Awards

Best Shiraz of Australia

Winner - Saint Martin Oak 2024 Great Australian Shiraz Challenge

Well it's official our 2022 Shiraz has been voted the Best Shiraz of Australia winning the Trophy at the Saint Martin Oak 2024 Great Australian Shiraz Challenge

When the call came through to let me know Smallwater Estate had won the top award at the 30th anniversary of the Great Australian Shiraz Challenge, I was in the tractor. It didn’t truly sink in until I finished my work and had time to digest the conversation.

I’ve only entered my Shiraz a few times over the years in this prestigious competition, but I had a feeling we might be in the running, especially after our 2022 Shiraz received several trophies at national shows last year.

Geographe is starting to gain recognition as a region that consistently produces exceptional Shiraz along with many other varieties. Winning this award feels like letting the best-kept secret out of the bag. Our wineries stretch from the coastal plain to the escarpment, with higher altitudes that really showcase the diversity of our region.

I’m incredibly fortunate to work with two amazing winemakers, Bruce Dukes and Remi Guise. Their expertise and artistry consistently bring out the best in our fruit, and they provide invaluable advice on oak selection to achieve the style I envision.

This award is not just a personal achievement; it’s for everyone involved in producing Smallwater Estate wines. It’s a tough climate out there for all wineries, and receiving accolades from a major show like the Great Australian Shiraz Challenge renews my enthusiasm. I hope it also boosts our sales, bringing greater exposure to Smallwater Estate.

Thank you for celebrating this journey with me!

