{"id":4732,"date":"2021-12-08T15:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T02:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=4732"},"modified":"2021-12-08T15:00:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T02:00:23","slug":"chris-scott-wins-winemaker-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=4732","title":{"rendered":"Chris Scott wins Winemaker of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hawke\u2019s Bay winery, Church Road has been winning accolades again at the annual <strong>Winestate Wine of the Year Awards<\/strong> announced today with <em>Chief Winemaker, Chris Scott<\/em>, crowned <strong>NZ Winemaker of <\/strong><strong>the Yea<\/strong>r for an unprecedented fourth time. <em>Church Road Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2019<\/em> picked up both <strong>Wine of the Year<\/strong> and <strong>Chardonnay of the Year<\/strong>. They also saw their <em>Church Road Grand Reserve Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2019<\/em> win <strong>Merlot of the Year<\/strong>. <em>Pernod Ricard Winemakers NZ<\/em>, who own Church Road, also won <strong>NZ Wine Company of the Year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>No-one has ever won the Winemaker of the Year award four times, and Chris said: \u201cWinning Winemaker of the Year is a real privilege, and to win it four times is just incredible. It\u2019s such a great testament to the efforts of the entire team here. They\u2019re a great bunch of incredibly talented people and it is through everyone\u2019s dedication and skill that we achieve the results that we do. It is also testament to the wonderful region we call home and we\u2019re incredibly proud that we can do our bit to help demonstrate Hawke\u2019s Bay\u2019s ability to produce wines that are amongst the finest in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2019 is primarily sourced from the gentle but elevated slopes of Tuki Tuki Vineyard in the Tuki Tuki Valley and Terraces Vineyard sheltered from the south by Te Mata Peak. The Grand Reserve Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 is primarily sourced from the Gimblett Vineyard, that typically produces darkly fruited structural wines that respond well to cellaring. Church Road is available in leading retail, grocery, on-premise and www.churchroad.com. 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