QUADRUPLE TROPHY TRIUMPH FOR HUNTER VALLEY PRODUCER IN BRISBANE
Hunter Valley Producer First Creek Wines has scooped the pool at the highly regarded Brisbane Wine Show with their 2014 Winemakers Reserve Chardonnay.
Competing against some of Australia’s best wines, the First Creek chardonnay not only won all Trophy’s in its class, but also Grand Champion – Best Wine of Show.
These accolades come as chardonnay undergoes a strong renaissance. After being out of favour for many years with Australian wine consumers, this resurgence according to First Creek Chief Winemaker Liz Jackson is not simply part of a cycle.
“For so long, Australian chardonnay’s were very heavily oaked which stifled the real flavour of the fruit, and made them less food friendly.
“In recent years at First Creek and across the Hunter Valley we have reduced the oak intensity and are now producing a much more elegant chardonnay, with the fruit rather than the oak being the dominant flavour.”
As a small to medium sized producer, First Creek win a disproportionate number of Trophy’s and gold medals, however these latest Trophy’s in Brisbane are very special in another way also, according to Liz.
“More gratifying than the Trophy’s themselves is the consumer recognition, reflected in increased chardonnay sales compared to past years”.
The four trophy’s awarded to the First Creek chardonnay were –
- Best Chardonnay of Show.
- Best Young White Wine of Show.
- Best White Wine of Show.
- Grand Champion – Best Wine of Show.
Managing Director Greg Silkman travelled to Brisbane for the Trophy presentation on Friday July 3rd, and was effusive in his praise for the achievement.
“Under Liz Jackson we have an outstanding team of winemakers who can be very proud of this achievement. We have proved ourselves as an industry leader.”
The 2014 First Creek Winemakers Reserve chardonnay is available at the First Creek Hunter Valley cellar door or on line at www.firstcreekwines.com.au.
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