Cheers, John Small and Team Smallwater Estate

  • 2024December 4th

    2023

    2022 Shiraz

    TROPHY, Gold & Best WA Shiraz Royal Melbourne

    TROPHY & Gold Winewise Awards

    Gold Wine Show of WA

    Gold Geographe Wine Show

    Silver Australian & New Zealand Boutique Wine Show

    Silver Australian Small Winemakers Show

    Silver Royal Adelaide

    Silver Royal Perth Wine Show

    Bronze Sydney Royal Wine Show


    2021 Shiraz

    Gold Winewise Awards

    Silver National Wine Show of Australia

    Bronze Geographe Wine Show


    2020 Shiraz

    Bronze National Wine Show of Australia


    2022 Rob's Block Cabernet Sauvignon

    Gold Winewise Awards

    Silver Halliday Cabernet Challenge

    Silver Australian & New Zealand Boutique Wine Show

    Silver Winewise Awards

    Silver Geographe Wine Show

    Bronze Australian Small Winemakers Show

    Bronze Royal Adelaide

    Bronze Wine Show of WA

    Bronze Royal Perth Wine Show


    2021 Rob's Block Cabernet Sauvignon

    Gold Winewise Awards


    2022 Zinfandel

    Gold Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show

    Gold Winewise Awards

    Silver Australian & New Zealand Boutique Wine Show

    Silver Australian Small Winemakers Show

    Silver Winewise Awards

    Silver Wine Show of WA

    Bronze Sydney Royal Wine Show

    Bronze Royal Adelaide

    Bronze Royal Perth Wine Show


    2022 Precursor

    Gold Australian & New Zealand Boutique Wine Show

    Gold Australian Small Winemakers Show

    Silver Winewise Awards

    Bronze Wine Show of WA

    Bronze Geographe Wine Show


    2021 Precursor

    Silver Winewise Awards

    Silver National Wine Show of Australia

    Bronze Royal Perth Wine Show


    2023 Roze

    TROPHY & Gold Winewise Awards

    TROPHY & Gold Geographe Wine Show

    TROPHY & Gold Southern Forests Wine Show

    Gold Australian Small Winemakers Show

    Silver Australian & New Zealand Boutique Wine Show

    Silver Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show

    Bronze Royal Melbourne

    Bronze Royal Adelaide

    Bronze Wine Show of WA

    Bronze Royal Perth Wine Show


    2022 Roze

    Bronze National Wine Show of Australia


    2023 Chardonnay

    Bronze Silver Australian & New Zealand Boutique Wine Show

    Bronze Wine Show of WA

    Bronze Geographe Wine Show


    2022 Chardonnay

    TROPHY & Gold Winewise Awards

    Gold Australian Small Winemakers Show

    Silver Australian & New Zealand Boutique Wine Show

    Bronze Halliday Cabernet Challenge

    Bronze Wine Show of WA

    Bronze Geographe Wine Show


    2021 Chardonnay

    Silver Winewise Awards


    2023 Cellar Door Reserve

    Bronze Silver Australian & New Zealand Boutique Wine Show


  • 2023June 21st

    2022

    2022 Unwooded Chardonnay

    Silver Australian Small Winemakers Show

    Bronze Geographe Wine Show

    Bronze Winewise Awards

    2022 Cellar Door Reserve

    Silver Winewise Awards

    2022 Roze

    Gold & TrophyAustralian Alternative Varieties Wine Show

    Silver KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show

    Silver Winewise Awards

    Bronze Australian New Zealand Boutique Wine Awards

    Bronze Australian Small Winemakers Show

    Bronze Royal Adelaide Wine Show

    2019 Shiraz

    Gold & Trophy Geographe Wine Show (Wine of Show)

    Gold & Trophy Australian New Zealand Boutique Wine Awards

    Gold WA Boutique Wine Show

    Silver Wine Show of WA

    Silver Winewise Awards

    2021 Rob’s Block

    Gold & Trophy Winewise Awards

    Gold & Trophy Australian New Zealand Boutique Wine Awards

    Gold KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show (top gold in 2021 class)

    Gold Australian Small Winemakers Show

    Bronze Royal Melbourne Wine Show

    Bronze WA Boutique Wine Show

    2020 Zinfandel

    Silver Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show

    Silver KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show

    Bronze Royal Perth Wine Show

    Bronze Geographe Wine Show

    Bronze Winewise Awards

    Bronze WA Boutique Wine Show

    Bronze Australian Small Winemakers Show

    2021 Precursor

    Gold & Trophy Geographe Wine Show

    Gold & Trophy Wine Show of WA

    Silver Royal Perth Wine Show

    Silver Winestate Awards

    Silver Australian New Zealand Boutique Wine Awards

    Silver KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show

    Silver WA Boutique Wine Show

    2020 Shiraz

    Gold & Trophy Geographe Wine Show

    Gold WA Boutique Wine Show

    Silver KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show

    Silver Royal Perth Wine Show

    Silver Australian New Zealand Boutique Wine Awards

    Silver Wine Show of WA

    Silver Australian Small Winemakers Show

    Silver Great Australian Shiraz

    Bronze Winewise Awards

    2021 Shiraz

    Gold & Trophy Geographe Wine Show (Wine of Show)

