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AWARDS & PRESS

 
Since being established in 1988 Penley Estate has received critical acclaim from Australian and International wine writers as well as being awarded many trophies, nominations and medals at the some of the worlds most prestigious wine shows. Below is a table showing the number of awards each wine has won with all the latest news below.


47 TROPHIES             147 GOLD MEDALS              250 SILVER MEDALS          521 BRONZE MEDALS 

 Wine

Trophies

Trophy Nominations

Gold Medals

Silver Medals

Bronze Medals

90 + Points


Reserve Cabernet

20

10

74

78

113

30


Special Select Shiraz

1

1

6

6

19

13


Chertsey

 

 

1 

2

3

 6


Phoenix Cabernet

11

1

17

35

70

16


Hyland Shiraz

2

1

9

24

88

12


Gryphon Merlot

 

 

 

3

 5

 3


Condor Shiraz Cabernet

 

 

4

12

12

4


Shiraz Cabernet

3

5

20

53

86

8


Merlot (Last Vintage 2004)

 

1

4

3

15

6


Over The Moon Rose

 

 

 

1

2

1


Chardonnay

 

 

7

21

74

10


Sparkling Pinot Chardonnay

7

 

5

12

34

 

Other (Best Viticulturalist &
Best of show)

3

1

 

 

 

 


LATEST NEWS

[New!]June 2008
Penley wins more gold, this time at the LA International Wine Competition for the 2006 Phoenix Cabernet. Also winners in LA were the 2006 Condor Shiraz Cabernet and 2006 Gryphon Merlot, both winning a silver medal.

[New!]April 2008
Penley's Gryphon Merlot continues its run in the press with 91 points and four stars in the April issue of Gourmet Traveller Wine. For the
full review please click here.

[New!]November 2007
Penley Estate's newest wine, Chertsey has been selected in the Top 100 Wines for the Adelaide Review by Nick Stock who commented that the 2004 Chertsey was "Stylish and Precise"

[New!]October 2007
Qantas magazine's October feature on Coonawarra sees the Chertsey impress wine writer Nick Stock. Read the review here.

[New!]August 2007
James Halliday's annual Australian Wine Companion is out with 6 Penley wines rating over 90 Points. For more information check out the reviews page.

[New!]July 2007
Penley Estate appears in Wine Spectator with the 2005 Hyland Shiraz. To see to the review click here.

[New!]June 2007
Peter Forrestal once again reviews some of Penley's wines, this time for his Top 100 Winter Reds list in the Sunday Times. Check out the reviews page for more details.

[New!]May 2007
Peter Forrestal reviews the 2005 Condor Shiraz Cabernet in the May Bulletin magazine commenting on its depth, texture and balance. See reviews page for more details. 

[New!] May 2007
Paddy Kendler has reviewed the 2005 Hyland, Phoenix and Condor in the Herald Sun and comments on their vitrually unbeatable value. For more on this review please click here.

[New!]February 2007
The 2004 Reserve Cabernet has just been rated 93 points by Campbell Mattinson from Winefront Monthly.
For more information check out his review here.

[New!]January 2007
 In a happy new year for Penley Robert Parker has released his results of his Australian tasting and has called Penley Estate "One of the finest Coonawarra Producers"  and rated 5 Penley wines over 90 Points including 92+ Points for both our Reserve Cabernet and Chertsey. For full details click here.

 

 

 

 

  
 

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