We asked our favourite Singaporean wine buyers what wine varieties they liked best and with them selected 6 award winning wines guaranteed to be loved by locals. Three incredible red wines, 2 amazing whites wines, and a single rosé. Chosen by Singaporeans, for Singaporeans. Exclusively at Pop Up Wine Singapore.

1 x Atticus La Croyance White Bordeaux Blend 2011 ~ Margaret River, Western Australia

94/100 James Halliday

James Halliday "The bouquet has barrel fermented oak aromas intermingling with hints of nettle and guava; the palate is lively and fresh, with toasty oak notes a feature on the finish, but not obscuring the fruit."
James Halliday "A very successful venture under the control of CEO Ron Fraser. The wines come from the estate vineyards planted to chardonnay, Semillon, sauvignon blanc, shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and merlot.....[The winery's] ultra-premium wines are under the Atticus label."

Atticus is owned by Chapman Grove Wines; a small winery focussed on making limited edition fine wines from Margaret River, Western Australia. Described by Australia's N#1 wine critic, James Halliday as "a very successful venture", the winery is known for its highly rated wines and was established in 2005 by an esteemed veteran of the industry, Ron Fraser. Pop Up Wine has secured back vintages of a collection of its highly rated wines.

Atticus utilises exceptional fruit which is all 100% estate grown to create its world-class wines. Its range includes varieties most suited to the Margaret River climate, with French oak used to bring out flavours of the terroir, creating a true expression of the region.

The winery achieved the highly coveted 5 Red Star rating from James Halliday within three short years of first entering the Wine Companion in 2009. Since the estate's first release in 2006, its wines have been awarded 4 Trophies, 3 Top Gold, 3 Gold, 8 Silver and 39 Bronze medals.

1 x Catalina Sounds Pinot Noir 2020 - Marlborough, New Zealand

90/100 Bob Campbell
86/100 Decanter World Wine Awards

Bob Campbell "Bright, fresh pinot noir with floral, rose petal, cherry and subtle spice flavours. An appealing, easy-to-drink wine, with an ethereal texture and vibrant flavours. Simple and distinctive. Good varietal definition."

Marlborough based award-winning winery, Catalina Sounds is known for wines which harness the purity and vibrancy of Marlborough’s climate and landscape. The name Catalina Sounds evolved from the majestic Catalina flying boats that played a vital role across the South Pacific during and after World War II.

1 x Willow Bridge Coat of Arms Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 - Geographe, Western Australia

94/100 Steven Creber, Halliday Wine Companion
Bronze - Geographe Wine Show
Bronze - Wine Show of Western Australia
Halliday Australian Wine Companion ‘Best Wineries of 2014’
Most Successful Western Australian Exhibitor - Perth Wine Show
Halliday Wine Companion 5 Star Winery
Served on Qantas Business Class

Steven Creber, Halliday Wine Companion “Plenty of authentic cabernet character here in a well-crafted package that's eminently enjoyable drinking now. Blackcurrant, dried currant, mint and cedar contribute to the gamut of aromas and flavours, the softness of the palate neatly harnessed by gently wrought astringency”

Qantas Business Class Wine "rich and smooth with lashings of chocolate, entwined with secondary characters of oak and black olive."
The Winemaker “Vibrant and intense blackcurrant and fleshy ripe plum with hints of bay leaf. Soft and supple, vanilla hints complement varietal blackberry fruits, pure and long with a balanced framework of tannin.”

Halliday Australian Wine Companion "Many of its wines offer exceptional value for money."

The Australian Wine "(Australai's N# 1 Wine Critic James) Halliday listed Willow Bridge among his ‘Dark Horse Wineries of 2013’ and then his ‘Best Wineries of 2014’. The estate has also won Most Successful Western Australian Exhibitor at the Perth Wine Show three times!"

Halliday Australian Wine Companion "Willow Bridge Estate is family owned and operated by principals Jeff and Vicki Dewar, who bought the picturesque 180-hectare hillside property in 1996 after an exhaustive search of the state for the ideal vineyard site from which to realize their shared vision of producing world class wines which are both opulent and accessible. The estate is located in a hidden jewel of an area known as the Ferguson Valley (in Geographe Bay in Western Australia) which, at that time, was home to only a few small vineyards. Immediately planting 60 hectares of vines and then building a state of the art winery (the first winery in the area) in time for their first vintage in 2000, established Willow Bridge as the pioneering estate of the area and demonstrated the family’s confidence in the property and resolve to see their vision become reality."

Willow Bridge Estate continues to attract acclaim for the relatively newly established wine growing region of Geographe which is located adjacent to its more famous neighbour, Margaret River, in Western Australia. Wine critcs have heralded the winery for producing quality, good value wines. Winemaking is by veteran Western Australian winemaker, Kim Horton.

