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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.
Terroirs of the Barossa Ebenezer District Shiraz NV

Château Tanunda Ebenezer Terroirs of the Barossa Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 91
  • $60
  • 2024-2028
This 2020 Shiraz is a good allround package full of flavour with admirable detail. It opens with layers of blackberry,...
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Terroirs of the Barossa Eden Valley Shiraz NV

Château Tanunda Eden Valley Terroirs of the Barossa Shiraz 2020 

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 90
  • $60
  • 2024-2028
This straight forward 2020 Barossa Shiraz offers up plus aromas of dark chocolate and tar in an unashamedly ripe but...
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Terroirs of the Barossa Eden Valley Shiraz NV

Château Eden Valley Tanunda Terroirs of the Barossa Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $60
  • 2027-2035
Lots to like here in this 2022 Eden Valley Shiraz bursting with fruit pastille, blackcurrant and blackberry topped by licorice...
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The Everest Shiraz NV

Château Tanunda The Everest Barossa Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 95
  • $330
  • 2029-2042
This deep and intensely flavoured 2020 Barossa Shiraz is a traditional style with wide appeal thanks to its lashings of...
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Year Old Vines Shiraz NV

Château Tanunda 50 Year Old Vines Barossa Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $80
  • 2027-2035
This 2021 Shiraz opens with a generous serve of blackberry, kirsch and cola with leathery undertones. Compact and young, a...
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Year Old Vines Shiraz NV

Château Tanunda 100 Year Old Vines Barossa Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $160
  • 2027-2036
This impressive and dexterous 2020 Barossa Shiraz boasts power and complexity in spades with rich dark chocolate, blackberry, cocoa, and...
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Year Old Vines Semillon NV

Château Tanunda 100 Year Old Vines Semillon 2023

White Wine - Semillon
  • 92
  • $80
  • 2028-2035
This 2023 old vine Barossa Semillon is restrained yet shows plenty of promise with wafts of lanolin, melon and beeswax...
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Burkes Hill Single Site Eden Valley Shiraz soldier

Gibson Burkes Hill Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $85
  • 2025-2032
This embryonic young 2021 Eden Valley Shiraz offers up a more subtle and refined Barossa expression with its gentle waves...
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StriatoShiraz NV

Alkina Old Quarter 2022

Other - Specialty
  • 92
  • $100
  • 2025-2030
This 2022 GSM blend has appealing generosity of meaty, spicy aromas underpinned by a rich base of fleshy plums. It...
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Polygon No NV

Alkina Polygon 3 2022

Other - Specialty
  • 95
  • $295
  • 2028-2039
This expressive 2022 Grenache is graceful with understated power. Black cherry and cocoa aromas are lifted by red licorice and...
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Polygon No NV

Alkina Polygon 5 2022

Other - Specialty
  • 93
  • $295
  • 2027-2040
This punchy 2022 Grenache offers up robust aromas of cherry pip and ham bone, with an almost floral lift. Dense...
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Polygon No NV

Alkina Polygon No 1 Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $295
  • 2026-2032
This well composed 2022 Shiraz opens slowly but then delivers a rich tapestry of roasted olive, licorice, and clove aromas...
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Wynns BL CabSauv Coon FB AUS SC

Wynns Black Label Cabernet 2022

  • 92
  • $45
  • 2030-2038
This solid follow up to the 2021 vintage is more approachable yet has a strong base of tannins to age...
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Wynns BL OldVines Shz Coon FB AUS SC

Wynns Old Vines Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $45
  • 2027-2038
This 2022 Shiraz from vines largely over a hundred years old has excellent colour before diving into a welcoming array...
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Wynns Michael Shz Coon FB AUS SC

Wynns Michael Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 98
  • $150
  • 2032-2050
Brilliant colour to this 2021 Shiraz, made from the best of Wynns various parcels. A tightly bound aromatic core to...
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Wynns JR CabSauv Coon FB AUS SC ()

Wynns John Riddoch Cabernet 2021

  • 97
  • $150
  • 2030-2045
This 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is stylish but built for the long haul taking a couple of days to show its...
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Wynns Messenger SV CabSauv FB

Wynns Messenger Cabernet 2021

Other - Specialty
  • 94
  • $80
  • 2030-2042
This seamless and finely detailed 2021 classically styled single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is refined and brooding with its waves of...
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Mitolo Cinquecento Sangiovese

Mitolo Cinquecento McLaren Vale Sangiovese 2022

Red Wine - Sangiovese
  • 91
  • $40
  • 2024-2028
This well proportioned and juicy 2022 Sangiovese is fresh and vibrant delivering compact aromas of dark cherry and chocolate with...
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Mitolo Masso Montepulciano

Mitolo Masso McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2022

  • 90
  • $42
  • 2024-2027
This 2022 Montepulciano is chunky and chocolatey with an expression that shouts its origins proudly. It delivers ample layers of...
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Mitolo Perduto Pecorino

Mitolo Perduto Pecorino 2023

  • 91
  • $35
  • 2024-2026
This shy but charming Pecorino, a grape which hails from Central Italy, offers up restrained yet engaging aromas of lemon...
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Mitolo Of the Wind Chardonnay

Mitolo Of The Wind Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 91
  • $52
  • 2025-2029
Made with fruit from the Adelaide Hills, this 2023 Chardonnay is quite classy with cool cliamte fruit sitting pretty with...
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MWP Bottle Chenin Blanc High Res

Marri Wood Park Chenin Blanc 2022

White Wine - Chenin Blanc
  • 93
  • $40
  • 2024-2033
This bio dynamically grown 2022 Chenin Blanc is a refined expression of this often misunderstood grape variety. Fermented and aged...
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NVSyrahGrenache

Bekkers Syrah Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache - Syrah
  • 92
  • $90
  • 2024-2030
This refined and open knit 2022 McLaren Vale expression offers up plush aromas of blackberry, chocolate and wood smoke beautifully...
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NVGrenache

Bekkers Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 95
  • $90
  • 2025-2034
This 2022 Grenache soars with superb purity of black cherry and blackberry lifted by savoury touches of wood smoke and...
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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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ESSENTIEL BLANC DE NOIRS KV RVB @paulethenriette

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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