2023
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Jean-Paul & Charly Thevenet Regnie en Voiture Simone 2023
$55.00A superb, entry-level Beaujolais with a tannic structure and high-toned tart, fruity notes typical of Gamay. Over time it takes on delightful nuances of flower and spice. Silky, juicy deliciousness. Waters Wine Co Click here for our full Beaujolais range
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Caroline Morey Santenay Rouge 2023
$160.00A medium ruby crimson with elegant red fruit on the nose. Two plots, with a tightness to the fruit, some tannins behind still. Virtually all destemmed for this cuvee. Red fruit returns behind. Drink from 2026-2029. Tasted Oct 2024. (87-89) Jasper Morris M.W., Inside Burgundy, October 2024. From vines located in the lieu-dit of […]
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Joshua Cooper Pyren Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
$75.00Essence of cabernet, hard country style. Complexity dialled up, the savoury fruit and textural elements roped tight as if it’s going to take a lot of muscle to prise them loose. Blackcurrant, mulberry, blackberry, black olive, licorice, pink peppercorns, soy and cumin. Concentrated and deep, the tannins providing great width, focus and envelopment. Would love […]
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Chatto Bird Pinot Noir 2023
$80.00The most intense, floral, savoury, spicy and sappy wine from the Chatto stable. From old vines, planted in 1998 by Dr Andrew Pirie in Pipers River. Showing the coolness and intensity of the vintage and combined with naturally low yields, concentration and power. high toned aromatics of Old Spice, baking spices, tangy red fruits and […]
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Caroline Morey Chassagne Montrachet Chambrees 2023
$285.00The usual blend of Bergerie, Masures, Chênes though the last is now pulled out (161/49 rootstock). Pale lemon and lime. Quite a refined bouquet, majoring on elegance rather than weight. Delicate, nuanced, good acidity, a pure and perfumed Chassagne for the medium term. Not too reductive at this stage. Drink from 2027-2032. 89-91 points – […]
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Meadowbank Pinot Noir 2023
$55.00Classic Tasmanian pinot noir from a great year. Complex red summer fruits. Floral, roses and lavender, with sweet and savoury spice, compost, pine needles and smoke. Plenty of volume and shape, the fruit succulent and juicy – balanced by darker, savoury elements. So much textural flavour complexity, the wine a shape shifter in the glass. […]
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Alheit Vineyards Huilkrans Chenin Blanc 2023
$165.00“Huilkrans comes from Jozua Visser’s Oudam farm, located at 450 metres in an isolated spot on Citrusdal Mountain, sometimes called the Skurfberg. Planted between 1974 and 1978, the vines are all dry-farmed, producing yields of almost painful paucity. Fermented in old barrels before ageing on lees for 12 months, this sings with what Chris Alheit […]
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Julian Haart Goldtropfchen Riesling Kabinett 2023
$95.00The succulence and brilliance of this beautiful riesling Kabinett fit together almost perfectly, the spritz of natural carbon dioxide accentuating the lightness on the palate. So joyful, expressive and vibrant, the wide spectrum of floral and berry aromas pulling you deeper and deeper into this masterpiece of delicacy. Drink or hold. 97 Points, Stuart Pigott
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Nocturne Single Vineyard Sheoak Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
$65.00“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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Sailor Seeks Horse Dijon Clone Pinot Noir 2023
$90.00Wild ferment, clones 114, 777, 115, destemmed, 12 months in barrel (11% new). Finely honed redcurrant and raspberry aromas here with a wash of cranberry for high tones. It smells delicate and filigreed with hints of Medina spice, sous bois, fennel gratin, cherry clafoutis, drying meadow flowers, poached rhubarb and earth. More of the same […]
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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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Cobaw Ridge Original Block Pinot Noir 2023
$100.00A cool region, a cool season and a very cool wine. It sits nicely and feels unforced, in time, unfurling in the glass. Starts with spiced red cherries, kirsch, blood orange and amaro with some fresh bitter herbs, mint and a touch of forest floor fragrance. The palate finely tuned with feathery tannins, a raw […]
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Ministry of Clouds Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2023
$45.00All fruit was handpicked then whole bunch pressed to a mixture of new and old barrels (35% new) with full solids included for wild ferment. Post fermentation, all barrels were topped and remained un-sulphured until we believed the balance of natural acidity and gentle MLF complexity had been achieved. No battonage was undertaken, but maturation […]
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Jean-Paul and Benoit Droin Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnere 2023
$200.00”Aromas of citrus blossom, orange oil, white flowers, iodine and honey introduce the 2023 Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre, a medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered wine that’s rich and dense. It’s a strong effort with good cellaring potential.” 93 points – William Kelly | The Wine Advocate “This exquisite wine enchants with a complex […]
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Marc Sorrel Crozes Hermitage Rouge 2023
$130.00‘Very concentrated, but so cool and precise. The wild berry freshness is off the scale, but the herbal freshness is what makes this leap right out of the category and establish its own category. Such exciting and refined tannins. They drive the extremely long, racy and pure finish. 100% whole cluster. Drink form release.’ 97 Points – […]
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Sylvain Cathiard Hautes Cotes de Nuits 2023
$225.00A lighter crimson ruby. The nose takes a moment to come out. A leafy note to the fresh red fruit, medium bodied, a little leaner than the Bourgogne but fine-boned and will develop further when the oak subsides. 60% vignes basses, the other two cuvees 100%. Drink from 2026-2028. Tasted Nov 2024. (87-88) points, Jasper […]
