The list that follows forms part of James Halliday’s 2020 Top 100.
“Last year seven of the 12 wines selected were priced below $100, this year there were only three. Once the $100 barrier was broken, prices for the next five rose steadily to $160 before the final quartet soared from $285 to $475. In 2019, the most expensive was $295.”
The following wines were chosen from a total of 67 submitted.
Full list of Top 100 wines.
“Last year seven of the 12 wines selected were priced below $100, this year there were only three. Once the $100 barrier was broken, prices for the next five rose steadily to $160 before the final quartet soared from $285 to $475. In 2019, the most expensive was $295.”
The following wines were chosen from a total of 67 submitted.
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Full list of Top 100 wines.
James Halliday’s Top 100 features in The Weekend Australian Magazine on November 14.
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