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.

Domaine Naturaliste Morus Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

This 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is settling nicely at 4 years of age as it offers up a rich core of...

Domaine Naturaliste Le Naturaliste Cabernet Franc 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Franc

This 2020 Cabernet Franc shows strong typicity as it radiates with a dense core of licorice, blackberry and cedary tones...

Domaine Naturaliste Artus Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay

This 2022 Chardonnay made 100% from the Gingin clone is a powerful and modern expression offering nectarine and mango aromas...

Domaine Naturaliste Purus Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay

This 2022 Chardonnay steps up a notch with French clones grown in the cooler sub-region of Karridale. Lovely finesse on...

Domaine Naturaliste Floris Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay

This Mâcon-styled Chardonnay is a picture of elegance and refinement with its gentle layers of citrus, nougat and florals with...

Seppeltsfield Single Vineyard Polish Hill Riesling 2023

White Wine - Riesling

This 2023 Polish Hill Riesling is embryonic and finely tuned, with expressive aromas of musk, spice and blossom. The palate...

Seppeltsfield Single Vineyard Eden Valley Riesling 2023

White Wine - Riesling

Layers of reserved power in this 2023 Eden Valley Riesling with its stony, pear, spice and floral aromas showing good...

Seppeltsfield Single Vineyard Watervale Riesling 2023

White Wine - Riesling

This pretty and finely detailed Watervale Riesling delivers precise and youthful aromas of river pebbles, lime pith with touches of...

Howard Park Jeté En Pointe 2021

This vintage Pinot Meunier has a delicious delicacy with aromas of toast, wet stones, citrus and white strawberry. Very much...

Moss Wood Semillon 2023

White Wine - Semillon

Immediately engaging thanks to excellent upfront volume of hay and honeydew melon with touches of lanolin which offer an impressive...

Moss Wood Pinot Noir 2021

Red Wine - Pinot Noir

This gently fragrant 2021 Pinot Noir offers up fleshy aromas of raspberry compote, tobacco and spice, nicely framed by French...

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

There is much to enjoy in this 2021 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon which shows the elegance of the vintage. It...

Castelli Estate Silver Series Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2023

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon

This bright and vibrant style is built for early drinking with its lifted guava, passionfruit, honeydew melon aromas with faint...

Castelli Estate Silver Series Cabernet Merlot 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet - Merlot

This bold expressive blend made with fruit from Frankland and Margaret Rivers delivers powerful black olive tapenade, blackberry, gravel and...

Moss Wood Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay

This intensely aromatic and bold 2022 Margaret River Chardonnay delivers powerful almond, nectarine peach skin fruit with a rich spicy...

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Merlot

The cool and challenging vintage is on show in this 2021 Merlot. It delivers subtle and pretty aromas of graphite,...

Penny’s Hill Footprint Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz

This full-throttle and bold 2021 McLaren Vale Shiraz offers a rich array of aromas with classic blackberry and chocolate topped...

Penny’s Hill Skeleton Key Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz

This 2021 Shiraz offers up rich and polished aromas of chocolate, blackberry, and fruit pastilles with toasty oak in support....

Harewood Flux-III Denmark Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay

This 2022 Chardonnay is an undersated style but delivers layers of fine complexity. Grapefruit, peach skin and pear aromas are...

Yelland & Papps Barossa Valley Syrah 2022

Red Wine - Syrah

The spicy side of the Barossa on show here in this wine with wild ferments and 62% whole bunches. It...

Yelland & Papps Greenock Single Vineyard Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz

A unique style of wine here, having seen 23 months in oak. But before you imagine a wine piled high...

Yelland & Papps Barossa Valley Cinsault 2022

This 2022 single vineyard Cinsault, rare for the Barossa, is a delightful epxresion with fruits of the forest aromas topped...

Yelland & Papps Single Vineyard Roussanne 2022

White Wine - Roussanne

This hazy 2022 Barossa Roussanne is a wild ride with aromas of apple pie and peach stone, with touches of...

Yelland & Papps Barossa Valley Old Vine Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache

This old vine 2022 Grenache is unfiltered with wild yeast ferments and is a retro-modern expression, delivering with subtlety rather...

Stories

The Lay of the Land

January 20, 2026

Angus Hughson

2026 is here and has roared in with a vengeance unfortunately kicking off with catastrophic fires, particularly in Central Victoria....

The Limestone Coast Wine Guide 2026

November 1, 2025

Angus Hughson

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

Anselmi – Ahead of the Curve

July 16, 2025

Angus Hughson

Trailblazer is a term often thrown around in the wine trade. Yet, while there is certainly plenty of experimentation in...

The Greatest Wine Book That You’ve Never Heard of – One Thousand Vines by Pascaline Lepeltier

April 14, 2025

Angus Hughson

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

Chasing Down Champagne

February 28, 2025

Angus Hughson

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

The Answer is, and Always was, Chardonnay

January 31, 2025

Angus Hughson

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