A $35 wine from family owned winery Bleasdale has received one of the country’s most coveted wine awards, taking home the Max Schubert AM Trophy for most outstanding red wine at the 2018 Royal Adelaide Wine Show.

Bleasdale’s Generations Shiraz 2016 was named recipient of the prestigious Max Schubert AM Trophy at today’s awards lunch, as well as the Wine Communicators of Australia Trophy for best shiraz in show.

Bleasdale is one of Australia’s most awarded small wineries, and its Generations Shiraz is consistently recognised at wine shows around the country. Most recently the 2015 vintage was awarded the International Judge’s Annual Trophy at the 2018 KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show.

Bleasdale Generations Shiraz 2016 beat more than 1400 other red wines to receive the Max Schubert AM Trophy at what is arguably Australia’s most respected capital city wine show.

Bleasdale senior winemaker Paul Hotker, who was last year named James Halliday’s Winemaker of the Year for 2018, said the latest win has cemented the 168-year-old winery’s ongoing relevance in the marketplace.

“It’s unbelievable, incredible, hard to fathom,” Hotker said. “This is very exciting for the whole team and we will celebrate!”

Bleasdale has received seven trophies at major wine shows in recent weeks, with today’s win marking the third best red wine of show from the four capital city wine shows held since the beginning of August.

Bleasdale’s 2017 Frank Potts Cabernet Blend was named best red of show at the 2018 Perth Royal Wine Awards just two weeks after the 2016 Wellington Road Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon won it in Sydney. The 2016 Generations Shiraz also received top gold at the 2018 Royal Hobart Wine Show in mid-August.

“It’s pretty rare to get such a spread of awards for such a diverse group of wines – they’re all red but that’s about the only thing they’ve got in common.” Hotker said of the recent success.

With a history of exemplary winemaking decisions, Paul is confident in his prediction Langhorne Creek’s future success lies with its proven varietals; Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec.

“We will also continue to experiment with other red grapes, as indicated by the success of the iconic Frank Potts, a Cabernet blend with Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc,” he said.

Source: Winetitles.

Image: Bleasdale Senior Winemaker Paul Hotker