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.

Henschke Roeslein Eden Valley Barbera 2021

Red Wine - Barbera

I am fairly sure that this is the first vintage of straight Barbera from Henschke, although it does come off...

Henschke Tappa Pass Barossa Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz

Opaque in colour, this wine shows ripe and generous fruit although still in that more understated Henschke style. It opens...

Henschke Innes Vineyard Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2022

White Wine - Pinot Gris

This Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris is pretty and perfumed as it delivers lifted pear, musk and spice aromas with impressive...

Dice by Dicey Central Otago Pinot 2021

It is a bird, it is a plane, no but it is a very respectable Central Otago Pinot Noir in...

Heggies Eden Valley Riesling 2022

White Wine - Riesling

This superb expression of Eden Valley Riesling, which sells at a criminally low price, is in career best form in...

Mesh Eden Valley Riesling 2022

White Wine - Riesling

This expressive wine is already showing its class with quite serious complexity. It is elegant and poised as it delivers...

Yalumba The Steeple Shiraz 2018

Red Wine - Shiraz

This is the best vintage of The Steeple I can recall. The wine is drawn from a single 99-year old...

Jansz Late Disgorged Vintage Cuvée 2014

Pale golden with a touch of salmon pink, this wine opens up with fantastic complexity for the price with layers...

Yalumba Paradox Shiraz 2018

Red Wine - Shiraz

While the Paradox Shiraz comes from the northern Barossa, famed for its bold styles, Yalumba purposefully take a gentle approach...

Thistledown The Distant Light Grenache Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Grenache - Shiraz

This immediately enticing and complete wine draws you in with its intriguing blend of ethereal aromas with more than a...

Thistledown The Distant Light Grenache Shiraz 2018

Red Wine - Grenache - Shiraz

This wine combines thick Barossan Shiraz with hearty McLaren Vale Grenache from some exceptional sites to create a robust and...

Thistledown The Quickening Barossa Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz

This attractive, quite early drinking style of Barossa Shiraz does exhibit good layers of complexity as it delivers soy sauce,...

Thistledown Bachelor’s Block Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz

The bold, rich and classically styled Barossan delivers a high volume of fruit – chocolate covered blackberries, toasty oak, and...

Thistledown Where Eagles Dare Eden Valley Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz

From the highly regarded Mattschoss Vineyard high up in the Eden Valley comes this powerful yet reserved Barossan showing its...

Pirathon Bronze Label Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019

Red Wine - Shiraz

A couple of years in bottle has helped this Barossa Shiraz to settle into a good place and it delivers...

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon

Here we have a real claret style – a highly pure and elegant Cabernet blend with a smattering of other...

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot 2020

Red Wine - Merlot

The twin to the Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon, this is the Merlot dominant version with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc...

Moss Wood Amy’s 2021

Other - Specialty

This bright and aromatic Cabernet Sauvignon blend is beautifully approachable as it delivers an elegant expression of Margaret River. It...

Common Molly McLaren Vale Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache

These are the first releases of a new side project from Auld Family Wines. They are unashamedly made for a...

Common Molly Barossa Valley Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache

These are the first releases of a new side project from Auld Family Wines. They are unashamedly made for a...

Kirrihill Wines Partner Series Riesling 2022

White Wine - Riesling

This is a significant step up from the standard Kirrihill Riesling and offers fine and detailed aromas of bath salts,...

Kirrihill Wines Partner Series Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz

This well made and hearty Clare Valley Shiraz is a powerful red wine with style as it delivers a generous...

Kirrihill Wines E.B. Gleeson The Squire Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz

Kirrihill have made a name for themselves in the value stakes but wines like this show that they can also...

Maxwell Wines Small Batch Grenache Blanc 2021

Red Wine - Grenache

This is a ripe and exotic expression of Grenache Blanc, delivering heady aromas of apricot, preserved lemon and melon fruits....

Stories

Margaret River Wine Show 2024

November 6, 2024

Angus Hughson

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

Yalumba new releases including some surprises

May 14, 2024

Angus Hughson

Travel around the world and what you notice is many great international wineries have parcels of old vintages for sale....

Australia’s First Vintage – 1792

May 1, 2024

Angus Hughson

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

Red Earth Rising

April 2, 2024

Angus Hughson

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

2019 Henschke Releases

March 28, 2024

Angus Hughson

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

Essential Champagne – Piper-Heidsieck Essentiel Blanc de Noirs NV

July 10, 2023

Angus Hughson

There are many facets to the role of Chef de Cave in a major Champagne house. At its heart is...

Henschke Roeslein Eden Valley Barbera 2021

Angus Hughson

Henschke Roeslein Eden Valley Barbera 2021

Henschke Tappa Pass Barossa Shiraz 2020

Henschke Innes Vineyard Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2022

Dice by Dicey Central Otago Pinot 2021

Heggies Eden Valley Riesling 2022

Mesh Eden Valley Riesling 2022

Yalumba The Steeple Shiraz 2018

Jansz Late Disgorged Vintage Cuvée 2014

Yalumba Paradox Shiraz 2018

Thistledown The Distant Light Grenache Shiraz 2020

Thistledown The Distant Light Grenache Shiraz 2018

Thistledown The Quickening Barossa Shiraz 2021

Thistledown Bachelor’s Block Shiraz 2020

Thistledown Where Eagles Dare Eden Valley Shiraz 2020

Pirathon Bronze Label Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot 2020

Moss Wood Amy’s 2021

Common Molly McLaren Vale Grenache 2022

Common Molly Barossa Valley Grenache 2022

Kirrihill Wines Partner Series Riesling 2022

Kirrihill Wines Partner Series Shiraz 2020

Kirrihill Wines E.B. Gleeson The Squire Shiraz 2020

Maxwell Wines Small Batch Grenache Blanc 2021

Stories

Margaret River Wine Show 2024

Yalumba new releases including some surprises

Australia’s First Vintage – 1792

Red Earth Rising

2019 Henschke Releases

Essential Champagne – Piper-Heidsieck Essentiel Blanc de Noirs NV

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Henschke Roeslein Eden Valley Barbera 2021