Weekend wines
Showing 61–90 of 191 resultsSorted by popularity
-
Domaine Lavantureux Petit Chablis 2022
$58.00“All from Lignorelles – A pretty nose – not large scale but of good width. Mouth-filling but fluid and complex – that’s really great in the mouth – a nose short of great wine but clearly great PC today!” Bill Nanson, Burgundy Report “In bottle. A fine clean pale colour, with very crisp aromatics. This […]
Add to cart Producer: Domaine Lavantureux -
Christian Moreau Petit Chablis 2023
$65.00From vines located at the top of the hill of Grand Crus only metres from the Grand cru Valmur and also this wine includes another very small 0.4 ha planting also at the crest of the hill of Grand Crus (just above Vaudesir) that the Moreau family have planted more recently. This wine shows amazing […]
Add to cart Producer: Christian Moreau -
Saltfleet Grenache 2022
$40.00Saltfleet’s Grenache is a more generous style. Stunning aromatics of English summer fruits, Middle Eastern spices, milk chocolate, cola, compost and campfire. Rich and generous, really mouth filling, but not heavy. Lovely fleshy fruit and mid palate pulp, all wrapped up in rich tannins and bright acidity. Utterly gorgeous drinking. Waters Wine Co “Sourced […]
Add to cart Producer: Saltfleet -
Stargazer Chardonnay 2022
$65.00Higher toned and more angular than the 2021, the 2022 is wider and less round in shape. Bright and bracing, yellow peach, white peach, grapefruit, citrus, white flowers, wood spice, pastry and cashew. Intense, very linear, driven, compact and generous. Bracing acidity and great cut, a chardonnay of both volume and cut. Anyone familiar with […]
Add to cart Producer: Stargazer -
Rippon Mature Vine Riesling 2020
$55.00A Riesling of great drama, concentration and tension, of a style rarely found outside Germany. Exotic yellow fruits, cherry, green apple, savoury spice, apricot, yellow peach and honeysuckle. Medium bodied, deep and pure, a thrilling tense palate, Saar like. Rippling energy, gripped with piquant acidity, squeezing phenolics and dusted by mineral salts. Tamed by residual […]
Add to cart Producer: Rippon -
Sailor Seeks Horse Chardonnay 2020
$60.002020 was a tiny vintage at Sailor Seeks Horse in the Huon Valley, yielding just 2 t/ha. But the long, cool growing season has produced wonderful Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Wines of elegance and finesse; structure and complexity. And very limited. “With high natural acidity we decided to put a few more of the […]
Add to cart Producer: Sailor Seeks Horse -
Mayford Tempranillo 2021
$44.00Beautiful wine, and certainly Australia’s benchmark tempranillo. Complex aromatics of cola, liquor cherry, cassis, blueberry, sweet spice, pink peppercorns and compost. Initially, the attack is pure and translucent, before the impact of minerality firms, squeezes and reshape. Some earthy/dusty/ferrous notes, threaded with sweet fruit is irresistible. Mouthwatering and long, the curvy shape snapped to attention […]
Add to cart Producer: Mayford -
Sale!
Swinney Syrah 2023
$44.00A feature of Swinney’s estate wines is their openness; they drink beautifully from the moment it’s in your glass. Floral, blue, black, red fruits, Chinese five spice and fresh compost notes. Medium bodied, but it feels richer, due to the plushness of the fruit, interwoven acid and beautifully shaping tannins of cashmere. As always, in […]
Add to cart Producer: Swinney -
Sale!
Gembrook Hill Chardonnay 2022
$50.002022 was a cooler, later vintage, perfect for the Gembrook Hill style, of purity, restraint and elegance. Singular in style, with the weight, length and silky texture of Chablis. The flavours though are entirely unique, combining essence of grapefruit, white flowers, kiwifruit, lime and white peach. The balance and tension of elements is incredible, a […]
Add to cart Producer: Gembrook Hill -
Sale!