    Gold Wine Show of WA

    Silver KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show

    Silver Royal Adelaide Wine Show

    Silver Royal Melbourne Wine Show

    Silver Australian New Zealand Boutique Wine Awards

    Silver WA Boutique Wine Show

    Bronze Royal Perth Wine Show

    Bronze Winewise Awards

  • 2023June 21st

    2021

    KPMG Sydney Royal Wine show

    92 Silver 2020 Rob’s Block

    92 Silver 2020 Zinfandel 

    91 Silver 2020 Shiraz

    Royal Perth Wine Awards

    Trophy 2021 Roze

    96 Gold 2021 Roze

    92 Silver 2020 Shiraz

    89 Bronze 2020 Zinfandel

    85 Bronze 2021 Unwooded Chardonnay

    85 Bronze 2020 Chardonnay

    Geographe Wine Show

    Trophy 2021 Roze

    Trophy 2020 Shiraz

    95 Gold 2021 Roze

    95 Gold 2020 Shiraz

    87 Bronze 2021 Unwooded Chardonnay

    86.5 Bronze 2020 Chardonnay

    86 Bronze 2020 Zinfandel

    85.5 Bronze 2020 Zinfandel Port

    85.5 Bronze 2020 Rob’s Block

    Halliday Cabernet Challenge

    87 Bronze 2020 Rob’s Block

    Wine Wise Awards

    Silver 2020 Rob’s Block 14.6

    Silver 2021 Cellar Door Reserve

    Bronze 2020 Chardonnay

    Bronze 2021 Roze

    Bronze 2020 Shiraz

    Bronze 2020 Zinfandel

    Australian New Zealand Boutique Wine Show

    Silver 2020 Shiraz

    Bronze 2021 Roze

    Bronze 2020 Rob’s Block

    AAVWS

    Silver 2020 Zinfandel

    Bronze 2021 Roze

    Wine Show of Western Australia

    Gold 2021 Cellar Door Reserve

    Silver 2021 Roze

    Silver 2020 Rob’s Block

    Silver 2019 Shiraz Class

    Silver 2020 Shiraz

    Bronze 2020 Chardonnay

    Blackwood

    Gold 2020 Shiraz

    Silver 2021 Roze

    Bronze 2020 Rob’s Block

    Bronze 2020 Zinfandel

    Australian Small Winemakers Show

    Silver 2020 Shiraz

    Bronze 2021 Roze

    Bronze 2020 Zinfandel

  • 2023June 21st

    2020

    Geographe Wine Show

    Best Wine of the Show 2019 Shiraz

    Best Red Wine 2019 Shiraz

    Trophy 2019 Shiraz

    Gold 2019 Shiraz

    Silver 2019 Rob’s Block Cabernet Sauvignon

    Silver 2019 Zinfandel

    Perth Royal Wine Awards

    Bronze 2020 Roze

    Bronze 2019 Rob’s Block

    Bronze 2019 Shiraz

    Bronze 2019 Zinfandel

    Winewise

    Gold 2019 Rob’s Block

    Silver 2019 Shiraz

    Bronze 2020 Roze

    Bronze 2019 Zinfandel

    Halliday Cabernet Challenge

    Silver 2019 Rob’s Block (91 points)

    WA Boutique Wine Show

    Gold 2019 Shiraz

    Silver 2019 Rob’s Block Cabernet Sauvignon

    Bronze 2020 Cellar Door Reserve

    Bronze 2020 Roze

    Bronze 2019 Zinfandel

    Australian & New Zealand Boutique Wine Show

    Trophy 2019 Shiraz

    Gold 2019 Shiraz

    Silver 2019 Zinfandel

    Bronze 2019 Rob’s Block Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 2019December 31st

    2019

    Boutique Wine Awards 2019

    Silver 2018 Roze Class 9

    Silver 2017 Rob's Block Class 13

    Bronze 2019 Cellar Door Reserve Class 8

    Perth Royal Wine Show

    Bronze 2019 Unwooded Chardonnay Class 1

    2019 Cellar Door Reserve Class 15

    Geographe Wine Show

    Gold 2017 Rob's Block

    Bronze 2019 Unwooded Chardonnay

    Bronze 2017 Zinfandel

    Bronze 2018 Roze

    Winewise Small Vigneron Awards

    Bronze 2019 Cellar Door Reserve

    Bronze 2017 Rob's Block

    Blackwood Valley Wine Show

    Bronze 2019 Unwooded Chardonnay Class 1

  • 2018December 31st

    2018

    2015 Rob's Block Awards

    Gold & Trophy Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 2016

    Gold & Trophy Geographe Wine Show Class R2 2016

    Gold Royal Melbourne Wine Awards Class 46 2016

    Gold Boutique Wine Awards 2016

    Gold Halliday Australian Cabernet Challenge 2017 (Top 9 Cabernets of the Regions of Australia)

    Gold National Wine Show of Australia 2017

  • 2017December 31st

    2017

    8 x Gold, 9 x Silver, 26 x Bronze

    2015 Rob's Block

    Gold & Trophy Winewise Small Vigneron Awards

    Gold & Trophy Geographe Wine Show

    Gold Royal Melbourne Wine Awards

    Gold Boutique Wine Awards

    Gold Halliday Australian Cabernet Challenge

    Gold National Wine Show of Australia

    Silver Australian Small Winemakers Show

    Silver WA Wine Show of Western Australia

    Silver Blackwood Valley Wine Show

    2015 Zinfandel

    Gold Class WA 3 Geographe Wine Show 2016

    Gold 2015 18.5 Zinfandel Class 43 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 2016

