MORRISīEST KNOWN FOR: Its fantastic fortifieds – muscats, topaques and tawnies – which are arguably Rutherglen’s finest. Morris Wines in Rutherglen, Victoria, is known for its fantastic fortifieds: muscats, topaques and tawnies. Top scorers this year were the luscious Rare 20 Year Old muscat, the one-off 165th Anniversary 2014 cabernet shiraz, and the Eileen chardonnay, closely followed by the 2016 Tintara Reserve grenache and the very affordable 2018 HRB pinot noir. HUON SAYS: Hardys is part of one of Australia’s biggest wine companies, Accolade, serving up a diverse and wide portfolio. The high-scoring 2017 Eileen Hardy chardonnay is a mix of Yarra Valley and Tasmanian grapes. HARDYSīEST KNOWN FOR: Hardys are sticklers for blending. Hardys in McLaren Vale, South Australia, are sticklers for blending. The 2018 syrah and grenache and 2019 riesling are sublime the top reds, named Farvie, also 2018 vintage, are shockingly good. The Swinneys aren’t new to vines but the recently launched brand amazed us with its formidable quality.
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The 2018 vintages of Kevin John Chardonnay and Diana Madeline were stand-outs.īEST KNOWN FOR: Riesling, shiraz and grenache. Biodynamic, yes, but it’s the attention to detail and understanding of quality that count. HUON SAYS: Great biodynamic vineyard making an array of chardonnays and cabernets based on lunar phases, several of which rated very highly. CULLENīEST KNOWN FOR: Sublime chardonnay and the supremely elegant cabernet merlot blend Diana Madeline, named after winemaker Vanya Cullen’s mother. And hopefully with our support, they’ll still be in business.Ĭullen, a biodynamic vineyard within the Margaret River wine region in Western Australia. Next year’s list promises to look very different, thanks to a 2020 harvest disrupted by bushfires, smoke and COVID-19, but some wineries will benefit from our 24-month tasting window. Less-renowned wineries Hoosegg, Handpicked, Silkman and Levantine Hill rub shoulders with star-studded Henschke, Mount Mary and Yarra Yering. Exciting young Hunter winemaker Angus Vinden’s Vinden Estate rises to number 22. Barossa winery Gibson is a big mover, shooting up to 11th spot, while Poonawatta, arguably the best least-known producer in Eden Valley, leapfrogs 40 places to 24th. New entrants this year are Swinney, from WA’s Great Southern region, in sixth place: a stunning showing from a very exciting emerging producer. Unlike other lists, ours classifies the wineries themselves, not the individual wines. Blind tasting and algorithms ensure the process is objective. Working from the previous 24 months’ reviews, we use the highest-rated wines to produce the rankings.
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This is the third year that wine website The Real Review has created its “Top Wineries of Australia” list. Tasmania is in, too, and everybody’s doing tiny bottlings of multitudes of single-vineyard and single-block wines. Other trends? Italian varieties are hot, especially nebbiolo and fiano. Lighter shiraz fits well with the fashionable spicy styles from cooler climates fermented with stalks, resulting in hip “bunchy” wines – fragrant and fascinating to drink young. Shiraz in its many guises is still clearly the most popular wine in the land. Likewise, rosé is a wine for today: our climate, our food, our lifestyle.
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Less oaky, lower-alcohol chardonnay is also on trend, while appetising sauvignon blanc and semillon sauvignon blanc blends have held their popularity. The vogue for lighter reds plays into the hands of pinot noir and the likes of gamay and pinot meunier, and we can add grenache to the list with its fruitier, earlier bottled, more refreshing style.īlends of shiraz and pinot noir are proliferating. Heat and drought might not be good for yields, but they are conducive to ripeness, richness, flavour and quality.Įarlier harvesting helps, and there’s a move towards lower-alcohol and lighter-bodied wines. Normal text size Larger text size Very large text sizeĪustralian wine has never been better, despite the trend towards hotter, drier summers.