2017 Wine from Australia

James Halliday, 99 points: This achieves another step up the quality ladder for Leeuwin Estate, seemingly impossible. There's been no change in the vinification, nor in the vineyard. The change is an increase in the intensity of the flavours, and...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 98 points: As usual, the 2017 RunRig is approximately 2% Viognier. It spent almost 30 months in oak, 40% of which was new. Hints of peach or apricot appear on the nose, alongside notes of hickory smoke, cherries and baking spices...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96 points: A profound example of Ebenezer fruit and skilled winemaking, the 2017 Amon Ra Shiraz is full-bodied and velvety in texture, picking up more nuances the longer it sits in the glass. Floral and mint notes appear on the...

Decanter, 98 points: Planted in 1988 and named after the Tolpuddle Martyrs who grew beer crops on the Coal River Valley vineyard, which now makes one of Australia’s most thrillingly mineral, tightly-coiled Chardonnays, Mouthwatering flavours...