Halliday Wine Companion Awards
Here you will find all of the big winners and our top picks from the 2026 Halliday Wine Companion Awards, including Wine the Year, Grenache of the Year & some of the best buys from the 2027 edition of Australia's ultimate Wine Guide.
95 pts
2023 Cobaw Ridge Il Pinko RoseMacedon Ranges
One of our favourite Aussie roses and a bloody unique one at that!
Sale price$50.00
In stock 95 pts
2025 Chatto Franklinii Pinot NoirTasmania
Spicy, lifted Pinot Noir from the Huon Valley.
Sale price$69.00
In stock, 10 left 97 pts
2025 Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Pinot NoirYarra Valley
The boldest and most powerful of the Giant Steps single vineyard Pinots, taking out Best Pinot Noir Wine of Show at the 2026 Royal Queensland Wine Awards.
Sale price$99.00
In stock 96 pts
2025 Thomas Wines Braemore SemillonHunter Valley
A benchmark Hunter Semillon from the legendary Braemore vineyard – bright, pure and built to age, this 2025 release shows the site at its brilliant best.
Sale price$38.00
In stock, 3 left 96 pts
2024 Bannockburn De La Terre Pinot NoirGeelong
A site-driven Bannockburn Pinot from organically farmed, close-planted vines, offering savoury depth and quiet elegance.
Sale price$79.00
In stock, 1 left 95 pts
2023 Murdoch Hill Tilbury ChardonnayAdelaide Hills
A thoughtful, finely tuned Hills Chardonnay that shows just how good this region - and this winemaker - can be.
Sale price$49.00
In stock, 8 left 97 pts
2025 Giant Steps Coal River Pinot NoirCoal River Valley
Giant Steps ventures south for this Coal River Valley release - denser and more structured than their Yarra wines, with real cellar potential.
Sale price$99.00
In stock 95 pts
2023 Clarendon Hills Blewitt Springs GrenacheMcLaren Vale
Old-vine bush vines on deep sand - lifted, expressive, and pure Blewitt Springs charm.
Sale price$60.00
In stock, 2 left 96 pts
2024 Sailor Seeks Horse Pinot NoirTasmania
Seriously stunning small-batch Pinot Noir from one of the hottest wineries in Tasmania.
Sale price$70.00
In stock 97 pts
2025 Giant Steps Primavera Vineyard Pinot NoirYarra Valley
The most perfumed and floral of of the Giant Steps Pinots, with a extra oomph in 2025.
Sale price$99.00
In stock 96 pts
2024 Tyrrell's Vat 9 ShirazHunter Valley
An old-vine Hunter Shiraz from one of Australia’s most historic vineyards - structured, refined, and built to last.
Sale price$99.00
In stock, 11 left 96 pts
2024 Bannockburn Olive Tree Hill Pinot NoirGeelong
The first-ever release from Bannockburn’s original 1976 Pinot vines, made to celebrate the estate’s 50th vintage and showing old-vine depth with classic Bannockburn poise.
Sale price$79.00
In stock, 4 left 97 pts
2025 Gembrook Hill J.K.M. Pinot NoirYarra Valley
Another beguiling chapter in the Gembrook Hill story - a gorgeously complex and flavourful Pinot.
Sale price$109.00
In stock, 11 left 95 pts
2025 Vanguardist V Grenache Gris / BlancBarossa Valley
A rare and textural Barossa blend of Grenache Gris and Blanc, showing stone fruit, nutty complexity, and a waxy, pithy finish.
Sale price$51.00
In stock, 6 left 97 pts
2024 Savaterre Pinot NoirBeechworth
Beechworth Pinot full of power and character, from one of the region's best!
Sale price$100.00
In stock 98 pts
2023 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 2Yarra Valley
One of the best Shiraz blends in Australia, year in, year out.
Sale price$129.00
In stock, 1 left 95 pts
2024 Dappled Tradition CabernetsYarra Valley
Shaun Crinion strikes again with this steal of a Cabernet blend from a 40+ year-old vineyard in the Yarra. Very limited.
