Latest news
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HALLIDAY'S
TOP 100
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James Halliday has named his Top 100 wines of the year.
Lock & Key 2009 Shiraz was selected in the Top 20 Reds under
$20
Lock & Key 2010 Riesling just missed the cut but was
mentioned among those "most unlucky". The Riesling scored 94pts
- an outstanding score for a sub-$15 wine. |
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GOLD,
GOLD, GOLD SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL
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Moppity Vineyards has come away from the 2011 Sydney
International Wine Competition with an impressive haul of three
gold medals. This is an outstanding follow-on from the 2010
Sydney International, where the 2008 Reserve Shiraz was awarded
Trophy for Best Medium Bodied Dry Red. This year's results are:
2008 Reserve Shiraz: gold, Top 100
2009 Reserve Shiraz: Blue Gold
2009 Estate Shiraz: Blue Gold
It's not over yet. The 2008 Reserve Shiraz is short-listed for
trophy once again. The trophy winners are announced in the new
year so we'll keep our fingers crossed until then.
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FEATURE
STORY ON MOPPITY VINEYARDS
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Angus Hughson wrote a terrific piece on the rise of Moppity
Vineyards. Here's a little of what he had to say:
"The ability not only to survive but to thrive in hard times
takes vision and true grit"
"The Lock & Key wines, priced about S15, show by their swag of
trophies and gold medals that they are exceptional wines; they
provide excellent value with robust and complex fruit characters
coupled with regional complexity."
"It is difficult to make a splash in a country in which shiraz
is found in almost every region. But the value and sheer quality
of Hilltops wines suggest the area may soon be considered in the
top tier of Australian shiraz-producing regions."
Read the full article:
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BEST
NEW BRAND OF THE YEAR: LOCK & KEY -----------------
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The latest edition of Peter Forrestal's book, Quaff 2011
is out. The Lock & Key range has been awarded "Best New Brand of
the Year". Forrestal writes that the wines are, "outstanding...
A range this good, at this price, is indeed rare." The
coveted Top 20 List features two of our wines:
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Lock & Key 2009 Shiraz (1 trophy, 2 gold);
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Lock & Key 2010 Riesling (1 trophy, 2 gold)
Read more:
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INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS
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The most recent vintage of our signature wine, the 2009 Reserve
Shiraz just won gold at the prestigious 2010 New Zealand
International Wine Competition. The 2009 is the fourth
vintage of the Reserve Shiraz and each has now won a major award
at an International show. Release is scheduled for September
2011. |
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DAVID BEATS GOLIATH
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The newly released 2009 Lock & Key Shiraz was awarded Trophy for
Champion Shiraz of the Show at the 2010 Riverina Wine Show.
Although the show is a national show, open to entries from
around Australia, it is a particular favourite of some of the
largest and mightiest winemakers in the country. |
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SUCCESS AT SMALL
VIGNERON'S AWARDS -----------------
The newly released 2010 Lock & Key Riesling was awarded Trophy for
Best Riesling of the Show at the 2010 Winewise Small Vigneron's
Awards. Judging was undertaken by one of Australia's most experienced
panels, headed by James Halliday. Retailing at under $15, this must
truly be one of Australia's great white wine bargains. See the rest of
the range
here.
In addition, we won:
Gold (best in class) 2009 Reserve Shiraz
Gold 2009 Lock & Key Shiraz
Silver 2008 Lock & Key Shiraz
Silver 2009 Lock & Key Merlot
...plus a number of other silver and bronze medals
We dominated the shiraz class, winning 4 of the top 5 awards and were
narrowly pipped for Most Successful Exhibitor.
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BIG RED WINE BOOK
2010/11 -----------------
Moppity features prominently, with 3 wines in the "Top 100 under $20"
and the '08 Reserve Shiraz given a cracking 95pt review, putting it up
with the best wines of the year. Over 1,000 of Australia's best wines
went under the microscope of Campbell Mattinson and Gary Walsh.
Quality
2008 Reserve Shiraz 95pts:
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“It’s at the most concentrated end of the
cool-climate shiraz spectrum… everything about it spells low
yields, careful growing and careful winemaking… it belongs
beside the finest meals.”
Value
3 wines listed in the “Top 100 under $20”:
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2008 Estate Shiraz 91pts “a plush wine with assorted spices
embedded in the rich, plum-sauce drive of flavour.”
“Authors Choice” award
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2008 Estate Cabernet 91pts “…it displays oodles of class and
character... Really good clobber.”
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2008 Lock & Key Shiraz 90pts “We’d have no hesitation in buying
this” “Authors Choice” award
Rating scale
91-94 “Excellent. Better than excellent. Hunt out a good price and
buy up.”
95-100 “Exceptional. Money is the only deterrent to filling up our
houses with it. Fit for special occasions.”
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TRIUMPH - SYDNEY
INTERNATIONAL -----------------
The Moppity Vineyards 2008 Reserve Shiraz has just been crowned Best
Medium Bodied Dry Red at the prestigious Sydney International Wine
Competition. All three releases of this, our flagship wine, have now won
major awards at Australian and international shows.
Owners Jason and
Alecia Brown, celebrating with
their two vineyard hands, Oliver and Lachlan.
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STOP PRESS - JIMMY WATSON -----------------
In what could be a pivotal event for the region, the coveted Jimmy
Watson Trophy was this year awarded to a Hilltops wine. This is only the
second time that the trophy has been awarded to a wine from NSW since
1962. The big news for us is that the fruit was substantially sourced from Moppity Vineyards
and the wine was made by the same winemaker that made the 2009 Moppity
Vineyards wines. |
