Last week we unveiled the Top 10 of our annual Hot 100 Wines, with the Clare Valley’s Shut The Gate Wines taking out pole position with their 2019 For Love Watervale Riesling.
The Top 10 also featured strong showings from Redheads Wines (#2), Tomfoolery Wines (#4 and #7), and The Stoke Wines, whose 2019 Pétillant Naturel came in at #8 while also scoring the Tafe SA New To The Game award.
Hot 100 Wines 2019/20 winners Shut The Gate Wines
The full Hot 100 Wines list includes familiar heavy hitters like D’Arenberg, Leconfield Coonawarra and Seppeltsfield, and the return of past Hot 100 winners such as The Other Wine Co., Yalmba, Mr Mick and S.C. Pannell. McLaren Vale winery Three Dark Horses picked up no less than three spots in the Hot 100, and earned the inaugural Jaymel award for Best Performing Producer.
But, perhaps most importantly, this year’s list once again features a trove of new and emerging winemakers who we’re sure we haven’t seen the last of.
The Top 10
1. Shut the Gate Wines
2019 For Love Watervale Riesling
Clare Valley
2. Redheads Wines
2019 Rusty Roof Barbera
Adelaide Hills
3. Yalumba & Hill Smith Family Vineyards
Heggies Vineyard 2017 Estate Chardonnay
Eden Valley
4. Tomfoolery Wines
2018 High Cotton Blurred Lines Pinot Syrah
Adelaide Hills
5. Murray Street Vineyards
2018 Black Label SGM
Barossa Valley
Sparkling
A signature celebratory beverage from traditional styles through to fun and frivolous.
Mt Lofty Ranges Vineyard
2016 Methode Traditionelle
Adelaide Hills
Mr Riggs
Battle Axe Sparkling Shiraz
McLaren Vale
Light aromatic whites
Refreshing and bright wines, perfect for summer drinking. Crisp acid bright that can be consumed readily.
Mary’s Myth
2018 Mary’s Myth Riesling
Clare Valley
Heirloom Vineyards
2018 Eden Valley Riesling
Eden Valley
Hither & Yon
2019 Petit Blanc / Muscat Blanc McLaren Vale
Z Wine
2019 [Xave] Riesling
Eden Valley
Bethany First Village
2018 First Village Riesling
Eden Valley
Chaffey Bros Wine Co
2015 Zeitpunkt Redux
Eden Valley
Stage Door Wine
2019 The Green Room Riesling
Eden Valley
Longview 2019
Queenie Pinot Grigio
Adelaide Hills
Anvers Wines
2018 Sauvignon Blanc
Adelaide Hills
Henschke
2019 Julius Reisling
Eden Valley
Freya and Jules
2019 Riesling
Clare Valley
Kinsfolk
2017 Riesling
Clare Valley
Leconfield Coonawarra
2018 Old Vine Riesling
Coonawarra
Norfolk Rise
2019 Sauvignon Blanc
Coonawarra
Whites with texture
These wines drink well anytime and are classically richer and heavier in mouthfeel.
S.C. Pannell
2019 Fi Fi Fiano
McLaren Vale
Raidis Estate
2019 Cheeky Goat Pinot Gris
Coonawarra
Discovery Road by Gibson Wines
2018 Fiano
Clare Valley
DiGiorgio Family Wines
2018 Coonawarra Chardonnay
Coonawarra
D’Arenberg
2019 The Dry Dam Riesling
McLaren Vale
Artwine
2018 Madame V Viognier
Clare Valley
Pewsey Vale Vineyard
2013 The Contours Riesling
Eden Valley
Wirra Wirra Vineyards
2018 The 12th Man Chardonnay
Adelaide Hills
Signature Wines Coordinates
2018 Sauvignon Blanc
Adelaide Hills
Hahndorf Hill
2019 Gruner Veltliner
Adelaide Hills
Orange and rosé
Skin fermented whites or reds which can form into common-style rosé or skin fermented orange style.
Three Dark Horses
2018 Fiano
McLaren Vale
Silent Noise
2019 Nero Rosé Nero D’Avola
Riverland
Main & Cherry
2019 Pinot Gris On Skins
Adelaide Hills
Dewey Station Wines
2019 Moonglow Rosé Grenache
Barossa Valley
Hedonist
2019 Rosé Sangiovese
McLaren Vale
Koerner Wine
2019 Pigato Vermentino
Clare Valley
Mazi
2019 Grenache Rosé
McLaren Vale
Fruit forward reds
Bright, light, crunchy, refreshing reds that are both diverse and elegant.