1 x Hewitson Gun Metal Eden Valley Riesling 2021 - Eden Valley, Barossa, South Australia

94/100 James Suckling
Silver - Australian Wine Companion
James Halliday 5 Star Winery
James Halliday Top 100 Winery 2017

James Suckling "Offers fresh lemon, apple and pear, as well as sweetly fragrant spice. Pure and sleek palate with crisp apple, pear and lemon building into the long finish. Drink or hold. Screw cap."

Wine Enthusiast "This is a steely, flinty Riesling....fruit: lemons, apples and orange peel, on the nose. But the palate is all about the flinty minerality."

Hewitson fundamentally believes great wines are the expression of the soils they are grown in and the season in which they are grown. With his longstanding focus on terroir—specific terroir plots in fact—many of Hewitson’s wines are single vineyard. He sources grapes from not only his own vineyards but also from long-standing grower contracts including a few sourced from some of the oldest living, still productive vines on plots that date back to the mid-19th century and are pre-phylloxera. His ‘Old Garden’ Mourvèdre is a single-vineyard wine, whose vines were planted in 1853 in Barossa Valley and are reputed to be the oldest Mourvèdre vines in the world. Hewitson’s ‘Miss Harry’ is sourced from a Grenache vineyard planted in 1880, also thought to be the oldest Grenache in existence.

1 x Patrick of Coonawarra P Series Rose 2020 ~ Coonawarra, South Australia

James Halliday 5 Star Winery

Hunter & Bligh "From the Limestone Coast in South Australia, the Patrick of Coonawarra P-Series Rosé exhibits the essence of the modern Australian rosé. Vibrantly coloured, this creamy style drop embodies floral aromas and berry fruit flavours on the palate. This is dry in sugar but has just enough fruit sweetness and weight to be both interesting and refreshing."

Patrick's of Coonawarra was founded by Patrick Tocaciu; one of Australia's leading wine (and AFL football) figures. Patrick's reputation for producing exceptional wine earned him many international accolades for the major labels he worked as Chief Winemaker, including; Tollana, Penfolds, and Hollick Wines. Patrick's distinguished reputation continued with the establishment of his own Patrick of Coonawarra Estate label. The wines are built on the solid foundation of extensive estate vineyards: 36 hectares in Coonawarra and 42 hectares in Wrattonbully. The Wrattonbully plantings contain shiraz, sauvignon blanc, and some of the riesling. All of the cabernets are grown in Coonawarra. The Estate is now managed by his oenologist son, Luke who continues the tradition of producing wines of varietal and regional excellence.

1 x Glenlofty Estate Shiraz 2015 ~ Pyrenees Victoria Australia

95/100 James Halliday - 5 Star Winery
93/100 International Wine Challenge 2019
93/100 Sam Kim - Wine Orbit
91/100 Campbell Mattinson

4.5/5 Winestate Magazine
Gold Medal - China Wine & Spirits Awards 2018
Silver Medal - Melbourne International Wine Competition 2019
Silver Medal - International Wine Challenge UK 2019
Silver Medal - Victorian Wine Show 2018
Silver Medal - Australian Small Winemakers Show 2018
Silver Medal - International Wine & Spirits Competition (UK) 2018
Silver Medal - Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2018

Halliday Wine Companion “As sure-footed as they come. This is ripe and rich and yet neat as a pin, its flavours of sweet plum, spearmint, blackberry and chocolate melting in your mouth as they roll impressively through. Seductive in a controlled way. Tannin has been set just right too. Terrific value."

Sam Kim (Wine Orbit) "The wine shows lovely ripe aromas of dark plum and spiced cherry combined with olive, almond and game characters. It is beautifully weighted and rounded on the palate, delivering delightful fruit flavours together with savoury nuances, brilliantly supported by fine texture and plenty of polished tannins."

The Wine Front “This wine struck me as having some serious mojo. Reserved, medium weight wine of red-black berry fruit spectrum, dashes of pepper, faint ‘mineral notes’ with a suppleness and softness that speaks of easy appeal. It’s got good length of flavour, inward intensity, nice tannin profile, good draw of flavour. It’s very enjoyable, understated red wine here.”

Winestate Magazine "Glenlofty’s vineyards have been carefully nurtured since 1995 in the cool-climate foothills of Victoria’s Pyrenees. Formerly blended into premium wines produced by Penfolds, Seppelts, Rosemount and Brown Bros, Glenlofty’s remarkable fruit has been bottled under its own Glenlofty Wines label only since 2013. Early industry applause has been rapid, as demonstrated by its awards."

Glenlofty’s vineyards were established in 1995 in the cool-climate foothills of Victoria’s Pyrenees. Here the climate, ancient granitic soil types and varying slopes mirror those of France’s northern Rhône region. Until 2010 Glenlofty sent their cool-climate premium fruit for blending into high-end wines under Seppelts and Penfolds labels. In 2010 the 140 ha vineyards were acquired by the pioneering Richmond-Smith family, well-known in Australian agriculture since 1839. The first wines released under the Glenlofty brand appeared in 2013, and were an immediate success, winning gold medals across the world.