Show 2011
Bronze Medal Decanter Wine Show London 2011
Bronze Medal International Wine Challenge London 2011 – “Bright red fruit on the nose. Background spice with ripe sweet fruit”
We are very excited to annouce that our very own 2009 Conquest Shiraz has been awarded GOLD at the International Wine Show in London.
- “A complex, floral bouquet with vibrant black fruits and peppermint. Very sweet and seductive. Smooth sensual and velvety minty fruits”
The 2009 Conquest Shiraz was also Commended at the Decanter World Wine awards in London.
Conquest Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc – “This is from Marlborough & will appeal to anyone who loves their Sauvignon Blancs. It clearly captures the fragrant aromatics, ripe sweet tropical flavours – gooseberry, lychee – of the region’s Sauvignon. I must say I’m surprised at how clear the varietal character is in a bubbly. The price is right, too.”
BLOODY GOOD Peter Forrestal Quaff 2011
Holbrook’s Road 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon - “Here is a medium-bodied red that has ripe plummy fruit & substantial tannins, yet is reasonably approachable”
PRETTY GOOD Peter Forrestal Quaff 2011
Holbrook’s Road 2009 Shiraz - “While this is a touch grippy to finish, it does have rich, ripe, concentrated plummy flavours & smooth, viscous texture”
PRETTY GOOD Peter Forrestal Quaff 2011
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