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La Jota
2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
95 Points Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Palate

The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 91.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1.5% Cabernet Franc, 2.5% Malbec, 2% Merlot, and 2.5% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it bursts from the glass with classic cassis and ripe blueberry scents, leading to an undercurrent of cedar chest, lavender, and wild sage. The medium- to full-bodied palate is taut with muscular black fruit and savory layers, framed by grainy tannins and a refreshing line, finishing earthy.

Hickinbotham
2022 Trueman Cabernet Sauvignon
95 Points Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Christina Pickard

True to form, Trueman offers up all the minty, pencil lead, savory dried herb, dark-chocolate and blackberry goodness we’ve come to know and love from top South Aussie Cab. There’s power aplenty in the mouth but feels like it’s always in control, never boisterous—ironfist-in-velvet-glove territory; the savory, chalk dust tannins framing; the acidity freshening. Drink now with a rare steak and garlicky mushrooms at hand, or cellar for 15 years. Hickinbotham. —C.P.

Hickinbotham
2022 The Peake Cabernet-Shiraz
95 Points Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Christina Pickard Cellar Selection

A broody yet multifaceted nose of plum, cran-raspberry, anise, bay and pencil leads to a tightly wound palate of power and poise. Tannins are muscly but shapely, leaving room to showcase the plump redpurple fruit and herbs. Still in its infancy, this should be held another several years and then it should evolve gracefully until 2040 at least. Hickinbotham. Cellar Selection. —C.P.

Hickinbotham
2022 The Revivalist Merlot
95 Points Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Christina Pickard Hidden Gem

This is evocatively aromatic, like a berry patch in summer—all juicy black, blue and raspberry fruit with a scrubby edge of wild thyme and a sprinkle of cocoa powder. Hickinbotham’s signature dusty, savory tannins frame a palate that is both sturdy enough for the long haul but succulent enough now for protein-friendly sipping. Hickinbotham. Hidden Gem. —C.P.

Brewer-Clifton
2023 3D Pinot Noir
95 Points Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator

This is seductive, with raspberry, bitter plum and black cherry fruit that smolders with intensity, while singed notes of savory, wet earth and rooibos tea are sprinkled throughout. Shows energy in the form of a deeply buried, chalky spine. Will need some patience. Best from 2026 through 2038.—J.M.

Tenuta di Arceno
2021 Strada al Sasso Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Castelnuovo Berardenga
95 Points Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator

Packed with fresh black cherry, blackberry and black currant fruit, this red is smooth and enticing. Mineral, eucalyptus and tobacco elements add complexity, while the lively acidity drives the long finish. Offers terrific balance. A compelling red. Best from 2027 through 2045.—B.S.

Giant Steps
2023 Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir
95 Points Christina Pickard, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Richer and more savory than others in this top producer’s single-vineyard suite, Applejack is a 28-year-old vineyard surrounded by Applejack eucalypts, hence the name. The unique site gives an earthy, smoked meat character to this Yarra Pinot. It tempers the abundant red-fruit, vanilla, spice and floral notes. It’s supple and mouthfilling but never heavy or overblown, with a quiet-but-firm structure that suggests a capacity for aging, while being an intriguing drop now.

Giant Steps
2023 Tarraford Vinyeard Chardonnay
95 Points Christina Pickard, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Tarraford is exuberantly and unashamedly Aussie in all the best ways. It’s bright and lemony, underscored with toast, flint and salt. There’s length, poise, complexity and a seamless balance of freshness, texture and flavor. Set to age, this is delicious right now, too. It’s an excellent example of how far the Yarra and Australia in general has come with this variety

Giant Steps
2023 Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay
95 Points Christina Pickard, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

While Sexton’s single vineyard counterpart, Tarraford, is unabashedly Aussie in style, this gives a wink to Burgundy, with rich cashew, hazelnut, flint and melon-custard characters. This 2023 bottling was a cool vintage and it shows via wonderfully racy acidity, tension and poise. This class act by winemaker Melanie Chester and her team drinks mighty well now but that should cellar beautifully. 