    Silver 51.5 Boutique Wine Awards 2016

    Silver 51 2015 Zinfandel Class 15 Blackwood Valley Wine Show 2016

    2015 Chardonnay

    Silver 2015 Chardonnay Class W 3 51.0 Geographe Wine Show 2016

    Silver 17.00 2015 Chardonnay Class 2 Perth Royal Wine Show

    Bronze 86 2015 Chardonnay Class 10 WA Wine Show

    Bronze 49 2015 Chardonnay Class 2 Blackwood Valley Wine Show

    Bronze Boutique Wine Awards 2017

    Bronze Australian Small Winemakers Show

    2016 Shiraz

    Gold WA Wine Show of Western Australia

    Gold Australian Small Winemakers Show

    Silver Boutique Wine Awards 2017

    Silver Royal Melbourne Wine Awards

    Bronze Winewise Small Vigneron Awards

    Bronze KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show

    Bronze Perth Royal Wine Show

    Bronze Geographe Wine Show

    Bronze Blackwood Valley Wine Show

    2016 Rob's Block

    Gold 55.5 Boutique Wine Awards 2017

    Silver WA Wine Show of Western Australia

    Silver KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show

    Silver Geographe Wine Show

    Bronze Perth Royal Wine Show

    Bronze Australian Small Winemakers Show

    2016 Zinfandel

    Gold Boutique Wine Awards 2017

    Gold WA Wine Show of Western Australia

    Bronze KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show

    Bronze Perth Royal Wine Show

    Bronze Royal Melbourne Wine Awards

    Bronze Geographe Wine Show

    Bronze Blackwood Valley Wine Show

    Bronze Australian Alternative Wine Show

    2017 Unwooded Chardonnay

    Bronze Perth Royal Wine Show

    Bronze WA Wine Show of Western Australia

    Bronze Geographe Wine Show

    Bronze Blackwood Valley Wine Show

    2017 Cellar Door Reserve

    Bronze Perth Royal Wine Show

    Bronze Australian Small Winemakers Show

  • 2016December 31st

    2016

    10 x Gold, 8 x Silver, 15 x Bronze

    Geographe Wine Show

    Best Cabernet Sauvignon Award

    Winewise Small Vigneron Awards

    Best Cabernet Sauvignon Award

  • 2015December 31st

    2015

    6 x Gold, 21 x Silver, 33 x Bronze

    Geographe Wine Show

    Best White Blend

    Best Roze

    Most Successful Producer Trophy

    Most Successful Exhibitor Trophy

    Royal Adelaide Wine Show

    Top Gold 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon

  • 2014December 31st

    2014

    11 x Gold, 8 x Silver, 21 x Bronze

    Perth Royal Wine Show

    Best Shiraz in Show Trophy

    Geographe Wine Show

    Best Shiraz in Show Trophy

    Most Successful Small Producer Award

    Blackwood Valley & WA Boutique Wine Show

    Best WA Red Table Trophy

  • 2013December 31st

    2013

    6 x Gold, 10 x Silver, 27 x Bronze

    Geographe Wine Show

    Best Shiraz Award

    Most Successful Small Producer Award

    Australian Small Winemakers Show

    Champion Winery of Show Top Three Gold

  • 2012December 31st

    2012

    5 x Gold, 3 x Silver, 6 x Bronze

    No Trophies

  • 2011December 31st

    2011

    1 x Gold 3 x Silver 6 x Bronze

    Geographe Wine Show

    Best Rose Award

  • 2010December 31st

    2010

    1 x Gold, 1 x Silver, 2 x Bronze

    Geographe Wine Show

    Wine of Show Award

    Best Red Wine Award

    Best Cabernet Sauvignon Award

    Best Rose Award

  • 2009December 31st

    2009

    2 x Silver, 3 x Bronze

    Geographe Wine Show

    Best Rose Award