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Gabrielskloof The Landscape Elodie Chenin Blanc 2023
$55.00“This wonderfully ageworthy Chenin Blanc comes from the same five sites in the Swartland as it has since its maiden vintage in 2015. Barrel-fermented with full malolactic, it has amazing grip and minerality, with thatch, nutmeg and aniseed aromas, honey, baking spice and tarte tatin flavours and palate-cleansing acidity. 2022-28” 96 Points – Tim Atkin […]
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Julian Haart Piesporter Riesling QBA 2023
$105.00Plenty of peach, cassis and summer flower aromas make this succulent dry Mosel riesling a delight. Great mineral energy and vibrant acidity make this dance its way across the medium-bodied palate. Very long finish with spot-on balance and wonderful precision. Drink or hold. 95 Points, Stuart Pigott
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Julian Haart Mosel Riesling QBA 2023
$66.00From grapes grown in the Grand Cru of Goldtropchen, though not from one of Julien’s vineyards. Despite this, I believe the ‘Mosel’ riesling to be the emblematic wine of the estate, at least in so far as, if you wanted to drink in the full glory of Julien Haart at an affordable price, this is […]
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Lafarge-Vial Cote de Brouilly 2023
$120.00A tiny 0.66ha parcel planted in 1968 Southeast-facing, on the slopes of Mont Brouilly, soils and bedrock of granite with blue rocks. 25% whole bunch fermentation in concrete then transferred to 350-liter barrels and foudre for up to 12 months. ‘From the steep blue stone and granite slopes of Mount Brouilly comes the 2023 […]
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Lafarge-Vial Fleurie 2023
$110.00A 1.75ha vineyard, planted in 1950, 1969 and 1970’s. Lieux-dits Bel Air and Sarcillon, south/southeastern exposures, granite soils, Viala and 3309 rootstock. 15% whole bunch fermentation in concrete then transferred to 350-liter barrels and foudre for up to 12 months. ‘The 2023 Fleurie, crafted from two distinct plots—Bel Air, picked on the first day of harvest, […]
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Joshua Cooper Dash Farm Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
$55.00The lightest iteration of Joshua Cooper’s sturdier varietals, but it’s by no means light. Super complex aromatics of lavender, violets, iodine, blueberry, blackberry, blackcurrant, charcoal/coal dust. Tight, coiled lacy and chalky, the skins are tasted and felt. Tannins are firm, receding to chalk and they are ever present, shaping and defining the wine. Interwoven acidity […]
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Wantirna Estate Amelia Cabernet Merlot 2023
$105.00A 45/45/10% cabernet sauvignon/merlot and cabernet franc/petit verdot blend with the majority coming off the original dry-grown 1963 plantings. A fabulous, bright crimson/purple. A touch riper and richer than the ’22. There’s a sumptuous core of dark fruits, violets, cedar and fresh pencil shavings on the nose. It’s just as enticing on the perfectly pitched, […]
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Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2022
$55.00A selection of blocks off the estate, with varying soils; 18 months élevage in American and French oak. This has some classic appeal, with forward fruit and a familiar lick of oak, but there’s also such polish and relative transparency to it. The fruit, from a cooler year, has a buoyant, vivid feel, absent heaviness […]
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Kay Brothers Cuthbert Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
$55.00Released in top vintages, which, for winemaker Duncan Kennedy, are generally the cooler ones, with this registering at 13% alcohol. Ageing was in French hogsheads. A cooler year, yes, and modest abv, but this has neatly poised ripeness, capturing mulberry, forest berries, blue and black, while also feeding in some blackcurrant leaf, hedgerow and violet. […]
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Alheit Vineyards Hemelrand Vine Garden 2023
$80.00“Hemelrand comes from the vines that are planted around Chris Alheit’s winery on the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge and is an intriguing cuvée of Chardonnay, 28% Roussanne, 18% Chenin Blanc, 17% Verdelho and 1% (very perfumed) Muscat. Featuring some botrytisaffected grapes caused by the rains in 2023, this has pear, orange zest and fresh grape flavours and […]
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Alheit Vineyards Hereafter Here Chenin Blanc 2023
$65.00Hereafter Here is what Chris Alheit calls a “young vineyard wine” although it contains older material from the Paardeberg and Tygerberg too. Blended with a splash of Semillon from Franschhoek, it’s a total bargain in the range, with a nice interplay of lees, beeswax and granite-derived structure and a touch of flinty reduction. 2024-29’ – 94 […]
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Marc Sorrel Hermitage Rouge 2023
$375.00‘Highly textural, well-composed and incredibly fresh, this has aromas of cherries, dried violets, peppercorns and baking spices. Medium-bodied, very refined and layered, showing fine-grained tannins. So much control in this vintage with silk to the crunchy fruit. Lively, bright and pristine. It has a mineral, lingering finish. Drink from 2028.’ 99 Points JamesSuckling.com Apr 2025 Click here […]
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Lafarge-Vial Chiroubles 2023
$95.00A tiny 0.35ha vineyard, planted in 1969. South/southeastern exposure, granite soils, Viala rootstock. Fully destemmed, ambient yeast fermentation in concrete tank, gentle extraction. One year aging in older 228 and 350-liter barrels, with racking in April. ‘Medium purple. Cherry and fresh strawberry, vivid and energetic in the mouth, the fruit is almost fizzing, then fills […]
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Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Santenay 1er Cru La Comme 2023
$225.00This is from 50+ year-old vines and Pierre-Yves does all the vineyard work. Vinified with 30 % whole bunches. Perched on the border with Chassagne, La Comme is one of Santenay’s most prized Premier Crus—known for producing Pinot of unexpected finesse and detail. Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey’s expression is, as always, beautifully judged: generous yet precise, capturing both the […]
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