Sale price$42.00
Regular price$45.00
In stock, 3 left 95 pts
2023 Wantirna Estate Hannah Cabernet Franc MerlotYarra Valley
Super special, super rare - this Cabernet Franc and Merlot blend from Wantirna Estate is inspired by the elegant wines of Saint Emilion.
Sale price$189.00
In stock, 5 left 95 pts
2025 Chatto Killara Farm Pinot NoirTasmania
A more broody and muscular style of Tassie Pinot from the Coal River Valley, care of winemaking legend Jim Chatto.
Sale price$79.00
In stock, 5 left 95 pts
2025 Ochota Barrels Impeccable Disorder Pinot NoirAdelaide Hills
Dark and brooding, this is a Pinot Noir full of attitude from cult producer, Ochota Barrels.
Sale price$85.00
In stock, 11 left 95 pts
2024 Clonakilla O'Riada ShirazCanberra
Fragrant Shiraz from Clonakilla, and one of their very best value wines.
Sale price$45.00
In stock 97 pts
2025 Giant Steps Applejack Vineyard ChardonnayYarra Valley
Just 1.8 hectares of Chardonnay on one of the Yarra's great Pinot sites, Applejack produces a tiny, tightly coiled Chardonnay of rare purity, tension and mineral precision.
Sale price$89.00
In stock, 4 left 97 pts Winery of the Year
96 pts
2021 Mac Forbes Gladysdale Little Yarra ChardonnayYarra Valley
A complex, intriguing yet delicious single site Chardonnay from the cool south of the Yarra. Mac Forbes on fire!
Sale price$79.00
In stock, 4 left 95 pts
2022 Hickinbotham The Revivalist MerlotMcLaren Vale
Power and complexity combined in this world-class expression of McLaren Vale Merlot.
Sale price$84.00
In stock, 1 left 96 pts
2024 Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge SyrahGreat Southern
A serious, tightly bound Syrah and one of WA's best.
Sale price$50.00
In stock 97 pts
2024 TarraWarra Estate Swallowfield Vineyard ChardonnayYarra Valley
Excellent single site Chardonnay from a cooler pocket of the Yarra Valley.
Sale price$75.00
In stock 96 pts
2022 Mac Forbes Ferguson Vineyard ChardonnayYarra Valley
From one of the Yarra’s most important Chardonnay sites, this shows Mac Forbes at his peak – lean, focused winemaking letting a great vineyard do all the talking.
Sale price$89.00
In stock, 3 left 98 pts
2022 Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz 70th Anniversary Collectors BoxEden Valley
A wonderful Mount Edelstone release, a single vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz of grace and length.
Sale price$300.00
In stock, 7 left 96 pts SUCKLING TOP 100
2024 Bannockburn Grigsby ChardonnayGeelong
A single-block Chardonnay that underlines Bannockburn’s reputation as one of Australia’s great Chardonnay producers - textural, focused and deeply expressive.
Sale price$75.00
In stock, 3 left 96 pts
2025 Chatto Intrigue Pinot NoirTasmania
A small-release Pinot from all eight clones on the Isle Vineyard – detailed, savoury and seriously well put together.
Sale price$89.00
In stock, 5 left 94 pts
2022 La Linea MenciaAdelaide Hills
A trailblazing Adelaide Hills Mencia that brings together Spanish charm and cool-climate finesse in an easygoing, expressive package.
Sale price$32.00
In stock, 1 left 95 pts
2022 Stella Bella Suckfizzle Cabernet SauvignonMargaret River
A dense, savoury, and cellar-worthy Margaret River Cabernet shaped by its wild southern vineyard and made with serious intent.
Sale price$95.00
In stock, 4 left
96 pts
2024 Yarra Yering Waterloo Pinot NoirYarra Valley
A silky, single-clone Pinot Noir from Yarra Yering’s Waterloo Block.
Sale price$69.00
In stock, 5 left 95 pts
2024 A. Rodda Willow Lake Vineyard ChardonnayYarra Valley
A sophisticated, cool-climate Chardonnay from 45-year-old vines, balancing Adrian Rodda’s signature nutty complexity with the fresh, saline energy of the Yarra Valley.
Sale price$55.00
Regular price$59.00
In stock, 4 left