James Halliday, Australia’s most prolific wine writer and reviewer has released his annual top 100 current release list, this year including 101 wines. The list is divided into six categories by price and type and makes for some interesting reading.
One inclusion sure to provoke some discussion is the inclusion of 2000 Grange with 97 points. 2000 was a very difficult vintage in some of the regions where Grange grapes are sourced and the majority of Australian write reviewers have been very critical of it, with Jeremy Oliver stating that it should never have been released and rating it in the high 80s.
Otherwise the list looks good, with a number of Halliday’s inclusions also set to be included in my top 25 list that I’ll be publishing in December.
You can have a look at the list here.