Stellar Australian Vintages

The following Australian wine regions had some truly exceptional vintages. Use this list as a guide for cellaring investment, a special birth-year gift or to curate your own collection. 




Best by year




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• 2018 wine vintage


White wine: Henty (VIC), Alpine Valleys (VIC)
Red wine: Henty (VIC), Southern Fleurieu (SA), Granite Belt (QLD) 

Halliday recommends: Block 1 Mount Barker Riesling, Forrest Hill Vineyard

Halliday rating 98/100 | RRP $45.00 | drink by 2045


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• 2017 wine vintage


White wine: Alpine Valleys (VIC), Eden Valley (SA)
Red wine: N/A

Halliday recommends: Vine Vale Barossa Valley Grenache, Yalumba

Halliday rating 96/100 | RRP $35.00 | drink by 2028


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• 2016 wine vintage


White wine: Wrattonbully (SA), Canberra District (ACT)
Red wine: Wrattonbully (SA), Heathcote (VIC)
Halliday recommends: Murrumbateman Syrah, Clonakilla 

Halliday rating 98/100 | RRP $120.00 | drink by 2040


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• 2015 wine vintage


White wine: Adelaide Hills (SA), Eden Valley (SA), Canberra District (ACT)
Red wine: Alpine Valleys (VIC), Geelong Henty, Yarra Valley (VIC), Canberra District (ACT)

Halliday recommends: Reserve Pinot Noir, Ashton Hills Vineyard

Halliday rating 98/100 | RRP $70.00 | drink by 2035


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• 2014 wine vintage


White wine: Perth Hills (WA)
Red wine: Hunter Valley (NSW) 

Halliday recommends: Old Paddock & Old Hill Hunter Valley Shiraz, Mount Pleasant

Halliday rating 98/100 | RRP $50.00 | drink by 2054


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• 2013 wine vintage


White wine: Perth Hills (WA)
Red wine: Henty (NSW), Rutherglen (VIC)

Halliday recommends: Riesling, Crawford River Wines

Halliday rating 96/100 | RRP $43.00 | drink by 2033


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• 2012 wine vintage


White wine: Clare Valley (SA), Kangaroo Island (SA)
Red wine: Margaret River (WA), Geelong (VIC), Yarra Valley (VIC), Kangaroo Island (SA) 
Halliday recommends: Vanya Wilyabrup Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon, Cullen Wines

Halliday rating 99/100 | RRP $350.00 | drink by 2057


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• 2011 wine vintage


White wine: N/A 
Red wine: Hunter Valley (NSW) 
Halliday recommends: Mountain D Full Bodied Dry Red, Mount Pleasant

Halliday rating 98/100 | RRP $75.00 | drink by 2051


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• 2010 wine vintage


White wine: N/A
Red wine: Mornington Peninsula (VIC), Langhorne Creek (SA)

Halliday recommends: Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir, Scorpo Wines 

Halliday rating 97/100 | RRP $44.00 | drink by 2020


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• 2009 wine vintage



Red wine: Swan District (WA), Kangaroo Island (SA), Hunter Valley (NSW)
White wine: Perth hills (WA), Swan district (WA)

Halliday recommends: Lovedale Hunter Valley Semillon, Mount Pleasant 

Halliday rating 96/100 | RRP $45.00 | drink by 2025




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