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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.

Chandon Vintage Blanc de Noirs 2015

Other - Specialty
  • 94
  • $39
  • 2020 - 2028
We don’t often see Blanc de Noir Sparkling wines in this country. Chardonnay is such a local speciality that there...
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Hentley Farm The Beauty Shiraz 2017

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $60
  • 2020 - 2028
Hentley Farm is a single property, from which the Clos Otto, The Beauty and The Beast Shiraz are drawn, and...
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Hentley Farm The Beast Shiraz 2017

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $90
  • 2020 - 2028
If you love the decadent Barossa styles – the wines that are black as night and built for a Tomahawk...
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Hentley Farm Clos Otto Shiraz 2017

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 95
  • $210
  • 2025 - 2036
Great story behind this wine. A German ex-customs officer moves to the Barossa and plants a vineyard. He works it...
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Quin Wines Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 95
  • $55
  • 2020 - 2032
Made from fruit grown on the banks of Greenock Creek, this is a typically bold Barossan expression. It is deeply...
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Quin Wines Eden Valley Shiraz 2018

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $55
  • 2020 - 2028
Planted high in the Eden Valley at 450m comes this generous and modern example of Eden Valley Shiraz. It is...
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Quin Wine Barossa Valley Grenache 2018

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 94
  • $55
  • 2024 - 2032
A fascinating expression of Barossa Grenache with whole bunch characters matched up with ripe and rich fruits. Deep, dark red...
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Oates Ends Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2020

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon
  • 93
  • $25
  • 2022 - 2026
2020 is a year to look out for from Margaret River. While much of the rest of the country had...
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Blue Pyrenees Estate Merlot 2017

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 91
  • $20
  • 2020 - 2025
Blue Pyrenees has over fifty years of winemaking history in Central Victoria. And in that time it has built a...
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Mountadam Vineyards Five-Fifty Shiraz 2017

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $20
  • 2020 - 2025
Mountadam Vineyards has a proud history. I remember just getting into wine and the Mountadam Chardonnay was everywhere, and I...
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Quin Wines Pyrenees Nebbiolo 2019

Red Wine - Nebbiolo
  • 90
  • $55
  • 2020 - 2028
This wine is made from the famous Malakoff region in Victoria’s Pyrenees region. It was planted in 2000 and over...
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Domenica Chardonnay 2017

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 96
  • $45
  • 2020 - 2032
Beechworth is the home to many great Australian Chardonnays, and I mean great. Its mix of cooler climate, thanks to...
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Vickery Watervale Riesling

Vickery Watervale Riesling 2019

White Wine - Riesling
  • 92
  • $23
  • Now to 2027
Vickery Watervale Riesling – the holy trinity between John Vickery, Watervale in the Clare Valley and Riesling has been thrilling...
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Yalumba The Caley Cabernet Shiraz 2015

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 96
  • $365
  • 2025 - 2050
The Caley is Yalumba’s Prestige Cuvee – a blend from their finest vineyards in Coonawarra and the Barossa Valley. And...
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Down to Earth Cabernet Franc 2017

Red Wine - Cabernet Franc
  • 93
  • $55
  • 2020 - 2028
Varietal Cabernet Franc can be very hard to find. Wines that show the delicacy, detail and even fragrance that the...
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Taltarni Pyrenees Old Vine Estate Shiraz 2018

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $50
  • 2020 - 2030
Made from the original 50 year old vines planted at Taltarni in the late 1960s, Taltarni’s Old Vine Shiraz is...
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Taltarni Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 93
  • $40
  • 2024 - 2035
Taltarni has a long history of generous and ageworthy wines and this vintage of Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon will also reward...
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Tapanappa Cabernet Shiraz 2016

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 96
  • $55
  • 2028 - 2040
The classic Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz blend is all about combining the structure of Cabernet Sauvignon with the ripeness and upfront...
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Tapanappa Tiers Chardonnay 2018

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 95
  • $90
  • 2020 - 2029
The Tapanappa Tiers Chardonnay has been a leading light for ageworthy South Australian Chardonnay with the best examples drinking best...
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Tapanappa Cabernet Franc Merlot 2016

Red Wine - Cabernet Franc - Merlot
  • 94
  • $90
  • 2024 - 2035
This is a very Australian expression of a classic Bordeaux Right Bank blend. It is bold and big – a...
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Tapanappa Tiers 1.5m Chardonnay 2018

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 94
  • $55
  • 2024 - 2030
The Tiers 1.5m plot is only 13 years old but already it has shown its potential – in the best...
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Tapanappa Foggy Hill Pinot Noir 2018

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 93
  • $55
  • 2023 - 2030
Foggy Hill is located on the Fleurieu Peninsula, and is one of the coldest places on the Australian mainland. It...
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Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2018

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 92
  • $39
  • 2020 - 2026
The Piccadilly Valley has a proud history of crafting great Australian Chardonnay, and was the original home of Petaluma. This...
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Taltarni The Patron Shiraz Cabernet 2016

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 95
  • $120
  • 2026 - 2040
Taltarni do not make wines for the faint-hearted. These are big, bold and dense wines that often age well for...
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Stories

One Thousand Vines PLC cover

The Greatest Wine Book That You’ve Never Heard of – One Thousand Vines by Pascaline Lepeltier

Angus Hughson
Pascaline Lepeltier is the sommelier at highly regarded Chambers restaurant in Lower Manhattan, New York, with a superbly crafted and...
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Jansz Vineyard

Chasing Down Champagne

Angus Hughson
You have to hand it to French marketing, particularly when it comes to Champagne. It is a giant region; 34,000...
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PEN Winemaking Vintage WholeBunch Chardonnay Landscape

The Answer is, and Always was, Chardonnay

Angus Hughson
Imagine having a crystal ball twenty years ago and peering into the future of Australian wine. At the time, Robert...
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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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