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Not long ago, we introduced the top 30 of New Zealand's best wineries of the year in 2020 by The Real Review (TRR), a website co-founded by the famous Australian wine critic Huon Hooke and New Zealand wine master Bob Campbell MW (please click here for a review).
To participate in the competition, the winery is required to provide representatives of the latest vintage, and if there is only 1 model, it is required to provide samples of nearly 3 consecutive vintages. The judging panel scored each winery over a 2-year period to produce an annual list of the best wineries.
Unlike New Zealand,000 or so, Australia's list ranks at more than 400. It's not easy to get to the top of so many competitors, and what's even more surprising is that Penfolds, the representative of Australian wineries, is only ranked 31st! Without further ado, let's see what are the wineries that can be ranked before Penfolds
Top 30 Australian Wineries of the Year 2020
01
Cullen Winery
Region: Margaret River
Cullen Winery Vanya Flower Day Cabernet Sauvignon dried red
In the early '70s, Kevin and Diana Cullen founded Cullen Wines in Wilyabrup, west of the Margaret River appellation, converting their 7.2-hectare ranch into vineyards. The 2012 vintage of their daughter's Cullen Vanya 'Flower Day' Cabernet Sauvignon received 99 points from Australia's most authoritative wine critic, James Hailday, and 97 points from Robert Parker.
02
Tianrui Winery
Region: Hunter Valley
Tianrui Winery No. 1 barrel race beauty dry white
Founded in 1858, Tyrrell's Wines is the first winery in Australian history and occupies a pivotal position in Australia in terms of size and quality. At present, Tianrui Winery has extended from hunter valley to australia's major production areas, and the vineyard area has grown from the initial 24 hectares to about 364 hectares. Château Tin Shing's Semillon is best known and award-winning, the most outstanding of which is Tyrrell's Vat 1 Semillon, which is blended from the two oldest plots of the winery.
03
Joy Hill Winery
Joy Mountain Winery Maurice O'Shea series Syrah dry red
Mount Pleasant is a historic winery in the Hunter Valley region with many ancient vineyards. The winery is the biggest winner in Australian wine history, and its founder is Maurice O'Shea, Australia's greatest winemaker of all time. Among the many wines, the flagship collection named after Maurice O'Sheck uses the best grapes in the garden, with the 2010 Mount Pleasant Maurice O'Shea Shiraz winning the Gold Medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards in 2013.
04
Kronachira Winery
Region: Canberra
Kronakira Winery Siravioni dry red
Clonakilla, the pioneer winery that made Canberra an Australian wine region, was founded by John Kirk, who came to Australia in 1971 and purchased 16 hectares of land here to start growing grapes. The winery uses the traditional Burgundy method, which emphasizes the fruitiness of the wine and produces a natural, balanced and rounded wine. Among them, Clonakilla Shiraz - Viognier is loved by consumers for its unique unrestrained and feminine style, and its 2004 vintage also received a 97-point praise from Robert Parker.
05
Royal Lamborgh Winery
Region: Eaton Valley
Royal Lanbao Winery No. 8 Movement Sira Dry Red
Yalumba is Australia's oldest family-owned winery, founded by British immigrant Samuel Smith and now in its 5th generation. In the Australia Wine Companion by James Han Reed, Royal Lambo is named the highest "Double Red Five-Star Winery". The 2012 vintage of The Royal Blue Castle's extensive product line is most notably Yalumba The Octavius, whose 2012 vintage won the Gold Medal at the International Wine Challenge.
06
Sweeney Winery
Region: Frankland River
Sweeney Château Favey series Sira dry red
Located in the Frankland River appellation, Swinney Vineyards grows grapes of exceptional quality, attracting many top wineries to buy them. They didn't start making their own wines until 2012, producing wines that are pure, intense and elegant, revealing the region's unique terroir. In 2018, the winery released a top-of-the-line collection called Farvie, including two models, Syrah and Grenache, which is known as a Grand Cru-level wine.
