Awards & Reviews

Award Winning Wines

In our first five years of operation we’ve achieved quite a medal haul at the wine shows, together with some terrific reviews from the wine media, firmly cementing our reputation for award winning wines!

Hilltops 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon

Gold Medal and Trophy Best Cabernet of Show – 2022 NSW Wine Awards
Gold Medal and Trophy Best Cabernet of Show – 2022 Australian Cool Climate Wine Show
Gold Medal & Trophy Best Cabernet Sauvignon of Show – 2022 NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show
Gold Medal – 2022 Australia & New Zealand Boutique Wine Awards
Silver Medal – 2022 Australian Cool Climate Wine Show
Silver Medal – 2021 Canberra Wine Show

Hilltops 2022 El Tinto

Gold Medal – 2023 International Cool Climate Wine Show
Silver Medal – 2023 Canberra & Region Wine Show

Hilltops 2022 Shiraz

Silver Medal – 2023 NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show
Bronze Medal – 2023 Canberra & District Wine Show

Hilltops 2019 Shiraz

96/100 Gold Medal, Best Shiraz of Show and Best Wine of Show at the Hilltops Wine Show and Hilltops Wine of the Year 2022
92/100 Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion “Floral scented, sweetly fruited, lightly spiced and well priced.”
92/100 Stephen Read, Wine Matrix “…soft tannins and white pepper at the front, with layers of blackcurrant and red fruits evident, well-integrated oak is balanced with clean acid and a long finish.”
92/100 – Campbell Mattinson, Wine Front “…a good wine, a good drink and good value.”
Bronze Medal NSW Wine Awards 2020

Hilltops 2018 Shiraz

95/100 James Halliday “The medium-bodied palate is supple and smooth, the fruit (cherry and plum) beautifully balanced.”
93/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit “It’s beautifully ripe and rounded on the palate, delivering succulent fruit flavours together with fine texture and silky tannins, finishing long and very attractive.”
92+/100 Campbell Mattinson, WineFront “Sweet berried fruit, a healthy dose of cedary oak, some coffeed notes and rounds of both sweet spice and gum leaf/peppercorn.”
90/100 Stephen Read, Wine Matrix “…white pepper spice, soft tannins, red berries, subtle oak with a complex balance of fruit and acid. There is good length to the finish.”
Bronze Medal, NSW Wine Awards 2019
Bronze Medal, National Cool Climate Wine Show 2019

Hilltops 2017 Shiraz

96/100 Trophy Best Shiraz of Show, Australian Highlands Wine Show 2018
95/100 Gold Medal Canberra and District Wine Show 2019
94/100 – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit “The palate is wonderfully flavoursome and concentrated, delivering excellent fruit purity…”
92/100 – James Halliday “…a bright crimson-purple hue; the bouquet and palate both impart the pepper and spice of the relatively cool climate…”
90/100 – Huon Hooke, The Real Review “Medium to deep red/purple hue, with a herbal, plummy, fruit-led aroma, which embraces some cool-grown peppery notes.” Top Value rating
Bronze Medal, 2018 Australian Cool Climate Wine Show
Bronze Medal, 2018 Canberra & District Wine Show
Bronze Medal, 2018 National Cool Climate Wine Show

Tumbarumba 2022 Chardonnay

Silver Medal – 2023 International Cool Climate Wine Show
Silver Medal – 2023 Tumbarumba Wine Show
Silver Medal – 2023 ANZ Boutique Wine Show
Silver Medal – 2023 Canberra & Region Wine Show

Tumbarumba 2021 Chardonnay

87/100, Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion, “…full of melon and stone fruit, clotted cream and smoky oak.”

