Awards

Clare Valley Regional Wine Show 2022

clos Clare 2012 Riesling awarded Best Exhibition Section Dry Riesling, 2020 Vintage and Older

2023 Halliday Wine Companion Scores

 

2021 Watervale Riesling

Gold: 95 Points

From 51yo dry-grown vines, hand picked and whole-bunch pressed. This is very smart. It is mineral, tightly coiled, powerful and sleek, all at once. The fruit is embedded in the acid; the acid likewise is wrapped in a sheath of talcy phenolics. Very fine ... I love the spool of flavour through the finish. Pristine. Stonking value for money. Erin Larkin

 

 

 

 

2018 Cemetery Block Shiraz

Silver: 94 Points

 

2020 Hayes Boy Grenache

Silver: 92 Points

Clare Valley Regional Wine Show 2021

clos Clare awarded Wine of Provenance - Br John May Trophy

Clare Valley Regional Wine Show 2021

 

Clare Valley Wine Show 2018

NEW RELEASE!

2018 clos Clare Reisling

GOLD MEDAL

BEST SMALL PRODUCER

clos Clare voted BEST SMALL PRODUCER

Clare Valley Regional Wine Show 2017

2017 JAMES HALLIDAY - GRENACHE CHALLENGE

ANNOUNCED OCTOBER 2017 -  2016 clos Clare ‘The Hayes Boy’ Grenache - Score: 96/100

The James Halliday Grenache Challenge gathered varietal Grenache wines from around Australia for a competitive tasting to celebrate and elevate the variety. The challenge invited producers from all around Australian wine regions to participate, encouraging an honest gauge of Australia’s winemaking form and to catch the styles and movements developing across our landscape.  The clos Clare - ‘The Hayes Boy’ Grenache
competed against 121 other Grenache varieties and finished in the top five.

“The Grenache wines were exciting to judge. The brilliant resource of mature vines seems to be more valued by growers, makers, and drinkers than ever before.” - Mr. David LeMire, Chair of Judges

Silver Medal for 2011 Watervale Riesling in Adelaide

On Friday the 7th of October, the results for the 2011 Royal Adelaide Wine Show were announced. The competition entries in the Royal Adelaide Wine Show are judged by a team of high profile Australian wine industry representatives.

The 2011 clos Clare Watervale Riesling received a Silver Medal for the second consecutive year.

2010 Watervale Riesling - Top Silver in Adelaide

On the 5th, 6th and 7th of October, the 2010 Royal Adelaide Wine Show was held in Adelaide. 2, 564 entries from 363 different Australian wineries were received and wines were judged in classes determined by variety and vintage(s). The 2010 clos Clare Watervale Riesling received the top silver in class 5 and was the 6th highest scoring 2010 Riesling out of 87 entries. This is a great result for us and reinforces the quality of our 2010 Watervale Riesling.

2010 Riesling receives Gold and Top 10 in Australia at Canberra International Riesling Challenge.

On the 11th-13th of October, the 11th annual Canberra International Riesling Challenge was held in Canberra. This is most significant event of its kind in the southern hemisphere and included over 400 Rieslings from 10 countries around the world. Wines were judged in classes according to vintage and region and all gold medal wines were re-judged to determine the Worlds Best Riesling and top 10's from each participating country. The 2010 clos Clare Watervale Riesling received a gold medal in class 1 and also made top 10 Australian Riesling.