07
Hardy Winery
Region: Tasmania
Hardy Winery Erin Hardy Series Chardonnay Dry White
The Hardys dates back to the mid-19th century and planted its first vines in McLaren Vale in 1854. After generations of disdainful efforts by the Hardy family, the winery has become a major brand in South Australia, with a pivotal position. In the winery's top Eileen Hardy collection, the 2015 vintage of Chardonnay was awarded gold in the International Wine & Spirit Competition.
08
Château De Morris
Region: Luzgran
Moris Winery Moscato top rare enhanced wine
Founded in 1859, founder George Francis Morris experimentally planted about 4 hectares of vines in the Rutherglen appellation. In 1885, the winery's vineyards had reached an area of 80 hectares, making it the largest winery in South Australia. Today, the winery's range of premium enhanced wines and rich dry reds with great ageing potential are popular with consumers. Among them, Muscat Old Premium Rare Liqueur was selected as one of the top 100 Winner Top 100 Fortified Wines in the Sydney International Wine Competition.
09
Forint Lake Winery
Forint Lake Winery Cabernet Sauvignon blends dried red
In 1936, surgeon Max Lake decided to plant Cabernet Sauvignon in the Hunter Valley, where Syrah and Sai Beauty were grown. Although everyone was not optimistic, Max founded the winery and named it Lake's Folly (meaning stupid). Unexpectedly, Max produced a very high-quality cabernet sauvignon dry red, which made the winery famous and set off a boom in the cultivation of cabernet sauvignon in the appellation. The winery produces only 2 wines, cabernet sauvignon blend dry red and Chardonnay dry white, of which cabernet sauvignon blend dry red has been awarded the Langtons Classification of Australian Wine Excellent.
10
Youling Winery
Region: Yala Valley
Château Youling treasures the Siravioni dry red
Founded in 1838, Yering Station was one of victoria's first wineries. With more than a century of development, the winery has long become a landmark winery in the Yarra Valley. The wines produced by Youling Winery have always maintained a very high quality, not only elegant and unique texture, rich and diverse taste, but also fresh and fruity, very characteristic of the Yarra Valley region. Among the winery's top collections, the 2014 vintage Collection Yering Station Reserve Shiraz- Viognier received a 97-point rating from The Wine Front, Australia's leading website.
11
Gibson Winery
Region: Barossa Valley
Gibson Winery Australia Old Vine Series Syrah Dry Red
Gibson Wines is one of the most renowned wineries in the Barossa Valley. The winery's founder, Rob Gibson, was previously the chief winemaker at Penfolds. In 1997, he left Penfolds to start his own winery. Through simple winemaking techniques, the winery pursues the pursuit of a unique style with fresh spices and plant flavors while maintaining varieties. Among them, the 2005 Syrah Dry Red of the Australian Old Vine Collection (AOVC) received a high score of 96 points from Parker.
12
Hansko Winery
Hansko Winery Shen'en Shanxi La Dry Red
Located in the Eden Valley region of South Australia, Henschke is a 155-year-old, family-owned winery. In 2011, it was also named "Australia's Best Drunken Winery of the Year" by the Sydney Morning Herald. The winery uses biodynamic methods to manage vineyards and is known worldwide for producing Australian fine wines. In terms of popularity, its flagship wine, Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz, is Australia's first-class wine that can compete with Penfolds Grange.
13
Château Puri
Château Puli Kunda Valley Chardonnay dry white
Pooley Wines is a family-owned winery in tasmania's Coal River Valley appellation, founded in 1985 by Dennis & Margaret Pooley. Among the many wines produced by the winery, Pinot Noir, Butchers Hill Pinot Noir and Cooinda Vale Chardonnay are the most popular.
14
Best Winery
Appellation: Great Western Region
Best Winery Bin 1 Syrah Dry Red
Founded by the Best family, Best's Wines is located in Victoria's Great Western, famous for its Silas, and has a history of over 150 years. The winery mainly produces dry reds with aging potential and elegant and strong styles, especially their Syrah dry reds, which are typical of the style of the region. Among them, the 2011 Bin 1 Syrah Red won Australia's most prestigious Jimmy Watson Trophy in 2012.