Tumbarumba 2019 Chardonnay

93/100 – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit “…lovely weight and rounded mouthfeel, brilliantly supported by bright acidity, finishing long and succulent”
90/100 – Stephen Read, Wine Matrix “…citrus aromas along with some tropical fruit notes, sweet vanillin oak is evident making this a complex nose.”
Bronze Medal 2020 ANZ Boutique Wine Show

Tumbarumba 2018 Chardonnay

- 93/100 – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit “…bright fruit intensity and fine texture, brilliantly structured by vibrant acidity, finishing persistent and linear.”
- 92/100 – James Halliday “The quality of the wine is exceptional at this price…”
- 91/100 – Campbell Mattinson, WineFront “Pure of fruit, straight of line, sound of length.”
- Silver Medal, ANZ Boutique Wine Show
- Bronze Medal, NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show 2019
- Bronze Medal Australian Highlands Wine Show 2019
- Bronze Medal NSW Wine Awards 2019

Tumbarumba 2017 Chardonnay

93/100 – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit “Beautifully fruited and elegantly fragrant”
92/100 – Gary Walsh, WineFront “Here’s a good glass of Chardonnay.”
91/100 – Huon Hooke, The Real Review #2 Top white wines of the month April 2018, #5 Top NSW 2017 Chardonnays
Silver Medal, 2018 Australian Highlands Wine Show
Bronze Medal, 2018 Canberra & District Wine Show
Bronze Medal, 2018 Australian Cool Climate Wine Show
Bronze Medal, 2018 National Cool Climate Wine Show

Hilltops 2021 Tempranillo

Silver Medal – 2021 Canberra & Region Wine Show
Silver Medal – 2021 NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show
90/100 – Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion “a juicy, youthful wine …
Bronze Medal – 2021 Winewise Small Vignerons Awards

Hilltops 2019 Tempranillo

93/100 – Mike Bennie “Ripper drink.”
93/100 – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit: “…youthful fruit flavours together with silky texture and polished tannins, offering fabulous drinking”
92/100 – Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion “…an utterly delicious drink-now style”
90/100 – Stephen Read, Wine Matrix “…aromas of sweet red berries and a hint of spice…”
90/100 – Campbell Mattinson, Wine Front “…sweet, supple fruit flavours flowing through the palate…”
Bronze Medal – Alternative Varieties Wine Show 2020

Hilltops 2018 Tempranillo

94/100 – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit “Youthfully charming and delightfully fragrant…”
92/100 – Campbell Mattinson, WineFront “This is just lovely. … Cherry-berry flavours, a lick of spice, excellent shape and a general impression of polish.”
Silver Medal, Australian Cool Climate Wine Show 2019
Silver Medal, NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show 2019
Silver Medal, Canberra & Region Wine Show 2019
Silver Medal, Australian Highlands Wine Show 2019
Silver Medal, ANZ Boutique Wine Show
Bronze Medal, Royal Sydney Wine Show 2019

Hilltops 2017 Tempranillo

Silver Medal, Australian Cool Climate Wine Show
93/100 – James Halliday “Variety meets region meets love at first sight.”
92/100 – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit “An immediately appealing red with plenty of tasty flavours”
89/100 – Campbell Mattinson, WineFront “It’s a red wine with ease-of-drinking clearly on its side.”
86/100 – Huon Hooke, The Real Review “Bright, medium to full red/purple colour with a fresh, bright red-fruit aroma and flavour…”

Tumbarumba 2022 Sauvignon Blanc

Silver Medal – 2022 Canberra & Region Wine Show
Bronze Medal – 2022 Tumbarumba Wine Show

Tumbarumba 2021 Sauvignon Blanc

93/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, “…fabulously fruited and packed with youthful fruit flavours, offering excellent drinking.”
88/100 Campbell Mattinson, Wine Front, “…fresh, open and easy to enjoy. Simple and good.”
88/100 – Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion “…its cool climate allows this to remain tangy and perkily fresh.”
Bronze medal – 2021 Canberra & Region Wine Show