Polperro Landaviddy Lane Pinot Noir 2021
$100.00Expressive and floral, with violets, geranium, sweet Middle Eastern spice, red fruits and hints of dark. Lovely smooth flow, very even shape of great width and amplitude. Poached plum and red fruits mingle with spice and autumnal notes. Velvet and bright, the acidity apparent from the beginning, framing and shaping the flow. Such movement and […]
Add to cart Producer: Polperro -
Sakkie Mouton Vloedvlak Colombar 2023
$56.00This is another wonderfully pinpoint and precise white wine that speaks volumes about the increasing focus and textural finesse Sakkie now manages to increasingly capture on all his wines. Beautifully perfumed, saline and mineral all at once, the nose is packed full of white blossom, lime peel, white peach, orange zest, sherbet coated bon bons, […]
Add to cart Producer: Sakkie Mouton -
Vinya Vella Grenache 2022
$65.00Tasted alongside the superb, burly 2021, the differences of vintage plain to see. Beautiful aromas, indeed, more lifted than the 21 with sweet and savoury spices, lavender, violets and a compote of sweet and tangy red, black and briary fruits. Medium to full boded with a lovely poised silken flow, the whole bunch tannin guiding […]
Add to cart Producer: Vinya Vella -
Collemattoni Rosso do Montalcino 2020
$45.00A defining traditional Brunello producer, Collemattoni’s wines offer a magical tension of lightness and power, pure fruit and earthy/meaty/herbal savouriness. Made from 100% Sangiovese and aged for 14 months in Slovenian oak, the ageing has burred some of Sangiovese’s angular structure, without sacrificing any brightness or energy. Tangy and pure with fruits of blackberry, cassis, […]
Add to cart Producer: Collemattoni -
Sale!
David Moreau Bourgogne Pinot Noir Sous Montot 2021
$70.00It has a pretty bouquet with raspberry and wild strawberry scents very pure. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy red fruit and fine tannins with a slightly leafy finish. This is delightful. 86-88 points – Vinous, Neal Martin I head back down to his small cellar to taste through a splendid set of 2021s. […]
Add to cart Producer: David Moreau -
Naude Old Vines Soutbos White 2023
$60.00This stunning new white blend from Naude Family Wines represents the culmination of many years of work Ian Naude has spent constructing and perfecting intricate, complex and age worthy white blends. More latterly, Ian has built an iconic reputation for some of the most eye-catching Old Vine Chenin Blancs produced in South Africa before moving […]
Add to cart Producer: Naude -
Rob Hall Harriet’s Pinot Noir 2023
$42.00From the ’96-planted Harriet’s Vineyard in Healesville; 35% whole bunches and matured (50%) in 1-year-old puncheons; the remainder in seasoned hogsheads. Bright crimson. Nicely perfumed with aromas of strawberries, redcurrants, musk and a little crushed violet. The mid-weight palate is nicely balanced with both good acidity and gently grippy tannins that will need another six […]
Add to cart Producer: Rob Hall -
Sale!
Vanguardist Mourvedre 2022
$65.00About as refined as you could imagine, with immense detail, poise, balance and beautiful texture. Like the Grenache this is very aromatic, but with black, briary and red fruits, flecked with potpourri, black olive and garrigue herbs. The tertiary element is in no way rustic and at the forefront is perfectly ripe, cool fruit. Texturally […]
Add to cart Producer: Vanguardist -
Sale!
Cobaw Ridge l’Altra Syrah Pinot 2022
$55.00Fragrant, floral and red berry compote. Light, yet awash with flavour and packed with energy. Pure and tangy red fruits of cranberry, raspberry, strawberry, cherry and plum. Salivating. The combination of mouthwatering acidity and fruit, flecked with vanilla bean is scintillating, finishing with lacy, snappy tannins. The best light red we tasted in 2023. Waters […]
Add to cart Producer: Cobaw Ridge -
Sale!
Eisenstone Greenock Shiraz 2021
$85.00Deep, bright red-purple colour; the bouquet likewise bright and fresh, initially with a high-note of freshly-sawn oak, which dissipated somewhat with time in the glass. The palate is bright, intense and elegantly weighted, just making the full-bodied weight category. It’s quite oaky but has good approachability, medium-long carry, and the tannins are ample and very […]
Add to cart Producer: Eisenstone -
Sale!
Haddow and Dineen Private Universe Pinot Noir 2023
$55.00Out of Stock
‘Pinot noir from the quartz gravels of Jeremy Dineen’s Yorktown vineyard in the west of the Upper Tamar Valley; 50% whole bunch, unfined and unfiltered. Bright ruby with aromas of macerated wild strawberry, red plum, red cherry and blood orange. Hints of dried citrus rind, amaro, exotic spice, pressed blossom, earth, pan juices and light […]
Read more Producer: Haddow and Dineen -
Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett 2022
$55.00From the blue slate soils of the steep (75%) slope sites of Brauneberg. 8.0 % alc/vol; 8.7 g/L TA; 44.9 g/L RS. ‘Wonderful nose of cassis and flint with floral and baking spice nuances. Very clean and racy with so much drive and energy on the sleek and focused palate. Fantastic wet stone freshness at […]
Add to cart Producer: Fritz Haag -
Sale!
