SCHUBERT WINES PRESS RELEASE 7th JULY 2010

The International Wine Challenge in London just announced the 2010 Trophies and after awarding both Schubert Wines’ Pinot Noirs with GOLD the Schubert Pinot Noir Block B 2008 was also awarded the Trophy for BEST NEW ZEALAND PINOT NOIR.

This is a fantastic success for Schubert Wines having recently been awarded the Regional Trophy at Decanter World Wide Wine Awards for best New Zealand Pinot Noir for the ‘08 Schubert Pinot Noir Block B as well. Also receiving Decanter GOLD for the 2008 Schubert Pinot Noir “Marion’s Vineyard.

This double success for Schubert Wines at two of the world’s most prestigious, influential and independent wine competitions has once again confirmed the importance of the Wairarapa Region on the global wine scene.

The International Wine Challenge (IWC) is not only the world’s largest wine competition – it’s motto is “the Ultimate wine competition bringing reassurance through integrity”. The results of the 27th Challenge were announced at the recent London International Wine and Spirits Fair with the Trophies being publicized on 30th June 2010 at the Lords Nursery Pavilion.

With a record number of 46 wine producing countries entering the 2010 Challenge there were only 326 Gold’s; two of which went to Schubert Wines’ Pinot Noir Marion’s Vineyard and Block B. 111 wines were awarded a Trophy this year with New Zealand only receiving 8 Trophies in total.

The Trophy stage is the final round for these award-winning wines. Having already achieved a Gold medal through the Challenge’s rigorous judging process, the wines are tasted once more by an elite panel of judges against others in the same category, to determine if they are worthy of a Trophy in addition to their Gold medal.

Of the 2008 Schubert Pinot Noir Marion’s Vineyard the Judges said “Creamy, rich, undergrowth quality. Dense, sweet fruit. Has real intensity with fleshy mid-palate. Lovely!”

And of the 2008 Schubert Pinot Noir Block B “Mid ruby, dense raspberry and smoke nose with a herb de province overlay. Juicy, jammy palate with good lift. Nice length. Luscious!”

Kai Schubert was “delighted with the international recognition his wines have gained over the past month, reconfirming the regions ability to produce world class wines of intense and complex character”.