"There were many fragrant expressive wines with generous fruit complexity and underlying savoury nuances," he said.
The best of them possessed "mid-palate richness and volume".
Mr Bish was delighted with Mr Caillard's summary.
"We had faith in what we had produced of course, but we needed that independent endorsement."
He said the ability to create quality wines from such a difficult year was a credit to the sub-region of Gimblett Gravels.
He added that Bay winegrowers and winemakers and produced some impressive results from the challenge of 2012.
It was especially pleasing to the association that it now had the opportunity to "quieten some critics who have judged the vintage before the wines themselves".
Looking ahead, Mr Bish said the 2013 vintage selection, created in one of the best growing seasons ever in the region, would be "exciting".