2025 Halliday Wine Companion Awards

Dal Zotto Wines - Highlights of the Halliday Wine Companion Awards 2025

We are excited to share some fantastic news with you today—the highlights from the recent 2025 Halliday Wine Companion Awards!

Our wines have achieved top scores, as judged by the Halliday team, with insightful reviews by Jeni Port. To celebrate these fantastic results, we’ve curated a special Halliday Highlights 6-Pack, featuring one of each of our top wines at a generous 10% discount. Among these selections are our 2023 Fiano and 2023 Garganega, which are not yet available on our website, giving you an exclusive first taste.

Christian Dal Zotto expressed his pride, stating, "I'm incredibly proud of our winemaking team and vineyard crew! Despite facing some challenging vintages over the years, these outstanding scores are a testament to our resilience and dedication. We consistently rise to the occasion and emerge stronger."

Michael Dal Zotto added, "It is always satisfying to see such consistent scores across our range of wines. It is a real credit to the winemaking and vineyard teams that work so hard to create wines of such high quality."

On top of the fantastic scores, we have also kept our 5 Red Star Rating.

L'Immigrante Contro Shiraz 2022 - $74

"Contro shiraz offers a nod – a convincing one – to the Northern Italian heritage of founder Otto Dal Zotto. Savoury is key here, taking the shiraz grape into some exciting territory, one seeped in dark fruits, undergrowth, smokehouse meats, earth, leather and wild fruits of bramble, black olive and dark plum. It's a wild ride accompanied by delightful herbs of sage, thyme and anise and presented in balanced but firm tannins. One to broaden the wine drinker's mind."

95 Points, Jeni Port

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La Nebbia 2017 - $70

"Employing the nebbiolo grape in a col-fondo-style sparkling makes for a stunning, exciting wine. Love the delicacy, the fineness, the mix of savoury and sunny notes that bring incredible energy to the glass. Copper-pink rosé hues introduce bright florals, musk, rose petal, cherry, dusty earth scents with anise/red licorice spice. Explores additional savoury citrus flavours – blood orange, tangerine – with cranberry and gentle spice to taste. No pushover; there's plenty of nebbiolo attitude here. Wow!"

95 Points, Jeni Port

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Pucino Prosecco NV - $22

"This is the OG – the one that started the whole crazy, controversial movement towards prosecco in this country. It brings energy, zest, plenty of bubbly attitude and a just-glad-to-be-alive vivacity that can't fail to excite. Flavours are bright in red apple, lemon zest, quince and tart grapefruit, with acidity running bright and pristine. Don't overthink it, just enjoy."

94 Points, Jeni Port

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Sangiovese 2023 - $33

"Always the versatile one, this fresh style of sangiovese is a major crowd-pleaser such is its focus on the delight of sun-filled fruit in aromas of black cherry, dried herbs, lively spice and a pinch of woodsmoke. Sinewy tannins offer a firm, focused direction across the palate, accompanied by a light savouriness that excites the tastebuds. Love the orange peel and fennel lift towards the finish."

92 Points, Jeni Port

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Garganega 2023 - Only available in the Halliday Wine Pack

"A new, exciting addition to the King Valley wine scene, garganega is going from strength to strength. Understated, savoury and so fresh, it shines in the '23 vintage. The undercurrent of preserved lemon is a real feature here as it traces the length of the wine in tandem with grapefruit, red apple, Asian pear, peach and a mineral tang that lifts the finish. Bright acidity brings that wave of freshness that excites and works the tastebuds."

93 Points, Jeni Port

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Fiano 2023 - Only available in the Halliday Wine Pack

"Fiano certainly likes its new home in the King Valley. The scent is of poached pears and stewed apples and anise spice, quince and citrus – at once vibrant but also warm and inviting. Moves smoothly across the tongue with some added attractive nougat oak notes. A versatile wine."

92 Points, Jeni Port

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Halliday Highlight 6-Pack - $233.10

Indulge in the finest selection of wines with the Halliday Highlights 6-Pack. This exclusive collection features six outstanding Dal Zotto wines as highlighted in the 2025 Halliday Wine Companion Awards. Whether you're a seasoned connoisseur or an enthusiastic explorer, this pack offers a journey through diverse flavors and styles that are sure to captivate your palate.

Included Wines:

1 x L'Immigrante Contro Shiraz 2022 - 95 Points

1 x La Nebbia 2017 - 95 Points

1 x Sangiovese 2023 - 92 Points

1 x Garganega 2023 - 93 Points

1 x Fiano 2023 - 92 Points

1 x Pucino Prosecco NV - 94 Points

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