Gold stars

NED GOODWIN presents Aussie shiraz and chardonnay heroes and first-class Bordeaux and Champagne drops.

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The Langton’s Classification is the barometer for determining Australia’s best performing wines. There are no arbiters sitting on a tasting panel, voicing opinions and scoring wines as such. Producers take no part. Rather, the Classification is the gold standard by virtue of putting you, the wine drinker, in the driver’s seat. A wine’s pedigree is important and a minimum of 10 vintages mandated. Yet assuming that this prerequisite is achieved, it is the wine’s performance in the secondary market that determines inclusion in the Classification or otherwise. In other words, the Langton’s Classification is driven solely by demand among wine drinkers.