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1 week ago | 
winepilot.com | Ken Gargett |Angus Hughson
This is aged for 16 months in 100% new large format French oak. Opaque with a ruby rim. This is... Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon As the name suggests, the fruit for this wine comes from two blocks in their northern Coonawarra vineyard. It’s billed... Fermentation was in two-tonne open fermenters and included a small component which had been destemmed. A parcel was fermented carbonically...
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1 week ago | 
winepilot.com | Ken Gargett |Angus Hughson
93 $40 Drink by: 2025-2032 A wine to honour famed Henschke viticulturist, Prue Henschke, that includes grapes such as Counoise, Grenache Gris, Clairette and Cinsault, among others, seems a natural fit with her life’s work in exploring all manner of vinous possibilities. Slotted in between those grapes are Carignan, Grenache and Shiraz.
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1 week ago | 
winepilot.com | Ken Gargett |Angus Hughson
93 $20 Drink by: 2025-2035 Long been a personal favourite as a wine which drinks beautifully, ages well, shows how good the great Aussie red blend (Cabernet Shiraz) can be and focuses on the best of Coonawarra. In addition, it is always cracking value. The blend of this vintage is 69% Cabernet Sauvignon and 31% Shiraz. This is fresh and fruit forward, and utterly delicious. It does not hurt that it comes from an absolutely brilliant vintage for the region.
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1 week ago | 
winepilot.com | Ken Gargett |Angus Hughson
90 $15 Drink by: 2025-2030 Terrific value here with a Shiraz sourced from some famous regions, such as the Barossa Valley, Langhorne Creek and McLaren Vale. There are vestiges of oak still evident from the sixteen months maturation in French oak barrels the wine underwent. A deep ruby red, the nose is slightly rustic with notes of dried herbs, raspberries, undergrowth, warm earth, licorice, red fruits and cranberries.
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1 week ago | 
winepilot.com | Ken Gargett |Angus Hughson
Those wanting to experience a mature Aussie red, look no further. This already has more than a decade under its belt and, unless one frequents auction houses or has friends with old cellars, this does not come along every day. A mature red/brown rim hue, this offers an alluring, complex and developed nose with notes of tobacco leaves, black fruits, leather, beef stock, cedar and spices. The palate is gentle and refined with good length and fine tannins, and lingers with intensity.
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1 week ago | 
winepilot.com | Ken Gargett |Angus Hughson
95 $165 Drink by: 2025-2035 2018 is a wonderful vintage and those who have it in their cellars have been fortunate. Those who don’t have a chance to rectify that with this tremendous release. Just 978 bottles, although they probably weigh the same as about four thousand normal bottles, under diam. From McLaren Vale, this Shiraz has just 2% Viognier added. The colour is a gleaming crimson red. There are gorgeous aromatics here with raspberries and cherries to the fore. We have notes of black...
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1 week ago | 
winepilot.com | Ken Gargett |Angus Hughson
95 $165 Drink by: 2025-2043 A very attractive Cabernet from McLaren Vale, from this special vintage. Under diam, just 1,236 (very heavy) bottles were made. A deep red colour here, this is big and bold. There are notes of spices, aniseed, cassis, blackberries, tobacco leaves and mild chocolate, with impressive oak integration. There is good concentration with a fine line of acidity, focus, impressive length and sleek tannins. The wine is still fresh and extremely persistent.
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1 week ago | 
winepilot.com | Ken Gargett |Angus Hughson
91 $55 Drink by: 2025-2027 A serious Sauvignon Blanc here, from the red (terra rossa) soils of Coonawarra. The colour here is a near gin clear lemon. The wine offers an immediate vibrancy with a lifted nose. It exhibits hints of lemon curd and even sponge cake, along with some herbal touches and citrus. Quite an exuberant and generous style. A wine of medium length with a firm finish, drink this now and any time over the next couple of years.
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1 week ago | 
winepilot.com | Ken Gargett |Angus Hughson
92 $60 Drink by: 2025-2031 Old vine Grenache from regions like McLaren Vale continue to enthral wine lovers. Easy to see why with gems like this. The colour is garnet/pale crimson. On the nose, we have strawberries, dried herbs, warm earth, red fruits, florals, cherries and bay leaves. The wine is fresh, with fine acidity and a sleek texture and tannins. Medium weight and decent length here, this will drink beautifully for at least another half dozen years. Long may the rise of Grenache continue.
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1 week ago | 
winepilot.com | Ken Gargett |Angus Hughson
92 $22 Drink by: 2025-2028 This is a seriously good value Savvy, from the Limestone Coast, specifically the three regions of Mundulla, Padthaway and Coonawarra. A pale lemon hue with green flecks, the wine is dominated by tropical notes. It also offers herbal notes, peaches, citrus, most notably grapefruit, but it is the passionfruit which is to the fore. Well crafted, this has a refreshing streak of acidity running the full length. A Savvy with some class, and a lovely lingering finish.
