Ross Hill Wines – Awards

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ROSS HILL REDS - A Snapshot for the year that was 2011...

2009 Pinnacle Series Shiraz
– Equal Top in Class. 5 stars (Wine Estate Awards)
– 55.5 Points. Gold Medal (Winewise Small Vigneron Awards)
– 95 Points. 5 Glasses (James Halliday 2012 Aus. Wine Companion)

2009 Pinnacle Series Cabernet Franc
– Top in Class. 4.5 stars (Wine Estate Awards)
– 94 Points. 5 Glasses (James Halliday 2012 Aus. Wine Companion)
– 52.5 Points. Silver Medal  (Winewise Small Vigneron Awards)

2009 Family Series Cabernet Franc Merlot
– Trophies for Best Wine in 2 classes (Orange Wine Show)

2009 Pinnacle Series Cabernet Sauvignon
– 4 stars (Wine Estate Awards)
– 47 points. Bronze Medal (Winewise Small Vigneron Awards)
– 94 Points. 5 Glasses  (James Halliday 2012 Aus. Wine Companion)

2009 Family Series Cabernet Sauvignon
– Trophies for Best Cabernet Sauvignon of Show and Best Red Wine of Show. (Orange Wine Show)

2009 Family Series Benny & Taylor Shiraz
– 94 Points. 5 Glasses (James Halliday 2012 Aus. Wine Companion)

ROSS HILL WHITES - Snapshot for the year that was 2011...

2010 Pinnacle Series Pinot Gris
– 4 Stars. (Wine Estate Awards)
– 48 points. Bronze Medal  (Winewise Small Vigneron Awards)

2010 Pinnacle Series Chardonnay
– Equal Top in class. 4 stars (Wine Estate Awards)

2010 Pinnacle Series Sauvignon Blanc
– 94 Points. 5 Glasses (James Halliday 2012 Aus. Wine Companion)

James Halliday - Australian Wine Companion 2012  - 
Ross Hill Wines 5 star rating

		Pinnacle Series Orange Shiraz 2009 Deeper purple-crimson than Benny & Taylor; a more powerful and densley packed rendition, but avoids over-extraction or dead fruit characters; the velvety black fruit flavours are backed by ripe tannins and well-integrated oak. Screwcap 14.5% Alc. Rating 95. Drink to 2024.
		Pinnacle Series Orange Sauvignon Blanc 2010 The selection of the best part of the vineyard, hand-picked and whole bunch-pressed, has resulted in a fine, full flavoured but elegant Sauvignon, gentle tropical flavours caressing the palete. Screwcap, 13.5% alc. Rating 94. Drink to 2013.
		Benny & Taylor Orange Shiraz 2009 Good colour, bright and deep; shows cool-climate shiraz to full advantage, the vines planted in 1996 at an elevation of 750m; spice and pepper are folded through the plum and black cherry fruit, the tannins fine. Screwcap 13.9% alc. Rating 94. Drink to 2020.
		Pinnacle Series Orange Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Very good colour, less purple than Tom & Harry; has another layer of extract, taking it well into full-bodied territory, but with so much luscious blackcurrant fruit that is in balance. Screwcap. 14.5% alc. Rating 94. Drink to 2030.
		Pinnacle Series Orange Cabernet Franc 2009 Strong colour; the only other Cabernet Franc to have as much flavour and depth as this is the special release from Woodlands in Margaret River. This has an amazing density of faintly savoury, cedary black fruits and ripe tannins, the oak merely a word on the label. Screwcap. 14.5% alc. Rating 94. Drink to 2024.

Winewise Small Vigneron Awards

Judging of the Winewise Small Vigneron Awards was held in Canberra on 14-16 July 2011 in what is Australia's premier competition for small winemakers, now in its 22nd year. The Awards give small vignerons the opportunity to receive an evaluation of their wines according to the highest show standards by a panel of highly respected judges.

James Halliday, Ian McKenzie, David Bicknell, Tim Knappstein and Andrew Spinaze each led a panel of three judges in this year's Awards, chaired by Winewise editor Lester Jesberg.

Ross Hill Trophies Included:

2009 Ross Hill Pinnacle Shiraz 55.5 Gold

2009 Ross Hill Pinnacle Cabernet Franc 52.5 Silver

2010 Ross Hill Pinnacle Pinot Gris 48.0 Bronze

2009 Ross Hill Pinnacle Cabernet Sauvignon 47.0 Bronze

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Ross Hill Wines – In the media

PINNACLE SERIES SAUVIGNON BLANC

November 2011 - High Note, Australian House & Garden
April 2011 - Wine Will Eat Itself
April 2011 - Grape Expectations - Illawara Mercury

PINNACLE SERIES CHARDONNAY

November 2011 - Wine List, Newcastle Herald
October 2011 - Classic drop provides perfect match, Central Western Daily
September 2011 - The Wine Front
August 2011 - Wine & Dine, WBM
April/May 2011 - Autumn Drop, Blue Mountains Life Magazine
April 2011 - Canberra Times
March 2011 - An Orange Fan, www.theweeklyreview.com.au

PINNACLE SERIES PINOT GRIS

September 2011 - Spice Trail, Australian House & Garden
July 2011 - Top Drops & Superb Value, Sunday Tasmanian
June 2011 - Central & Western NSW, Winestate
March 2011 - www.eatanddrink.com.au
July 2010 - Pinot Gris 'one of the best in Australia', Central Western Daily

PINNACLE SERIES PINOT NOIR

April 2011 - Canberra Times
April 2011 - Wine, North Shore Times
April 2011 - 3 Cheers, Central Coast Advocate
May 2011 - Winingpom

PINNACLE SERIES SHIRAZ

October 2011 - Wines go down well, Central Western Daily
August 2011 - Top Shelf Shiraz, WBM
June 2011 - Answer is as clear as mud, Central Western Daily
April 2011 - Winingpom

PINNACLE SERIES CABERNET SAUVIGNON

November 2011 - Flying out Grape Expectations, Northern Star
November 2011 - Sit down... in front, Border Mail
April 2011 - Ross Hill's reaching a pinnacle, Westside News - Paddington
April 2011 - Fruit of the vine, Sunday Tasmanian

PINNACLE SERIES CABERNET FRANC

January 2012 - 100 Top New Release Wines, Australian Gourmet Traveller
January 2012 - The A-Z of Wine & Food Matching, Australian Gourmet Traveller
December 2011 - Festive fizz and more, Central Western Daily
August 2011 - A taste of Orange in Bondi, Illawara Mercury
July 2011 - Winter of Franc, Time Out Sydney
June 2011 - www.thewinefront.com.au
May 2011 - Best Drink, Daily Telegraph
May 2011 - Full and franc, Weekend Australian
April 2011 - Wine, Newcastle Herald
April 2011 - Wine Will Eat Itself