South Australia’s Bleasdale Vineyards’ 2018 The Wild Fig S.G.M was has been awarded the Jimmy Watson Trophy for Best Young Red at the 2019 Royal Melbourne Wine Awards.
The Wild Fig S.G.M is a blend of Shiraz, Grenache and Mourvedre sourced from Langhorne Creek and produced by Bleasdale Vinyards Winemaker Paul Hotker. This is the first time a blend has taken home the Jimmy Watson Trophy since 2008.
The Jimmy Watson Trophy is the Australian wine industry’s most coveted award. The trophy is awarded to the best one or two-year-old red wine and is named after the legendary Jimmy Watson who championed table wine at his Carlton wine bar.
Bleasdale was up against over a thousand ‘young’ red wines at the 2019 Royal Melbourne Wine Awards, and is priced at just $20 a bottle
“Bleasdale continues to evolve in a dynamic environment, and remains as relevant as ever. As the Jimmy Watson Trophy was conceived in 1962, Bleasdale made their first table wine after 100 years of fortified winemaking.” said Hotker.
“People love fresh young wines with varietal character and that’s what Langhorne Creek, Adelaide Hills and Bleasdale do so well."
Bottle shop favourite Cat Amongst The Pigeons Barossa Grenache Shiraz Mataro, which costs $20 at BWS, was just behind Bleasdale for the coveted trophy.
It scored Gold and earned 96 points out of an overall 100 in the Best Red Blend — Red Blends 2018 and Younger category.
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