Angus Hughson

Off-Dry Riesling can be hard to get right in Australia but this wine nails it. Pale in colour, it delivers...

Bellarmine Dry Riesling 2021

Acid fans will love this Pemberton Riesling which packs quite a punch. The colour is pale and pristine before the...

Bellarmine Sauvignon Blanc 2021

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc loves a cool climate so no great surprises in what we find here with a bright, fresh and...

Bellarmine Pinot Noir 2021

Red Wine - Pinot Noir

For a young Pinot Noir this wine delivers plenty of savoury complexity for fans of the variety thanks to smart...

Bromley Wines Eclipse Rose 2021

How good is Australian rosé when it is done right and not just an afterthought? Here we’ve got Pinot Noir...

Bromley Wines Evoke Riesling Chenin Blanc 2019

White Wine - Chenin Blanc - Riesling

I don’t think I have ever tried a blend of Riesling and Chenin Blanc before, so stepping into unknown territory....

Apricus Hill Denmark Chardonnay 2020

Well this is a punchy example of Australian cool climate Chardonnay with plenty to offer both now and over the...

Harewood Estate Denmark Riesling 2021

A really sophisticated riesling here with a distinct German feel to it thanks to layers of fine and delicate fruits...

Harewood Estate Porongurup Riesling 2021

There is a great synergy between Riesling and the Porongurup sub-region of Great Southern. Whether it is the granitic soil...

Harewood Estate Tunney Riesling 2021

A new starter from Harewood Estate with this the first vintage from a small vineyard near the town of Tunney,...

Harewood Estate Mount Barker Riesling 2021

Summer is coming and it is time to break into the new vintage of Great Southern Riesling. James Kellie of...

ZZ Estate Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon

Here we have a Coonawarra Cabernet that is at the peak of its powers, built for a good time, not...

Dicey The Inlet Pinot Noir 2019

Red Wine - Pinot Noir

Made from an almost twenty year old Bannockburn vineyard Dicey’s The Inlet Pinot Noir makes a grand statement from the...

Piper-Heidsieck Hors-Série 1971

So how does a Champagne, that has just passed its 50th birthday taste, and feel? Have the years taken their...

M des Borrels Cotes de Provence Rosé 2020

Fresh off the boat and fresh as a daisy. This pale rose petal pink coloured rosé is a great example...

Domaine de Canterelle Cotes de Provence Rosé 2020

Here is a rosé built for fun. Pale onion skin pink in colour, there is an attractive mix of fruit...

Yalumba The Cigar Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon

Is The Cigar going to be a new Coonawarra benchmark which in time challenges Wynns Black Label – only time...

Yalumba Vine Vale Grenache 2019

Red Wine - Grenache

From one the few companies that really stuck with Grenache through the thick and thin, it is fantastic to see...

Cimicky Zero

The Cimicky name has a proud history in the Barossa Valley stretching back to 1842, particularly with shiraz, which makes...

Domaine Naturaliste Artus Chardonnay 2020

A fine, detailed and complete version of chardonnay that is unmistakably Margaret River but also shows the results from plenty...

Oliver’s Taranga Mencia 2020

Oliver’s Taranga has some serious Shiraz – no doubt about it. But in the current releases, my pick was the...

Oliver’s Taranga Grenache 2020

Red Wine - Grenache

So many wonderful styles of Grenache now hitting the market – it can be hard to know where to look,...

Domaine Naturaliste Purus Chardonnay 2020

The concept is crystal clear in this wine – it is Bruce Dukes crack at French-styled chardonnay. He has gone...

Domaine Naturaliste Discovery Chardonnay 2020