Halliday - 2 Sep 2024
DARK HORSE WINERY
CHARDONNAY
THE GEN Z PROBLEM
TASMANIA
IPNC 38
HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION AWARDS 2025
The Gen Z problem
Changing hands
Chardonnay's golden era
Wine-cask whiskies
Plan your trip to Tasmania with these local tips
100 NEW TASTING NOTES
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UK-based wine authority Jane Rakison on Bordeaux for everyday drinking
Nina Throsby shares the five wines that shaped her career
The latest news, developments and releases from around the country
Jane Faulkner answers your pressing wine questions
Mike Bennie on Georgian wine
The Tasting Team share their key takeaways from the Awards
David Lloyd on the end of Oregon's IPNC
Philip Rich on the Yarra Valley's successful 2025 Awards results
Diana Chan’s Teochew braised duck with chilli vinegar sauce
It feels like the start of a new year here at Halliday.
INSIDE INSTAGRAM
Best’s cellar door turns 50
Kitchen by Mike pops up at the National Gallery of Australia
RIESLINGFREAK NEW CELLAR DOOR
LANGTONS CLASSIFIED TOURS AUSTRALIA
CHANGES TO THE HALLIDAY TASTING TEAM
Harkham winery opens an onsite restaurant
STARWARD RELEASES BOTRYTIS CASK
Bird in Hand flies south
Formula 1 star collaborates with Oliver’s Taranga on IHANA Shiraz
BYO CELLAR THURSDAYS AT THE SANDERSON
Vinteloper reopens five years after devastating fires
NEW RELEASES
CHERUBINO REOPENS RESTAURANT
NEWS FROM HALLIDAY WINE ACADEMY
LE CONCOURS DES VINS DU VICTORIA RETURNS
Q&A
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Georgia through an orange lens
2021 Okro’s Wine Zvari Rkatsiteli, Kakheti ($48)
2022 DoReMi Chinebuli Chinuri Goruli Mtsvane, Kartli ($58)
2022 Pheasant’s Tears Rkatsiteli Tibaani, Kakheti ($55)
TEAM TALK
2025 HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION AWARDS
Rieslingfreak No. 12 Riesling 2023, Eden Valley
MMAD Vineyard Blewitt Springs Chenin Blanc 2022, McLaren Vale
Silkman Wines Single Vineyard Blackberry Semillon 2023, Hunter Valley
Sutton Grange Winery Fairbank Rosé 2023, Central Victoria
Brown Brothers Patricia Brut Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2018, King Valley
Oakridge 864 Drive Block Funder & Diamond Vineyard Chardonnay 2022, Yarra Valley
Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2023, Wrattonbully
Quealy Winemakers Feri Maris Single Block Pinot Grigio 2023, Mornington Peninsula
Giant Steps Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023, Yarra Valley
All Saints Estate Museum Muscat NV, Rutherglen
Mount Mary Quintet 2022, Yarra Valley
Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 3 2022, Yarra Valley
Pressing Matters R139 Riesling 2022, Tasmania
Houghton Jack Mann Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Frankland River
Thistledown Wines This Charming Man Single Vineyard Clarendon Grenache 2023, McLaren Vale
Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 2 2022, Yarra Valley
The shortlists
Giant Steps
Liz Silkman
Oakridge 864 Single Block Release Drive Block Funder & Diamond Vineyard Chardonnay 2022
Bart Moloney
Mulline
Sami-Odi
ChaLou Wines
Sue Hodder
2025 HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION AWARDS
2023 Dandelion Vineyards Enchanted Garden of the Eden Valley Riesling, Eden Valley
2023 Brangayne of Orange Riesling, Orange
2022 Domaine Naturaliste Purus Chardonnay, Margaret River
2023 Robert Stein Vineyard Dry Riesling, Mudgee
2023 ChaLou Wines Riesling, Orange
standout wines of 2025
95 2023 Wine x Sam The Victorian Riesling, Goulburn Valley
2022 Logan Ridge of Tears Chardonnay, Orange
2023 Meadowbank Riesling, Tasmania
2021 Hungerford Hill Dalliance, Tumbarumba
2023 First Creek Wines Single Vineyard Murphy Vineyard Semillon, Hunter Valley
2018 Brokenwood ILR Reserve Semillon, Hunter Valley
2022 Woodlawn Waverley Vineyard Chardonnay, Tasmania
2023 First Creek Wines Limited Release Small Batch Vermentino, Hunter Valley
2023 Aravina Estate Limited Release Grenache, Margaret River
2022 Flowstone Wines Sauvignon Blanc, Margaret River
2022 Winmark Wines Single Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay, Broke Fordwich
2022 Stormlower Vineyard Wilyabrup Chenin Blanc, Margaret River
2023 Briar Ridge Vineyard Albariño, Hunter Valley
2019 d’Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre, McLaren Vale
