NEW RELEASES

All Saints Estate’s annual museum release is on again, with back vintage wines now available. The release spans 17 wines and four collections. .........................................

Giant Steps 2022 collection has been released, the first under the watch of new winemaker Melanie Chester. The range includes the

2024 Companion’s Pinot Noir of the Year, Giant Steps Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022 ($90) alongside Wombat and Sexton single-vineyard chardonnays ($80) and pinots ($90). .........................................

A new Beechworth range from Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown showcases small volume blends of fruit from the region’s higher sites. A riesling, chardonnay, pinot noir and syrah are priced at $44.

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Colmar Estate in Orange has released its first reserve chardonnay in 30 years of winemaking. The 2021 Colmar Estate Reserve Chardonnay ($60) joins the Colmar Estate Block 2 Chardonnay ($50). .........................................

Canberra District label Ravensworth has added a new red to the range, a shiraz from Hilltops and Murrumbateman blended with Frankland River grenache and mourvèdre.

The Ravensworth 2022 Shiraz Grenache Mourvèdre

($32) is out now. .........................................

Yarra Yering has released a 200-bottle run of the 2018 Limited Edition Crowe X

George shiraz cabernet blend, a collaboration between winemaker Sarah Crowe and viticulturist Andrew George.

The magnum-sized bottles are priced at $1500. .........................................

In the Hunter Valley, Briar Ridge Vineyard’s single-vineyard red releases are out now. The 2021 Single Vineyard Dairy Hill Shiraz, 2021 Single Vineyard Big Bully Cabernet Sauvignon and 2022 Single Vineyard Hillrose Shiraz are all $65.