Two trophies and a gold for its premium 2015 Alpha Domus AD Noble Selection has left the winery's managing director Paul Ham and winemaker Barry Riwai with plenty of reasons to smile.
The latest success of the dessert wine, which came with a trophy at the 2017 Winestate Magazine Wine of the Year Awards, came in the wake of the Bridge Pa Triangle-sited winery celebrating another treble of success with its 2015 Barnstormer Syrah taking gold medals at the Air New Zealand Wine Awards, the Sydney International Wine Competitions and the Hawke's Bay A&P Wine Awards.
The run was described by Mr Ham as a "huge coup" for the single vineyard family-owned company.
"In an increasingly crowded marketplace with a large number of big players, it is testament to the care and attention we as a boutique wine producer place on every stage of the process from vine to wine," Mr Ham said, giving credit to winemaker Barry Riwai and vineyard manager Darren Chatterton as well as the unique terroir of the Bridge Pa Triangle sub-region.
The AD Noble Selection took a gold medal at the Six Nations Wine Challenge which is an invitation-only competition, as well as top trophies at the 2016 Hawke's Bay Wine Awards and recently the Winestate trophy.