15
Château Hossegg
Region: Orange
Hussegg Winery Mountain Dragon Merlot blends dried red
Located in the Orange region, Hoosegg Wines belongs to the famous winemaker Philip Shaw, who has twice been awarded the Robert Mondavi Trophy for International Winemaker of the Year and is also the winery of the same name, Philip Shaw) founder. After handing over to his sons, the boutique winery was founded in 2004. The wines are elegant and dynamic, varied in style and intensely complex in flavours, with the finest wines being Mountain Dragon Merlot Blend and Double Happy Cabernet Sauvignon Blend.
16
Taylor Winery
Region: Clare Valley
Located in the Clare Valley appellation known as the "Home of Australian Cabernet Sauvignon", Taylors discovered small hippocampal fossils during the reclamation of its vineyard, proving that the area was once an ancient seabed, and the winery's trademark was born. Since its founding in 1969, after three generations, the winery has expanded from its original 178 hectares of vineyards to more than 600 hectares today. Its vintage, The Visionary Cabernet Sauvignon, is the winery's epitome and is produced in limited quantities only in excellent vintages.
17
Tanudan Winery
Tanudan Winery "Mount Everest" series of Syrah dry reds
Founded in 1890, Chateau Tanunda is one of Australia's oldest wineries, comparable to the top French wineries and a representative winery of the Barossa Valley. The winery minimizes human intervention to highlight the personality of the grapes, using a combination of traditional vinification and high technology to give the wine an elegant and gentle style. The "The Everest" collection is the winery's flagship product, representing the highest level of the Barossa Valley, and is the "Rolls-Royce" of wines.
18
Oak Ridge Winery
Oak Ridge Winery 864 Drive Block Founder and Diamond Garden Chardonnay Dry White
Founded in 1978, Oakridge Wines is a well-known family-owned winery in the Yarra Valley. The vineyards cover an area of about 10 hectares and are mainly planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah. Led by winemaker David Bicknell, Oak Ridge wines are not only fruity, fresh and pure, but also elegant and harmonious in taste. The 2011, 2012 and 2013 vintages of the winery's most popular wine, the 864 Drive Block Block founder and Diamond Vineyard Chardonnay, received 96 praise from Wine Frontline.
19
Château Colle
Region: Mylarenville
Château Cristian Lloyd treasures the Syrah dry red
In 1967, the Lloyd family founded Coriole Vineyards in the McLaren Vale appellation. Mylarenville is an important Syrah region, so the main variety of the winery is also Syrah. After 1985, however, the winery had become a pioneer in the cultivation of Italian varieties such as Sangiovese. The 2012 vintage, which represents the wine Coriole Lloyd Reserve Shiraz, received a high Parker score of 95.
20
Château Yarrayy
Château Yarra Youling No. 1 dry red
Château Yarra Yering has always regarded "faithful presentation of the terroir of the vineyard" as the primary criterion for winemaking, not blindly following the trend, but choosing to continuously refine the original winemaking process and style. As a result, the wines produced by the winery are perfectly balanced, stable and natural. The winery's classics are Bordeaux-style Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 1 and South Rhone Valley-style Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 2.
21
Mount Mary Winery
Mont Mary Winery "Quintet" dry red
Founded in 1971 by John & Marli Middleton, Mount Mary Vineyard has adhered to the principle of "weight, not weight" since its inception, focusing on making high-quality wines. As one of the top wineries in the Yarra Valley, Mount Mary winery attaches great importance to the protection of the vineyard environment. The winery's many wines, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, are considered to be similar to the style of Château Margaux, with a complex structure, elegant and grandeur and a long aftertaste.