Elodie Roy Bourgogne Rouge 2022
$85.00Out of Stock
“The 2022 Bourgogne Rouge Hautes-Cotes de Beaune is a blend from three hectares and represents a selection of the best bunches. It includes 60% whole bunches added into the vat as a millefeuille. The slightly rustic nose offers dark berry fruit, cracked black pepper and touches of graphite. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. […]
Read more Producer: Elodie Roy -
Sale!
Ministry of Clouds Grenache 2023
$50.00From three growers in Blewitt Springs (58%) and the oldest vines on the Smart Vineyard in Clarendon (42%); some parcels destemmed, the others all whole bunch, with up to five weeks on skins; maturation in old French oak and concrete eggs for seven months. This is so composed and poised at this early stage – […]
Add to cart Producer: Ministry of Clouds -
Sale!
Hughes and Hughes Syrah 2022
$39.00Out of Stock
A wine of vivid intensity in all its facets, from colour to finish. Fresh fruit aromatics of blueberry, sweet raspberry, rhubarb and cinnamon. Medium bodied, terrific pitch and flavour with sweet and tangy red fruits, blackcurrant, blueberry, savoury ands sweet spice, soy, fresh compost and minerals. Great width across the palate, a feature of Tasmanian […]
Read more Producer: Hughes & Hughes -
Pooley Butchers Hill Pinot Noir 2023
$80.00Out of Stock
The richest and deepest of the Pooley pinot’s, the 2023 combining weight, intensity and power. Dark in colour, deep red, with purple hue, with violets, blackberry, mulberry, sweet cherry, dark chocolate, fresh compost and clove. Medium to full bodied, the tannins working to stretch and lengthen the palate. Silky mouthfeel and precise acidity, with layers […]
Read more Producer: Pooley -
Reed Siren Riesling 2023
$45.00There is something Sarr like here, the flavours complex, explosive and tangy, yet with a texture of silk. For those who love German Rieslings, this sits at about a Spatlese feinherb. Rich, succulent and full bodied with flavours of honeycomb, blackcurrant, cherry, rose, fresh lime, candied lime, peach, passionfruit, oats and grapefruit. Deep, and despite […]
Add to cart Producer: Reed Wines -
Juxtaposed Smart Vineyard Grenache 2021
$50.00Spicy, complex florals, red and dark fruits, fresh compost and pipe tobacco. Rich and full bodied, with thoroughly defined curves, dripping with fruit, draped in silk. Like the Wait, there is a lovely tension between the sweet and savoury elements, with curry leaf, bitter chocolate and the silk , morphing into fine, sandy tannins. A […]
Add to cart Producer: Juxtaposed -
Sale!
Te Mata Awatea Cabernet Merlot 2019
$50.00Out of Stock
Very bright, deep, youthful purple/red colour. The aromas are outstandingly deep and bright and youthfully fresh; violets, red and blue fruits rocketing out of the glass, oak barely visible in the background. The wine is soft-textured and medium to full-bodied, elegant and pure, seamless and long. An utterly delicious cabernet blend. 95 Points – Huon […]
Read more Producer: Te Mata -
Sale!
Haddow and Dineen Riesling 2022
$40.00Pale straw in the glass with aromas of lemon pith, poached pears and apple pie with underlying hints of pressed white flowers, crushed stone and liminal wafts of lanolin and mountain herbs. Swift and fruit pure on the palate with a gentle phenolic textural sway, subtle blossom top notes and a stony, mineral-laden finish. 94 […]
Add to cart Producer: Haddow and Dineen -
Tillie J Chardonnay 2023
$42.00The 2023 chardonnay from Tillie J is the best yet, and it’s not just because of a great vintage. There is less of the skin and bones approach, with more richness and mid palate succulence. White flowers, wood spice, fresh and preserved citrus, summer honey and pastry notes. Super intense palate, the flavours and textures […]
Add to cart Producer: Tillie J
