Cuttaway Hill Wines Press Release
Gold and Trophy for Cuttaway Hill
at N.S.W. Small Winemakers Wine Show

August 29, 2010

Leading Southern Highlands winery Cuttaway Hill took out  a trophy, gold medal and two bronze medals in the 2010 NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show this week.

Topping the list is the new release Cuttaway Hill 2010 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc which was awarded a gold medal and also the trophy for the best Semillon Sauvignon Blanc in show.

The Cuttaway Hill 2010 Sauvignon Blanc and its traditional method Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir were also awarded bronze medals.

Mark Bourne of Cuttaway Hill commented that "It was encouraging to see a young wine score so highly when it still has plenty of development to come in the bottle"

Ironically Cuttaway Hill is the only Southern Highlands vineyard to grow the noble Semillon variety and produce a traditional Semillon Sauvignon Blanc blend from the cool climate Southern Highlands wine region.

Mark Bourne said " The classic cool climate varieties and wines scored very strongly and it is confirmation that the Southern Highlands wine regions strengths lie with with these varieties".


Cuttaway Hill 2010 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

SSB bottle
Harvested- 24 March 2010

Region-  Southern Highlands

Vineyard-  Cuttaway and Allambie

Winemaking- Primary fermentation in stainless steel at a cool 12-14°C for approx 11 days. No malolactic fermentation or oak ageing. Lightly fined and cold stabilised for clarification then sterile filtered prior to bottling. Bottled early to retain the variety's fresh primary fruit characteristics

Appearance - Pale straw  with a vibrant green tint in clour

Aroma- Intense gooseberry herbaceous and flinty aromas

Palate- Crisp citrus mineral and tropical flavours with a long elegant finish
About Cuttaway Hill Wines
The family owned Cuttaway Hill Estate is cradled in the cool climate wine region of the Southern Highlands and was established by the O'Neil family on the side of Cuttaway Hill outside the townships of Mittagong and Bowral in Australia in 1998.

Cuttaway Hill wines are made from grapes grown in the Southern Highlands and each vineyard provides a unique character that gives the wine lover a true taste of the Southern Highlands in a glass, and its national and international award winning wines are building a strong reputation among wine connoisseurs. Cuttaway Hill's range of premium quality table wines artfully blend traditional and new world wine styles and include classic varieties that are full flavoured and combine cool climate complexity and wide appeal to represent the unique terroir that is the Southern Highlands and Cuttaway Hill.
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About NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show
2010 is the 19th year of The NSW Small Winemakers WIne Show, which is open to all wine producers who crush less than 500 tonnes annually and source grapes from within the states of NSW and ACT. Judging is held in the NSW town of Forbes every year and this years chairman of judges was well known winemaker Andrew Thomas.
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For further information or inquiries regarding this press release please contact

Mark Bourne on 0409 902 982 or at mark@cuttawayhillwines.com.au