Australia — wine

Tasmania

Australia's coolest and southernmost wine region, producing the country's finest Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and traditional method sparkling wines. The maritime climate, ancient soils, and extreme cool temperatures create wines of European elegance that contrast sharply with mainland Australia's warm-climate styles.

Year Rating Notes
2022 Outstanding Tasmanian vintage; Pinot Noir of extraordinary elegance and sparkling base wines of exceptional finesse.
2021 Classic cool-climate vintage; Chardonnay showed remarkable Burgundian character and precision.
2020 Finest Tasmanian vintage in the modern era; Tolpuddle and Domaine A produced internationally acclaimed Pinot Noir.
2019 Benchmark year; continental critics placed Tasmanian Pinot among the world's finest cool-climate expressions.
2018 Solid vintage; the maritime influence produced wines of haunting mineral freshness.