Featured Image: Richard and Malcolm Leask
Hither & Yon’s Malcolm and Richard Leask have been crowned McLaren Vale’s prestigious Bushing Monarchs for 2022 at the McLaren Vale Wine Show, with the winery’s 2021 Aglianico named ‘Best Wine in Show’.
The Bushing Monarch is an annual title awarded to the winemaker of highest scoring individual wine. This is the second time the Leask brothers have won this honourable title, following their Nero d’Avola taking out the same award in 2019. Malcolm and Richard are thrilled to win the top trophy again in 2022.
“Each year we observe, fine-tune and adjust. These vines and wines manage to exceed expectations year on year. We can’t think of a better variety for our future than this southern Italian beauty, it’s such a joy to grow and make,” says Malcolm.
“We shifted the style for our 2021 Aglianico, looking for vibrancy and juiciness, but true to its roots with the trademark rusticity. This ancient noble grape is a rising star for us and ideally suited to our growing environment,” adds Malcolm.
Richard Leask, the wineries Viticulturalist, planted 20 rows of the highly regarded variety on an alluvial creek bed of soil, helping to tone back the wine’s natural vigour.
“Aglianico was the very first alternative variety Hither & Yon planted, and was championed by our winemaking neighbour, Justin Lane. It’s well suited climatically to our region and tolerates drier conditions and holds a lot of natural acid that helps to balance the wine in production.
Aglianico has a strong future for us, and for our region. This trophy is testament of that,” states Richard.
For Hither & Yon, taking care of the soil and people comes first. Their vision has always been to make better wines with a lighter footprint.
In 2021 Hither & Yon became South Australia’s first Carbon Neutral certified wine brand, and in 2022 became Sustainable Winegrowing Australia certified for both their wine brand and vineyards.
Hither & Yon’s home vineyards are in the eastern foothills of McLaren Vale, and their boutique cellar door is situated in the village of Willunga.
2022 MGA Insurance McLaren Vale Wine Show – Trophy List
BEST WINE OF SHOW
Hither & Yon 2021 Aglianico
CHAIRPERSON’S TROPHY
Larnook 2021 Grenache Gris
WINE MEDIA TROPHY
Silent Noise 2021 FO Shiraz
BEST ICON WINES OF SHOW
Hardy’s 2018, 2014 and 2012 Eileen Hardy Shiraz
BEST MUSEUM WINE OF SHOW
Wolf Blass 2018 Grey Label Shiraz
BEST CABERNET SAUVIGNON OF SHOW
Battle of Bosworth 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon
BEST SHIRAZ OF SHOW
Cooter & Cooter 2021 Shiraz
BEST GRENACHE OF SHOW
Serafino 2021 Reserve Grenache
BEST SINGLE VINEYARD SHIRAZ OF SHOW
Cooter & Cooter 2021 Shiraz
BEST SINGLE VINEYARD VITICULTURALIST
Richard Leask
BEST SINGLE VINEYARD WINE ANY STYLE (OTHER THAN SHIRAZ)
Hither & Yon 2021 Aglianico
BEST SMALL PRODUCER OF SHOW
Cooter & Cooter 2021 Shiraz
MOST SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITOR
Shingleback
BEST CABERNET BLEND
Shingleback 2018 The Gate Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz
BEST SHIRAZ PREDOMINANT BLEND
Shottesbrooke Vineyards 2021 Engine Room by Hamish Maguire Shiraz Mataro Grenache
BEST GRENACHE PREDOMINANT BLEND
Varney Wines 2021 Grenache Mourvèdre Touriga
BEST OTHER RED & BLENDS
Alpha Crucis 2021 Blewitt Springs Mataro Grenache
BEST MEDITERRANEAN RED VARIETY
Hither & Yon 2021 Aglianico
BEST SHIRAZ THREE YEARS OR OLDER
Shingleback D Block 2018 Reserve Shiraz
BEST TWO-YEAR-OLD OR YOUNGER CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Battle of Bosworth 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon
BEST TWO-YEAR-OLD SHIRAZ
Gemtree Wines 2020 Bloodstone Shiraz
BEST ONE-YEAR-OLD OR YOUNGER SHIRAZ
Cooter & Cooter 2021 Shiraz
BEST ONE-YEAR-OLD GRENACHE
Serafino 2021 Reserve Grenache
BEST ROSÉ
Bondar Wines 2022 Rosé
BEST NEW AND EMERGING WHITE WINE
Chalk Hill 2022 Vermentino
BEST FIANO
d’Arenberg 2022 The Sun Surfer Fiano
For further details on Hither & Yon, please visit: hitherandyon.com.au
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