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Traviarti Rosso 2023
$35.00A very different expression this year, 2023 being cool and wet; rounder, softer and juicier. Blackberry, cassis, plum, dark cherry and raspberry, with a savoury squeeze of fennel, bay leaf and dried flowers. Is there an evolution in style, or is it the vintage? I’m thinking the latter. The more gentle structure a product of […]
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Maker Master Merchant Pinot Gris 2022
$25.00Organic Pinot Gris. Intense, bright and juicy but for all its refreshment there’s fantastic pulpy mid-palate weight with grapefruit, citrus, orchard fruits and subtle cream and spicey notes. Best value Pinot Gris in Australia. Waters Wine Co
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Traviarti Mezzo Nebbiolo 2022
$45.00The 2022 Traviarti Mezzo Nebbiolo is from three sites, grown at different altitudes to produce a bright, rich and fresh rendition of Nebbiolo. 2022 is a cool and dry vintage, and this is certainly the best Mezzo to date. Classic notes of sweet cherry, raspberry, but also hedgefruits. Rippling and gripping, full of brightness and […]
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Lambert Wines Nebbiolo 2022
$80.00“For what I want from a wine, nebbiolo ticks every box,” says Lambert. “But it’s the ultimate challenge for a winemaker. The winemaking itself is relatively easy, but the variety is so fickle: you have to adapt your farming to the site where it’s grown, and it has such a long growing season. There are so […]
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Holly’s Garden Pinot Gris 2022
$30.00Stunning contemporary pinot gris. Pear, apple, honeysuckle, apricot and savoury spice. Medium bodied, but packed with presence and flavour, I love that this has not been taken too far. There’s a feeling of restraint despite the abundance. Some creamy notes, custard almost, that reminds me of apple pie, with some rhubarb thrown in for good […]
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Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Sauvignon Plus 2021
$36.00Out of Stock
The 2021 Sauvignon + North Canterbury is so named because it isn’t just Sauvignon Blanc; there’s a touch of barrel-fermented Pinot Gris here too. What’s more, 7% of the Sauvignon was fermented on skins in clay amphorae, the remainder in both tanks and barrels. The result is a dry, textural white with a rich midpalate. […]
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Polperro Estate Pinot Gris 2022
$45.00When most of us think of the Mornington Peninsula, we think of pinot noir and chardonnay. Pinot Gris/grigio should be added to the list, the best in Australia comes from here. Think Quealy, think Polperro. I wouldn’t normally “love” a pinot gris from anywhere, but this is stunning. Pear, smoke, mushroom, kiwi fruit, white peach, […]
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Stargazer Tupelo White Blend 2023
$35.00One of our favourite white wines of 2023, of any style, from anywhere. A blend of Pinot Gris, Riesling, Pinot Blanc and Gewurztraminer. A nod to the blends of Alsace, a showcase of region, rather than of varietal. The Tupelo is to a degree an orange wine, and in that idiom it is the best […]
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Quealy Balnarring Pinot Grigio 2021
$35.00Deeper than the estate wine and an uptick in intensity, but I love that it’s still fresh and vital, not over-concentrated or over-worked. Pungent nose, with white peach, Kanzi apple, grapefruit, apricot and white flowers. Intense, thrashing palate of citrus and stone fruits, firm pear, savoury spice and a subtle layer of cream. Structured and […]
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Cigliuti Langhe Nebbiolo 2018
$56.00This 2018 Langhe Nebbiolo is a fantastic introduction to the Cigliuti style of pure, ripe fruit framed by supple tannins and cleansing acidity. A lighter style Cigliuti but by no means light. Classic aromas of cherries and roses lead onto a fine yet sumptuous palate. 100% Nebbiolo from 15-year old vines growing on the Bricco […]
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Kerri Greens Late Harvest Clementine 2019
$40.00Out of Stock
A little something special, produced in a year of abundance and borrowing strongly from Lucas Alsatian heritage. Extremely late harvested, moderately botrytis affected fruit. Gewurz from the 100 hunts road vineyard; Gris from the Tussie Mussie vineyard. Pressed using an extended cycle to tank, settled, racked and left to ferment wild in a single old […]
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Denton Nebbiolo Rose 2021
$38.00It’s certainly nebbiolo and it hasn’t lost any of the varietal’s seductive grip. Aromas need time to show themselves, so don’t serve this to cold. Rose petals, lavender wood, cherry, raspberry, rhubarb and plum. Fine delicate palate, but don’t be deceived, there’s power and grip in spades. Sleek initially, but this gives way to a […]
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Albino Rocca Nebbiolo d’Alba 2018
$52.00Like the vast majority of the Rocca wines, the Nebbiolo d’Alba derives from a single site–again a parcel right on the southern border of the Barbaresco region in the Seno d’Elvio subzone. The Nebbiolo vines here vary in age from 15 to 60 years. The 2018 was matured for 12 months in large Austrian and […]
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Cantina D’Arcy Langhe Nebbiolo 2020
$105.00Myers’ drop-dead gorgeous Langhe bottling is based on two 30-plus-year-old parcels of Nebbiolo rooted at the foot of Barbaresco’s famous Ronchi Cru. This celebrated, limestone-rich site runs along the southern belt of the appellation, near the town of Barbaresco itself. The deeper soils of the vineyard’s lower climbs gives a more open style of wine—exactly […]
