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Bicknell FC Applecross Chardonnay 2022
$55.00From a 330m-elevation vineyard in the Upper Yarra. Whole-bunch pressed to older puncheons. Natural fermentation and no mlf. Sadly, this will be the last Applecross chardonnay from this vineyard. A very bright green gold. More oomph than usual. Lovely complexity with its citrus, stone fruits, white flowers and subtle matchstick. And while this is tightly […]
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Syrahmi Garden of Earthly Delights Pinot Noir 2021
$55.00A beautiful wine from one of the very best pinot regions in Australia. Blue, black and red fruits, lavender, violets, geranium, compost, autumn leaves, smoke and dried herbs. Tense, silky, interwoven fruit with savoury elements, and complex tannins. Vibrant, buoyant and deep, a wine of layers and great detail. Huge potential. Waters Wine Co […]
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CRFT Blefari Vineyard Chardonnay 2022
$50.00Hand picked and wild fermented in tank before transfer to oak on full solids (35% new) where it remained for seven months. Very fine, as much by virtue of its relaxed mid-weighted gait, as its tension. Yet this is tension imparted by an intuitive hand, an innate comprehension that any effete obsession with pH and […]
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Greenock Creek Third Estate Shiraz 2020
$90.00Aromas of cherry, violet, plum, chocolate and woody notes. Intense and full bodied, a real attack of flavour. Enveloping with red fruits, the most in this lineup, blackberry, mulberry, chocolate, vanilla, fennel and wood char. Round in shape, fleshy and driven with lively acidity and lacey, chalky tannins. For all its size, this is remarkably […]
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J&S Fielke Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir 2023
$40.00Full flavoured, pure and lucid, a pinot noir of detail and juxtaposition. All the Fielke wines have an extra dimension, so they don’t fit neatly into established, stylistic conceptions. Very aromatic, with lavender, violets, Asian spices, earthy notes and a compote of tangy red and hedge fruits. Medium bodied, on the one hand angular and […]
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J&S Fielke Shiraz 2024
$40.00From grapes off Inkwell’s organic vineyard in Tatachilla, McLaren Vale and their entry for the 2024 Hacking The Future of Shiraz Project. This is such a McLaren Vale expression, full of brambly fruits, blueberry and chocolate. Carbonically macerated for 14 days prior to a natural fermentation and hand plunged daily for a month. Elevage took […]
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Haddow and Dineen Sehnsucht Riesling 2024
$45.00Always a lovely wine to taste, opening with pear, melon, citrus blossom, spring jasmine, lime, ripe lemon and subtle buttery/pastry notes. A wine of dimensions, the textural element a caress, but it also enables the wine to hold and enfold your palate. Juicy and unctuous, there is, however, an overwhelming sense of control and precision, […]
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Haddow and Dineen Private Universe Pinot Noir 2023
$55.00‘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 […]
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Nocturne Single Vineyard Sheoak Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
$60.00“The 2023 Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the Sheoak Vineyard and leads with all the purity, precision, and balance that we have come to expect from the glorious 2023 season. You get cassis, raspberry pip, dried herbs, sheets of nori, iodine, and leather. The wine is potently intense; the fruit penetrates the palate and […]
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Joshua Cooper Pinot Noir 2024
$50.00The Early Release wines of Josh Cooper are obviously less expensive and are supposedly an introduction to the range. The pinot noir however, along with all the range, is pretty darn serious stuff, in this case coming off the fabled Doug’s vineyard. Lovely aromatics, pretty, floral, with raspberry, rhubarb, poached plum, tangy redcurrant, blood orange […]
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Joshua Cooper Claret 2024
$38.00I am forever surprised at the lack of support for Cabernet Sauvignon and cabernet blends, particularly when I am lucky enough to sample Josh Coopers wonderful wines. Not as edgy or angular as his later released wines, this nonetheless has some wonderful rough hewn tannins and a back lift of bright acidity. Blackcurrant, plum, cherry, […]
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Chateau du Cedre Chateau 2022
$55.00Made from 90% Malbec with 5% Merlot and 5%Tannat. The vines are rooted in clay and limestone soils, with an average age of 30 years old. As always, absolutely no additions except some sulphur at bottling. Aged for 18 months in large format oak and 500L barrels, none new. Very complex wine, the aromatics are […]
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Chateau du Cedre Les Grezes Blanc 2022
$50.00I love dry white Bordeaux, but alas the sort that I like, I can’t afford. To honest, I don’t care where it comes from and Chateau du Cedre are displaying the versatility of their terrior with these wine styles and varietals. Very classic aromatics of white flowers, Anzac biscuit, mirabelle plum, white an yellow peach, […]
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Nadeson Collis Inception NV
$60.00“A very vinous sparkling, composed, rich, silky in texture, the Inception sees around 25% solera material blended with the remaining wine, chardonnay from 2017. The combined wines are matured in barrel. It’s a bold sparkling with honey on toast, cashew and sea-spray characters. Fuller in flavour, it shows a zingy tang of acidity and vigorous, […]
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Bernard Defaix Chablis 2023
$70.00Screwcap. Defaix’s village Chablis is drawn from four parcels of mature, 30-plus-year-old vines situated around Milly and Poinchy on the left bank of the Serein River. The wine ferments spontaneously and ages on fine lees for 10 months in glass-lined tanks. Compared to the wine above, the older vines translate to more character, depth and […]
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Stargazer Palisander Riesling 2023
