Granite Belt's Sirromet cabernet sauvignon wins 2011 Challenge International du Vin Competition
WORLD BEATER: Sirromet's 2007 Private Collection St Judes Cabernet Sauvignon Source: The Courier-Mail
QUEENSLAND'S Sirromet Wines has won a top international prize for a bottle of cabernet sauvignon.
The label last week won a gold medal in the 2011 Challenge International du Vin Competition in France for its premium 2007 St Jude's Grand Reserve cabernet sauvignon, produced from fruit grown at Sirromet's 25ha vineyard at Ballendean in the Granite Belt.
The wine was produced and bottled at the company's Mt Cotton headquarters, south of Brisbane.
More than 5000 wines from 35 countries were tasted in the competition, which was held on April 8 and 9.
The win took Sirromet's gold medal tally to 19 since opening in 2000.
Sirromet chief winemaker Adam Chapman said the latest medal could partially be attributed to an excellent 2007 vintage for red fruit grown in the cool climate of its Granite Belt vineyards, situated 820m above sea level.