Giant Steps
2023 Primavera Vineyard Pinot Noir
95 Points Christina Pickard, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Supple, slinky and downright sexy, with aromas you could take a dive into, Primavera exudes scents of red and blueberry fruit, dried rose petal and vanilla bean, with clove and Chinese five-spice characters underpinning everything and a mineral note at the center. There’s a calm, confident energy here. Balanced, with fine, seamless tannins, it’s less age-worthy that its single vineyard counterparts, but is a complete and utterly delicious drink right now.

Yangarra Estate Vineyard
2023 Ovitelli Grenache
95 Points Angus Hughson, Vinous

The 2023 Grenache Ovitelli is stunning. This has wonderful purity of energetic red cherry, dried herb and subtle meaty tones. Savory complexity builds on a textural palate while holding impressive composure through to a finish of serious length accented by a twist of tannins.

Hickinbotham
2022 The Peake Cabernet-Shiraz
95 Points Angus Hughson, Vinous

The stunning 2022 Cabernet Shiraz The Peake shows exceptional clarity of fruit, delicacy and detail. It opens with wafts of violet and rubbed sage over a generous core of pure blueberry. Exquisite balance is the key to the 2022, with ample flavor and a rich core of fine yet firm tannins singing over a long, sustained finish. This whispers rather than shouts and is all the better for it.

Hickinbotham
2022 The Nest Cabernet Franc
95 Points Shanteh Wale, Wine Pilot

87% Cabernet Franc, 11% Merlot and 2% Malbec, for all Aussie intents and purposes this is Hickinbothams Cabernet Franc bottling and it is handpicked, destemmed and whole berry sorted. 16 days on skins basket pressed matured in French oak barriques of which 60% was new for 15 months. Like a shiny new toy this is impossible to put down. Bramble, cassis and sandy potting soil, like the type used for succulents and cactus. There is an edge of salted licorice, handfuls of star anise and cardamom. Oak looks quite polished here and adds to the gleam and glamour of the wine. It’s seductive and supple with gathering waves of acidity that linger. A wine that’s pleasure is immediate and yet worth some time in the decanter to get to know it better, before you envelop it.

Hickinbotham
2022 The Revivalist Merlot
95 Points Shanteh Wale, Wine Pilot

Hand picked, destemmed and gently crushed, basket pressed, 16 days on skins and matured in French oak barriques of which 50% was new for 12 months. There is Merlot and then there is MERLOT, a wine with heart and soul and a gentleness guiding pressure of oak. This has it all in spades and then some. Black cherries, carob and stewed plums. There are Rosella flowers and a ground black sesame paste. Some bayleaf and thistle. Acidity walks an ascending line without artifact and the wine manages that leisurely form that only merlot can provide. Satisfying, flavour and harmonious. Some powdery tannins mean this will age another 4-5 years gracefully. Beef and black bean stir fry would set this off nicely.

Giant Steps
2023 Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay
95 Points Jame Goode, WineAnorak.com

Vivid aromatics with bright red cherry and redcurrant fruit. The palate is texture with appealing red fruits, showing nice structure and potential for development.

Giant Steps
2023 Tarraford Vinyeard Chardonnay
95 Points MaryAnn Worobiec, Wine Spectator

A stunning, complex style, showing notes of grilled peach, lemon curd, wildflower honey and marmalade on a sleek, mouthwatering frame. Accents of lemon verbena, litsea oil, crunchy sea salt and lemon oregano add to the aromatics and harmony, with waves of flavor lingering on the finish. Drink now through 2034.