$50.00“Shiny and bright lemon hue. Dried mango, cumquat, and wattle blossom aromatics. Powerful and intense, mango fruit with cumquat and lemon balm notes with a wonderful gliding texture. It has such power that is perfectly balanced by fine yet driven acidity that builds great length and ensures clarity at the finish.” 96 points – Stuart […]
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Sailor Seeks Horse Small Wonder Pinot Noir 2023
$55.00A sense of effortless calm descends from any glass from the Sailor Seeks Horse duo. Intensely aromatic with sweet red summer fruits, tangy hedge fruits, potpourri and savoury spice. Mid weight and supple, yet there is a concentration and persistence that belies the gentle colour and cool drinkability. Firmness, just the right squeeze of skin […]
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Sailor Seeks Horse Small Wonder Chardonnay 2023
$55.00A fantastic vintage for this wine, 2023 delivering the goods across the entire island. The Small Wonder wines tend towards the contemporary, balanced with an abundant, fleshy mid-palate. Cool and tangy citrus, citrus blossom, some green mango and white peach. Super intense and focused; the acidity in lock-step with a touch of mouthwatering phenolics. Such […]
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Pooley Pinot Noir 2024
$55.00Aged in French oak for only 8 months, capturing the freshness and intensity of the fruit. Sweet and tangy red fruits of raspberry, cherry and cranberry, blueberry, violets and savoury spice. Medium bodied, intense, lithe and athletic, the oak having virtually no impact on the flavour of the wine. Precise, opulent and focused, with firm, […]
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Pooley Chardonnay 2024
$55.00One of Tasmania’s most consistent producers, Pooley’s estate chardonnay and pinot noir are as excellent as usual in 2024. This sits very much in the contemporary sphere – aged in barrel and concrete for only 6 months before bottling. Incredibly intense and primal, with an energy and vigorousness almost unmatched in Australian wine. Tangy citrus, […]
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Sylvie Esmonin Bourgogne Rouge 2022
$120.00‘An exuberantly fresh nose features notes of plum, dark pinot fruit and plenty of earth character. The rich, delicious and voluminous middleweight flavors possess excellent depth and persistence for a wine at this level. To be sure, this is somewhat rustic but overall it is really very good.’ Drink 2026+. 87-89 points – Burghound, Jan […]
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Paul Pillot Bourgogne Rouge 2022
$100.00This top-drawer Bourgogne is drawn from two estate-owned sites in the southern reaches of Chassagne, near Chagny and Remigny. The soils are the classic clay and limestone of the Côte, and the vines are 35 years old on average. The grapes were handpicked and mostly destemmed before natural fermentation. The wine matured for 12 months […]
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Paul Pillot Bourgogne Aligote 2022
$70.00“Pale lemon yellow. An exquisite Aligoté nose without the need to try anything fancy. Apples, citrus zest, more flesh behind, all in balance, you would want to drink this and then reach for another bottle” 89-90 Points – Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy
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Reed Knowing Riesling 2024
$65.00On the nose this wine reminds me why I love Riesling so much, I feel smacked in the face by the crushed rock and marl limestone that I have trampled on for the last few years. Great Riesling speaks soil truth so well when the relationship between vine and maker lets it shine through the […]
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Seppeltsfield Para Rare Tawny NV 15 Year Old
$80.00Seppeltsfield’s beautiful Rare Tawny sports an average age of 15 years, grenache/shiraz/mourvèdre chosen for their richness and complexity and balanced out with the addition of Rich Rare Apera (Oloroso). Brandied fruits and soaked sultanas and raisins, Christmas cake, polished leather, caramelised citrus rind, wood spice, salted caramel, rancio figs grilled with brown sugar, mahogany and […]
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Taylors 10 Year Old Tawny Port NV
$75.00Aromas of dried fruit, almonds and chocolate follow through to medium body. Medium sweet with light chocolate and dried plums. Drink now. 92 Points, JamesSuckling.com Established in 1692, Taylor’s is recognized as the quintessential Port house, dedicated exclusively to the art of crafting Port wine, with a special focus on producing the finest styles. […]
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Taylors Vintage Port 2017
$220.00Complex aromas of tar, wet earth, dark berry and flowers follow through to a full body, medium sweet and amazing compacted concentration. Vertical and so deep. It goes on for minutes. Truly excellent. Better after 2027. 99 points, JamesSuckling.com The 2017 Taylor’s Vintage Port comes from their three quintas: Vargellas, de Terra Feita and […]
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Taylors Late Bottled Vintage Port 2017
$60.00Dense ruby black centre with a narrow brick rim and cerise highlights on the edge. The essence of this superb LBV is the fine red berry and stone fruit character, wonderfully fresh and vibrant, which bursts immediately from the glass. Raspberry, cherry and red plum, subtly infused with richer notes of blackcurrant and liquorice, dominate […]
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Fonseca Vintage Port 2017
$220.00The 2017 Vintage Port, not quite bottled when seen but the final blend, is a field blend (with typical grapes like Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca) aged for approximately 20 months in used French oak. It comes in with 98 grams of residual sugar, a little drier on paper […]
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Fonseca Vintage Port 2016
$220.00On this second look, this Fonseca is still remarkably expressive, lifted and gloriously fresh, even with that slight closing. It has reasonable mid-palate concentration but even better intensity of flavor. Despite that intensity of flavor, it is not quite as sexy as it is in some years, at least not yet, as the tannins are […]
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