The Lane's End Pinot Noir 2016 has been selected from the twenty Best Pinot Noirs as one of the five finalists in a Taste off for the trophy. The final five were:-
Taste-off for Best Best Pinot Noir Trophy
2017 Handpicked Wines Capella Vineyard Pinot Noir Trophy
2017 Quiet Mutiny Venus Rising Pinot Noir
2017 Montalto Tuerong Block Pinot Noir
2016 Lane's End Macedon Ranges Pinot Noir
2017 Montalto Pennon Hill Pinot Noir
Entry into this championship was a minimum of Gold medal/Trophy at selected Wine Exhibitions.
The full list of entrants were:
Pinot Noir 1 Group 8
2017 Handpicked Wines Capella Vineyard Pinot Noir Taste-off
2017 Yarra Yering Pinot Noir
2017 Montalto Estate Pinot Noir
2018 Riposte The Dagger Pinot Noir
2017 Byrne Sutherlands Creek Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir 2 Group 9
2017 Quiet Mutiny Venus Rising Pinot Noir Taste-off
2017 Montalto Pennon Hill Pinot Noir Taste-off
2017 Handpicked Wines Collection Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir
2017 Riposte The Sabre Pinot Noir
2017 Pike and Joyce Wines Vue Du Nord Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir 3 Group 10
2017 Montalto Tuerong Block Pinot Noir Taste-off
2017 Clyde Park Estate Pinot Noir
2017 Mitchell Harris Wightwick Vineyard Pinot Noir
2017 Shaw + Smith Pinot Noir
2017 Terindah Estate Single Vineyard Pinot Noir
2017 Sidewood 777 Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir 4 Group 11
2016 Lane's End Macedon Ranges Pinot Noir Taste-off
2016 Bream Creek Reserve Pinot Noir
2016 Handpicked Wines Capella Vineyard Pinot Noir
2016 Paringa Estate Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir