JJ has been championing the quality of WA Wines for over 30 years now, and the Capital City Show Circuit results – judged blind – prove that he’s been onto something all this time.
Please see below the impressive performance of Western Australian wines in the recent years:
| 2013 | Brisbane | Sydney | Perth | Adelaide | Melbourne | Canberra | Hobart | JH Winemaker of year 2013/4 |
| Cabernet | – | – | Grace Farm CS | Xanadu Premium 2010 |
– | Xanadu 2010 Black Label |
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| Cab blend/ bordeaux/dry red blend | ? | – | Deep Woods Estate 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot | |||||
| Best mature red | ? | |||||||
| Chardonnay | – | E&T Redbrook 10 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Shiraz | – | ? | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Riesling | – | ? | West Cape Howe | – | – | – | – | |
| Sauvignon blanc | – | ? | – | – | Chapman Grove SSB 2013 |
3 Oceans ‘The Estates’ MR SBS 2012 |
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| 2014 | Brisbane | Sydney | Perth | Adelaide | Melbourne | Canberra | Hobart | JH. Rob D. Winemaker of the year 2014/15 |
| Cabernet | Palmer 2010 | – | – | Deep Woods Res 12 |
Deep Woods Res 12 |
Xanadu DJL 2011 | Deep Woods Res 12 |
Xanadu Stevens ‘11
& H W of Y |
| Cab blend/ Bordeaux/ dry red blend | – | – | – | |||||
| Best mature red | Palmer Wines — Cabernet sauvignon 2010 | HOUGHTON WINES C.W Ferguson Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec ’08 | ||||||
| Chardonnay | – | – | Aravina 2013 | – | – | – | Rob Oatley Finistere 13 |
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| Shiraz | – | – | Smallwater Estate | – | – | – | – | |
| Riesling | – | – | Ashbrook Estate | – | – | – | – | |
| Sauvignon blanc | – | Brash Vineyard SB 13 | Millbrook MR SB | – | Domaine Naturaliste Sauvage SBS 2013 | – | Watershed Senses SB 2014 |
| 2015 | Brisbane | Sydney | Perth | Adelaide | Melbourne | Canberra | Hobart | JH Winemaker of the year 2015/16 |
| Cabernet | – | Xanadu Prem 2012 | – | Houghton Bandit 2013 |
Deep Woods Res 2013 |
Xanadu Prem 2013 |
Ringbolt 21 Barriques 2012 |
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| Cab blend/ bordeaux/dry red blend | Brookland Valley – Estate Cabernet Merlot 2012 | – | – | |||||
| Best mature red | Brookland Valley Estate Cabernet Merlot 2012 | |||||||
| Chardonnay | – | – | Castelli Il Liris 2013 | E&T Redbrook 2013 |
– | – | Brookland Valley 2014 |
Leeuwin Art 2013? |
| Shiraz | Houghton Bandit 2014 | – | – | Houghton Crofters 2013 | – | – | – | |
| Riesling | – | ? | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Sauvignon blanc | – | ? | Brash Vineyard | – | Domaine Naturaliste SBS 2015 |
Howard Park Miamup SBS 2015 |
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| 2016 | Brisbane | Sydney | Perth | Adelaide | Melbourne | Canberra | Hobart | JH Winemaker of the year 2016/17 |
| Cabernet | Forester Yelverton 2014 |
E&T 2012 | Watershed 2014 | Deep Woods Res 2014 |
Deep Woods Res 2014 |
Xanadu Prem 2014 |
Deep Woods Res 2014 |
Cullen Vanya 2012 |
| Cab blend/ bordeaux/dry red blend | 2014 Deep Woods Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot | – | – | – | ||||
| Best mature red | Xanadu Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon | EVANS & TATE Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 | ||||||
| Chardonnay | Fraser Gallop Parterre |
E&T Redbrook 2013 | Heydon Estate The Willow 2014 |
– | Snake & Herring 2014 |
– | Brookland Valley 2015 |
Leeuwin Art Chard 2013 |
| Shiraz | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Riesling | Robert Oatley Signature Great Southern | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Sauvignon blanc / SSB | Amelia Park Trellis Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2016 | Robert Oatley Signature Great Southern SB 2016 | – | – | Stella Bella SB 2016 | Millbrook MR SB 2016 | – |
| 2017 | Brisbane | Sydney | Perth | Adelaide | Melbourne | Canberra | Hobart |
JH Winemaker of the year 2017/18 |
| Cabernet | Deep Woods Cab Merlot 2015 | – | Watershed 2014 | – | Deep Woods Estate Cab Merlot 2015 |
Xanadu DJL Cab 2014 | Watershed Awakening 2014 | Deep Woods Yallingup 2014 |
| Cab blend/ Bordeaux/dry red blend | – | Deep Woods Estate 2015 Cab Merlot | ||||||
