2012年8月26日

Jacob's Creek Reserve Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2011

Jacob’s Creek Reserve Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2011
             
Jacob’s Creek是世界最畅销的葡萄酒品牌之一。1847年从德国巴伐利亚州来的年轻移民Johann Gramp思念家乡的葡萄酒,于是在Barossa Valley一条叫Jacob's的小溪边开始种植葡萄。这正是Barossa Velley最早的商用葡萄园。
杰卡斯的酿酒哲学是“to offer a range of wines that suit all occasions(提供适合各种场合饮用的葡萄就酒)”。它有的酒分四个系列,由高到低分别是:Icon, Heritage, Reserve和Classic。
Jacob’s Creek Chardonnay是我到澳洲饮用的第一款葡萄酒。那时刚到悉尼,还暂住在York家。记得那天晚上York与我就着虾、品着Chardonnay,从此我便喜欢上了澳洲的葡萄酒。
这款酒是淡黄色,味道新鲜、丰富而均衡。主要是柑橘的香味,带着点矿物味道和辛香。酸味坚实,夹着怡人甜味,捎带丝丝苦味。总体来说是不错的餐酒。
评分:85
建议零售价(RRP):AU$18
佳饮期:2017年之前
酒精度:12.5% vol
Bar Code: 9 300727 135520

2012年8月20日

Blue Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Blue Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
             
如果说Remy Martin公司,很多人会不知道,但是如果说这就是法国人头马公司,估计大家都听说过。人头马以生产最好、最贵的白兰地——路易十三科涅克白兰地(Cognac Louis XIII)——而闻名于世,其库克香槟(Champagne Krug)也堪称顶级。正是这家公司1963年在Pyrenees产区创建了Chateau Remy,这便是后来的Blue Pyrenees酒庄。2002年该酒庄已转手到一批热心于葡萄酒事业的澳大利亚商人。
这个酒庄最初是为了种植白葡萄用于酿制白兰地的,只有些红葡萄穿插其间作为实验。但是他们很快发现这里出产的白葡萄对于酿制白兰地来说质量太好了,加上白兰地市场萎缩,而红酒市场日趋扩大,于是他们干脆把白葡萄藤也嫁接为红葡萄。1982年,Blue Pyrenees品牌的红酒诞生,灵感源于酒庄附近月光下泛蓝的Pyrenees山峦。
酒是明艳的深紫红色,有丰富的熟黑樱桃的香味,非常润口,带有一点点地橡木辛香,酒体中等,单宁细致,结构完整,是一支很易于饮用的红酒。
这款酒获得了National Wine Show of Australia 2011和 National Cool Climate Wine Show Bathurst 2011两项金奖,还有其它几项银奖、铜奖。

评分:88
零售价:AU$19
佳饮期:2017年之前
酒精度:13.5% vol
Bar Code: 9 300612 111608

2012年8月16日

Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz 2006

Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz 2006
             
Penfolds Bin 28和Bin 128是两款姊妹酒,前者是温暖气候Shiraz的典范,后者却带着较凉爽气候的特色。Bin 28的酿造始于1959年。最初是采用奔富酒庄1945年购买的Kalimna葡萄园的葡萄酿造,后来变成了多产区葡萄混酿,每年的葡萄来源不太一样,但基本上是Borassa北部及其周边地带,有奔富自己葡萄园的葡萄,也有从其它葡萄园收购的葡萄。2006年份的葡萄大部分来自Borassa Valley,部分来自Langhorne Creek和McLaren Vale。
酒色深红,有点偏紫;有熟浆果的淡雅芳香;入口顺滑,带有樱桃、甘草、香草和巧克力的香味,均衡优雅;单宁细致,结构坚实。喝这款酒一定要有耐心,需要一两小时的醒酒才达到最佳状态。开始味道有点单薄,慢慢地果香味会丰富起来,口感也随着变得中等偏重。
评分:91 (JH: 94, 11 Mar 2009)
售价:AU$34
佳饮期:2026年之前
酒精度:14.5% vol
Bar Code: 9310297655694