Tumbarumba 2019 Sauvignon Blanc

Silver Medal, NSW Wine Awards 2019
92/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, “…juicy fruit intensity and lively mouthfeel, making it refreshing and highly enjoyable.”
91/100: Stephen Read, Wine Matrix, “…a great balance of complex fruit, melon, citrus, a hint of pineapple, balanced by clean lime juice acid, then finishing with a green apple crispness.”
Bronze Medal, Canberra & Region Wine Show 2019
Bronze Medal, Australian Highlands Wine Show 2019

Tumbarumba 2018 Sauvignon Blanc

92/100 – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit “…excellent vibrancy and lively mouthfeel, backed by refreshing acidity, leading to a lingering delectable finish.”
91/100: Mike Bennie, WineFront “Great volume of perfume, good juiciness in palate, nice sense of the variety’s fruitier side but also delivers a little extra in texture and length.”
90/100: James Halliday “more depth and intensity to its range of citrus and tropical fruits than those of warmer regions.”
Bronze Medal, Australian Highlands Wine Show
88/100 – Huon Hooke, The Real Review “…very bright and nascent, with a quite intense palate…”

Reserve Selection Canberra 2019 Shiraz

95/100 Gold Medal, NSW Wine Awards 2020
93/100 – Campbell Mattinson, Wine Front, “…Cherry-plum, peppercorn, twigs and sweet spices mix with smoky oak and mocha-like notes. There’s a bit of class to this.”
Silver Medal, The Great Australian Shiraz Challenge 2020
Silver Medal, 2020 ANZ Boutique Wine Awards
Silver Medal, 2021 Canberra & Region Wine Show
Silver Medal, 2021 Australian Highlands Wine Show

Reserve Selection Canberra 2017 Shiraz

94/100 – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit “Beautifully harmonious and flavoursome.”
92/100 – James Halliday, “It’s full-bodied, and fully reflects the depth of fruit Canberra can imbue. Cellar? The ayes have it.”
92/100 – Mike Bennie, “Shows that regional blueberry and crushed rock character with some lift of clove”

Prestige Cuvée NV Tumbarumba Chardonnay-Pinot Noir

Bronze Medal – 2023 Tumbarumba Wine Show
92/100 – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, “It’s fabulously fragrant and inviting on the nose showing white flesh nectarine, rockmelon, lemon zest and fresh apple aromas, leading to a juicy palate that’s vibrant and refreshing.”
90/100 – Stephen Read, Wine Matrix “…a good balance between the citrus acid and fruit weight, along with a creamy mouthfeel and a good length to the palate.”
Bronze Medal 2020 ANZ Boutique Wine Show

Corang Estate 2023 Rosé

Silver Medal – 2023 NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show
Bronze Medal – 2023 Australian Cool Climate Wine Show
Bronze Medal – 2023 Canberra & District Wine Show
Bronze Medal – 2023 ANZ Boutique Wine Show

Corang Estate 2022 Rosé

92/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit “…fine texture and zesty acidity, finishing long and mouth-watering”
Bronze Medal – 2022 Australian Highlands Wine Show
Bronze Medal – 2022 Canberra & Region Wine Show

Corang Estate 2021 Rosé

94/100 – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, “…juicy and vibrant with a lengthy succulent finish.”
90/100 – Mike Bennie, Wine Front, “Fruity but dry expression with lots going on and a lot of charisma.”
Silver Medal – 2021 Australian Highlands Wine Show
Bronze Medal – 2021 WineWise Small Vignerons Awards
Bronze Medal – 2021 NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show
Bronze Medal – 2021 Canberra Wine Show
87.100 – Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion. “…estate-grown tempranillo and shiraz so plenty of red lollies, warm spices and juicy berries at its core.”

Hilltops 2022 Prosecco

93/100 – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, “Beautifully rounded and charming with bright fruit flavours”
90/100 – Jane Faulkner – Halliday Wine Companion “Invitingly fresh and lively…”
Bronze Medal – 2023 International Cool Climate Wine Show

Awards & Reviews

Award Winning Wines

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