Golding Wines
2019 Ombre Gamay
Adelaide Hills
Murdoch Hill
2019 Vis-à-vis Cabernet Franc
Adelaide Hills
Three Dark Horses
2018 Touriga
McLaren Vale
Shottesbrooke Estate Series
2018 Merlot
McLaren Vale
Anvers Wines
2018 Syrah
Adelaide Hills
Cirillo Estate Wines
2018 The Vincent Grenache
Barossa Valley
Edilillie
2017 Shiraz
Clare Valley
Fitz and Gibbon
2018 Pinot Meunier
Adelaide Hills
Heirloom Vineyards
2018 Pinot Noir
Adelaide Hills
Monterra Wines
2018 Pinot Noir
Adelaide Hills
Artwine
2017 Hola Tempranillo Graciano
Clare Valley
Paxton Wines
2018 Paxton Grenache
McLaren Vale
Ministry of Clouds
2018 McLaren Vale Grenache
McLaren Vale
Main & Cherry
2019 Grenache
McLaren Vale
Discovery Road by Gibson Wines
2017 Nero D’Avola
Barossa Valley
Dyson 38
2018 Sangiovese
McLaren Vale
Hedonist
2018 Ecology Shiraz
McLaren Vale
Dune Wines
2018 Tirari
McLaren Vale
Cape Jaffa
2018 CJ Shiraz
South Australia
Wirra Wirra Vineyards
2018 Original Blend Grenache Shiraz
McLaren Vale
Mr Mick
2018 Mr Mick Grenache
Clare Valley
Three Dark Horses
2018 Grenache
McLaren Vale
The Pawn Wine Co.
2018 El Desperado Red Blend
Adelaide Hills
Ochota Barrels
2019 Texture Like Sun Sector Red 6
Adelaide Hills
Riposte Wines
2017 The Sabre Pinot Noir
Adelaide Hills
Structural and savoury reds
Medium-weight with attributes such as herbs, darker fruits and spice that counter with moderately-built tannins.
Yalumba
2017 Vine Vale Grenache
Barossa Valley
Royal
2017 The Royal GSM
Barossa Valley
Kalleske
2019 Parallax Grenache
Barossa Valley
Camwell Wines
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon
McLaren Vale
Five O’Clock Somewhere Project
2018 Hagen Arms Pinot Noir
Adelaide Hills
Ochota Barrels
2019 The Price of Silence Gamay
Adelaide Hills
The Other Wine Co.
2019 Grenache
McLaren Vale
Samuel’s Gorge
2018 Mourvedre
McLaren Vale
Hugh Hamilton Wines
2017 Three Card Monte
South Australia
Kirrihill Wines
2017 Piccoli Lotti Montepulciano
Clare Valley
S.C. Pannell
2017 Dead End Tempranillo
McLaren Vale
Samson Tall
2017 Shiraz
McLaren Vale
Tim Adams Wines
2015 The Fergus
Clare Valley
Henschke
2016 Abbotts Prayer
Adelaide Hills
Wirra Wirra Vineyards
2018 18 Absconder Grenache
McLaren Vale
Beklyn Wines
2018 Shiraz
Currency Creek
Bondar Wines
2018 Rayner Vineyard Shiraz
McLaren Vale
Loom Wines
2018 Loom SV Pinot Noir
Adelaide Hills
Shingleback
2018 Red Knot Classified GSM
McLaren Vale
Power and presence
Wines with a richer focus, pronounced fruit and intensity and complexity through the use of oak adding dimension to mouthfeel.
Mollydooker Wines
2018 Two Left Feet
McLaren Vale
Bigeasyradio
2018 Funtime Fountain
McLaren Vale
Hardy’s
2017 Chronicles 7th Green Cabernet Sauvignon
McLaren Vale
Taylors Wines
2017 St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon
Clare Valley
Seppeltsfield Wines
2019 Mataro
Barossa Valley
Fox Creek
2015 Reserve Shiraz
McLaren Vale
New Era Vineyards
2018 Touriga Nacional
McLaren Vale
Brand’s Laira
2016 1968 Vines Cabernet Sauvignon
Coonawarra
Sons of Eden
2017 Remus Shiraz
Eden Valley
Richard Hamilton Wines
2018 ‘Centurion’ 126 Year Old Vine Shiraz
McLaren Vale
Majella Wines
2017 Cabernet Sauvignon
Coonawarra
Leconfield Coonawarra
2016 ‘The Sydney’ Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Coonawarra
Vermouth, dessert and fortified
A broad category that encompasses wine styles from aperitif through to after-dinner sweeteners.
Seppeltsfield Wines
Grand Tawny
South Australia
Read our judges’ tasting notes and more in our free, 126-page Hot 100 Wines 2019/20 magazine – out now
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