Reviews

James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2011 Edition: 29th July 2010; An indispensable reference for all enthusiasts of Australian wine, the Australian Wine Companion is a must-have for anyone planning to visit a wine-growing region or to replenish their cellar or wine rack. It is the most authoritative and entertaining guide to Australian wine.
2010 Decanter World Wine Awards: 18th May 2010; The 2010 Decanter World Wine Awards attracted more entries this year than any other leading wine competition in the world, cementing its position as the world's biggest international wine competition.
2010 International Wine Challenge: 18th May 2010; The world’s most prestigious and influential independent wine competition – the International Wine Challenge (IWC) announces the results of the 27th Challenge at the London International Wine Fair (LIWF).
2010 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles: 3rd May 2010; This year's event saw 6964 samples of wines and spirits! Of them, 2042 were awarded!
IWSC 2009: 23rd October 2009; Winning an award at the UK International Wine & Spirits is a great achievement and the results for the 'Southern Hemisphere Wines' were released on the 23rd October 2009.
Ray Jordan's 2010 WA Wine Guide: 1st December 2009; Over the past seven years, Ray Jordan's WA Wine Guide has evolved into Western Australia's premier wine resource and last night was the official launch of the 2010 edition.
Concours Monidal de Bruxelles: 25th May 2009; It is was a trio of 'gold' medals for Woodside Valley Estate at the 16th Edition of the 'Concours Monidal de Bruxelles' competition, which took place in Valencia (Spain).
2009 Decanter World Wine Awards: 18th May 2009; The 2009 results were announced on the 18 May! Woodside Valley Estate achieved a SILVER medal for the 2007 Le Bas Chardonnay;
Winestate Tasting Results: February 2009; Results are now available for Woodside Valley Estate's submissions to Winestate's New Release, Merlot & Bordeaux Varietals and Best of Western Australia tastings!
Winestate Magazine 'Chardonnay & Blends Tasting': December 2008; Winestate's annual Chardonnay & Blends Tasting results are revealed!
Ray Jordan's WA Wine Guide 2009: December 2008; The essential tool to the WA Wine Industry is now available!
Stars Continue to Shine for Woodside Valley Estate: July 2008; The James Halliday 2009 Wine Companion is now out and Woodside Valley Estate continues to stamp its position as a five star “outstanding” winery for three consecutive years!
Winestate Magazine: May 2008; The success story continues with 'Winestates' recent tastings results;
New Release Reds in WA - Scoop Winter Tasting: May 2008; SILVER, SILVER, SILVER!
2005 Baudin Cabernet Sauvignon Achieves 92/100: April/May 2008; ...Reviewed by Huon Hooke, wine writer for Australian Gourmet Traveller 'Wine'
2006 Le Bas Chardonnay takes out SILVER: May 2008; ....at The International Wine Challenge 2008!
The Decanter World Wine Awards 2008 Results OUT NOW!: May 2008; The Decanter World Wine Awards is the most influential wine competition in the world!
Woodside Valley Estate Collects 'Gold': November 2007; A 'Gold' Medal has been presented to Woodside Valley Estate for their 2004 Baudin Cabernet Sauvignon at the International Wine & Spirit Competition in London
Ray Jordan's Guide to Wine 2008 OUT NOW!!!: November 2007; ...'Woodside Valley Estate have firmly cemented themselves as one of the brightest new stars in the region'
High Scores from James Halliday: August 2007; The 2008 edition of the James Halliday Wine Companion proves to be our best achievements yet. All our wines scored over 93 points with the highest rating going to the Baudin Cabernet Sauvignon.
Awards from Winestate: June 2007; Winestate, Australia & New Zealand’s wine buying magazine awards Baudin and Bonnefoy!

Read all about it in the July/August 2007 issue, now available.