2021 Balnaves of Coonawarra Shiraz, Coonawarra
2022 Brokenwood Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, Hunter Valley
2022 HEAD Wines The Brunette Barossa Shiraz, Barossa
2021 HEAD Wines Wilton Hill Barossa Ranges Shiraz, Eden Valley
2022 HEAD Wines The Blonde Barossa Shiraz, Barossa
2023 ChaLou Wines Pinot Noir, Orange
2022 Yering Station Reserve Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley
2022 Boydell’s Shiraz Viognier, Hilltops
Standout wines
2018 d’Arenberg The Old Bloke & The Three Young Blondes Shiraz Roussanne Viognier Marsanne, McLaren Vale
2021 Angove Family Winemakers Warboys Vineyard Shiraz Grenache, McLaren Vale
2022 Oliver’s Taranga Vineyards Ihana Shiraz, McLaren Vale
2021 Langmeil Winery The Freedom 1843 Shiraz, Barossa Valley
2021 Oliver’s Taranga Vineyards HJ Shiraz, McLaren Vale
2021 Hare’s Chase Lepus, Barossa Valley
2020 Schubert Estate Goose-yard Block Shiraz, Barossa Valley
2021 Mount Langi Ghiran Langi Shiraz, Grampians
2022 Sweetwater Wines Shiraz, Hunter Valley
2021 Balnaves of Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra
2021 Robert Stein Vineyard
The Kinnear Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz, Mudgee
2022 Ferngrove The Stirlings
Blu Knoll Cabernet Shiraz Malbec, Great Southern
2022 Briar Ridge Vineyard Limited Release BDX, Wrattonbully
2022 Mérite Wines Shiraz Malbec, Wrattonbully
2022 Dandelion Vineyards March Hare of the Barossa Mataro, Barossa
2022 Aravina Estate Wildwood Ridge Reserve Merlot, Margaret River
2020 Peter Lehmann Mentor, Barossa
2021 Thompson Estate The Specialist Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River
Ore-gone 38
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2023 Maxwell Tiers of Wisdom Old Vine Grenache, $70
2022 Winmark Icon 7 2 Chardonnay, $95
2022 Hungerford Hill Hunter Valley Shiraz, $45
THE GEN Z PROBLEM
TASMANIAN SPARKLING AND PINOT NOIR SPECIALIST
MARKS 50 VINTAGES
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SCANLON WINES
BYRNE FARM
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STILL MOON
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NEW GUARD, NEW GLORY
FROM PRANKSTERS TO PIONEERS
2021 Wirra Wirra Chook Block Shiraz
2022 Wirra Wirra Church Block
2021 Wirra Wirra The Angelus Cabernet Sauvignon
2021 Wirra Wirra RSW Shiraz
AUSTRALIAN CHARDONNAY’S NEW WORLD ORDER
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PRESSING MATTERS
2018 Teusner MC Sparkling Shiraz, Barossa Valley
2023 Henschke Julius Riesling, Eden Valley
2023 ChaLou Wines Riesling, Orange
2021 Living Roots Super Fizz Riesling, South Australia
2020 Bellebonne Natalie Fryar Vintage Cuvée, Tasmania
2017 Deviation Road Beltana Blanc de Blancs, Adelaide Hills
2023 Fowles Wine Ladies who Shoot their Lunch Riesling, Victoria
2020 Pierro VR Chardonnay, Margaret River
2022 Keith Tulloch Wine Field of Mars Block 4 Chardonnay, Hunter Valley
2021 Jim Barry Wines Loosen Barry Wolta Wolta Dry Riesling, Clare Valley
2022 Crittenden Estate Cri de Coeur Chardonnay, Mornington Peninsula
2023 BK Wines Ego is the Enemy Pinot Gris, Adelaide Hills
2023 Stilvi Pinot Gris, Mornington Peninsula
2022 Evenfall Chardonnay, Tasmania
2023 Koerner Wine Parish Riesling, Clare Valley
2022 Juniper Three Fields Chardonnay, Margaret River
2022 Mount Mary Triolet, Yarra Valley
2023 Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills
2023 First Creek Wines Single Vineyard Murphy VIneyard Semillon, Hunter Valley
2023 Pooles Rock Single Barrel Chardonnay, Hunter Valley
2023 Audrey Wilkinson Winemakers Selection Semillon, Hunter Valley
2022 Piano Piano Sophie’s Block Chardonnay, Beechworth
2021 Paracombe Wines Reserve Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills
2022 Nepenthe Pinnacle Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills
2023 Seville Estate Single Vineyard Series Seville Chardonnay, Yarra Valley
2023 LVDO Rosé Shiraz, McLaren Vale
2018 Tyrrell’s Wines Vat 1 Winemaker’s Selection Semillon, Hunter Valley
2023 BREMLEY Pinot Blanc, Tasmania
2023 Clyde Park Vineyard Single Block F College Bannockburn Pinot Noir, Geelong
2023 Woodlawn Havilah ROG Rosé, Tasmania
2022 Castagna Ingénue Viognier, Beechworth
2021 Heritage Estate Barrel Ferment Fiano, Granite Belt
