Gold star Australian wines rated by Robin Bradley and Rob Geddes
From Australian Wine Vintages 2009
Robyn Lewis
Rob Geddes MW, author of Australian Wine Vintages
What are the best wines in Australia? It's a very subjective question, but consistently over the past decade the following Australian wines have been rated 5 gold stars by Robin Bradley, now in partnership with Robert Geddes MW in their Australian Wine Vintages 2009, commonly known as The Gold Book.
Here's the 2009 list, reproduced with permission of the authors, with region and/or State of origin.
- Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz - Pyrenees, Victoria
- D'Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz - McLaren Vale, South Australia
- De Bortoli Noble One - Griffith, NSW
- Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz - Barossa Valley, South Australia
- Jim Barry The Armargh Shiraz - Clare Valley, South Australia
- Lake's Folly Cabernets - Hunter Valley, NSW
- Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay - Margaret River, Western Australia
- Main Ridge Estate Chardonnay - Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
- Mount Mary Pinot Noir - Yarra Valley, Victoria
- Mount Mary Quintet Cabernets - Yarra Valley, Victoria
- Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon - Hunter Valley, NSW
- Mount Pleasant Maurice O'Shea Shiraz - Hunter Valley, NSW
- Mount Pleasant Rosehill Shiraz - Hunter Valley, NSW
- Parker Coonawarra Estate Terra Rossa First Growth (blend) - Coonawarra, South Australia
- Penfolds Bin 95 Grange (blend) - multi-region, South Australia
- Philip Shaw No 11 Chardonnay - Orange, NSW
- Wynns Coonawarra Estate Michael Shiraz - Coonawarra, South Australia
With Robin Bradley now in retirement and Robert Geddes and his team taking over, expect to see some action on this list in 2010.
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