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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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Angove Brightlands Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $125
  • 2026-2032
The best of both worlds with a blend of fruit from elevated and lower vineyards this evocative 2020 Shiraz is...
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Angove Angels Rise Vineyard Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 90
  • $50
  • 2024-2028
This inaugural vintage of the Angels Rise Shiraz from Clarendon in 2020 is a reserved expression with elegant aromas of...
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Angove Warboys Vineyard Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $50
  • 2025-2032
This bold and rich 2020 McLaren Vale Shiraz is traditionally styled with lashings of plush chocolate and blackberry aromas with...
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Angove Angels Rise Vineyard Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 90
  • $50
  • 2024-2028
This inaugural vintage of the Angels Rise Shiraz from Clarendon in 2020 is a reserved expression with elegant aromas of...
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The Chateau Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon NV

Château Tanunda The Château Bethanian Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 92
  • $40
  • 2027-2036
This 2022 Cabernet will appeal to fans of traditional Cabernet Sauvignon thanks to its sturdy structure and aging potential. It...
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Château Tanunda 50 Year Old Vines Cabernet 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet
  • 91
  • $80
  • 2028-2035
This open knit 2021 Barossa Cabernet offers up fleshy aromas of blackcurrant and black olive with a seam of fresh...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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 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 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 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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Stories

Anselmi Lifestyle

Anselmi – Ahead of the Curve

July 16, 2025
Angus Hughson
Trailblazer is a term often thrown around in the wine trade. Yet, while there is certainly plenty of experimentation in...
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The Greatest Wine Book That You’ve Never Heard of – One Thousand Vines by Pascaline Lepeltier

April 14, 2025
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

February 28, 2025
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

January 31, 2025
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

November 6, 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

May 14, 2024
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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