2011 Awards and Accolades

In the period from May to November 2011, Mistletoe Winery has been awarded

• 4 Championships,
• 9 Trophies,
• 9 Gold medals,
• 9 Silver medals
• and 23 Bronze medals.

Following are some of the more notable achievements for Mistletoe over the last 12 months.

Reserve Chardonnay 2009
Trophy – Best Chardonnay Australia and New Zealand – Winestate Magazine Annual Awards 2011.
Winestate – 5 star rating.
Trophy and Gold medal – 10th International Chardonnay Challenge New Zealand 2010.
NSW “ Wine of the Year” – NSW Wine Awards 2011.
Trophy – Best Chardonnay NSW Wine Awards 2011
Gold medal –NSW Wine Awards 2011.
Rated outstanding and a Gold Medal – Winewise Small Vignerons Awards 2011
Sydney International Wine Competition 2012 – Top 100 Blue/Gold award.
Australasian Small Winemakers Show 2011 – Gold medal.
Royal Melbourne Show 2011 – Gold medal.
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2011- 94 points.

Chardonnay 2009
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2011- 92 points.

Reserve Semillon 2010
Trophy – Best Semillon – Winewise Small Vignerons Awards 2011.
Gold medal – Winewise Small Vignerons Awards 2011.
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2012 – 95 points

Reserve Semillon 2009
Trophy – Champion White Wine – NSW Small Winemakers Show 2011
Trophy – Best Semillon – NSW Small Winemakers Show 2011
Trophy – Best Boutique White Wine – NSW Small Winemakers Show 2011
Gold medal – NSW Small Winemakers Show 2011
Gold medal – Winewise Small Vignerons Awards 2011.

Reserve Shiraz 2009
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2012 – 97 points – one of the 11 Top rated Shiraz in Australia.The only wine above 97 points, was Penfolds Grange 2006 which sells for $600 per bottle, rated at 98 points.
Winestate Annual Tasting – Best of State – Published Jan 2012.
Numerous Silver medals.

Barrel fermented Rose 2009
Top 100 Wines of NSW 2011.
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2011 – 91 points.

Silvereye Semillon 2010
Top 100 Wines of NSW 2011.
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2011 – 94 points.

Reserve Chardonnay 2010
Gold medal – Hunter Valley Boutique Winemakers Show 2011.

All the wines linked to above are available for purchase (as at end November 2011)