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Mullineux Kloof Street Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2022
$32.00Grapes for the Kloof Street Chenin Blanc come from vineyard parcels on a variety of soils in different parts of the Swartland. The wine is part tank and part barrel fermented. Pale straw in colour, this wine has a nose of sun ripened pears and wet granite. The palate has a vibrant acidity balanced by […]
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La Battistelle Montesei Soave Classico 2022
$32.00Aromatically complex, every sniff revealing something new. White flowers, marjoram, white peach, lemon and melon. Delicate palate, light almost, but with pulpy fruit. For all its lightness, the wine has terrific personality, the flavours clear and precise and a structure that is entirely wrapped up by the fruits, flowers and spice. Absolute lunch perfection. Waters […]
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Fighting Gully Road Verdicchio 2022
$32.00Out of Stock
The white grape of Italy’s Marche region is now in Australia and looking already well at home. Bright lemon-green tinged hues. Saline, sea breeze scent with lemon, quince, straw and a light dusting of lantana florals. Races at a clip across the tongue, zesty, fresh with light tropical fruits and almond skin bite. Super-refreshing if […]
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Bondar Fiano 2021
$27.00Bondar’s 2021 Fiano is made with fruit from the Lacey block, three kilometres due east of the pristine Maslin Beach coastline. Some skin contact and ageing in old French barrels gives this fresh, aromatic variety texture and complexity. A cracking example of one of McLaren Vale’s rising star white varieties. Click here for our full […]
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La Battistelle ‘Battistelle’ Soave Classico 2021
$40.00Despite being a single vineyard and not a blend like the Montesei, there are similarities. Wildly complex, with white flowers, honeysuckle, lemon zest, grapefruit, white peach, orchard fruits and mustard seed. Deep and focused with greater amplitude and a peacocks tail of flavour and texture. The palate is at once succulent and light on its […]
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Cantina Marangona Lugana 2021
$35.00The first Turbiana I have tasted, wishing I had encountered the varietal years ago. Spring Jasmine, green apple, white peach, nectarine and lemon zest. Subtle textural grip and hints of cream embellish an otherwise linear, mineral palate. Super fresh, pitched perfectly, like a brilliant Soave in that it has the perfect fruit, acidity and flesh […]
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CRFT Arranmore Vineyard White Pinot 2022
$45.00A vinous baked American cheesecake with a summer berry compote. Juicy, creamy and tangy. Rich, absorbing, complex and decadent. Intense aromas of pomegranate, cream, raspberry, strawberry roses. Hedonistic palate, effortless and poised, textural and creamy. Pomegranates, apricots, kirsch, plums and blueberries. It’s so awesome! Waters Wine Co Harvested 31st March 2022 and hand-made at […]
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Domaine de la Pepiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine Cuvée Merci 2020
$35.00100% Melon de Bourgogne. “Merci” is named in gratitude to vigneron friends of Pépière who supplied finished 2020 wines for this special, one-off bottling that is helping to cover Pépière’s 95% crop loss in the 2021 vintage. The wines come from sites similar to Pépière’s, featuring variations on granite, gneiss and gabbro and from vines in transition […]
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Olifantsberg Grenache Blanc 2019
$38.00Grenache Blanc, like Chenin Blanc, is a variety open to interpretation. Olifantsberg’s wines are elegant, controlled and poised. Fruit profiles in wines of both colours are plump and tender, nothing too overt. Stone fruits, honeysuckle, Tarragon, Sage and flint aromas. Beautiful caressing mouthfeel. Stone fruits and citrus, a gentle pithiness and green olive squeeze to […]
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Rall White 2020
$58.00Chenin Blanc (64%), Verdelho (32%) and Viognier (4%) all fermented naturally and matured separately in French oak, and in this vintage around 20% of the Chenin also in concrete before blending and bottling.Green and yellow citrus fruit, herbs and even some spice on the palate. Great natural acidity and a very low pH will also […]
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Badenhorst Secateurs Chenin Blanc 2021
$35.00The grapes are hand picked with great care and chilled overnight in a cold room. The following day they are whole-bunch pressed to a settling tank. These vineyards were picked over a period of 12 days and each day fresh juice was added to the already fermenting tanks. This extended the alcoholic fermentation by about […]
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Juxtaposed Fiano 2022
$32.00Intense aromatics of lemon sorbet, fresh herbs, pear, lime marmalade and white bread. Succulent, juicy, tangy and slightly textural, with savoury spice, fig, tarragon and bergamot. Delightfully different, with a round shape, great acid line and chalky/salty finish. Waters Wine Co I’ve been following this winery for a time now and enjoying the experience. […]
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Kleine Zalze Cellar Selection Chenin Blanc 2022
$25.00The grapes for this wine come predominantly from selected vineyards in Stellenbosch, Paarl and Swartland. Owing to the nature of bush vines, careful canopy management was exercised so that no bunches were exposed to excessive sunlight and that an even ripening of the grapes was ensured. The 2022 harvest started very late due to covld […]
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Carinus Polkadraai Heuwels Chenin Blanc 2022
$55.00‘Complete contrast to Swartland version. 2022 cool-climate Polkadraai Hills has exhilarating intensity to its steely core & reverberating dry finish. A little grip adds to structure, allowing for ripe red apple flavours to fully emerge over time. Wholebunch press, 75% concrete ‘egg’, rest year older oak, like 2021 – Platter’s Guide, 5* (95/100) Chris Alheit […]
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Olifantsberg Roussanne 2022
$38.00A wine with layered complexity, enhancing floral, spice and lifted fruit elements. Orange blossom top notes with an aromatic mix of dried coriander, ginger and citrus are underpinned by a linear citrus core with a waxy undertone and pithy finish. Shop all Olifantsberg Wines
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