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.
96 pts
2024 Giant Steps Coal River Pinot NoirTasmania
Solidly-structured and densely-fruited Pinot sourced from the Coal River Valley in Tasmania.
Sale price$89.00
Regular price$99.00
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2022 Hickinbotham The Peake Cabernet ShirazMcLaren Vale
Highly collectable blend of Cabernet and Shiraz from one of the great vineyards of McLaren Vale.
Sale price$125.00
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2024 Stonier Merricks ChardonnayMornington Peninsula
Top shelf Chardonnay from the Merricks sub-region of Mornington. Excellent stuff here from Julian Grounds.
Sale price$60.00
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2025 Giant Steps Tarraford Vineyard ChardonnayYarra Valley
One of the original hero vineyards for Giant Steps, with extra power and personality in 2025.
Sale price$89.00
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2023 Jim Barry The Armagh ShirazClare Valley
Halliday Wine Companion's Shiraz of the Year!
Sale price$465.00
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2024 Commune of Buttons Eurilla ChardonnayAdelaide Hills
A beautiful single vineyard Chardonnay from the Piccadilly Valley region of the Adelaide Hills. Stone-fruity, with a lovely undercurrent of minerality and acidity.
Sale price$50.00
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2024 Mordrelle Lenswood Single Vineyard ChardonnayAdelaide Hills
A bet both ways for Adelaide Hills Chardonnay from Argentinian-born Martin Moran.
Sale price$45.00
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2024 Canobolas Cabernet FrancOrange
A perfumed, finely etched Cabernet Franc from 37-year-old vines on Mount Canobolas. One of the country's benchmark Francs.
Sale price$55.00
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2025 By Fabiano VermentinoMcLaren Vale
Delicious crunchy, salty Vermy with a Aussie/Italian accent.
Sale price$34.00
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2024 Sigurd Endless Sommer RoseBarossa Valley
A rebellious, savoury Barossa Rosé aged in ancient foudre. Uniuqely delicious!
Sale price$35.00
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2024 Frankland Estate Cabernet FrancGreat Southern
One of our favourite local Cabernet Francs.
Sale price$37.00
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2025 Stonier Reserve Pinot NoirMornington Peninsula
The best fruit from the various Stonier sites, masterfully blended togerher into a serious, structured, stunning Mornington Pinot.
Sale price$88.00
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2025 Stonier Merricks Pinot NoirMornington Peninsula
A stunning new single vineyard addition to the Stonier range under talented winemaker Julian Grounds.
Sale price$53.00
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2024 Varney Wines Limited Release GrenacheMcLaren Vale
Crafted from 70+-year-old bush vines across three iconic McLaren Vale sites, this is a complex Grenache from winemaker Alan Varney.
Sale price$50.00
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2024 Pooley Margaret Pooley Tribute RieslingCoal River Valley
Exceptional ultra-premium Riesling from the Pooleys. Made from a single block in only the best years and in tiny quantities.
Sale price$99.00
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2024 Dominique Portet Single Vineyard Pinot NoirYarra Valley
A classy single-site Pinot from the Upper Yarra that shows just how well the Portets are settling into the variety.
Sale price$45.00
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2025 Tillie J Pinot NoirYarra Valley
A graceful and energetic Yarra Valley Pinot Noir from a rising-star Yarra winemaker.
Sale price$45.00
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2025 Coriole Yinku Single Vineyard FianoAdelaide Hills
Debut of a new(!) single vineyard Fiano from arguably the best exponent of the variety in the country.
Sale price$38.00
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2024 Mount Mary Reflexion ChardonnayYarra Valley
Limited release Chardonnay from one of the Yarra Valley's great estates. "Very good drinking here." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)
Sale price$56.00
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2025 Foreign Friends Alice Chenin BlancKing Valley
A small batch, new addition to the Foreign Friends range, and another feather in this impressive trio's cap.
Sale price$45.00
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2025 Foreign Friends Jeanne SavagninKing Valley
A complex, skins-influenced Savagnin from the High Country that brings serious tension and a wild, spicy edge to the glass.
Sale price$39.00
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2024 Vasse Felix Heytesbury ChardonnayMargaret River
One of the great wines of Margaret River in peak form.
Sale price$129.00
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2024 Vanguardist V GrenacheMcLaren Vale
A benchmark Blewitt Springs Grenache from 55-year-old vines. The tenth release of V Grenache from Michael Corbett.
Sale price$70.00
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2024 Warramate ChardonnayYarra Valley
A bright, energetic Yarra Chardonnay from the Yarra Yering team.
Sale price$38.00
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2023 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 1Yarra Valley
One of the country's finest and most cherished Cabernet blends.
Sale price$159.00
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2024 Mount Majura RieslingCanberra
One of Canberra's 'quiet achiever' producers with a cracking Riesling release. A slightly drier than usual release from this slightly warmer vintage in MMs pocket of Canberra.
Sale price$36.00
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2025 Best's Foudre Ferment RieslingGreat Western
One of the finest Rieslings in Victoria aged in large format oak. Sensational.
Sale price$35.00
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2025 Sutton Grange Fairbank RoseBendigo
Lovely, playful release of simply one of Australia's premier Roses!
Sale price$32.00
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2025 Timo Mayer Dr. Mayer Pinot NoirYarra Valley
The full noise whole bunch Pinot Noir from Timo Mayer. Better stay away from those apples, this is one Doktor you'll want to see - guaranteed.
Sale price$60.00
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2025 Timo Mayer Close Planted Pinot NoirYarra Valley
Timo's most stunning home-grown Pinot Noir. Highly sought-after and one of the finest in the Yarra Valley.
Sale price$60.00
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2025 Timo Mayer SyrahYarra Valley
Spiced, slippery and seductive Syrah from Timo Mayer.
Sale price$55.00
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2023 Yeringberg Marsanne RoussanneYarra Valley
One of Australia's finest examples of this classic Rhone white blend.
Sale price$69.00
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2024 Yangarra GSMMcLaren Vale
A classic McLaren Vale red at the top of its game. A GSM for every day of the week.
Sale price$30.00
Regular price$33.00
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2023 Bicknell FC SyrahYarra Valley
The sole release from the 2023 vintage, this is a "Pinot-lover's Syrah" from Coldstream in the Yarra.
Sale price$45.00
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2025 Ochota Barrels Control Voltage +5VOV ChardonnayAdelaide Hills
Nervy, high-octane Adelaide Hills Chardonnay. A one-of-a-kind from Ochota Barrels.
Sale price$85.00
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2025 Ochota Barrels Fugazi GrenacheMcLaren Vale
A tightly wound, focused version of this cult-favourite Grenache.
Sale price$45.00
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