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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.

St Hugo Single Vineyard ‘Flint’ Coonawarra Cabernet 2018

Other - Specialty
  • 95
  • $80
  • 2028-2042
As Chief Winemaker Peter Munro pointed out “You can taste the dirt a bit more here”. Bright deep ruby in...
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St Hugo Single Vineyard ‘Fabal’ Barossa Shiraz 2018

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 95
  • $80
  • 2028-2035
Made with fruit from near Grenock, this is your brooding, punchy, no holds barred Barossan with muscular and powerful aromas...
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St Hugo Single Vineyard ‘Koch’ Barossa Shiraz 2016

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $80
  • 2022-2027
From 1921 plantings comes this beautifully open knit Barossan Shiraz with its generous layers of plush red fruits underlined by...
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St Hugo Signature Collection Barossa Shiraz 2018

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 96
  • $45
  • 2022-2035
From what was a warm vintage comes this surprisingly refined and even elegant Barossan Shiraz – blockbuster fans turn away...
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St Hugo Signature Collection Eden Valley Chardonnay 2021

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 91
  • $38
  • 2023-2027
Mid straw in colour with bright and pure aromas – juicy fruits, florals and nectarine with an attractive mix of...
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St Hugo Signature Collection Barossa Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2021

Red Wine - Grenache - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $45
  • 2024-2030
Great example here of why GSM blends can be beautifully built for delicious, youthful drinking. Bright crimson in colour with...
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St Hugo Signature Collection Eden Valley Riesling 2021

White Wine - Riesling
  • 93
  • $38
  • 2024-2032
Bright palate straw in colour before launching into precise yet elegant lemon and grapefruit aromas with a spicy/mineral complexity. A...
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Pikes The Hill Block Reserve Cabernet 2020

Other - Specialty
  • 95
  • $75
  • 2025 - 2035
I’ve got a bit of an apology to make to the Clare Valley – it has taken me a while...
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Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 94
  • $160
  • 2025 - 2035
Bright deep crimson in colour and highly complex clearly showing the cooler vintage thanks to a cedary, leafy lift, with...
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Greenock Creek Fifteen Claims Shiraz 2019

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 96
  • $120
  • 2028-2035
A surprisingly tight and focused Barossan here with brooding, reserved aromas of blackberry, chocolate, baked earth and licorice allsorts with...
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Greenock Creek Third Estate Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $90
  • 2022-2027
A classic Greenock Creek style with everything in overdrive. Deep opaque ruby in colour before launching into decadent open knit...
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Greenock Creek Jaensch Block Shiraz 2019

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 96
  • $60
  • 2025-2035
Bright opaque ruby before launching into a full throttle example of the Barossa that is dense, unctuous and built for...
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Greenock Creek Block 3 Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $50
  • 2022-2032
Deep opaque ruby in colour and a big step up from the Block 4 Shiraz with greater weight, complexity and...
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Greenock Creek Block 4 Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $40
  • 2022-2027
Bright deep ruby and a more gentle expression of Greenock Creek Shiraz but still retaining the brand hallmarks. Opaque ruby...
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Greenock Creek Shiraz 2019

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $35
  • 2022-2028
Deep opaque ruby and a well pitched style for fans of chunky Barossa Shiraz with an impressive array of plum...
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Greenock Creek Durif 2020

Other - Specialty
  • 91
  • $30
  • 2022-2026
Bright deep ruby and as you would expect from Barossa Valley Durif and Greenock Creek, it is a big style...
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Leeuwin Estate Prelude Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 93
  • $32
  • 2022 - 2028
A great second label which gives a bargain peak at the evolving Art Series style. Classic Leeuwin with its strong...
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Robert Stein Dry Riesling 2021

White Wine - Riesling
  • 91
  • $40
  • 2022 - 2028
There is a long and proud history of fine riesling at Robert Stein going back to the 1970’s. Generally there...
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Château Tanunda The Château Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 90
  • $38
  • 2022 - 2026
Chateau Tanunda have made great leaps ahead in recent years with wines that are not only full of flavour but...
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Ross Hill Wines The Griffin 2018

Other - Specialty
  • 93
  • $95
  • 2028-2035
The Griffin is where the team at Ross Hill lay it all on the line, in pursuit of an iconic...
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Ross Hill Wines Pinnacle Series Shiraz 2019

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $50
  • 2023-2028
A beautifully approachable, supple, cool climate Shiraz here that is built to enjoy over the next five years. It is...
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Ross Hill Wines LT Chardonnay 2019

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 93
  • $75
  • 2022-2030
Pale colour and an impressive, youthful Chardonnay here with the winemaker working very hard to extract plenty of character and...
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Tapanappa Foggy Hill 114 Pinot Noir 2021

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 96
  • $55
  • 2021-2028
Bright mid crimson in colour and then launches into a superb array of fragrant yet reserved aromas of rose petals,...
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St Hugo DR3 Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 94
  • $70
  • 2024-2034
Bright deep ruby. Beautifully ripe and well composed Cabernet Sauvignon with both generous fruit and complexity with lashings of blackcurrant...
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Stories

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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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Henschke Single Vineyard Release Current Releases Vinolok Square

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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Essential Champagne – Piper-Heidsieck Essentiel Blanc de Noirs NV

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