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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.

Silkman Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2018

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 92
  • $30
  • 2020 - 2026
In a time where plenty of Chardonnays are getting leaner and more delicate in flavour it is great to see...
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Rising Small Batch White 2018

Other - Specialty
  • 90
  • $30
  • 2020 - 2021
The Rising range is made by Tom Bedford out of the well known Sticks winery in the Yarra Valley. These...
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Mojo 01 Pinot Grigio 2019

White Wine - Pinot Grigio
  • 90
  • $20
  • 2020 - 2022
The Fleurieu Peninsula extends from Adelaide down through McLaren Vale to Victor Harbor and then over to Langhorne Creek. It...
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Tar & Roses Nebbiolo Rosé 2019

Red Wine - Nebbiolo
  • 89
  • $20
  • 2020 - 2021
You don’t see it very often but Nebbiolo can be a great grape variety to craft serious rosé. Not the...
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Norfolk Rise Sauvignon Blanc 2019

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc
  • 88
  • $20
  • 2020 - 2022
Mount Benson is an undervalued part of the South Australian wine scene. Just off the coast, it shares plenty with...
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Catalina Sounds ‘Sounds of White’ Pinot Noir 2017

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 93
  • $40
  • 2022 - 2028
The Sounds of White Pinot Noir is the top Pinot Noir from Catalina Sounds in Marlborough. And the added effort...
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The Other Wine Co Shiraz Pinot Noir 2019

Red Wine - Pinot Noir - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $26
  • 2020 - 2026
Shiraz and Pinot Noir have a bit of a history in the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney. But you’d have...
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The Other Wine Co Pinot Noir 2019

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 93
  • $35
  • 2020 - 2025
Great value Tasmanian Pinot Noir is now rarer than ever. The world has finally woken up to how great Tasmanian...
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The Other Wine Co Pinot Gris 2019

Other - Specialty
  • 92
  • $26
  • 2020 - 2023
Adelaide Hills is the home of The Other Wine Co’s big brother Shaw & Smith – so no surprise they...
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The Other Wine Co Grenache 2019

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 90
  • $27
  • 2020 - 2024
The Other Wine Co is a Shaw & Smith offshoot, taking on new regions and styles with bistro wines made...
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Mandala Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2019

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 93
  • $30
  • 2021 - 2026
Mandala is one of the newer names in the Yarra Valley, despite planting their first vines in 1999. Winemaker Charles...
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Taylors Jarraman Grenache 2018

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 93
  • $30
  • 2020 - 2025
In the biggest change to hit the Jarraman range for years Taylors have launched a Grenache. But it’s not just...
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Taylors Jarraman Shiraz 2018

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $30
  • Now - 2030
The Clare Valley makes some of the most unique Shiraz in the country. It’s big and bold in a typical...
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Taylors Jarraman Chardonnay 2018

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 93
  • $30
  • Now - 2025
Clare Valley meets Margaret River Chardonnay. One the one side you’ve got the Clare with its warm summer days to...
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Church Road McDonald Series Chardonnay 2018

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 95
  • $35
  • 2020 - 2026
Remember old fashioned Chardonnay – bold, rich, oaky and stacked full of flavour. Luckily there are still a handful of...
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Angullong Fossil Hill Sangiovese 2018

Red Wine - Sangiovese
  • 93
  • $29
  • 2023 - 2028
Angullong has some of the older Sangiovese vineyards in New South Wales, which are now almost twenty and it shows...
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Angullong Fossil Hill Barbera 2018

Red Wine - Barbera
  • 92
  • $28
  • 2020 - 2028
Italian grape varieties are a bit of a specialty at Angullong. In Northern Italy Barbera is the classic table wine...
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Angullong Sauvignon Blanc 2019

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc
  • 93
  • $20
  • 2020 - 2022
The cool hills around Orange have a secret. They are the most undervalued wine region for Sauvignon Blanc in the...
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Laphroaig Quarter Cask Islay Scotch Whisky – 94 Points

Other - Specialty
  • 94
  • $140
Laphroaig is the ultimate love it or hate it style of Single Malt Scotch Whisky. The distillery is located on...
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Debussy Reverie Rose 2018

Other - Specialty
  • 88
  • $20
  • 2020 - 2021
The Reverie Rose comes from the South of France – not Provence but a little bit further to the West...
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Mojo McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 93
  • $20
  • 2020 - 2025
McLaren Vale is best known as the promised land for Shiraz and Grenache, but its warm climate can also turn...
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Rising Small Batch Red 2018

Other - Specialty
  • 92
  • $30
  • 2020 - 2022
Love this wine with its natural feel thanks to low intervention winemaking. What that means is lots of the winemaking...
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Catalina Sounds Pinot Gris 2019

Other - Specialty
  • 91
  • $30
  • Now - 2023
When it comes to Pinot Gris – the Kiwis are hard to beat. The cool, New Zealand climate gives their...
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Silkman Hunter Valley Shiraz Pinot Noir 2017

Red Wine - Pinot Noir - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $35
  • 2025 - 2032
Shiraz blended with Pinot Noir has a proud history in the Hunter Valley. And the Silkman team are one of...
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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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