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James Halliday, Australia's foremost wine-writer, introduces his Top 100 wines for 2001. Whites over $20 Reds under $25 Reds over $25 Sparkling and Champagne 2001 De Bortoli Sacred Hill Semillon Chardonnay - 86 points 2001 Orlando Jacob's Creek Chardonnay - 87 points 2001 Wolf Blass Eaglehawk Rhine Riesling - 92 points 2001 Houghton White Burgundy - 88 points 2001 McWilliam's Hanwood Chardonnay - 88 points 2001 Andrew Garrett Chardonnay - 88 points 2001 Annie's Lane Riesling - 93 points 1998 Dalfarras Marsanne - 90 points 2001 Primo Estate La Biondina Colombard - 92 points 2001 Jim Barry Watervale Riesling - 92 points 2001 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Chardonnay - 91 points 2001 Brokenwood Hunter Valley Semillon - 94 points 1998 McWilliam's Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon - 94 points 2001 Alkoomi Riesling - 93 points 2001 Sevenhill Cellars Riesling - 95 points 2001 Tamar Ridge Riesling - 95 points Whites over $20 2000 Wellington Chardonnay - 93 points 2000 Rothbury Estate Brokenback Semillon - 95 points 2001 Petaluma Riesling - 95 points 2001 Houghton Frankland River Riesling - 94 points 1999 De Bortoli Noble One - 94 points 1999 Capel Vale Chardonnay - 93 points 2001 Pierro LTC Semillon Sauvignon Blanc - 94 points 2000 Keith Tulloch Hunter Valley Semillon - 94 points 2001 Crawford River Wines Riesling - 94 points 2000 Meadowbank Grace Elizabeth Chardonnay - 95 points 2001 Grosset Watervale Riesling - 94 points 2000 Cape Mentelle Chardonnay - 96 points 2000 Shaw & Smith M3 Vineyard Chardonnay - 94 points 1999 Metier Viognier - 94 points 1996 Brokenwood ILR Semillon Reserve - 96 points 1999 Hardys Eileen Hardy Chardonnay - 95 points 1998 Leo Buring Leonay Eden Valley Riesling - 95 points 1996 McWilliam's Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon - 96 points 1996 Tyrrell's Vat 1 Semillon - 96 points 1999 Tyrrell's Vat 47 Pinot Chardonnay - 95 points 1998 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay - 96 points Reds under $25 2000 Deakin Estate Shiraz - 87 points 2000 Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon - 89 points 2000 Moondah Brook Shiraz - 89 points 1999 Moondah Brook Cabernet Sauvignon - 90 points 2000 De Bortoli Gulf Station Pinot Noir - 91 points 2000 De Bortoli Gulf Station Shiraz - 90 points 1999 Orlando Jacob's Creek Reserve Shiraz - 89 points 1999 Ingoldby Shiraz - 90 points 1999 Hardys Tintara Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon - 90 points 1999 Annie's Lane Shiraz - 91 points 2000 Yarra Ridge Mount Tanglefoot Pinot Noir - 92 points 2001 Charles Melton Rose of Virginia - 94 points 1999 Rouge Homme Cabernet Sauvignon - 92 points 2000 Hungerford Hill Tumbarumba Pinot Noir - 94 points 1999 Tollana Eden Bin TR222 Cabernet Sauvignon - 92 points 2000 Seville Estate Pinot Noir - 94 points 1998 Mt Helen Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot - 93 points 2000 Diamond Valley Vineyards Yarra Valley Pinot Noir - 93 points Reds over $25 1999 Coriole Shiraz - 94 points 1999 Houghton Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon - 95 points 2000 Wedgetail Estate Pinot Noir - 95 points 2000 Kings Creek Reserve Pinot Noir - 95 points 1998 Stoneyfell Old Vines Metala Shiraz - 95 points 1998 Orlando St Hugo Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon - 95 points 1999 Turkey Flat Shiraz - 94 points 1998 McWilliam's Mount Pleasant Maurice O'Shea Shiraz - 96 points 1997 Seppelt Great Western Vineyard Shiraz - 95 points 1999 Charles Melton Nine Popes - 94 points 1999 Alkoomi Jarrah Shiraz - 96 points 1999 Knappstein Lenswood Vineyards Pinot Noir - 95 points 2000 Moorooduc Estate Wild Yeast Pinot Noir - 95 points 2000 Freycinet Pinot Noir - 95 points 2000 Paringa Estate Pinot Noir - 95 points 1996 Peter Lehmann Stonewell Shiraz - 94 points 1998 Brand's of Coonawarra Stentiford's Reserve Old Vines Shiraz - 96 points 1998 Wirra Wirra Vineyard Series Penley Cabernet Sauvignon - 97 points 1999 Pipers Brook Vineyard The Lyre Pinot Noir - 96 points 1999 Cullen Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot - 96 points 1998 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon - 94 points 1996 Hardys Thomas Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon - 95 points 1999 Brokenwood Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz - 96 points 1998 Hardys Eileen Hardy Shiraz - 95 points 1998 Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon - 97 points Sparkling and Champagne NV Hardys Omni Sparkling - 87 points NV Orlando Trilogy Cuvee Brut - 89 points 1998 Edwards & Chaffey Seaview Pinot Noir Chardonnay Brut - 90 points 1995 Seppelt Salinger - 93 points 1997 Domaine Chandon Vintage Brut Rose - 94 points 1997 Yalumba Jansz Vintage - 95 points 1998 Petaluma Croser - 94 points 1995 Hardys Arras Pinot Noir Chardonnay - 96 points NV Devaux Grande Reserve Brut - 93 points NV Lanson Black Label Brut - 92 points NV Billecart-Salmon Brut - 93 points NV Alfred Gratien Brut 94 points 1997 Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve (Mis en Cave 1997) - 95 points 1993 Pol Roger Vintage Brut - 95 points 1995 Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial - 95 points 1990 Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millenaires - 96 points 1990 Pol Roger Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill - 96 points 1995 Bollinger Grand Anee Rose Sparkling - 96 points 1993 Dom Perignon - 97 points 1995 Louis Roederer Cristal Brut - 97 points Previously published in The Australian December 01-02, 2001 |