As always New Release judgings throw out the great buys, the good buys and the goodbyes! Luckily we don’t put in the latter wines so you can safely buy any of these recommended wines and enjoy. Just look at our judges comments and choose the ones that match your palate. If you don’t know your palate yet try some of these and start to build your pallet profile. Lots of fun on the way!
193 TASTED
115 AWARDED
SPARKLING
6 TASTED
5 AWARDED
A solid group of clean, well-made and drinkable sparkling wines.
Cave De Lugny Burgundy Cremant Rosé NV ★★★1/2
Fresh raspberry bouquet, mouth filling mousse and layers of raspberry, apple and floral flavours. $25
Bella Luna Victoria Prosecco 2020 ★★★
Delicate fresh citrus fragrances, creamy mousse and simple sweet flavours. $18.99
Cobb’s Hill Estate Shooting Star Adelaide Hills Sparkling Rosé 2020 ★★★
Dainty red berry bouquet with a floral lift and a sweet raspberry palate. Good acid. $30
Postcards From Italy DOC Veneto Prosecco 2019 ★★★
Refreshing medium dry style with sweet apricot and lemon fruit balanced by the acid. $20
Whistling Kite Riverland Sparkling Petit Verdot 2017 ★★★
Full bodied complex wine with generous weight of spicy plum varietal characters. $45
FIANO
5 TASTED
2 AWARDED
A couple of good examples with the others just borderline because of unbalanced flavours due to the youthfulness of the wines but they could improve with some age.
Zilzie Wines Platinum Edition Adelaide Hills Fiano 2019 ★★★1/2
Zesty fresh citrus nose with loads of apricot and citrus flavours and a nice phenolic touch. $35
Bella Luna Victoria Fiano 2020 ★★★
Subtle honeyed peach aromas and textured palate layered with interesting flavours. $18.99
RIESLING
10 TASTED
8 AWARDED
A strong class of eclectic styles ranging from the austere lime/citrus to the bigger full flavoured textured wines. “There was great depth of fruit overall,” noted one judge.
Knappstein Insider Clare Valley Riesling 2020 ★★★★★
Great complexity here for a young wine with a heady spicy lime and apple bouquet and lovely intensity of lip-smacking flavours with nicely balanced residual sweetness. $30
Famille Hugel Grossi Laue Limited Alsace France Riesling 2011 ★★★★★
A rich generous wine with controlled development showing aromas of toast and honey with good toasty length to the palate and tight mouth puckering acidity.
