Trophy Wines – Winepilot.com - Our Top Value Picks

Trophy Wines

Occasionally wines come along that are fantastic value for money. They might be from a small winery or something cheap and cheerful from the local supermarket but for their Winepilot rating these wines represent the top 5% for value in the country. Here are our latest Trophy wines that we believe are the best value wines in Australia right now.

Two Hands Fields of Joy Clare Valley Shiraz 2019

Apparently named after the Lenny Kravitz Fields of Joy Album (it’s a good one for fans of early Kravitz), this was my pick from the

Barossa Boy Wines ‘Young Wisdom’ Mataro 2018

We don’t see a lot of 100% Mataro. Based on the evidence of this wine, that is a shame. I guess that it is fairly

Brand & Sons Sanctuary Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

What a stunning wine that delivers such elegance and charm in a refined and stylish way. The contributions of oak, fruit and tannin have been

Church Road TOM Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

There are some wines that just deliver from the moment you pop the cork, and this is one of those wines. It also has a

Hoddles Creek 1er Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2018

Interesting wine this which took days to come out of its shell – sometimes the trip up from Melbourne can take a toll but it

Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay 2019

In just a few years this wonderful wine has emerged as one of Australia’s finest chardonnays. The vineyard is not far from Richmond in Tasmania,

Mitchell Wines Peppertree Vineyard Shiraz 2016

Wines like this show the advantage of bottle age in regions such as the Clare Valley where young reds can be brutish, even overwhelming with

Taschini Pinot Gris Graciano Sangiovese 2020

The world of wine is in a great place right now with more innovation around than ever before. Gone are the old strict rules of

Lindeman’s St George Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon: when it’s good it’s mighty good, and this one is mighty good. A gorgeous expression of Coonawarra cabernet from an outstanding season

Mandoleto Pinot Grigio 2019

Bargain Italian Pinot Grigio is hard to find with the cheaper versions often having little or no flavour – you may as well be drinking

Maretti Barolo 2016

Barolo – the Italian wine of kings. If you have never tried Barolo then prepare yourself as it is not a wine for the faint

Clandestine Vineyards Shiraz 2019

Another top red from the Blewitt Springs sub-region in McLaren Vale, made from a vineyard planted in 1994. Handpicked grapes were basket pressed and open

Robert Oatley Signature Series Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2019

The Robert Oatley Signature Series showcases well-versed regional-varietal match-ups, here in a delightful pairing of tight and bright cherry/strawberry/raspberry fruits with a deft touch of

Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Shiraz 2016

The classic Australian blend of cabernet sauvignon and shiraz is almost an endangered species, as blends on the whole have become seriously uncool. But the

Kaiora Bay Gibbston Pinot Noir 2018

Gibbston is one of the key sub-regions in the famed pinot capital of New Zealand – Central Otago. Of all the areas in Central Otago

Venturer Series Hunter Valley Verdelho 2020

A decade ago verdelho was everywhere but slowly it fell out of fashion. Lucky there are still a few winemakers turning out delicious wines, like

Bare Winemakers Limestone Coast Pinot Noir 2020

The rule with pinot noir, usually, is avoid anything under $20. Cheap and pinot generally just don’t mix. But then this little wine comes along

Henschke Johanne Ida Selma Blanc de Noir MD

This wine came out of the blocks and absolutely blew my socks off with its raw power and complexity. A quick look at the pedigree

Voyager Estate Girt by Sea Chardonnay 2019

This is bang on the money for what you want in an under $30 Margaret River Chardonnay with its vibrant and complex fruit well integrated

Zonte’s Footstep Love Symbol Grenache 2019

Mike DeGaris – Wine Show Chairman “Quite a flesh driven style with good whole bunch and stalk notes. Modern, tasty and full flavoured – quite

Henschke Johann’s Garden Grenache Mataro Shiraz 2017

Mike DeGaris – Wine Show Chairman ” A fresh and juicy fruit style, complexed by unobtrusive oak handling with moreish flavor. The most structural style

Serafino Wines Family Vineyards GSM 2019

Mike Degaris – Wine Show Chairman “More in the raspberry fruit spectrum with ‘gamey’ savouriness. Again a savoury palate with prominent oak and fruit tannins