Villa Maria high achieving Auckland vineyard takes wine of show

Villa Maria Estate has been awarded Wine of the Show along with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir trophies at the inaugural Spiegelau International Wine Competition awards dinner held on Friday night.

The Villa Maria Single Vineyard Ihumatao (Auckland) Chardonnay 2010 took the Chardonnay trophy and Wine of the Show whilst the Villa Maria Reserve Pinot Noir 2009 was the Pinot Noir trophy winner.

The Villa Maria Reserve Pinot Noir is a wine with exemplary past performance with an outstanding 41 gold, 12 trophies and a wine of show award to its pedigree. Similarly the Villa Maria Single Vineyard Ihumatao Chardonnay has now delivered nine golds and three trophies; with every vintage that has been made, having won a gold award.

Villa Maria founder and managing director Sir George Fistonich spoke about the awards wins: “The Ihumatao Vineyard in Auckland may be small but it’s one that wins more awards per hectare than any other vineyard in the country, it’s simply outstanding. When it comes to the reserve Pinot Noir trophy, there’s a lot of competition out there and many wine regions vying for success with Pinot Noir. The accolades bestowed on our Reserve Pinot Noir from Marlborough speaks for itself,” he said.

A summary of Villa Maria results:

Wine of show:
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Ihumatao Chardonnay 2010
Trophy:
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Ihumatao Chardonnay 2010
Villa Maria Reserve Pinot Noir 2009
Gold:
Vidal Reserve Series Sauvignon Blanc 2010
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Ihumatao Chardonnay 2010
Villa Maria Reserve Barrique Fermented Chardonnay 2010
Villa Maria Reserve Chardonnay 2010
Villa Maria Reserve Pinot Noir 2009