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Langhorne Creek winery Bleasdale Vineyards has continued its incredible awards season, winning the coveted Max Schubert Trophy for Most Outstanding Red Wine at the Royal Adelaide Wine Show.

Bleasdale’s 2016 Generations Shiraz was awarded the title of Best Shiraz in Show before going on to win the major prize presented in Adelaide today.

The two trophies take Bleasdale’s tally to seven major prizes with four different wines in the past two months following three trophies at the Sydney Royal Wine Show and two trophies at the Perth Royal Wine Awards, both in August.

The 2016 Generations Shiraz was also the highest scoring Shiraz at last month’s Royal Hobart Wine Show.

Bleasdale Senior Winemaker Paul Hotker, who was last year named the 2018 Wine Companion Winemaker of the year by James Halliday, said the Shiraz award was always hotly contested in South Australia.

“You work hard and you get rewarded eventually I guess,” Hotker said of the recent success.

“It’s pretty rare to get such a spread of awards for such a diverse group of wines – they’re all red but that’s about the only thing they’ve got in common.”

“It’s always nice to win at home – the Shiraz trophy in Adelaide is a great trophy to win – and we just won the Cabernet Blend trophy in Perth (with the Frank Potts Cabernet Blend) and that’s the other one that’s really hard to get with Margaret River down the road.”

The 2016 Generations Shiraz is yet to be released and follows the success of the 2015 edition, which was awarded the International Guest Judge Annual Prize in Sydney last month.

Both wines were aged in French Oak puncheons for 12 months and retail for about $35 a bottle.

“It’s a very small production wine from parts of our best vineyards and then it’s barrel selections from those parts so it’s pretty small,” said Hotker, who has been making wine at Bleasdale for 11 years.

“I think it (the 2016) will be released before Christmas – it’s hitting its straps now – and the 2015 is almost sold out.”

The Langhorne Creek region is about 70km southeast of Adelaide and produces more wine than McLaren Vale each year and almost as much as the Barossa but is seldom recognised as a premium region.

“It doesn’t get recognised but it does get the accolades – the first Jimmy Watson (trophy winner) came from Langhorne Creek and Greg Follett (Lake Breeze) has probably won more Cabernet trophies than anyone in Australia but somehow it still slips under the radar,” Hotker said.

“Shiraz does really well in Langhorne Creek and it has done for a long time, it just doesn’t have the reputation of the Barossa.

“We’ve got a good team and that helps a lot, everyone is on the same page.”

Shiraz dominated the Royal Adelaide Wine Show competition, accounting for a quarter of all entries and 20 gold medals.

It also provided the winner of the Most Outstanding Wine of Provenance category, with Leasingham’s Classic Clare Shiraz (2016, 2009, 2005) claiming the trophy.

McLaren Vale producer Shingleback continued its good form from 2017 when it won four trophies at the show to this year be awarded Best Cabernet Sauvignon in Show for its Davey Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2017.

Deep Woods Estate from Margaret River in Western Australia was awarded the trophy for Best Chardonnay and the George Fairbrother Memorial Trophy for Best White Wine in Show.

The InDaily Trophy for Best Australian Vintage, Tawny or Ruby was awarded to the Barossa Valley’s 1847 Wines for its 40 Year Old Rare Tawny.

The judging team, headed by Yalumba chief winemaker Louisa Rose, assessed 2712 wines over four days.

“Pulling the absolute top wines out of such a group for each class and deciding the final trophy was a long and difficult process,” Rose said.

“A range of styles were rewarded but all were driven by purity of fruit and balanced by layers of complexity.”

BEST SHIRAZ IN SHOW: Generations Shiraz 2016, Bleasdale Vineyards (Langhorne Creek, SA, $35)

BEST CABERNET SAUVIGNON IN SHOW: Davey Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, Shingleback (McLaren Vale, SA, $25)

BEST TRADITIONAL AUSTRALIAN RED BLEND: Musician by Majella 2017 Majella Wines (Coonawarra, SA, $18)

BEST GRENACHE OR GRENACHE BLEND: Cow’s Corner Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2017, Sister’s Run Wine Company (McLaren Vale, SA, $22)

BEST PINOT NOIR IN SHOW: Wombat Creek Pinot Noir 2017 Handpicked Wines (Yarra Valley, VIC, $79

BEST OTHER RED BLEND: Jacob’s Creek Barossa Signature Shiraz Tempranillo 2016, Jacob’s Creek (Barossa, SA, $20)

BEST OTHER VARIETAL RED: Leconfield Coonawarra Cabernet Franc 2017 Leconfield (Coonawarra, SA, $29)

BEST SPARKLING WINE IN SHOW: Chandon Whitlands Blanc de Blancs 2013 Domaine Chandon (Alpine Valleys, VIC, $42)

BEST ROSÉ: Bird in Hand Pinot Nero Rose 2018 Bird in Hand Winery (Adelaide Hills, SA, $20)

BEST CHARDONNAY IN SHOW: Deep Woods Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2017 Deep Woods Estate (Margaret River, WA, $50)

BEST RIESLING IN SHOW:Hill River Clare Estate Riesling 2015
(Clare Valley, SA, $18)

BEST SAUVIGNON BLANC IN SHOW: Millbrook Winery Regional Sauvignon Blanc 2018 Millbrook Winery (Jarrahdale, WA, $25)

BEST SEMILLON IN SHOW: Belford Semillon 2013 Tyrrells Vineyards (Hunter, NSW, $35)

BEST DRY WHITE BLEND: Xanadu DJL Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2018, Xanadu Wines (Margaret River, WA, $24)

BEST OTHER VARIETAL WHITE: Redbank Sunday Morning Pinot Gris 2018 Redbank Wines (King Valley, VIC, $22)

BEST SWEET WHITE TABLE WINE: Brown Brothers Patricia Noble Riesling 2014 Brown Brothers Milawa Vineyard (King Valley, VIC, $36)

THE JOHN FORNACHON MEMORIAL TROPHY for BEST APERA, TOPAQUE OR MUSCAT: Morris Wines Cellar Reserve Grand Topaque Morris Wines (Rutherglen, VIC)

BEST AUSTRALIAN VINTAGE, TAWNY OR RUBY: 1847 Wines 40 Year Old Rare Tawny (Barossa, SA)

THE MAX SCHUBERT AM TROPHY for MOST OUTSTANDING RED WINE IN SHOW: Generations Shiraz 2016 Bleasdale Vineyards (Langhorne Creek, SA)

THE GEORGE FAIRBROTHER MEMORIAL TROPHY for MOST OUTSTANDING WHITE WINE IN SHOW: Deep Woods Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2017 Deep Woods Estate (Margaret River, WA)

THE GRAMP, HARDY, HILL SMITH PRIZE for OUTSTANDING WINE OF PROVENANCE: Leasingham Classic Clare Shiraz (2016, 2009, 2005) (Clare Valley, SA)

WINEMAKER OF THE OUTSTANDING WINE OF PROVENANCE: Matt Caldersmith, Leasingham.