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Pipan Steel Tesoro Nebbiolo 2018
$55.00Tasted alongside the 2017, the 2018 vintage is warmer and drier, and so fuller, with a slightly darker fruit profile and pronounced structure. Gorgeous aromatics of cola, aniseed, cassis, rose, geranium, bitumen and savoury spice. Rich and full flavoured, but in no way heavy and the overall impression is one of translucence and purity. Round […]
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Massolino Barolo 2019
$110.00“The 2019 Barolo is a very serious wine. Readers looking for an easygoing, entry-level Barolo will not find that here. Bright and sizzling with tannin, the 2019 is going to need at least a few years to fully come together. Crushed rocks, red/purplish fruit and dried flowers emerge with some coaxing, but this is really […]
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Pipan Steel Tesoro Nebbiolo 2017
$55.00Tasted alongside the 2018, it’s striking to taste the sites DNA, despite the different seasons and subtly different approach to winemaking. A coolish vintage, wet and humid, so extremely difficult for wine growers, but excellent conditions for Nebbiolo. Very classically styled and reminiscent of Barolo/Barbaresco 20 years ago; translucent and with a russet tinge. Lovely, […]
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Cascina delle Rose Barbaresco ‘Tre Stelle’ 2018
$130.00Intense and lifted aromatics of earth and floral notes. Sweet red fruits, cherry, raspberry, cranberry, pastille black fruits, Lavender wood and sage. Rich, expansive, pure, ethereal and intense. Nutmeg, meaty notes, fresh compost, blackberry, ripe red fruits and tobacco leaf tannins. Loose knit, open and ready to drink now – the threads of tannin are […]
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Haddow and Dineen Grain of Truth Pinot Gris 2022
$50.00First tasted, amongst previous releases at the Israeli restaurant Ezra. Immediately apparent was that this is Australia’s greatest pinot gris, a varietal we seldom drink. Until we tasted the Haddow and Dineen. Soaring aromatics, the whole wine oozes honey, lavender, blood orange, pink grapefruit, yellow peach, cumin and fenugreek. Rich, full bodied and succulent, with […]
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Luciano Sandrone Barolo Aleste 2017
$295.00Considering some of the casks spent up to 2 months on skins, this is remarkably pure with extremely fine tannins. Compelling aromas of cassis, tar, cherry cola, leather polish, nutmeg, liquorice, cigar box, roses, cherry and violet. Tighter than the Le Vigne, and I prefer this in 2017, although usually Le Vigne gets my nod. […]
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Domenica Rose 2023
$32.00Domenica Rosé is built from select parcels of fruit fermented in neutral barrels shaping a complex wine worthy of attention. It has been featured by The WineFront and Halliday magazine as one of Australia’s leading rosé wines. The 2023 is no exception to its predecessors, made with intention as a serious and refreshing style.
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Bloody Hill Villages Pinot Gris 2023
$42.00Terrific and very complex, particularly considering the price. Whole bunch pressed into old barrels and fermented dry. Rich and full bodied with fresh flowers, lime, honey, nashi pear, dried pineapple, passionfruit, apricot and spice. Lovely curve and flesh, with invigorating freshness. Waters Wine Co
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Cascina delle Rose Barbaresco ‘Rio Sordo’ 2018
$145.00Another classic Nebbiolo profile, but perhaps more animal, elemental and masculine. Fresh leather, rose, sandalwood, Port wine tobacco, aniseed, blackcurrant, blueberry and dark cherry. Rich and deep, but with no loss of elegance or purity. Interwoven red, blue and dark fruits, sweet balsamic, juicy, not so much as linear, but nevertheless precise, expansive and palate […]
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The White Drinker Pack
$174.00 Per case of 6The perfect introduction to white wine. A hand-picked mix of some of the best value, top quality whites around! Six Pack contains 1 bottle each of the following: Gilbert Sauvignon Blanc 2022 Klein Zalze Cellar Selection Chenin Blanc 2022 Holly’s Garden Pinot Gris 2022 Juxtaposed Fiano 2022 Castle Rock Porongurup Estate Riesling 2023 La Petite […]
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Quealy Balnarring Pinot Grigio 2023
$35.00A blend of two sites managed by Quealy, this is textbook pinot grigio, really good. Flavoursome with wild herbs, flinty with a mouth-watering briny character adding to the appealing chewy phenolics. White stone fruit, glacé lemon and dried pear – there’s a lot in this and it’s complex but not at the expense of drinkability. […]
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Lalu Langhe Nebbiolo 2021
$90.00Organic. This vibrant, perfumed Nebbiolo equally blends two sites that were both planted by Lalù. The first site, Roncaglie in La Morra, is a plot of land that Lara Rocchetti and Luisa Sala bought in 2015 and planted in 2017. Looking towards Verduno, this parcel faces east at an altitude of 400 metres. It’s a […]
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Albino Rocca Nebbiolo d’Alba 2020
$55.00“The 2020 Nebbiolo d’Alba emerges from the part of San Rocco Seno d’Elvio that is in Alba (as opposed to in Barbaresco). Wild cherry, cedar, tobacco, spice, dried herbs and blood orange are some of the many aromas and flavors that open in the glass. Mid-weight structure and polished tannins add to its considerable appeal.” 93 […]
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