The Mornington Peninsula Wine Show trophies were crafted and designed by artists at Gordon Studio Glassblowers.
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The Mornington Peninsula Wine Show is an annual event dedicated to rewarding the exceptional work of the region’s winemakers and sharing the Peninsula’s best wines of the year. After a difficult 12 months of lockdowns, intense weather and the challenge of managing life in a pandemic, it was fantastic for the community to come together again at Pt Leo Estate in November and take time to taste a selection of the gold medal-winning wines from the 2021 show. Eight trophies were awarded across classes from sparkling to dessert, including reds, whites, and the Peninsula’s signature chardonnays and pinot noirs. The chardonnay and pinot noir wines presented and recognised by the awards were the highlight of the show, with Yabby Lake winning the Chardonnay Provenance Trophy and Ten Minutes by Tractor taking out the Pinot Noir Provenance Trophy. The wines of provenance showcase the quality and consistency of Peninsula chardonnay and pinot noir over the years. Chief
judge David Bicknell said these wines provided memorable moments for the judges and demonstrated how the Peninsula produces wines with impressive “ageability”. “The Pinot Noir Provenance award could have gone two or three ways,” David said. “It was a close-run class that created lots of discussion among the judges about vintage variation and wine selection. In the end we went with the bravery of the producer to only show mature wines – Ten Minutes by Tractor. The wines were from 2010, 2012 and 2016, all mature, balanced and telling continued on page 144
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