LARRY CHERUBINO WINES SHINE AT THE 2017 QANTAS EPIQURE HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION AWARDS
Halliday has spoken, and once again it’s excellent news for Western Australian wine, with Larry Cherubino Wines awarded Best Value Winery of the Year in the 2017 Qantas epiQure Halliday Wine Companion Awards. Recognised as one of the Australian wine industry’s highest honours, Halliday’s Best Value Winery award recognises producers whose portfolio confidently displays that most holy of unions – outstanding wines and great value for money.
The 2017 guide features 35 wines from the Cherubino stable – 28 of which received the all-important ‘value’ rosette across Cherubino, Laissez Faire, The Yard, Pedestal and Ad Hoc. This is a superb endorsement of the drive for consistency that winemaker Larry Cherubino has made his mission. “To us, it’s part of what we represent, to make wines that people want to drink and in turn, keep them coming back” the winemaker says. “This award is great in demonstrating that what we are doing is not only valuable to our customers but also to the regions we grow and source our grapes from. This recognition drives me to keep pushing myself to grow better grapes and make the wines that we want to drink”.
After 25 years in the industry, Cherubino’s knack for achieving elegance and consistency across region, vintage and price point certainly isn’t going unnoticed. Having taken out Halliday’s Winery of the Year along with multiple awards and medals in recent years, this recent award reinforces the story of Cherubino. “Wine is constantly evolving. We are always learning and having to change and we will always work hard to make sure we continue to chase both quality and value’.
“First up, in 2011 [Cherubino’s] eponymous winery was honoured as Winery of the Year. Second, in 15 years he has traversed all the challenges and practices of the issues [of modern winemaking]. And he has done it in style.” – James Halliday, 2017 Halliday Wine Companion
| 2013 Cherubino Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon | 97 points |
| 2015 Cherubino Great Southern Riesling | 96 points |
| 2015 Cherubino Porongurup Riesling | 96 points |
| 2015 Cherubino Pemberton Sauvignon Blanc | 96 points |
| 2015 Cherubino Margaret River Chardonnay | 96 points |
| 2014 Cherubino Frankland River Shiraz | 96 points |
| 2014 Cherubino Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon | 96 points |
| 2014 Laissez Faire Porongurup Syrah | 96 points |
| 2014 Laissez Faire Porongurup Syrah Grenache | 96 points |
| 2015 Laissez Faire Porongurup Riesling | 95 points |
| 2015 The Yard Pemberton Channybearup Sauvignon Blanc | 95 points |
| 2015 Ad Hoc Margaret River Straw Man Sauvignon Blanc Semillon | 95 points |
| 2015 Pedestal Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc | 95 points |
| 2014 The Yard Frankland River Justin Shiraz | 95 points |
| 2014 Cherubino Margaret River Cabernet | 95 points |
| 2014 The Yard Frankland River Riversdale Cabernet Sauvignon | 95 points |
| 2015 Ad Hoc Great Southern Wallflower Riesling | 94 points |
| 2014 Laissez Faire Porongurup Chardonnay | 94 points |
| 2015 Pedestal Margaret River Chardonnay | 94 points |
| 2014 Pedestal Margaret River Chardonnay | 94 points |
| 2015 Laissez Faire Frankland River Fiano | 94 points |
| 2015 Laissez Faire Margaret River Field Blend | 94 points |
| 2014 Ad Hoc Frankland River Middle of Everywhere Shiraz | 94 points |
| 2014 The Yard Frankland River Acacia Shiraz | 94 points |
| 2014 The Yard Frankland River Riversdale Shiraz | 94 points |
| 2015 Ad Hoc Pemberton ‘Nitty Gritty’ Pinot Grigio | 93 points |
| 2014 Laissez Faire Frankland River Grenache | 93 points |
| 2014 Pedestal Margaret River Cabernet Merlot | 93 points |
| 2014 Ad Hoc Frankland River Avant Gardening Cabernet Malbec | 93 points |
| 2015 Ad Hoc Pemberton ‘Hen & Chicken’ Chardonnay | 92 points |
| 2015 LC Porongurup Sauvignon Blanc 91 points | 91 points |
| 2015 LC Pemberton Chardonnay 90 points | 90 points |
| 2014 Laissez Faire Porongurup Pinot Noir | 90 points |
| 2014 LC Margaret River Puzey Road Cabernet Sauvignon | 90 points
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