Australian Winery of the Year 2011

The much respected wine writer on Australia, James Halliday, has announced his Winery of the Year, and it is Larry Cherubino Wines. We have stocked some of Larry's wines for a while now and are very pleased he has won this prestigious accolade.

We currently stock his Ad Hoc Hen & Chicken Chardonnay. A fantastic named wine before you even taste the contents!

James Halliday says, "One of the many reasons why I ended up selecting Larry Cherubino Wines as my Winery of the Year (there were over 30 others with a plausible claim) was its focus on single-vineyard and single-region wines. It is a path that more and more Australian wine producers must follow if we are to fundamentally change the negative perceptions of domestic and (most significantly) export markets about the diversity, the quality and the style of our wines, and of our aspirations for the future...

...He is adamant that he is not interested in growth; quality is the paramount objective. His strike-rate is 11 wines at 94 to 97 points (five special value) and another 11 at 90 to 93 points (six special value)
and a solitary wine at 89 points.

No other winery had such a percentage success rate. Is there a reason? Yes, for whether the wines are Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Merlot, all have balance, line, length and, above all else, elegance. If this were not enough, every one of those varietal styles has at least one wine at 94 points or above"