2022 Crittenden Estate Cri de Coeur Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula
2023 Stanton & Killeen Wines Alvarinho, Rutherglen
2022 Mount Mary Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley
2022 Bindi Wines Block 5 Pinot Noir, Macedon Ranges
2022 Scorpo Wines Eocene Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula
2021 Lethbridge Wines Mietta Pinot Noir, Geelong
2023 Dominique Portet Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley
2022 Provenance Wines Pinot Noir, Henty
2022 Yeringberg Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley
2023 Jane Eyre Shoreham Park Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula
2023 Jane Eyre Tasmania Pinot Noir, Tasmania
2021 Punch Lance’s Vineyard Close Planted Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley
2023 Willunga 100 Wines Trott Vineyard Blewitt Springs Grenache, McLaren Vale
2023 Yangarra Estate Vineyard Old Vine Grenache, McLaren Vale
2022 Adelina Wines Shiraz, Clare Valley
2022 Elderton Helbig 1915 Shiraz, Barossa Valley
2022 Brokenwood Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, Hunter Valley
2022 Dal Zotto Wines L’Immigrante Contro Shiraz, King Valley
2022 Brokenwood Verona Vineyard Shiraz, Hunter Valley
2019 d’Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz, McLaren Vale
2022 Chapel Hill Road Block Shiraz, McLaren Vale
2022 Fowles Wine Upton Run Single Vineyard Shiraz, Strathbogie Ranges
2022 De Bortoli Section A8 Syrah, Yarra Valley
2021 Koomilya JC Block Shiraz, McLaren Vale
2022 Lake’s Folly Shiraz Merlot Petit Verdot, Hunter Valley
2022 Hugh Hamilton Wines Black Blood II Shiraz, McLaren Vale
2021 Koomilya GT Block Shiraz, McLaren Vale
2021 Scotchmans Hill Cornelius Strathallan Vineyard Bellarine Peninsula Syrah, Geelong
2020 Rockford Basket Press Shiraz, Barossa Valley
2021 Seville Estate Dr McMahon Shiraz, Yarra Valley
2022 Montalto Tuerong Syrah, Mornington Peninsula
2022 Fratin Brothers Vineyard Shiraz, Grampians
2022 Sami-Odi Ho¤mann Dallwitz Syrah, Barossa Valley
2019 Yalumba The Octavius Old Vine Shiraz, Barossa
2021 Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Cabernet Sauvignon, Pyrenees
2022 Tyrrell’s Wines Vat 9 Winemaker’s Selection Shiraz, Hunter Valley
2022 Tyrrell’s Wines Old Hillside Vineyard Shiraz, Hunter Valley
2022 Chapel Hill Gorge Block Cabernet Sauvignon, McLaren Vale
2022 Seville Estate Shiraz, Yarra Valley
2022 Toolangi Block D Shiraz, Yarra Valley
2019 Bleasdale Vineyards Inveniam Viam Cabernet Malbec, Langhorne Creek
2021 Jim Barry Wines Spring Farm Block 74 Cabernet Sauvignon, Clare Valley
2020 Tahbilk Eric Stevens Purbrick Cabernet Sauvignon, Nagambie Lakes
2022 Oakridge Wines 864 Single Block Release Winery Block Oakridge Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon,
Yarra Valley
2021 Dominique Portet Réserve de Famille Cabernet Merlot Malbec, Yarra Valley
2021 Katnook Odyssey Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra
2021 Grant Burge Shadrach, Barossa Valley
2021 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River
2023 Mayer Cabernet, Yarra Valley
2022 Yeringberg Cabernet Sauvignon, Yarra Valley
2023 Best’s Wines Young Vine Pinot Meunier, Grampians
2021 Jim Barry Wines Spring Farm Block 81 Malbec, Clare Valley
2021 Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Limited Release Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra
2021 Wirra Wirra Vineyards The Holy Thirst Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz, McLaren Vale
2022 Billy Button Wines The Squid Saperavi, Alpine Valleys
2016 HOOSEGG Jade Moon Cabernet Franc, Orange
2021 Cockighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard Sangiovese, McLaren Vale
2021 Denton Nebbiolo, Yarra Valley
2021 De Bortoli (Riverina) Noble One Botrytis Semillon, Riverina
NV Buller Wines Calliope Rare Topaque, Rutherglen
NV Seppeltsield Dry Apera DP233, Barossa
2003 Seppeltsield Para 21 Year Old Tawny, Barossa Valley
NV Chambers Rosewood Rare Muscadelle, Rutherglen
NV Morris Cellar Reserve Grand Tawny, Rutherglen
2022 La Prova Sangiovese, Adelaide Hills
2019 Pipan Steel X Alpine Valleys Nebbiolo, Alpine Valleys
2023 XO Wine Co Small Batch Gamay, Adelaide Hills
2022 Vino Intrepido Dulcet Tones Dolcetto, Macedon Ranges
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