22
Winery Wieden
Winery Wieden Purple North Sai Rosé Sparkling Wine
Founded in 1990 by the Vuitton family, Vinden Estate is a local family-owned boutique winery dedicated to producing wines that fully reflect the local terroir. The winery is one of the very few in Australia to grow rare varieties, and Alicante Bouschet, a hybrid of Grenache and Petit Bouschet, is one of them. The winery's most popular wine is also the Vinden Estate Sparkling Alicante Bouschet Rose.
23
Schilman Winery
Château Hilkerman treasures Chardonnay dry whites
Liz & Shaun Silkman only founded Silkman Wines in the Hunter Valley in 2013 and in its second year were named one of Australia's top 10 best new wineries. Its 2015 vintage Silkman Reserve Chardonnay has beaten over over 600 wines across Australia to win the James Halliday Chardonnay Challenge.
24
Punata Winery
Punatta Winery Centenarian single barrel treasures Syrah dry red
Founded in 1860 in Australia's premier cool appellation, The Poonawatta is known for producing noble and elegant wines, especially the Sierra and Rieslings. The Centenarian Single Barrel Reserva Shiraz, the winery's top centenarian, is made from old Syrah vines planted in 1880 and aged for 30 months in new oak barrels, producing only 300 bottles per release, which is very rare.
25
Cold Creek Mountain Winery
Cold Creek Mountain Winery treasures Pinot Noir dry red
Founded in 1985, Coldstream Hills has grown from an obscure small winery to one of Australia's fine wineries, with wines sold in 16 countries. Its Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are highly acclaimed, especially the Coldstream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir, which is recognized as a masterpiece of the Yarra Valley style.
26
The first color winery
Region: Sydney
The first color winery Syrah dry red
Handpicked Wines pioneered the "single brand, multi-country" model, with its own vineyards in 15 top appellations in 6 countries around the world. The winery is not limited to making wines of a specific style, and all the wines it produces reflect the terroir of the place of origin and the experience of the winemaker. Among them, the 2013 vintage of Handpicked Wines Shiraz, the wine's first color winery, received a 90-point acclaim from Wine Enthusiast.
27
Baifa Winery
Region: Giron
Baifa Winery Tuples Pinot Noir dry red
Wine By Farr is located in victoria's Geelong appellation, where grapes have been cultivated for 200 years and produce grapes with unique flavours due to their rich volcanic soils and continental climate. Gary & Robyn Farr bought the land in 1994 and today the winery has 14 hectares of vineyards growing in Pinot Noir, Viogni, Chardonnay, Syrah and more. The winery's finest wine is the Burgundy-inspired Tout Pres Pinot Noir, whose 2017 vintage received 95 points from Wine Frontline.
28
Terra Jorah Winery
Terrajolla Winery Pinot Noir dry red
In 1983, the Besen family planted 4 hectares of vines in the Yarra Valley appellation to establish the TarraWarra Estate, dedicated to making quality wines. Today, the winery has more than 28 hectares of vineyards, focusing on wines that reflect the unique terroir of the place of origin. The winery's most popular winery, TarraWarra Estate Pinot Noir, won the Blue Gold Medal at the Sydney International Wine Competition in 1998.
29
Château Desios
Region: Coonawarra
Château John Riddock Cabernet Sauvignon dried red
Founded in 1891, Wynns Coonawarra Estate is ranked in the top 3 appellations in Australia's 2015 Coonawarra Estate of the Year by leading Australian wine critic James Han Reed. Whether it's The World Atlas of Wine or Wines of the World, the name of Château Daisy is prominently listed. The winery's flagship, the John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon, features Cabernet Sauvignon from the winery's best plots and is made only in the best vintages, with a Parker score of 95 in 2015.
30
Levant Hill Winery
Founded in 2009 by Elias & Colleen Jreissati, Levantine Hill will be mined from a steep rocky area of undesirable quality vineyards with unique styles, meticulous structures and strong ageing potential. Samantha's Paddock Melange Traditionnel, the 2012 vintage, received a 96-point rating from James Han Reed.
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