SA Wine of The Year – Leone 2011 Pinot Grigio

Boutique wineries can offer wines of excellence for consumers at value for money prices.

The Leone 2011 Pinot Grigio was awarded the consumers choice for its category at last Friday nights SA Wine of the Year Awards. Produced by Lou Miranda Estate, a boutique family owned and operated winery in the Barossa Valley, the Pinot Grigio is produced from a single vineyard on the Estate. This wine represents outstanding value, at $18.95 RRP which is a very consumer friendly price.

The Leone Pinot Grigio has been crafted with your enjoyment in mind. Its fresh clean palate of citrus and pear is extremely food friendly. The generous fruit flavour and lovely balance ensures this wine is the perfect summer companion.

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Good results for International Wine shows

The results have just been announced for the Decanter World Wine Awards and the International Wine Challenge and Lou Miranda Estate fared very on the world stage.

International Wine Challenge 2011
Lou Miranda Estate 2008 Old Vine Shiraz awarded SilverLou Miranda Estate 2008 Cordon Cut Shiraz awarded Bronze

Decanter World Wine Awards 2011
Lou Miranda Estate 2008 Cordon Cut Shiraz awarded a Commended

If you live in the UK and would like to purchases any of these wines or any other Lou Miranda Estate products please visit Hard to Find Wines

www.loumirandaestate.com.au

And the winners are . . .

It's that time of year again and the results are in and we have had a very successful award season.

Perth Royal Wine Show 2010
Lou Miranda Estate 2008 Cordon Cut Shiraz "Bronze Medal"
Leone 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon "Bronze Medal"

Australian Small Winemakers Show 2010
Leone 2010 Chardonnay "Bronze Medal"
Leone 2010 Pinot Grigio "Bronze Medal"
Leone 2010 Sauvignon Blanc "Bronze Medal"

Barossa Wine Show 2010
Lou Miranda Estate 2008 Cordon Cut Shiraz "Silver Medal"

Cowra Wine Show 2010
Lou Miranda Estate 2008 Cordon Cut Shiraz "Silver Medal"
Leone 2008 Shiraz "Silver Medal"
Leone 2010 Pinot Grigio "Bronze Medal"

Australian Wine Showcase
Lou Miranda Estate 2008 Cordon Cut Shiraz "94 points"
Lou Miranda Estate 2008 Old Vine Shiraz "93 points"
Leone 2008 Shiraz "93 points"
Leone 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon "93 points"
Leone 2010 Chardonnay "85 points"
Leone 2010 Pinot Grigio "85 points"

Winestate Magazine
Leone 2010 Sauvignon Blanc "3 & a half stars" Winestate Special Edition 2010
Lou Miranda Estate 2008 Cordon Cut Shiraz "4 & a half stars" Winestate World's Greatest Shiraz Challenge V, Winestate September/October 2010
Leone 2008 Botrytis Semillon "3 stars" Winestate New Release, Winestate September/October 2010

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4 stars for Lou Miranda Estate

The 2011 edition of James Halliday Australia Wine Companion has just been released and Lou Miranda Estate has been awarded 4 stars as a winery, we also received some fantastic results on wines.

• Lou Miranda Estate 2008 Old Vine Shiraz - 93 points
• Leone 2008 Botrytis Semillon - 93 points
• Lou Miranda Estate 2008 Cordon Cut Shiraz - 91 points
• Leone 2009 Sauvignon Blanc - 90 points
• Lou Miranda Estate Aged Cobweb - 90 points
• Leone 2009 Pinot Grigio - 89 points
• Leone 2007 'Old Vine' Sparkling Shiraz - 87 points

If you would like futher information on the wines listed above please click on the links provided or email me at victoria@loumirandaestate.com.au

Don't forget if you live in the UK can you purchase these wines from Hard to Find Wines!

www.loumirandaestate.com.au

And the results are in

We have had some very successful results in the past few months for our wines the in following wine shows. Below are the winning results

Boutique Wine Awards of Australia.
Bronze Medal – Leone Botrytis Semillon 2006
Bronze Medal – Leone Pinot Grigio 2008

Perth Royal Wine Show 2008.
Bronze Medal – Leone Pinot Grigio 2008

2008 Cowra Wine Show.
Bronze Medal – Leone Sparkling Shiraz 2006

Barossa Wine Show 2008
Bronze Medal – Leone Pinot Grigio 2008

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Hyatt/Advertiser South Australian Wine of the Year Awards

On Friday 25^th August Mum, Dad, Lisa & I went to the Hyatt/Advertiser SA Wine of the Year Awards. We had a wonderful night, the food was delicious, the wines (all 12 of them) were beautiful & the entertainment (Far from North) exceptional.

It’s always a wonderful opportunity to attend award shows as you are able to taste multiple varieties in one sitting. It is similar to a wine tasting in a cellar door but you have the added advantage (in this case especially) of the wine being accompanied by food prepared by some of the best chef’s in Adelaide. I always find that when buying wine, I tend to stick with a particular variety – however, I was surprised to see from the white wines presented (I usually go for a Riesling) that I enjoyed the Chardonnay & Semillon. Whilst, with the reds (I’m a devoted Cabernet drinker) I finished my glass of Shiraz before any of the other reds.

I thought it was fitting that one of the speakers for the evening said the awards are not about winning but allowing people within the wine industry to set a high standard for their wines showing exceptional quality and varieties. It’s true, we tend to drink our own wine and comment on the flavours we like, but the awards give us the opportunity to compare and set a higher standard for our wines.

For me the stand out of the night was not the wines, but the gorgonzola panna cotta served with pear bread & thinly sliced toffeed pear - To die for!