Wines Reviewed by The Wine Advocate

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

A darker-fruited Quintet with ultra-fine tannins, rated by Mount Mary as one of its most impressive recent vintages. Built for decades.

Consistently one of Victoria's best value Rieslings. The almost off-dry style makes it dangerously easy to drink. Great stuff again from Best's.

Stunning small-batch Grenache and probably the most sought-after wine in the brilliant Yangarra stable.

One of Australia's most unique Riesling projects and a future classic.

Old-vine Yarra Chardonnay built for precision - mineral, seamless and exactly what Dave Bicknell does best.

Castro Ventosa's flagship Bierzo Mencía from century-old vines in Valtuille.

Yarra Yering’s new Meunier-led sparkling blend, with nearly seven years on lees and released ready to enjoy.

Yarra Yering’s original Cabernet blend, rooted in 1969 plantings and delivering another benchmark release with decades of cellaring ahead.

Arguably the most prestigious and ambitious sparkling wine ever made in this country. What a way to mark 30 years of excellence from Ed Carr.

An elegant old vine Shiraz blend from the icons of the Eden Valley, the Henschke family.

Gorgeously fragrant, precise Yarra Pinot from Dave Bicknell's own label.

Delicious, textural Alvarinho from Melgaço's founding family.

From one of the original Riesling plantings in the Porongurup ranges, Harewood's 2025 is a taut, mineral and intensely focused wine with 15-plus years of aging potential.

A benchmark Blewitt Springs Grenache from 55-year-old vines. The tenth release of V Grenache from Michael Corbett.

The long-awaited debut Gamay from Ricky Evans, blending carbonic Tamar Valley fruit with a juicy Coal River component for a bright, energetic red.

A bright, juicy old-vine Grenache from two Masters of Wine that over-delivers for the price.

Spectacular release of one of Australia's great white wines.

A thrillingly eccentric, savoury, sandy-soiled Blewitt Springs Grenache.

A stunning off-dry King Valley Riesling from Schmolzer & Brown, with real depth and a long life ahead.

Cool-climate Syrah from Beechworth's highest altitude vineyard, planted by hand by Tessa, Jeremy, family and friends.

A focused, fresh and precise Viura from old vines in Rioja Alavesa from a producer on the rise.

Textural white blend bringing together the best of Roussanne and Grenache Blanc.

One of Australia's classiest Sauvignon Blancs - subtle, flinty and linear.

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

Old-vine Nerello Mascalese from Etna’s black rock heartland – refined, textural and pure Marco de Grazia magic.

Old-vine Bierzo Mencía from the Pérez family and Raúl Pérez, bright and slurpable. One of Spain's great bargains at 92 points.

A high-altitude Rioja Garnacha fermented in clay amphora and matured in foudre.

Stunning release of Yarra Yering’s benchmark Rhone-inspired red, drawing on original 1969 Shiraz vines.

Grippy, textural Vermentino that sees 20 days on skins. Curious and thirst quenching in equal parts.

Raúl Pérez's village Mencía from century-old Valtuille vines, fresh, precise and great value.

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

The most densely planted, highest altitude Heathcote Shiraz, picked months after its neighbours and aged in a ceramic egg for over two years.

Excellent Pinot Noir off the newly-minted Elanto vineyard - one to watch for lovers of premium Pinot Noir.

A laser-cut, single-vineyard volcanic white from Tenerife — all acid, texture and mineral tension, with no gloss to hide behind. EXTREMELY LIMITED.

What a great Aussie expression of the Jura native Savagnin. crisp saline, textured, delicious.