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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.
Domaine Naturaliste NV Floris Chardonnay

Domaine Naturaliste Floris Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 92
  • $37
  • 2024-2030
This Mâcon-styled Chardonnay is a picture of elegance and refinement with its gentle layers of citrus, nougat and florals with...
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Polish Hill Single Vineyard Riesling

Seppeltsfield Single Vineyard Polish Hill Riesling 2023

White Wine - Riesling
  • 92
  • $30
  • 2025-2034
This 2023 Polish Hill Riesling is embryonic and finely tuned, with expressive aromas of musk, spice and blossom. The palate...
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Eden Valley Single Vineyard Riesling

Seppeltsfield Single Vineyard Eden Valley Riesling 2023

White Wine - Riesling
  • 93
  • $30
  • 2026-2038
Layers of reserved power in this 2023 Eden Valley Riesling with its stony, pear, spice and floral aromas showing good...
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Watervale Single Vineyard Riesling

Seppeltsfield Single Vineyard Watervale Riesling 2023

White Wine - Riesling
  • 91
  • $30
  • 2025-2032
This pretty and finely detailed Watervale Riesling delivers precise and youthful aromas of river pebbles, lime pith with touches of...
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Howard Park Jete En Pointe()

Howard Park Jeté En Pointe 2021

  • 91
  • $54
  • 2023-2026
This vintage Pinot Meunier has a delicious delicacy with aromas of toast, wet stones, citrus and white strawberry. Very much...
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Moss Wood Semillon

Moss Wood Semillon 2023

White Wine - Semillon
  • 92
  • $45
  • 2025-2033
Immediately engaging thanks to excellent upfront volume of hay and honeydew melon with touches of lanolin which offer an impressive...
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Moss Wood Pinot Noir

Moss Wood Pinot Noir 2021

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 90
  • $85
  • 2023-2028
This gently fragrant 2021 Pinot Noir offers up fleshy aromas of raspberry compote, tobacco and spice, nicely framed by French...
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MOSS WOOD White Background Bottle RV Cabernet Sauvignon

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 91+
  • $85
  • 2023-2030
There is much to enjoy in this 2021 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon which shows the elegance of the vintage. It...
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Castelli SS SBS

Castelli Estate Silver Series Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2023

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon
  • 89
  • $25
  • 2023-2024
This bright and vibrant style is built for early drinking with its lifted guava, passionfruit, honeydew melon aromas with faint...
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Castelli SS Cab Sav Merlot

Castelli Estate Silver Series Cabernet Merlot 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet - Merlot
  • 91
  • $25
  • 2024-2032
This bold expressive blend made with fruit from Frankland and Margaret Rivers delivers powerful black olive tapenade, blackberry, gravel and...
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Moss Wood Chardonnay

Moss Wood Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 93
  • $100
  • 2028-2035
This intensely aromatic and bold 2022 Margaret River Chardonnay delivers powerful almond, nectarine peach skin fruit with a rich spicy...
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MOSS WOOD White Background bottle RV Merlot

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 90
  • $85
  • 2026-2030
The cool and challenging vintage is on show in this 2021 Merlot. It delivers subtle and pretty aromas of graphite,...
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Penny’s Hill Footprint Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92+
  • $65
  • 2026-2032
This full-throttle and bold 2021 McLaren Vale Shiraz offers a rich array of aromas with classic blackberry and chocolate topped...
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Penny’s Hill Skeleton Key Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $45
  • 2025-2030
This 2021 Shiraz offers up rich and polished aromas of chocolate, blackberry, and fruit pastilles with toasty oak in support....
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Harewood Flux-III Denmark Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 92
  • $40
  • 2024-2030
This 2022 Chardonnay is an undersated style but delivers layers of fine complexity. Grapefruit, peach skin and pear aromas are...
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V Low

Yelland & Papps Barossa Valley Syrah 2022

Red Wine - Syrah
  • 91+
  • $49
  • 2026-2032
The spicy side of the Barossa on show here in this wine with wild ferments and 62% whole bunches. It...
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V Low

Yelland & Papps Greenock Single Vineyard Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $49
  • 2025-2030
A unique style of wine here, having seen 23 months in oak. But before you imagine a wine piled high...
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V Low

Yelland & Papps Barossa Valley Cinsault 2022

  • 92
  • $43
  • 2023-2028
This 2022 single vineyard Cinsault, rare for the Barossa, is a delightful epxresion with fruits of the forest aromas topped...
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V Low

Yelland & Papps Single Vineyard Roussanne 2022

White Wine - Roussanne
  • 91
  • $46
  • 2023-2027
This hazy 2022 Barossa Roussanne is a wild ride with aromas of apple pie and peach stone, with touches of...
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V Low

Yelland & Papps Barossa Valley Old Vine Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 94
  • $43
  • 2024-2033
This old vine 2022 Grenache is unfiltered with wild yeast ferments and is a retro-modern expression, delivering with subtlety rather...
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PolishNV

O’Leary Walker Polish Hill River Riesling 2023

White Wine - Riesling
  • 94
  • $30
  • 2028-2036
This multi-larered Polish Hill riesling from the excellent 2023 vintage shows a powerful and composed core of aromas with classic...
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WatervaleNV

O’Leary Walker Watervale Riesling 2023

White Wine - Riesling
  • 94
  • $25
  • 2026-2038
There is serious power and focus to be found in this 2023 Watervale Riesling with its tightly coiled stony, pithy,...
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Angullong FH Chardonnay

Angullong Fossil Hill Chardonnay 2022

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 91
  • $30
  • 2024-2029
This well made cooler climate style from Orange has a real Macon feel to it. It is not packed full...
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The Chase Semillon

Gundog Estate The Chase Semillon 2023

White Wine - Semillon
  • 90+
  • $35
  • 2025-2030
This classically styled 2023 Hunter Valley Semillon is a seriously tight little number but may come good given time. Right...
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Stories

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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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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