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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.
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Young Tree Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 91
  • $35
  • 2026-2032
The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon is an elegant expression with good purity of fruit which displays slaty, blackcurrant aromas lifted by...
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Young Tree Wines Grenache Negroamaro Natty Red 2025

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 87
  • $30
  • 2026-2027
The 2025 Natty Red Grenache Negroamaro blend is less natty than you might expect – a fun wine that is...
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Young Tree Wines Marsanne Roussanne 2023

Other - Specialty
  • 90
  • $30
  • 2026-2027
The 2023 Young Tree Wines Marsanne/Roussanne 80/20 blend is cerebral in style with bright sweet nectarine and blossom aromas offset...
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Juxtaposed Old Vine Shiraz 2023

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 91
  • $33
  • 2026-2030
This perky 2023 Old Vine Shiraz delivers a pristine core of bright and juicy blackberry, kirsch and peppery aromas with...
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Juxtaposed Wait Vineyard Grenache 2024

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 93
  • $50
  • 2028-2034
This 2024 Wait Vineyard is fine and ethereal with layers of red cherry, rose petals, fresh meat and fennel seed...
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Juxtaposed Mataro Rosé 2025

Other - Specialty
  • 91
  • $33
  • 2026-2030
This serious Rosé is pale salmon pink in colour and a little shy as a young wine thanks to time...
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Juxtaposed Smart Vineyard Grenache 2024

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 95
  • $50
  • 2029-2038
This 2024 Smart Vineyard Grenache, from 1955 plantings has marked purity and focus as it radiates with cherry compote and...
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Juxtaposed Lacey Vineyard Fiano 2025

Other - Specialty
  • 92
  • $33
  • 2026-2029
This 2025 Lacey Vineyard Fiano is mainly tank fermented with a handful of wild barrels which makes for a stylish...
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Juxtaposed Old Vine Grenache 2023

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 90
  • $33
  • 2027-2030
The 2023 Old Vine Grenache shows the cool season with its fruit pastille and dark cherry aromas topped by subtle...
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Meerea Park Stratos Chardonnay 2024

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 94
  • $120
  • 2030-2038
This 2024 Chardonnay, of which only two barrels were bottled, shows excellent depth of fruit and intensity in a youthful...
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Gundog Estate Hilltops #2 Shiraz 2024

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $37
  • 2028-2038
From cooler Hilltops vineyards comes this finely tuned and classy 2024 Shiraz with wafts of meaty spice and earthy tones...
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Mount Mary Triolet 2023

Other - Specialty
  • 93
  • $130
  • 2030-2038
The 2023 Triolet is beautifully refined with aromas of pear and lanolin with touches of guava and citrus wrapped up...
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Mount Mary Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 93
  • $130
  • 2027-2036
This 2023 Chardonnay shows its class from the get go, starting a little shy before building in the glass with...
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Mount Mary Pinot Noir 2023

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 95
  • $220
  • 2026-2038
This 2023 Pinot Noir is delightful, so delicate, perfumed and pure with layers of undergrowth lifted by red cherry and...
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Mount Mary Quintet 2023

Other - Specialty
  • 92
  • $220
  • 2030-2038
The 2023 Quintet is classy but understated offering up gravel and blackcurrant aromas with good purity and a lining of...
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Leo Buring Leopold Tasmanian 2024

Other - Specialty
  • 94
  • $50
  • 2027-2036
This expressive, powerful and yet finely tuned Riesling delivers a generous mix of pear, floral and brown lime aromas. Juicy...
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Devil’s Lair 9th Chamber 2023

Other - Specialty
  • 95
  • $120
  • 2028-2042
The 2023 Chardonnay 9th Chamber jumps out of the glass with powerful yet focussed aromas of grapefruit, pear and peach...
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Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Riesling 2025

White Wine - Riesling
  • 94
  • $40
  • 2030-2042
There is pinpoint precision in this 2025 Drumborg Riesling with chalk and lime leaf aromas enhanced by touches of musk...
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Seppelt Show Sparkling Shiraz 2012

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 96
  • $105
  • 2025-2050
An absolute classic that radiates with dark cherry, licorice, coal fire, and fresh crushed spice aromas with a touch of...
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Pikes Traditionale Riesling 2025

White Wine - Riesling
  • 91
  • $30
  • 2025-2033
The 2025 Traditionale Riesling is packed with character and well made with upfront aromas of brown lime with a touch...
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Pikes The Merle Riesling 2025

White Wine - Riesling
  • 93
  • $65
  • 2025-2038
The 2025 Merle Rielsing is fine boned and focussed with its pristine layers of lime zest, pear and bath salts....
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Coldstream Hills Deer Farm Chardonnay 2024

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 95
  • $55
  • 2028-2040
The 2024 Deer Farm Chardonnay immediately shows its class with refined aromas of melon and citrus, with layers of creamed...
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Tyrrell’s Vat 9 Shiraz 2023

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 96
  • $115
  • 2033-2044
This 2023 vintage of Vat 9 is beautifully pitched and built to last with its powerful yet controlled aromas of...
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Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Semillon 2019

White Wine - Semillon
  • 95
  • $115
  • 2021-2040
The 2019 Vat 1 Semillon is quite punchy and focussed with feijoa and preserved lemon with an edge of lime...
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The Lay of the Land

Angus Hughson
2026 is here and has roared in with a vengeance unfortunately kicking off with catastrophic fires, particularly in Central Victoria....
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The Limestone Coast Wine Guide 2026

Angus Hughson
By Angus Hughson, Andrew Caillard MW and Lisa Cardelli The Limestone Coast is a special region in the Australian wine...
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Anselmi – Ahead of the Curve

Angus Hughson
Trailblazer is a term often thrown around in the wine trade. Yet, while there is certainly plenty of experimentation in...
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The Greatest Wine Book That You’ve Never Heard of – One Thousand Vines by Pascaline Lepeltier

Angus Hughson
Pascaline Lepeltier is the sommelier at highly regarded Chambers restaurant in Lower Manhattan, New York, with a superbly crafted and...
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Chasing Down Champagne

Angus Hughson
You have to hand it to French marketing, particularly when it comes to Champagne. It is a giant region; 34,000...
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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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