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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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Harewood Estate Shiraz Reserve 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 90
  • $50
  • 2024-2028
This reserved cool climate Shiraz delivers elegant and relatively complex aromas of black cherry and meat stocks with a faint...
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Harewood Estate Porongurup Riesling Museum Release 2014

White Wine - Riesling
  • 93
  • $50
  • 2024-2030
Impressively young, tight and vibrant, this 2014 Riesling is bursting with lime marmalade, and lightly honeyed toast aromas which retains...
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St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $25
  • 2027-2033
There is a lot to like here with generous waves of blackberry, Black Forest Cake and coconut-scented oak providing a...
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Petaluma White Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 90
  • $29
  • 2025-2030
This finely tuned 2021 Coonawarra Cabernet delivers an attractive mix of leafy cassis aromas against a background of dark earths....
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Miamba Shiraz

Grant Burge Miamba Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 91
  • $27
  • 2024-2028
This approachable and fleshy 2022 Barossa Shiraz is ready to go thanks to open-knit aromas of plum, dark cherry and...
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Kay Brothers Block 6 Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $125
  • 2028-2035
This open knit and generously flavoured 2021 Shiraz, made with fruit off vines planted over 130 years ago, ripples with...
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Tait Family Wines The Ball Buster Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 90
  • $22
  • 2024-2027
This bold and oaky 2021 Barossa Valley Shiraz ripples with choc blackberry aromas that are fleshy, sweet and inviting. Coconut...
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Giant Steps Equate Chardonnay 2021 

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 95
  • $120
  • 2027-2038
This very serious 2021 Chardonnay is seamless and beautifully layered with nutty grapefruit and melon with flashes of florals and...
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NV Moppa Grenache

Greenock Creek Grenache 2023

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 90
  • $30
  • 2024-2026
This is showing some of the new angles coming from Greenock Creek and winemaker Alex Peel. Very approachable with raspberry...
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Greenock Creek Roennfeldt Road Grenache 2021

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 94
  • $300
  • 2028-2035
This inaugural vintage of Roennfeldt Road Grenache from 2021 is a typically dense style from Greenock Creek but also retains...
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Greenock Creek 15 Claims Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $120
  • 2030-2042
There is something very alluring in this 2021 Shiraz, 100% matured in French oak. There is a northern Barossa opulence...
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Hewitson Ned & Henry’s Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $35
  • 2026-2032
The seductive 2022 Hewitson Ned & Henry’s Shiraz is classic Hewitson with an engaging, bright fruited style showcased by approachable...
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Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Merlot Cabernet Franc 2019

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Franc - Merlot
  • 95
  • $90
  • 2035-2044
This broody and densely packed 2019 Merlot Cabernet Franc is exceptional and offers up muscular aromas of meat stock, blackberry...
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Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz 2019

Red Wine - Cabernet - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $60
  • 2030-2038
This 2019 Cabernet Shiraz is quite a different beast from the Merlot Cabernet Franc from the same vintage showing more...
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Mount Langi Ghiran Langi Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 95
  • $200
  • 2030-2044
An excellent vintage of Langi Shiraz which delivers tightly controlled aromas of tarry, liquorice, roasted meats against a backdrop of...
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Mount Langi Ghiran Talus Shiraz 2021 

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $70
  • 2026-2035
This refined 2021 shows admirable poise and quite beautiful complexity with its complex aromas of violets, wood smoke and white...
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Mount Langi Ghiran Talus Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 93
  • $70
  • 2030-2038
This densely packed and serious 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is broody and very much sitting in its shell but teases with...
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MLG MAST SHZ

Mount Langi Ghiran Mast Shiraz 2021 

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $90
  • 2026-2035
Composure is the key to this stylish cool climate 2021 Shiraz. It opens with wonderful purity of blackberries and violets...
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Yering Station Yarrabank Cuvée 2019

Other - Specialty
  • 90
  • $45
  • 2024-2028
This well made 2019 Yarra Cuvée delivers a precise core of citrus pith and peel with a gentle touch of...
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NV YS CHA

Yering Station Chardonnay 2023 

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 90
  • $40
  • 2024-2028
This modern and detailed 2023 Chardonnay has a Macon feel with its relaxed summer fruit vibe – pear, flint, oatmeal...
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Yangarra Hickinbotham Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 95
  • $90
  • 2026-2036
This alluring and broody 2022 Grenache, which spent 150 days in amphorae on skins, is intriguing although takes a little...
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Precious Little Riesling 2023

White Wine - Riesling
  • 93
  • $25
  • 2026-2035
This punchy 2023 Clare Valley Riesling explodes with limey goodness – lime juice and pith against a subtle stony backdrop....
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Mount Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Riesling 2023

White Wine - Riesling
  • 92
  • $25
  • 2026-2032
This gently aromatic 2023 Riesling opens up with wafts of fresh pear, laced with lemon and lime complexity. A dry,...
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Griffon's Key Grenache

Kay Brothers Griffon’s Key Reserve Grenache 2021

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 93
  • $70
  • 2028-2038
Superb vintage of this 2021 Grenache, expressive and powerful with good aging potential. Fabulous generosity as it explodes with cranberry,...
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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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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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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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