2012年8月12日

澳洲超级好酒榜:Langton's Classification of Australian Wine

要了解澳大利亚有哪些好酒有一个简单的方法,那就是看看Langton's Classification of Australian Wine(澳大利亚葡萄酒立顿分级)。Langton's是澳大利亚最大的葡萄酒拍卖网站,创建于1988年。由于在澳大利亚有酒类营业执照的实体才能卖酒,所以拍卖行便成了葡萄酒投资者主要的交易场所。Langton's在这个领域一直处于领先地位。他们的葡萄酒分级始于1990年,大约每5年更新一次,到目前已经发布5个版本。他们的分级是以市场需求为导向、以拍卖记录为基础的,因此上他们分级表的,都是经过投资、消费者认可和时间考验的超级好酒。2010年发布的最新版本上,共收录了123款酒,由高到低分四个级别,其中Exceptional 17款, Outstanding 32款, Excellent 36款, Distinguished 38款。
2002年,Langton's还推出了Langton’s Classification of Australian Wine Index(LCAWI: 澳大利亚立顿分级指数)。类似股市的“沪深300”指数,这个指数是根据2000年第四版的分级中具有代表性的28款酒的几个经典好年份的拍卖价格数据折算出来的。它反映了澳大利亚葡萄酒二级市场的价格走势。
下表列出了曾经上过“立顿分级的所有酒款,和它们在各个版本中的评级变化。绿色表示该酒款在下个版本的评级升了档次,红色表示降,有底色的是分级指数的28款酒。精心整理,独家奉献:

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LANGTON'S CLASSIFICATION V (2010) - 123 wines IV III II I Region State Review
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Exceptional (17 wines) 101 89 63 34 产区 酒评
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PENFOLDS Bin 95 Grange Shiraz X X X X SA SA
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BASS PHILLIP Reserve Pinot Noir X South Gippsland VIC
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BROKENWOOD WINES Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz O O O E Hunter Valley NSW
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CHRIS RINGLAND Shiraz O Barossa SA
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CLARENDON HILLS Astralis Syrah O McLaren Vale SA
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CLONAKILLA Shiraz Viognier O Canberra District NSW
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CULLEN Diana Madeline Cabernet Merlot X O E Margaret River WA
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GIACONDA Chardonnay X O Beechworth VIC
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GROSSET Polish Hill Riesling O O D Clare Valley SA
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HENSCHKE Hill of Grace Shiraz X X X O Eden Valley SA 2005
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LEEUWIN ESTATE Art Series Chardonnay X X O E Margaret River WA
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MOSS WOOD Cabernet Sauvignon X X O E Margaret River WA
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MOUNT MARY Quintet Cabernet Blend X X X O Yarra Valley VIC
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PENFOLDS Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon X X O O SA SA
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ROCKFORD Basket Press Shiraz X O Barossa Valley SA
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TORBRECK RunRig Shiraz E Barossa Valley SA
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WENDOUREE Shiraz X X D Clare Valley SA
.
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Outstanding (32 wines)
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BALNAVES The Tally Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra SA
.
BAROSSA VALLEY ESTATE E & E Black Pepper Shiraz O E Barossa Valley SA
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BASS PHILLIP Premium Pinot Noir O O South Gippsland VIC
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BEST'S Thomson Family Great Western Shiraz O Grampians VIC
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BINDI Block 5 Pinot Noir Macedon Ranges VIC
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d’ARENBERG The Dead Arm Shiraz E McLaren Vale SA 2000
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DALWHINNIE The Eagle Shiraz O D Pyrenees VIC
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DE BORTOLI Noble One Botrytis Semillon E E E E Riverina NSW 2009
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GRANT BURGE Meshach Shiraz O Barossa SA
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GREENOCK CREEK Roennfeldt Road Cabernet Sauvignon E Barossa Valley SA
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GREENOCK CREEK Roennfeldt Road Shiraz E Barossa Valley SA
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GROSSET Watervale Riesling E E D Watervale SA
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HARDY'S Eileen Hardy Shiraz O E D SA SA
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HENSCHKE Mount Edelstone Shiraz O O O E Eden Valley SA
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JASPER HILL Emily's Paddock Shiraz Cabernet Franc O O E Heathcote VIC
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JASPER HILL Georgia's Paddock Shiraz O O D Heathcote VIC
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JIM BARRY The Armagh Shiraz O O E Clare Valley SA
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KAESLER WINES Old Bastard Shiraz Barossa Valley SA
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KATNOOK ESTATE Odyssey Cabernet Sauvignon O Coonawarra SA
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KAY BROTHERS AMERY VINEYARDS Block 6 Old Vine Shiraz O McLaren Vale SA
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MAJELLA The Malleea Cabernet Shiraz O Coonawarra SA
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MCWILLIAM'S Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon E Hunter Valley NSW
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MOUNT MARY Pinot Noir O O O E Yarra Valley VIC
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NOON Reserve Shiraz E Langhorne Creek SA
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PENFOLDS Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz E E D SA SA 1998
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PENFOLDS St. Henri Shiraz E E E E SA SA
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PIERRO Chardonnay O O D Margaret River WA
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TAHBILK 1860 Vines Shiraz E O D Nagambie Lakes VIC
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TYRRELL’S Vat 1 Semillon D E E E Hunter Valley NSW
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WENDOUREE Cabernet Sauvignon O O D Clare Valley SA
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WYNNS John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon E E O O Coonawarra SA
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YALUMBA The Octavius Old Vine Shiraz O Barossa SA
.
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Excellent (36 wines)
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BANNOCKBURN Serre Pinot Noir E E Geelong VIC
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BEST'S Bin No.O Great Western Shiraz D Grampians VIC 2006
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BINDI Original Vineyard Pinot Noir E Macedon Ranges VIC
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CAPE MENTELLE Cabernet Sauvignon E O E E Margaret River WA
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CORIOLE Lloyd Reserve Shiraz E E McLaren Vale SA
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CRAIGLEE Shiraz E E E Sunbury VIC
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DALWHINNIE Moonambel Shiraz E E Pyrenees VIC
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DOMAINE A Cabernet Sauvignon D [1] Coal River Valley TAS
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ELDERTON Command Single Vineyard Shiraz E E Barossa Valley SA
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FOX CREEK Reserve Shiraz E McLaren Vale SA
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GIACONDA Warner Vineyard Shiraz Beechworth VIC
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HENSCHKE Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon E O O E Eden Valley SA
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HOUGHTON Jack Mann Cabernet D Frankland River
Great Southern
WA
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HOWARD PARK Abercrombie Cabernet E E Great Southern
Margaret River
WA
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KATNOOK ESTATE Prodigy Shiraz Coonawarra SA
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LAKE’S FOLLY White Label Cabernet Blend E E E E Hunter Valley NSW
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LEO BURING Leonay Riesling Eden Valley
Watervale
SA
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MAIN RIDGE ESTATE Half Acre Pinot Noir Mornington Peninsula VIC
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MOUNT MARY Chardonnay D E E E Yarra Valley VIC
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NOON Reserve Cabernet Langhorne Creek SA
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PARINGA ESTATE The Paringa Single Vineyard Pinot Noir Mornington Peninsula VIC
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PARKER Terra Rossa First Growth Cabernet Merlot O Coonawarra SA
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PENFOLDS Magill Estate Shiraz D D D Adelaide SA
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PENFOLDS RWT Shiraz Barossa SA
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PETALUMA Coonawarra Cabernet-Merlot E E O O Coonawarra SA
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PETER LEHMANN Stonewell Shiraz E E Barossa SA 2008
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SEPPELT St Peters Great Western Vineyards Shiraz D D Grampians VIC
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ST HALLETT Old Block Shiraz E E D Barossa SA
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TORBRECK Descendant Shiraz Viognier Barossa Valley SA
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VASSE FELIX Heytesbury Cabernet Blend E D Margaret River WA
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WENDOUREE Cabernet Malbec E O D Clare Valley SA
