92 points Halliday 2019 Companion. Made from grapes of several vineyards in the central Yarra Valley, this wine has a rich, plump palate with generous flavours of red and dark cherry, combined with spices from subtle French oak. It finishes with balanced, firm tannins. Ready to drink now and will gain complexity past 2020.

91 points Halliday 2019 Companion.Made from vineyards in the lower Yarra, this wine has fine honeydew melon and cashew aromas with subtle oak. The palate is medium bodied, finishing with good length and crisp acidity.While typically demure now, the wine will fill out and gain complexity until at least 2020.

92 points - James Halliday 2019 Companion...Medium bodied and supple, with plenty of flesh on the mid-palate with a fine cut of lightly firm tannin. This wine combines Tempranillo’s characteristic plump palate with fine, firm tannins.It is a ready now and on to 2020.

100% Sangiovese handpicked from a single vineyard in Sevenhill. Aged in older French oak for 15 months.Sangiovese is the dominant grape of central Italian wines, is medium to light in body and has good fruit weight on the palate and the acidity and tannin structure to make a fantastic food wine.

This wine combines the freshness and crisp finish of the Grigio style, with the ripe fruit of Gris. It’s best enjoyed while young and fresh, until the end of 2019. Try it with seafood, salads or just by itself.

A richly flavoured, supple wine combining the fragrant softness of an old vines Barossa Grenache and the greater weight and tannin structure of McLaren Vale Shiraz and Grenache.

Take your mind back to a warm French country village restaurant, Mama fussing over you, whilst you enjoy a Bordeaux red alongside your cassoulet d'agneau.Sourced from 25-year-old vines located on the south-facing slopes in the Entre-Deux-Mers area near Faleyras, south-east of Bordeaux.The vines are planted on clay and limestone soils, with a subsoil made of gravel. The wine is fresh, dry, soft and pleasant, this wine rounded and easy drinking with a long finish.

92 points Halliday 2019 Companion. Made entirely from Semillon grapes from the Lower Hunter Valley, this wine has a ripe lemon aroma with tropical hints. The palate is medium bodied and round with good depth of flavour and finishes with balanced acidity.The wine is well suited to immediate drinking and will gain toast and lemon curd complexity past 2020.

James Halliday 92 points Silver Ribbon It is trenchantly full-bodied, but has the balance to mature exceptionally well. This has to be one of the wines of the year.

Medium bodied, with good depth of dark fruits. Plenty of fine, dry tannin, finishing with good length. Generous and luscious blackberry and raspberry fruit characters. Excellent firm tannins with a long and lasting finish.

Established in 1570, and now owned by Australians of Glenda and Frank Kalyk, Château Picoron is a boutique vineyard,set high on the slopes of the famous St Emilion limestone plateau.They have only 5 ha under vine and produce a few thousand cases of wine each year.A great accompaniment with red meat dishes or char-grilled vegetables.

91 points Halliday 2019 Companion.Made from vineyards in the lower Yarra, this wine has fine honeydew melon and cashew aromas with subtle oak. The palate is medium bodied, finishing with good length and crisp acidity.While typically demure now, the wine will fill out and gain complexity until at least 2020.

92 points Halliday 2019 Companion. This is a well-balanced, ‘modern’ style of Chardonnay, with fresh flavours and understated oak. It will develop further flavour and complexity through at least 2019.

James Halliday 92 points Silver Ribbon It is trenchantly full-bodied, but has the balance to mature exceptionally well. This has to be one of the wines of the year.

100% Sangiovese handpicked from a single vineyard in Sevenhill. Aged in older French oak for 15 months.Sangiovese is the dominant grape of central Italian wines, is medium to light in body and has good fruit weight on the palate and the acidity and tannin structure to make a fantastic food wine.

Medium bodied, with good depth of dark fruits. Plenty of fine, dry tannin, finishing with good length. Generous and luscious blackberry and raspberry fruit characters. Excellent firm tannins with a long and lasting finish.

92 points Halliday 2019 Companion. This is a well-balanced, ‘modern’ style of Chardonnay, with fresh flavours and understated oak. It will develop further flavour and complexity through at least 2019.

Says Huon Hooke: "Good balance, length and drinkability, with some potential to age. Great value for money. 89 points". Rich, dark blackberry and blackcurrant fruit on the nose, the aromas lifted by a hint of mint leaf. The palate showing typical Coonawarra elegance, yet there’s excellent depth and balanced, firm tannins

James Halliday 92 points Silver Ribbon It is trenchantly full-bodied, but has the balance to mature exceptionally well. This has to be one of the wines of the year.

100% Sangiovese handpicked from a single vineyard in Sevenhill. Aged in older French oak for 15 months.Sangiovese is the dominant grape of central Italian wines, is medium to light in body and has good fruit weight on the palate and the acidity and tannin structure to make a fantastic food wine.