Australians tend to cellar much more red wine than white, but the most collected drop in 2024 was a white: Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2021 from Margaret River.
No surprise about the producer with the most bottles collected overall this year : Penfolds.
Australia’s largest wine storage provider, Wine Ark, has catalogued the 195,000 bottles placed in its care in 2024 to reveal the most cellared wines of the past 12 months.
The data gives insights into the tastes, trends, and the collections of some of Australia’s most-discerning wine drinkers.
With 15 facilities across five states, Wine Ark houses over one million bottles, making it the country’s premier wine storage provider.
It reported there was a 15% increase in the number of bottles placed into storage from 2023 to 2024 and that the Barossa Valley was the region making up 23.4% of the wines submitted this year.
It was followed by Margaret River (14.8%)
Wine Ark’s John Cuff notes that the 2024 results demonstrate a growing awareness of the ageability of Australia’s biggest white wine variety, but expressed surprise at seeing Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay crowned as the most collected wine of 2024.
“Over the years, we’ve observed a marked increase in the appetite for age-worthy chardonnay," Cuff says. "However, I fully expected a red wine to take the top spot this year.
"There are over seven chardonnays in the Top 25 wines added in 2024 including four in the top 10.”
The results also highlighted a growing preference for boutique and family wineries. Cuff noted, “It’s been a tough year for the wine trade. It’s heartening to see that the vast majority of wines purchased and stored at Wine Ark this year were produced by smaller, family-run wineries.
"While iconic names like Leeuwin, Giaconda, and Pierro Chardonnay dominate the Top 10, I was truly blown away to see the 2022 Savaterre Chardonnay from Beechworth rank as the 7th most cellared wine of 2024.”
TOP WINES ADDED TO CELLARS
1. Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2021, 2. Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2018, 3. Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2024, 4. Mount Mary Quintet Cabernet Blend 2022, 5. Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023, 6. Giaconda Estate Chardonnay 2022, 7. Savaterre Chardonnay 2022, 8. Pierro Chardonnay 2023, 9. Standish Lamella Shiraz 2022, 10. Lake’s Folly Shiraz Merlot Petit Verdot 2022
TOP FIVE PRODUCERS ADDED TO CELLARS
1. Penfolds, 2. Rockford, 3. Tyrrells, 4. Lake’s Folly, 5. Mount Mary
TOP FIVE VARIETALS ADDED TO THE CELLARS
1. Shiraz, 2. Chardonnay, 3. Pinot Noir, 4. Cabernet Sauvignon, 5. Cabernet blends
TOP REGIONS ADDED TO THE CELLARS
1. Barossa, 2. Margaret River, 3. Hunter Valley, 4. Yarra Valley, 5. McLaren Vale
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