High Scorers

A museum release of Australia's one and only Assyrtiko.

Maretti have offered insane value with their Piemonte wines for years. Their Barolo is predictably exceptional value in the context of the region.

Pitch-perfect, slurpy Nero d'Avola from the Lloyd family. Another successful foray into Italian varieties for Coriole.

Always one of our most popular Chardonnays, this 95 point offering in 2024 from the Giant Steps team is on song once again.

A fast and furious vintage in the Yarra for the Giant Steps team giving the a beautifully balanced and supple Pinot Noir in 2024.

Show-stopping Margaret River Chardonnay from one of the region's most skilled winemakers.

An outstanding, graceful Grenache, from a very old vineyard in the Clarendon sub-region of McLaren Vale. Magic stuff for now or later.

Seductively complex single vineyard Grenache from McLaren Vale.

Lifted, layered, silky smooth Shiraz. Sensational wine from Mada to kick your tastebuds into gear!

A tense and layered Sauvignon Blanc, one of Australia's very best expressions. Named the Halliday Wine Companion Sauvignon Blanc of the Year.

Powerful, tightly-wound Chardonnay from one of Australia's winemaking legends.

Appealing expression of modern, bouncy Grenache, from old vine McLaren Vale sites. One of favourite McV producers...

Truly stunning Grenache blend from Alan Varney - juicy and herbal and savoury.

Exceptional value Yarra Valley Chardonnay. Seriously good stuff.

Denton’s flagship Nebbiolo, made by Luke Lambert in his final vintage, delivers haunting perfume and structure from one of Australia’s great Nebbiolo terroirs.

From Denton’s close-planted MV6 block, this is the most serious, structured Pinot the estate has produced yet - elegant, detailed and built to age.

A great value 96 point, mineral-laced Chardonnay from Denton’s granite hill, showing new winemaker Kirilly Gordon’s precision and experience with Chardonnay.

From Willunga’s own estate vineyard, this is a plush and earthy Grenache with vibrant mixed berry fruit, chewy tannins, and real old-vine presence.

From 70-year-old bush vines in Blewitt Springs, this is a bright, red-fruited and spicy Grenache with beautiful floral lift and silky texture.

Off a legendary 1922-planted Clarendon site, this is a cooler, more savoury take on Grenache - fine, minerally and incredibly detailed.

One of Australia's finest Chardonnays and in winemaker Keppel Smith's words, "Prodigious from the word go."

Crazy value big red from one of Australia's oldest wineries.

A confident, fine-tuned blend that captures the Gaja family’s coastal Tuscan vision - refined structure, plush fruit, and real clarity of site.

A finely tuned Barolo that brings together site diversity, experience, and craftsmanship - classic in character, but unmistakably Gaja in its polish.

Rob Mack's top-end McLaren Vale red, full of power and opulence.

Potentially one of Australia's greatest-ever Grenache releases.

The world's oldest Grenache vines in top form again with this astonishingly good aged release.

A classic medium-bodied 'Claret' from a benchmark Yarra Valley producer.

A silky, seductive Shiraz from 1973 plantings at Yarra Yering.

One of the country's finest and most cherished Cabernet blends.

A tiny 50-dozen release of Cabernet Franc from Corymbia’s tucked-away vineyard near Redgate, showing just how elegant and expressive this variety can be in the right hands.

Great modern approach to Beechworth Chardonnay from one of the region's smaller producers. Top value.

A classic Sauternes from a strong vintage, showing just how good Rieussec can be when richness, freshness and finesse all fall into place.

BK’s cult Chardonnay from a mature Piccadilly vineyard - layered, distinctive, and right at the top of its game.

A tiny-production, hands-off Cabernet Franc from Clare that’s all about perfume, texture and sheer drinkability.

A stunning, precise, ocean-influenced Cabernet shaped by low-intervention winemaking and one of the most thoughtfully farmed vineyards in southern Margaret River.