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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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Riversdale Estate Pisces Chardonnay 2022

This vibrant Coat River Valley Chardonnay starts off with a bang thanks to punchy melon and citrus fruits underpinned by...
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Parker Estate 95 Block Cabernet Petit Verdot 2020

For anyone who thinks that Coonawarra is the home of elegance, check out this unique and punchy blend of 91%...
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Parker Coonawarra Estate First Growth Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Deeply coloured, this bold and dense 2019 Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon opens up with punchy aromas of redcurrant, blackcurrant, baked earth...
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Parker Estate Terra Rossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

This effortless Cabernet Sauvignon immediately pricks up the senses with its fresh blackberry, crushed leaves and gentle earthy tones. A...
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Parker Estate Kidman Block Shiraz 2021

This young and vibrant Shiraz wears its cool climate origins on its sleeve with layers of red and black currant...
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Parker Estate Terra Rossa Merlot 2021

Deeply coloured, and quite a serious Merlot here that carries a lovely vibrancy of fruit – plum and dark cherry...
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Parker Estate Terra Rossa Shiraz 2021

This impressive young cool climate Shiraz carries delicious poise and focus, and is laced with savoury appeal. It delivers blackberry,...
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Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2022

This is an immaculate Chardonnay and one of best Tiers vintages yet with every element in its perfect place. It...
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Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard 1.5m Chardonnay 2022

This is a Chardonnay that is screaming for the cellar, and at least three or four years thanks to its...
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Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2022

This beautifully pitched Adelaide Hills Chardonnay shows the quality of the 2022 vintage with its delicious purity of fruit. Pale...
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Greenock Creek Moppa Grenache 2022

A bit of an old school Grenache here but there is nothing wrong with that. It radiates with ripe, fleshy...
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Greenock Creek Moppa Cornerstone Grenache 2022

A big step up from the Moppa Grenache with fruit for this wine sourced from Marananga. It kept building and...
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Greenock Creek Mataro 2022

This is a charming expression of Mataro that retains the Greenock Creek signature while allowing this often underrated variety to...
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Greenock Creek Block 3 Shiraz 2021

Classically Greenock Creek in style, this is the kind of wine that fans of the brand have come to love....
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Greenock Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Black as night, this is more Greenock Creek than Cabernet with luscicous aromas of blackberry jam, baked earth and chocolate...
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Greenock Creek Fifteen Claims Shiraz 2020

Something for everyone in the 2020 Fifteen Claims Shiraz in that it delivers a typically rich version of Barossa Shiraz...
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Greenock Creek Creek Block Shiraz 2020

This decadent vintage of Creek Block delivers in every way with opaque colour in the glass and densely packed aromas...
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Elderton Ashmead Family Reserve #2 Shiraz 2021

Ancestor Vines on show here as the wine delivers not only raw power but also exceptional shape and purity of...
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Elderton Barossa GSM 2022

I really enjoyed this modern expression of Barossan Grenache blend. It showed that natural generosity of fruit seen in quality...
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LUDO Pearl Rosé 2022

This is a bit of a halfway house, a little of the natural side thanks to wild ferments and low...
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Varney Wines Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2022

Here we have a very classy modern Adelaide Hills Chardonnay. It’s not showy and packed with fruit but impresses more...
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Varney Wines Entrada Rosé of Grenache 2022

A lovely gentle salmon pink colour is followed by a surprising volume of aromatics for a rosé. White strawberry and...
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Varney Wines McLaren Vale Grenache 2022

Premium fruit from Blewitt Springs and Seaview is written all over this wine although it still retains the casual Varney...
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Varney Wines McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020

Made from a mix of fruit from Clarendon, Blewitt Springs and Whites Valley, this is a well composed and sophisticated...

Stories

PEN Winemaking Vintage WholeBunch Chardonnay Landscape

The Answer is, and Always was, Chardonnay

Imagine having a crystal ball twenty years ago and peering into the future of Australian wine. At the time, Robert...
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Margaret River Wine Show 2024

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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Yalumba new releases including some surprises

Travel around the world and what you notice is many great international wineries have parcels of old vintages for sale....
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Australia’s First Vintage – 1792

The earliest days for the Australian wine industry were not easy. Cuttings first had to successfully make the long trip...
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Red Earth Rising

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

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