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Angus Hughson

Angus is an award-winning wine writer and the Founder and Publisher of Winepilot, the Australian Editor for leading international publication VINOUS with Antonio Galloni based in New York City and the Co-Publisher of The Australian Ark with over 15 years of publishing, writing and judging experience.
Mud House Pinot Noir

Mud House Pinot Noir 2022

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 86
  • $25
  • 2025-2026
The 2022 Mud House Pinot Noir is at the peak of its powers, with soft plummy fruit now giving way...
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SW Auburn Chardonnay

Small Wonder Auburn Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 92+
  • $52
  • 2029-2035
This inaugural vintage of Auburn 2023 Chardonnay is impressive offering up strong typicity with tangy and exotic white peach, nectarine...
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SW Auburn Pinot Noir

Small Wonder Auburn Pinot Noir 2023

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 92
  • $52
  • 2025-2032
This quite delectable young 2023 Tassie Pinot Noir is understated and beautifully composed with dark cherry and almost chocolatey aromas...
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SW Auburn Pinot Noir

Small Wonder Block 3 Pinot Noir 2024

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 93
  • $57
  • 2028-2035
This 2023 Block 3 Pinot Noir delivers a fascinating counterpoint against the Auburn Pinot Noir, the clonal mix of 114...
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Petaluma White Label Chardonnay

Petaluma White Label Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 90
  • $29
  • 2025-2028
This quite charming 2023 Chardonnay is fruit forward and delivers pretty melon and grapefruit aromas with a touch of nutty...
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SE Gander NV

Schubert Estate The Gander Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $240
  • 2028-2039
This barrel selection 2021 Gander Shiraz is a modern style with quite decadent oak but all works well for those...
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SE GYB NV

Schubert Estate The Goose-Yard Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $150
  • 2025-2035
The 2021 Goose-Yard Shiraz is stylish and unforced as it radiates with cocoa, dried meats and molten dark chocolate aromas...
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SE Lone Goose NV

Schubert Estate The Lone Goose Shiraz Viognier

Red Wine - White Wine - Shiraz - Viognier
  • 91
  • $90
  • 2028-2035
The 2021 Lone Goose Shiraz co-fermented with 3% Viognier is charming offering up aromas of cocoa, tar and roasted meats...
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Moss Wood Pinot Noir 2022

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 91
  • $96
  • 2026-2030
This charming 2022 Margaret River Pinot Noir is expressive and radiates with cherry pit and rolling tobacco lined with spicy...
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Cabernet 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet
  • 93
  • $96
  • 2027-2035
This compact 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon delivers a youthful, measured expression of cassis, bay leaf and cedar with a fine French...
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Moss Wood Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 93
  • $117
  • 2027-2035
A more refined edition of Moss Wood Chardonnay bursting with sherbet, melon, and citrus tones that are powerful, taut and...
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Moss Wood Semillon 2024

White Wine - Semillon
  • 91
  • $48
  • 2024-2029
A more generously proportioned Moss Wood Semillon with ample nectarine and melon fruit with strong nut kernel accents. Quite textural...
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Moss Wood Amy’s 2023

Other - Specialty
  • 92
  • $46
  • 2026-2035
The 2023 Amy’s blend of Cabernet Sauvignon with Petit Verdot, Malbc and Merlot is highly approachable at this young age...
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot 2022

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 95
  • $96
  • 2032-2045
This serious Merlot from 2022 is again putting Moss Wood forward as one of the country’s top performers with this...
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Flametree SRS Non Vintage Wallcliffe Chardonnay

Flametree SRS Wallcliffe Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 96
  • $95
  • 2027-2040
This sublime young 2023 Chardonnay delivers impressive purity and focus as it opens up with highly complex layers of citrus...
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Flametree SRS Non Vintage Karridale Sauvignon Blanc

Flametree SRS Karridale Sauvignon Blanc 2024

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc
  • 93
  • $40
  • 2024-2028
This sublte and restrained 2024 Sauvignon Blanc delivers a fine line of guva, melon and sublte grassy aromas lifted by...
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ANOVA Chardonnay ()

Petaluma ANOVA Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 91
  • $140
  • 2025-2029
This 2023 ANOVA Chardonay is open-knit and ready to enjoy with layers of melon and musky peach with grapefruit bite...
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daosa

DAOSA Piccadilly Valley Blanc de Blancs 2020

Other - Specialty
  • 94
  • $90
  • 2028-2036
This incredibly stylish DAOSA 2020 Blanc de Blancs is so refined and teases with hints of almond, praline and finger...
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NV SV Calgardup Brook Chardonnay

McHenry Hohnen Calgardup Brook Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 96
  • $100
  • 2028-2038
Of all the 2023 single releases from McHenry Hohnen, this is the most stylish wine with an equal mix of...
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NV SV Hazel's Chardonnay

McHenry Hohnen Hazel’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 94
  • $100
  • 2026-2032
This young yet approachable Hazel’s Vineyard Chardonnay is beautifully composed with seamless aromas of kumquat, nectarine and peach fuzz wrapped...
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McHenry Hohnen Laterite Hills Chardonnay 2023 

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 91
  • $50
  • 2024-2028
This 2023 Chardonnay delivers excellent purity of fruit with layers of ample rockmelon, peach skin and ripe pear in a...
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NV SV Burnside Chardonnay

McHenry Hohnen Burnside Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 95
  • $100
  • 2025-2032
This intense and young 2023 Burnside Vineyard Chardonnay is a powerhouse and densely flavoured with layers of Summer peach, fruit...
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Frankland Estate Shiraz

Frankland Estate Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $35
  • 2025-2030
This stylish mid-weight 2022 Shiraz delivers a powerful yet elegant Syrah expression with layers of licorice, old earth and spice...
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Frankland Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Frankland Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 93
  • $35
  • 2026-2036+
This is a cracking young 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon in a firm Claret style delivering generous and controlled aromas of blackcurrant,...
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Stories

PEN Winemaking Vintage WholeBunch Chardonnay Landscape

The Answer is, and Always was, Chardonnay

Angus Hughson
Imagine having a crystal ball twenty years ago and peering into the future of Australian wine. At the time, Robert...
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shotbyovis

Margaret River Wine Show 2024

Angus Hughson
Change was in the air at the 2024 Margaret River Wine Show as last year’s Chairman Nick Ryan had moved...
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YAL WINEMAKERS

Yalumba new releases including some surprises

Angus Hughson
Travel around the world and what you notice is many great international wineries have parcels of old vintages for sale....
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Page Canon Camden Park Label

Australia’s First Vintage – 1792

Angus Hughson
The earliest days for the Australian wine industry were not easy. Cuttings first had to successfully make the long trip...
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Coonawarra Siding Summer Ockert Le Roux

Red Earth Rising

Angus Hughson
It is a rare miracle when two superb vintages go back to back, and, for Coonawarra, 2021 and 2022 may...
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2019 Henschke Releases

Angus Hughson
Henschke have now brought their premium wine releases together for release dates and vintage, which provides a good snapshot of...
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