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.

Castelli Estate Silver Series Cabernet Merlot 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet - Merlot

This bold expressive blend made with fruit from Frankland and Margaret Rivers delivers powerful black olive tapenade, blackberry, gravel and...

Moss Wood Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay

This intensely aromatic and bold 2022 Margaret River Chardonnay delivers powerful almond, nectarine peach skin fruit with a rich spicy...

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Merlot

The cool and challenging vintage is on show in this 2021 Merlot. It delivers subtle and pretty aromas of graphite,...

Penny’s Hill Footprint Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz

This full-throttle and bold 2021 McLaren Vale Shiraz offers a rich array of aromas with classic blackberry and chocolate topped...

Penny’s Hill Skeleton Key Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz

This 2021 Shiraz offers up rich and polished aromas of chocolate, blackberry, and fruit pastilles with toasty oak in support....

Harewood Flux-III Denmark Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay

This 2022 Chardonnay is an undersated style but delivers layers of fine complexity. Grapefruit, peach skin and pear aromas are...

Yelland & Papps Barossa Valley Syrah 2022

Red Wine - Syrah

The spicy side of the Barossa on show here in this wine with wild ferments and 62% whole bunches. It...

Yelland & Papps Greenock Single Vineyard Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz

A unique style of wine here, having seen 23 months in oak. But before you imagine a wine piled high...

Yelland & Papps Barossa Valley Cinsault 2022

This 2022 single vineyard Cinsault, rare for the Barossa, is a delightful epxresion with fruits of the forest aromas topped...

Yelland & Papps Single Vineyard Roussanne 2022

White Wine - Roussanne

This hazy 2022 Barossa Roussanne is a wild ride with aromas of apple pie and peach stone, with touches of...

Yelland & Papps Barossa Valley Old Vine Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache

This old vine 2022 Grenache is unfiltered with wild yeast ferments and is a retro-modern expression, delivering with subtlety rather...

O’Leary Walker Polish Hill River Riesling 2023

White Wine - Riesling

This multi-larered Polish Hill riesling from the excellent 2023 vintage shows a powerful and composed core of aromas with classic...

O’Leary Walker Watervale Riesling 2023

White Wine - Riesling

There is serious power and focus to be found in this 2023 Watervale Riesling with its tightly coiled stony, pithy,...

Angullong Fossil Hill Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay

This well made cooler climate style from Orange has a real Macon feel to it. It is not packed full...

Gundog Estate The Chase Semillon 2023

White Wine - Semillon

This classically styled 2023 Hunter Valley Semillon is a seriously tight little number but may come good given time. Right...

Burton McMahon D’Aloisio’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay

Lovely flow and balance to this 2022 single vineyard Yarra Valley Chardonnay which has a strong Burgundian feel. This is...

Burton McMahon Georgie’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay

This intense 2022 Upper Yarra Valley Chardonnay offers up rich aromas of nectarine, and peach in a bold style, with...

Gundog Estate Wild Semillon 2023

White Wine - Semillon

This intriguing expression of Hunter Valley Semillon with wild yeast ferments and a little time on skins, shows layers of...

Tapanappa Mount Barker Shiraz 2018

Red Wine - Shiraz

This more generous vintage of Tapanappa Shiraz from 2018 delivers layers of dark cherry, fennel seed and cocoa aromas with...

Tapanappa Mount Barker Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz

This upfront and fruit forward example of Adelaide Hills Shiraz is a product of the season with luscious aromas of...

Tapanappa Mount Barker Shiraz 2017

Red Wine - Shiraz

This controlled and well pitched Adelaide Hills Shiraz delivers ample blackberry, mulberry and liquorice aromas with a strong undercurrent of...

Terre à Terre Crayeres Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2022

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc

This sophisticated 2022 single vineyard Sauvignon Blanc displays the hallmarks of impressive winemaking and viticulture. Varietal characters are dialled back...