| Best mature red | – | Evans & Tate Redbrook Shiraz 2012 | ||||||
| Chardonnay | Xanadu Res 2015 | Flametree SRS 16 | Flametree SRS 16 | Karridale ’15 Evans & Tate |
House of Cards “Queen of Hearts” ‘16 |
– | – | Leeuwin Art Series 2014 |
| Shiraz | – | – | Houghton | – | – | – | – | |
| Riesling | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Dukes Magpie Hill Res 2016 |
| Sauvignon blanc SBS | – | Miles From Nowhere 2017 |
Talisman | – | – | Xanadu DJL SBS 2017 |
Miles From Nowhere 2017 |
SSB – Yep from WA |
| 2018 | Brisbane | Sydney | Perth | Adelaide | Melbourne | Canberra | Hobart | JH. Julian L Winemaker of year 18/19 |
| Cabernet | Ringbolt CS 2017 | – | Deep Woods Reserve ‘16 | – | Xanadu CS 2016 | Xanadu ’16 Stevens Rd CS | Watershed Awakening 2015 | Vanya 2015 |
| Cab blend/ Bordeaux/ dry red blend |
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| Best mature red | E&T 2014, Redbrook Reserve Cab | |||||||
| Chardonnay | – | – | Evans & Tate Broadway | Deep Woods ’17 Reserve Chardonnay | – | – | – | Singlefie Vivienne 2015 |
| Shiraz | Killerby Shiraz 2017 |
Windance 2016 | – | – | – | – | Houghton The Bandit 2015 | |
| Riesling | – | – | – | – | – | Robert Oatley ’17 Signature Gt Southern | – | Duke’s Magpie Hill Res Ries ’17 & W of Year |
| Sauvignon blanc | Stella Bella SB 2018 |
Watershed Senses SB 16 |
Millbrook Regional SB | Millbrook 18 Regional SB | Stella Bella SBS | Miles from Nowhere 2018 SB | Miles From Nowhere SB 2018 | SSB 2015 Suckfizzle |
| 2019 | Brisbane | Sydney | Perth | Adelaide | Melbourne | Canberra | Hobart | JH. Vanya Winemaker of year 19/20 |
| Cabernet | Xanadu Cabernet 2017 | Deep Woods Reserve 17 | Xanadu DJL Cabernet 2017 | Xanadu Cabernet 2017 | Xanadu Cabernet 2017 | Xanadu Cabernet 2017 | Deep Woods Hillside 2018 | Deep Woods Res 2016 |
| Cab blend/ Bordeaux/ dry red blend |
Willow Bridge Dragonfly Cab Merlot 2018 | Miles From Nowhere 2018 Cabernet Merlot | Deep Woods Cabernet Malbec 2017 | Di Madeline 2017 | ||||
| Best mature red | Forrester Yelverton 2014 | |||||||
| Shiraz or Cabernet dom Blend | Deep Woods Ebony 2017 | Deep Woods Cabernet S Malbec 17 | Deep Woods Shiraz et al 2018 | |||||
| Chardonnay | Capel Vale Black Label 2018 | 2018 Swings & Roundabouts Backyard Stories | Deep Woods Reserve 2018 | Xanadu 2017 Reserve Chardonnay (and white wine of show) | Deep Woods Reserve ‘18 + shows Best Wh & Wine | |||
| Shiraz | Deep Woods Reserve 2018 | Frankland Isolation Ridge 2017 | ||||||
| Riesling |
2020
| 2020 | Brisbane | Sydney | Perth | Adelaide | Melbourne | Canberra | Hobart | JH. Winemaker of year |
| Cabernet | Devil’s Lair 2018 + Show Best dry red | Blackstone Paddock 2018 + Best Red | ||||||
| Cab blend/ Bordeaux/ dry red blend |
Grace Farm, Cabernet Malbec, 2018 | Deep Woods Estate – Shiraz Et Al 2019 | ||||||
| Best mature red | ||||||||
| Shiraz or Cabernet dom Blend | ||||||||
| Chardonnay | Evans & Tate Redbrook Reserve, 2018 + Wine of Show | Flametree Wines – SRS Wallcliffe 2019 | ||||||
| Shiraz | ||||||||
| Riesling |
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| 2021 | Brisbane | Sydney | Perth | Adelaide | Melbourne | Canberra | Hobart | JH. Winemaker of the year |
| Cabernet | Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 | Xanadu, Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 | Devil’s Lair, Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 | Thompson Estate, The Specialist Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 | ||||
| Cab blend/ Bordeaux/ dry red blend |
Windance Estate, Cabernet Merlot 2020 | Deep Woods Estate, Cabernet Merlot Malbec 2019 | ||||||
| Best mature red | ||||||||
| Shiraz or Cabernet dom Blend | Deep Woods Estate, SV Cabernet Malbec 2019 | Houghton, Premium Tier Shiraz 2020 | ||||||
| Chardonnay | Stella Bella Chardonnay, 2020 | Cherubino, Margaret River Chardonnay 2020 | Evans & Tate, Redbrook Reserve 2019 | |||||
| Shiraz | Forester Estate, Home Block Shiraz 2019 | |||||||
| Riesling | Cherubino Ad Hoc Wallflower Riesling, 2021 |
Capel Vale, Regional MB Riesling 2021 | ||||||
| SSB Blend | Xanadu, DJL Sauv Blanc Semillon, 2020 | |||||||
| Rose | Abbey Vale Wines, Premium RSV Rose 2021 | Smallwater Estate, Rose 2021 | ||||||
| Sauvignon Blanc |