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WENDOUREE Shiraz Malbec E O Clare Valley SA
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WENDOUREE Shiraz Mataro E O Clare Valley SA
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WYNNS Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon D D D Coonawarra SA 2006
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YARRA YERING Dry Red Wine No.1 Cabernet E O O O Yarra Valley VIC
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YERINGBERG Cabernet Blend D O E Yarra Valley VIC
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Distinguished (38 wines)
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BOWEN ESTATE Cabernet Sauvignon D D D Coonawarra SA
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CASTAGNA Genesis Syrah Beechworth VIC
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CHARLES MELTON Nine Popes Shiraz Grenache Mourvedre D E Barossa Valley SA
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COLDSTREAM HILLS Reserve Pinot Noir Yarra Valley VIC
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CRAWFORD RIVER WINES Riesling D Henty VIC
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d'ARENBERG The Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon McLaren Vale SA
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FREYCINET VINEYARD Pinot Noir East Coast TAS
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JACOB’S CREEK St. Hugo Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra SA 2008
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KATNOOK ESTATE Cabernet Sauvignon D D Coonawarra SA
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KILIKANOON Oracle Shiraz Clare Valley SA
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LEEUWIN ESTATE Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon D D Margaret River WA
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LINDEMANS Limestone Ridge Vineyard Shiraz Cabernet D D D E Coonawarra SA
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MAJELLA Cabernet D Coonawarra SA
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MCWILLIAM'S Mount Pleasant Maurice O'Shea Shiraz Hunter Valley NSW 2005
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MOUNT LANGI GHIRAN Langi Shiraz E E Grampians VIC
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PARINGA ESTATE The Paringa Single Vineyard Shiraz Mornington Peninsula VIC
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PENFOLDS Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz SA SA 2008
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PENFOLDS Bin 128 Coonawarra Shiraz Coonawarra SA 2010
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PENFOLDS Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon SA SA
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PETALUMA Hanlin Hill Riesling D E E E Clare Valley SA
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PEWSEY VALE The Contours Riesling Eden Valley SA
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ROLF BINDER Veritas Hanisch Shiraz E Barossa Valley SA
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REDBANK Sally's Paddock Cabernet Shiraz Cab Franc Merlot D E E E Pyrenees VIC
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SAVATERRE Chardonnay Beechworth VIC
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TIM ADAMS The Aberfeldy Shiraz D Clare Valley SA
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TURKEY FLAT Shiraz Barossa Valley SA
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TYRRELL’S Vat 47 Chardonnay D E O E Hunter Valley NSW
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VASSE FELIX Cabernet Sauvignon D Margaret River WA
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VOYAGER ESTATE Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Margaret River WA
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WANTIRNA ESTATE Amelia Cabernet Merlot Yarra Valley VIC
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WILD DUCK CREEK ESTATE Springflat Shiraz Heathcote VIC
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WIRRA WIRRA RSW Shiraz McLaren Vale SA
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WOLF BLASS Black Label D E E E SA SA
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WOLF BLASS Platinum Label Shiraz SA SA
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WOODLANDS Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River WA
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WYNNS COONAWARRA ESTATE Michael Shiraz Coonawarra SA
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YALUMBA The Signature Cabernet Shiraz Barossa SA 2008
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YARRA YARRA The Yarra Yarra Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon D Yarra Valley VIC
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已经被从分级表上移除的酒款
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BANNOCKBURN Chardonnay D E D Geelong VIC
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BANNOCKBURN Pinot Noir D O E Geelong VIC
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BASS PHILLIP Estate Pinot Noir D Gippsland VIC
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BOWEN ESTATE Shiraz D Coonawarra SA
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CAPE MENTELLE Chardonnay D Margaret River WA
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CAPE MENTELLE Shiraz D Margaret River WA
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Chateau Reynella Vintage Port D E
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Coldstream Hills ‘Reserve’ Chardonnay  D
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CULLEN Chardonnay D Margaret River WA
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Dalwhinnie Cabernet D
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GIACONDA Pinot Noir E O Beechworth VIC
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Hardy’s Vintage Port  D E
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IRVINE Grand Merlot E Eden Valley SA
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JOSEPH Moda Amarone Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot E Coonawarra
McLaren Vale
SA
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LAKE’S FOLLY Yellow Label Chardonnay D D E Hunter Valley NSW
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LEASINGHAM Classic Clare Shiraz D Clare Valley SA
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LECONFIELD Cabernet Sauvignon D D Coonawarra SA
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LINDEMANS Pyrus Cabernet Blend D D Coonawarra SA
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LINDEMANS St. George Cabernet Sauvignon D D E Coonawarra SA
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MITCHELTON Print Shiraz D Nagambie Lakes VIC
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MOUNTADAM Chardonnay D D Eden Valley SA
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ORLANDO Lawson's Shiraz D D Padthaway SA
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ORLANDO St. Hugo Cabernet Sauvignon D D D Coonawarra SA
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PETALUMA Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay D E O E Adelaide Hills SA
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Pipers Brook Chardonnay E E
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PIPERS BROOK VINEYARD Riesling D D Pipers Brook TAS
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PLANTAGENET Mount Barker Shiraz D D Great Southern WA
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Rosemount ‘Show Reserve’ Chardonnay D
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Rothbury Estate Semillon E
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SEPPELT Dorrien Cabernet Sauvignon D Barossa Valley SA
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SEPPELT Great Western Vineyards Show Sparkling Shiraz D Grampians VIC
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TALTARNI Cabernet Sauvignon D Moonambel VIC
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TYRRELL’S Vat 9 Shiraz D Hunter Valley NSW
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VIRGIN HILLS Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz-Merlot-Malbec D E E Kyneton VIC
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XANADU Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon D Margaret River WA
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YARRA YERING Dry Red Wine No.2 Shiraz D E E E Yarra Valley VIC
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YARRA YERING Pinot Noir D E E Yarra Valley VIC
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注:X: Exceptional; O: Outstanding; E: Excellent; D: Distingush.
其中II-1996, X: Outstanding A; E: Exellent A; D: Excellent. I-1991, X: Outstanding (A); O: Outstanding (B)