Freemark Abbey
2022 Colline Cabernet Sauvignon
95 Points Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com

Gorgeous cassis, blackberries, spicy wood, and floral notes define the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Colline Vineyard, a medium to full-bodied, pure, and focused effort. It shows fine tannins, charm, and elegance on the palate, with beautiful layering and a hint of iron on the finish. Based on 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, this beauty will drink nicely for 10-12 years.

Cardinale
2021 Cabernet Sauvignon
95 Points James Molesworth, Wine Spectator

Offers a frankly toasty frame of licorice and apple wood wrapped around a more than adequate core of plum and black currant preserves, all laced with a violet note. Sleek and reserved through the finish, with an iron hint peeking out amid the fruit, this offers length and a lovely mouthfeel and should develop well in the cellar while soaking up its toast. Best from 2026 through 2038. 3,500 cases made.

Zena Crown
2021 Conifer Pinot Noir
95 Points Clive Pursehouse, Decanter

From the west side of the Zena Crown vineyard, and almost exclusively marine sedimentary soils, in this otherwise volcanic appellation of the Eola-Amity Hills. There's a fleshy blue and red fruits with gorgeous florals and sweet earth tones. Earthy and dark-fruited with exotic spices and smoke. Freshness, fruit and dusty blackberries paint the palate alongside earthen mineral tones.

Zena Crown
2021 Slope Pinot Noir
95 Points Clive Pursehouse, Decanter

Adjacent to the Sum block, this wine is fully destemmed and all from the 667 clone Pinot Noir. Next to the big Douglas fir in the vineyard, this wine gives off sweet truffle and sous bois notes with sweet and rich black fruits. Taut blackberries meld with a spicy clove. Exotic spices frame the palate with Oregon blackberry, raspberry leaf and a rich, loamy earth character.

WillaKenzie
2022 La Crete Pinot Noir
95 Points Clive Pursehouse, Decanter

Meaning "the crest," La Crête will be released in April of 2026; it's saline and mineral first, with whispers of tart red berries following on. Blood orange and sweet blue fruits align with wild alpine meadow herbs, wild carrot flowers and fresh saline minerality to finish. The 22 bottling of La Crête is sourced only from Emery and Triple Black Slopes.

Penner-Ash
2022 Pas de Nom Chardonnay
95 Points Clive Pursehouse, Decanter

The only over-vintaged wine at Penner-Ash, the 2022 fruit comes from Zena Crown, Jory Hills and Gran Moraine site floral, spiced aromas, and a palate embued with an elegance to the fruit.
Kate goes for nuance and delicacy with a succulent Meyer lemon pulp.

Penner-Ash
2022 Hyland Vineyard Old Vine Riesling
95 Points Clive Pursehouse, Decanter

A combination of Riesling from the 1972 and 1974 blocks of old vine Hyland Vineyard Riesling. Kate Ayres goes for 10% botrytis bottled after six months and aged in a bottle for over a year. Gorgeously spiced with cardamom, sweet peach flesh, and brilliant minerality. The palate is
brilliantly balanced, with beeswax and succulent tart Riesling.

Gran Moraine
2022 Pinot Noir Yamhill-Carlton
95 Points Clive Pursehouse, Decanter

Tasted upon release (February 2025), there's a buoyance and freshness to this Yamhill Carlton bottling, fresh red brambles and wild strawberries with a notion of mint leaf on the aromatics.
The palate delivers mouthfuls of wild fresh red fruits, with raspberries, mint, wild alpine herbs and a taut saline character to the finish. The top 20% of the Gran Moraine fruit goes into this
bottling.

Gran Moraine
2022 Upland Chardonnay
95 Points Clive Pursehouse, Decanter

Ovenoy inspired Shane Moore to make this Upland Chardonnay with no sulphur; this is uplifted and buoyant on mandarin, it gives an Old World nod and purity of fruit, from the use of
10-year-old puncheons. This wine has a character that gives you a sense of bravery in the winemaking. Aromatics of tart lemon and wild flowers, beeswax, and the same on the palate.
With intense clarity and persistence