To keep the momentum going, 2004 Bonnefoy Shiraz made a debut with a four star award at the ‘World’s Greatest Shiraz Challenge II’. Over 600 shiraz and shiraz blends were tasted.
Halliday Rates Woodside 5 stars and the 2003 Baudin Collection 90+!: August 2006; James Halliday promoted Woodside Valley Estate from a 4 star winery to a 5 star winery and rated all of our current vintage 90+ points in his lates Australian Wine Companion released last week!
2003 Baudin Cabernet Sauvignon Triumphs Again!: 2 February 2006; Jeremy Oliver has awarded the 2003 Baudin 95/100 after a recent tasting, the 2004 Le Bas also scored highly with 94/100.
2002 Baudin wins 5 stars in February Decanter!: February 2006; Our 2002 Baudin Cabernet Sauvignon was awarded five stars by the panel at the recent Western Australian Cabernet Tasting for the February 2006 issue of Decanter Magazine!
Woodside Valley Estate Joins the 90's Club!: November 2005; The 2005-06 Guide to Western Australian Wine introduced a new feature with a listing of all the wines that received 90+ points in this years edition. Woodside Valley Estate features three times with the 2003 Baudin, 2003 Bonnefoy and 2004 Le Bas Chardonnay all receiving scores in the 90's with the 2003 Bissy narrowly missing out with 89 points.
2003 Baudin takes out Best of the West!: September 2005; SCOOP held a Best of the West tasting for their Spring Issue featuring 181 wines from around Western Australia - the 2003 Baudin Cabernet Sauvignon was awarded 18.8 - Gold and was the top scoring wine!
2003 Baudin Cabernet Sauvignon - 4.5 Stars in Winestate Magazine: September/October 2005; Woodside Valley Estate's 2003 Baudin Cabernet Sauvignon was awarded 4.5 stars in two recent panel tastings held by Winestate Magazine for the September/October Issue. The Cabernet & Cabernet Blends and the New Releases.
2003 Le Bas Chardonnay 14th of 137 wines in Decanter Australian Chardonnay Tasting: April 2005; Of 137 Australian Chardonnay's tasted by the Decanter Panel Woodside Valley Estate's 2003 Le Bas Chardonnay came in 14th with a recommended Three Star rating.
Wine International - Australia Terroir Tasting: March 2005; 2002 Baudin Cabernet Sauvignon 95/100
2002 Bonnefoy Shiraz 94/100
Winestate's Best of 2004 - Style Tastings: Annual 2005; Woodside Valley Estate's 2002 Bissy Merlot was ranked in the top 4 of the Merlots in the over $40 category in the Best of 2004 Style Tastings with four stars out of a possible five.
Top Shelf: October 2004; 2002 Bissy Merlot , one of the best examples around.By golly it's a good wine.
Consistency is the Key!: March/April 2005; Woodside Valley Estate has again proven that our reviews are no fluke with the latest results from two recent Winestate Magazine Tastings our 2002 Baudin again scoring 3 1/2 stars, 2002 Bonnefoy scoring 3 and the 2003 Le Bas scoring 4 stars
Woodside Valley Estate 4 stars: August 2004; James Halliday has recently rated Woodside Valley Estate as a four star winery with 6 of our 8 releases awarded 90+ points.
2002 Bissy Merlot 4 stars Baudin Cabernet Sauvignon 3.5 stars Bonnefoy Shiraz 3 stars: July/August 2004 - Sept/Oct; Woodside Valley Estate 2002 Bissy Merlot awarded 4 stars in the lates Winestate Merlot & Merlot Blends tasting with the 2002 Bonnefoy Shiraz earning 3 stars in the Shiraz & Shiraz Blends tasting. The 2002 Baudin Cabernet Sauvignon was also awarded 3.5 stars in the September/October Issue.
2002 Baudin 92 points/ 2002 Bonnefoy 90 points: Thursday July 1 2004; Respected WA based wine writer Ray Jordan author of the WA Wine Guide recently reviewed the 2002 Baudin Collection reds with the Baudin Cabernet Sauvignon receiving 92/100 points and the Bonnefoy Shiraz receiving 90/100.
Wines to Watch: January 2004; 2001 Woodside Valley Estate The Baudin Cabernet Sauvignon - a powerful, dense red of excellent quality.
Winemakers to Watch - Woodside Valley Estate's Kevin McKay: 15 January 2004; My thoughts are of some of the shining lights of the industry and the names to watch over the next few years in particular. It might only be relatively early days yet but I'm confident that Woodside Valley Estate (no cellar door) is set for a very bright future. Ray Jordan[\/em]
New Age Reds - Scoop Summer Tasting: December 2003; Woodside Valley Estate 2001 The Baudin Cabernet Sauvignon voted No 1!
James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion 2004: September 2003; WOODSIDE VALLEY ESTATE AWARDED 4 1/2 stars
2000 The Baudin Cabernet Merlot 94 points "GOLD"
Awards: Printing Industry Craftsmanship Awards - Perth, WA: October 2002; Woodside Valley Estate's graphic designers...
Awards: South West Small Business Awards - Bunbury WA: 2 May 2003; Woodside Valley Estate's Viticulturist Albert Haak and Associates...
Wine Awards: Class 14 - Red Blends: 7 December 2002; 2000 The Baudin Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Shiraz...
Wine Awards: WIAWA - Most Outstanding New Vineyard: 15 May 2003; Woodside Valley Estate was presented with the award...
Woodside The Baudin Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2001: October 2002; A discovery. Very classy Margaret River red...
Woodside Valley Estate 'The Baudin' Cabernet Sauvignon 2000: February 2003; In the greener, more restrained mould of cabernet...
Wine Writers Comments: March April 2003; Woodside Valley Estate in Western Australia's Margaret River region...
2002 Woodside Valley 'the Le Bas' Margaret River Chardonnay: 29 May 2003; The 'Le Bas' came across as a crisp, dry and very complex wine...
Wine Writers Comments: 15 June 2003; I prefer the intense, refined 2001 'The Baudin' Cabernet Sauvignon...
Wine Writers Comments: June 2003; The 2002 Le Bas Chardonnay is classically European styled and a wine of great length and potentail. Whilst the structure is youthful, tight and lean the wine manages to bind the lush fruit whilst maintaining the complexities and benefits of maturation in French Oak.
Halliday's Choice: 5 - 6 July 2003; Woodside Valley Estate is a new and impressive face on the Margaret River scene.