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 Regional Overview
Visiting Australia? Discover our main wine states and regions
Australian wine regions
Australia is a large country - Margaret River is further from the Hunter Valley than Jerez in Spain is from Tokaji in Hungary - so, despite the distinctive national approach to wine, Australian wines are not all the same. The wines of Margaret River and of the Hunter Valley differ as much as sherry and tokay do. The three most important wine-producing states are South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. As well as bulk production, they each have specific premium wine regions.
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HALLIDAY'S TOP 100 |
Home : Wine : Halliday's Top 100 |
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Sparkling for 2003
Results 1 to 8 of 8 Wines
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1.
Yarrabank Cuvee 1999 |
Rating: 95 |
An ultra-complex blend, 88 per cent from the Yarra Valley, the remainder from four other regions, blending 52. |
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3.
Hardys Sir James Vintage Pinot Noir Chardonnay 1999 |
Rating: 94 |
Winemaker Ed Carr's brilliance is evident right through the Hardys sparkling wine range this mid-price wine has won three trophies and ten gold medals, a spectacular performance in the uncertain seas of sparkling wine judging in Australian shows. |
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4.
Clover Hill Pipers River 1999 |
Rating: 95 |
The base wine is a blend of chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier, part matured in (old) oak casks before blending and tiraging, whereafter it is given three years on yeast lees prior to disgorgement. |
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6.
Domaine Chandon Blanc de Blancs 1999 |
Rating: 94 |
A last minute change of heart led to the choice of this rather than the equally good 1998 Rose or 1999 Vintage Brut, in part because this wine will particularly repay cellaring. |
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7.
Orlando Jacobs Creek Chardonnay/Pinot Noir NV |
Rating: 87 |
Is there no end to the rabbits Orlando can pull out of the Jacob's Creek hat? Every year the brand produces surprises, this time a sparkling wine with totally unexpected finesse and delicacy. |
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8.
Yellowglen Cuvee Victoria 1999 |
Rating: 95 |
Upset a high class field in the recent Tri Nations Challenge (Australia, New Zealand and South Africa) emerging as a clear winner, with support from all three judges. |
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