Angus Hughson

Sydney

Wine Journalist, Critic and Publisher at Freelance

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Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2024

1 day ago | winepilot.com | Ken Gargett |Angus Hughson

94 $35 Drink by: 2025-2031 From the Crayères Vineyard in Wrattonbully, this is always a much lauded Sauvignon Blanc. 2024 was an excellent vintage for the region. This is not your average swill-thrill-and forget Savvy, but rather, a complex and well-worked effort that lifts it well above and beyond the ordinary offering. 57% was whole bunch pressed and fermented in old oak with the remainder in stainless steel. Malo is avoided. 4,950 cases. The palest lemon hue, this is a complex, intense and...
Yering Lane Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

1 day ago | winepilot.com | Tony Love |Angus Hughson

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon Blackberries, black plums, green bell pepper, new polished leather, Dominican cigar box, dark chocolate (I’d say Dominican again here, 85%...
Yering Lane Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

1 day ago | winepilot.com | Shanteh Wale |Angus Hughson

93 $55 Drink by: 2025-2031 MV6 clone grown in Gruyere and matured in French barriques for 10 months. Red Currants, lingonberries and earthy rooibos tea. There is unfurling hibiscus and baked cherry pie. The palate spreads steadily with a wealth of acidity and powdery uniform tannins. There is underlying brown earth, cinnamon quills and cumin spice. A sweetness from fig hearts carries long on the finish. A vintage that threw a bit of all the weather extremes their way, this is a total success....
Bekkers McLaren Vale Syrah Grenache 2023

2 days ago | winepilot.com | Shanteh Wale |Angus Hughson

95 $90 Drink by: 2025-2031 55% Syrah from Clarendon and 45% Grenache from Blewitt Springs. The deep bass tones of Clarendon make themselves known here in black cherries, plum and tonka bean. Pepper studded salami and licorice root. There are some sweet red fruits too, apple skin and pomegranate seeds. Once again tannins are pillowy and lush with a direct but not too angular push of acidity. This is elegant and yet savoury with almost a spiral effect of detail that keeps giving the longer you...
Bekkers McLaren Vale Grenache 2023

2 days ago | winepilot.com | Shanteh Wale |Angus Hughson

96 $90 As the back label reads this is a story of soil and soul and as the 2023 is sourced from 2 vineyards in Blewitt Springs, followed by one in Kangarilla and Onkaparinga Hills, it is also a story of sand. The cool and late season plays into the hands of the fine, floral tones of elegant Grenache. Violet, a hint of rose petal and dusting of pink peppercorn. Recurrent and fresh raspberries adorn a climbing vine of ivy and nasturtium. There is a warm note of paprika and red clay too. The...
J&J Rivers Lane Organic McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022

2 days ago | winepilot.com | Ken Gargett |Angus Hughson

92 $28 Drink by: 2025-2033 Another thoroughly enjoyable and good value Shiraz from a cracking vintage in McLaren Vale. Maturation was in both French and American oak. The colour is a deep magenta while the nose gives us notes of black fruits, soy, beef stock, dry herbs, cassis, chocolate and an intriguing touch of gum leaf. The oak is well handled. This is an attractive wine, finely textured, of medium weight and good length. Enjoy this over the next six to eight years. Variety: Red Wine,...
J&J 25th Anniversary McLaren Vale Organic Shiraz 2022

2 days ago | winepilot.com | Ken Gargett |Angus Hughson

94 $45 Drink by: 2025-2037 A worthy wine to celebrate an impressive anniversary, and well priced as well. From a superb vintage in McLaren Vale, this exhibits a vibrant purple hue. An appealing nose with notes of leather, cloves, black olives, chocolate, blackberries and smoked meats – a nose of substance. The texture is plush and seductive, quite creamy, and the wine well focused, generous and with serious length. Ripe in style, it finishes with silky tannins. Absolutely delicious, this will...
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Elsa 2024

2 days ago | winepilot.com | Cassandra Charlick |Angus Hughson

94+ $77.78 Drink by: 2025-2035+ Pillowy and nougatine on the nose, with marzipan and vanilla bean laced apricot, custard apple, feijoa and pear skin. Tropical honeydew melon follows with a tint of lemongrass and baked hay. Plenty of fruit sweetness and buttery malolactic notes on the palate, which balances Sauvignon’s bright acidity nicely. Vanilla brioche, silken poached pear and an opulent, creamy mouth-filling silkiness, finishing with a crunched dried herb note. The oak tannins are...
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Elsa 2024

2 days ago | winepilot.com | Ken Gargett |Angus Hughson

94 $78 Drink by: 2025-2033 The team at Moss Wood have said that the 2024 vintage reminds them of the great year of 1995. Yields were down but of high quality and everything augurs well for when we see the rest of this vintage released. During fermentation, the grapes were moved to 225-litre French oak barrels, 10% of which were new. Interestingly, there is no mention of Sauvignon Blanc on the label – those expecting the typical bright and breezy, simple style of Savvy would be in for a shock,...
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Chardonnay 2024

2 days ago | winepilot.com | Ken Gargett |Angus Hughson

94 $80 Drink by: 2025-2033 Ripening took place over a slightly shorter period than this region usually sees. Yields were down but quality was up. This is the fourth vintage of the Ribbon Vale Chardy and it has established itself as a fine addition to the range. The wine saw nine months maturation in French oak barriques, 47% of which was new. A deep gold colour here, this is big, bold and rich. A Chardy chockers with flavour. What is exciting is that we are already seeing the early emergence...