2024Autumn Village Cellars Wine CatalogueEuropean Wines vs. the Rest of the World 48 years after the ‘Judgment of Paris’WhiteRedRieslingChardonnayTexturedRhoneSyrahPegasus BayBel CantoDry Riesling2023 (screw cap)Region: Waipara Valley, North Canterbury, New ZealandVarietal: Riesling Alc. 14.7％ RS 5.3g/LGrosset, Polish Hill Riesling, Clare Valley, South Australia 2012Felton Road, Block 6 Chardonnay, Central Otago, New Zealand 2017Pegasus Bay, Bel Canto Dry Riesling, Waipara, North Canterbury, New Zealand 2011Tahbilk, Viognier, Nagambie Lakes, Victoria, Australia 2011※Currently not available in Japan. Trinity Hill, Homage Syrah, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand 2018For wine information, please see www.village-cellars.co.jp. +/ ( -ƧƥƧƩMount Pleasant Rosehill Shiraz 2019 (screw cap)Region: Hunter Valley, New South Wales, AustraliaVarietal: Shiraz Alc. 14.1％Trinity Hill Homage Syrah 2020 (screw cap)Region: Hawkes Bay, New ZealandVarietal: Syrah100% Alc. 13.3％CODE12900On April 20, 2024, Mount Pleasant hosted a vertical tasting of Rosehill Vineyard Shiraz led by Phil Ryan, the third head winemaker after Morris O’Shea, who retired in 2013 after 35 harvests. On the day, we arrived in Sydney from Japan at around On May 24, 1976, the late Stephen Spurrier, an English Master of Wine, wine merchant and wine educator living in Paris, held a blind tasting of French wines vs. Californian wines in Paris with a panel of famous wine critics of the time. The ‘Judgment of Paris’* turned conventional wisdom about wine on its head.48 years later, on May 20 this year, at the London Wine Fair 2024, the ‘Judgement of London’** was held as a tribute to Stephen Spurrier, who passed away in March 2021, and to reflect on fine wines of the world today. The ‘Judgement’ paired European with Rest of the World wines considered representative in eight white and eight red categories, for 32 wines in all, which were judged by 21 experts. The total score of the European wines was slightly higher than the Rest of the World, (2,621.5 to 2,604.5 points). However, Ronan Sayburn MS (Master Sommelier), one of the organizers who selected the wines to be tasted, said: “From the beginning, it was never about a winner or loser, and the results show that... All these wines tasted on their own are amongst the greatest in the world, and we were asking our judges to choose amongst them.” Another organizer, Sarah Abbott MW (Master of Wine), added: “The Located in Pokolbin, in the Lower Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Mount Pleasant is one of Australia’s oldest wineries, and a famed pioneer in the development of table wine in Australia. Its founder Morris O’Shea bought the Old Hill Vineyard which had been under cultivation since 1880, and the adjacent Old Paddock Vineyard in 1921, and began making wine. In 1945, he bought land for the Rosehill and Lovedale Vineyards, predominantly planting Shiraz at Rosehill and Semillon at Lovedale in 1946, and served as head winemaker until his death in 1956 at the age of 59. With vineyards that are little changed since the company’s founding, Mount Pleasant is reputed to have the most vineyards in Australia over 50 years old. GrossetPolish HillRiesling 2023 (screw cap)Region: Clare Valley, South AustraliaVarietal: RieslingAlc. 12.8％ RS 1.8g/LCODE12260Felton RoadChardonnayBlock 6 2021 (screw cap)Region: Central Otago, New ZealandVarietal: ChardonnayAlc. 13.9％CODE12992results from Judgement of London highlight that great wine can and does come from all corners of the world.” With so many fine wines in the world today, it is a great honour to have a wine selected for this tasting. Out of the 16 ‘Rest of the World’ wines, Village Cellars works with five of the producers whose wines were tasted. The results of the tasting saw Pegasus Bay Bel Canto Dry Riesling 2011 with the top score in both the White and Overall categories, and Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2012 second in the White category. Trinity Hill Homage Syrah 2018 was paired with Jean Louis Chave Hermitage Rouge 2012, the highest scoring red, and although the judges’ combined score wasn’t as high, Jancis Robinson MW who was one of the judges, said they both received the same score of 18.5 out of 20 points.（Yoshiko Nakamura, General Manager）* The ‘Judgment of Paris’ tasting was a watershed event in wine history. The name alludes to Greek mythology. The following article by Kotaro Hayama goes into detail, including the return tasting event in 1986.https://www.enoteca.co.jp/article/archives/6255/** LONDON WINE FAIR’S JUDGEMENT OF LONDON: THE RESULTS https://www.londonwinefair.com/news/london-wine-fair-s-judgement-of-london-the-results/RRP ￥8,5008:00 a.m., drove directly from the airport, and somehow managed to get there about an hour before the end and taste the wines. All the wines were 100% Shiraz from the Rosehill Vineyard, starting with the 1987, 1996, 2007, 2014, 2018, and 2022. All were medium-bodied with surprising clarity and acidity, elegant spiciness to complement the sweet fruit, fine tannins, and well balanced. There seems to have been a difference between the bottles of 1987, the 1996 was ready to drink, and the 2007 felt young. The 2014 had a wonderful balance of acidity and fruit, making it a classic Hunter Shiraz. The 2018 was well-balanced, showing just how good the year was, and the 2022 vintage is still full of youthful energy. If you have a chance to visit the Hunter Valley, be sure to stop by the cellar door. Nowhere else in Australia do they sell wine that has been bottle-aged for 30 to 40 years.CODE12791CODE12359VC wines featured in the ‘Judgement of London’ (vintages are different)※ See p. 25 for tasting noteRRP ￥9,800※ See p. 40 for tasting noteCategory※ See p. 45 for tasting noteRRP ￥6,500※ See p. 29 for tasting noteWine※ See p. 46 for tasting noteRRP ￥7,200RRP ￥18,500－9－ !-*(0./-'$)ǙǙPegasus Bay (NZ) and Grosset (AUS) 1st and 2nd in Best White Wines in the WorldMount Pleasant Rosehill Vineyard Shiraz Vertical Tasting
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