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The Wanderer Upper Yarra Pinot Noir 2025
$60.00From a single vineyard in Yellingbo in the Upper Yarra; 20% whole bunches, 20% new oak. Medium bright crimson. Fragrant and spicy aromas of red and black fruits, rose bush and a touch of allspice. The fruit has thoroughly swallowed up the oak. Medium bodied, with excellent depth and very persistent, fine-grained tannins. Finishes long. […]
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Christophe et Fils Chablis 1er Cru Montee de Tonnerre 2024
$125.00Preserved lemon, jasmine, brioche, green mango, lime, pineapple and apricot rise from the glass. Dense and almost full-bodied for Chablis, yet beautifully crystalline, with piercing focus, serious depth and an effortless flow. The palate layers yellow peach, grapefruit, lime, marjoram, tarragon, fresh hay and apricot, with a succulent, juicy texture that makes it immediately approachable […]
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La Rioja Alta Vina Alberdi Reserva 2019
$65.00Gorgeous nose of creaming soda, nutmeg, cherry, raspberry and thyme. Plush and round in shape, with strong oak influence and some tertiary notes poking through. Aniseed, sandalwood, cinnamon, vanilla and sweet Jamon. These I suspect will become more prominent with time. Utterly idiosyncratic and a beautiful introduction to traditional Rioja. Waters Wine Co 93 points […]
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La Rioja Alta 904 Gran Reserva 2015
$250.00A perfumed nose of plums, mulberries, mushrooms, caramel, sweet tobacco and sweet spices. Full-bodied with velvety, fine tannins and lively acidity. Balanced and supple with a creamy texture. Delicate and precise with a long, polished finish.97 points – James Suckling COLOUR: cherry, garnet rim AROMA : balanced, complex, ripe fruit, spicy, fine reductive notes, […]
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Nocturne Single Vineyard Forrest Chardonnay 2024
$65.00Excellent, fitting the mold of sleek, stylish yet powerful chardonnays that have captivated the chardonnay lovers’ community. Flinty with reductive notes, showing struck match, kaffir limes, sea spray, grapefruit and apple blossoms. The palate is taut and refined with a generous fruit profile. So distinctive and impressive. From winemaker Julian Langworthy. Drink or hold. Screw […]
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Ministry of Clouds Grenache 2024
$42.00Four bush-vine vineyards in Blewitt Springs, planted in 1930, ’39, ’40 and ’52 make up 49% of the blend, with the ’22-planted Smart vineyard in Clarendon the balance. A range of ferments, with 37% whole bunch in the final wine and up to six weeks on skins. Pale, pretty, savoury, complex. There’s such detail in […]
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Bellebonne Vintage Rose 2022
$85.00A 100% single-vineyard pinot noir from Pipers River produced in the traditional method, 2.5 years on lees. A beautiful salmon hue with a suggestion of copper. A vivid, energetic bead and mousse. The aromatic detail is on point with red apple, redcurrant, wild strawberries and raspberry with hints of shiitake broth, brioche, crushed stone and […]
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Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2021
$150.00Light straw colour with a reserved lemon/grapefruit aroma, fresh and penetrating, the palate brisk and bright with vibrant acidity and intense grapefruit/lemon flavours that persist the full length of the very long palate. Superb vitality and balance. It promises to reward cellaring too. Tremendously concentrated and compact, with extreme drive and massive persistence, it positively […]
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Rob Hall Cabernets 2024
$30.00A blend of 55/43/2% cabernet sauvignon/merlot/malbec. 16–20 days on skins and matured in seasoned hogsheads. A bright, medium crimson red. Another very well-made, ridiculously priced cabernet blend from Rob Hall. Aromas of cassis, cedar and a touch of violets lead onto the medium-bodied, well-balanced and already delicious palate. Drink by 2031. 95 Points – Philip […]
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Bulman Gary’s Vineyard Grenache 2024
$75.00“From the Springs Hill vineyard in Blewitt Springs, with the ’07-planted grenache grown by Gary Whaite. Pale in the glass, this is less effusively spicy than the ’23, somewhat coiled, but with more power behind it. A story of vintage. Power is misleading, though, as this is just so refined, rolling through sour red cherries, […]
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Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Chenin Blanc 2024
$32.00Flavours of melon, white peach and almond blossom and a hint of minerality that adds to the elegance of the wine. Masterfully oaked, this wine is textured and creamy on the mid-palate with a lively, crisp finish. 92 points, Tim Atkin SA Special Report 2025 Shop all South African wines
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Wild Duck Creek Reserve Shiraz 2018
$140.00Almost black with a dark purple hue, yet the wine is bright, rich and seductive. 5% whole bunch here, adding a vibrant lift from the glass. The nose is all black pastel, charcoal, spice and red fruit compote. The palate has a wonderful electricity about it, with beautiful acids and a smooth finish. It’s full […]
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Standish Wine Co The Relic 2022
$140.00The 2022 The Relic Shiraz-Viognier contains 2% Viognier skins, and this addition presents in this vintage as a core of raspberry and pomegranate. It is pure fruited and powerfully aromatic, as this cuvee always is. Interestingly, I am tasting this wine from two different glasses: one opened two days ago, one opened this morning. They […]
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Bulman Glen’s Vineyard Grenache 2025
$78.00Stonegarden vineyard; 6% whole bunch, 65 days on skins, 172 days in a sandstone amphora. That time on skins adds a savoury layer, yet the fruit swells a little more generously in this warmer, drier year. Yet that’s academic. Here we are again; a dazzling wine of such precision, subtle detail, sense of place and […]
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Pokolbin Vintners Pokolbin Mountain Light Dry Red 2024
$35.00Hand harvested with 20% whole cluster. Charming and detailed with satiny, wave-like flow; perfectly medium weight, yet with impressive flavour density. Sourced from 50-plus-year-old vines rooted in terra rossa soil overlying Permian limestone, from the top of Tinklers vineyard on Pokolbin Mountain. Ripe red plum, soft cranberry, crushed berries and a fleck of bright, fragrant […]
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Savage White 2021
$60.0069% Sauvignon Blanc and 31% Semillon. Matured for 10 months in 500-litre barrels, 20% new. Subtle aromatics of peach, nectarine and blackcurrant plus a little vanilla and spice. The palate shows excellent fruit concentration with a creamy texture and well-integrated acidity. Polished, rich and round. Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 94/100
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La Battistelle ‘Roccolo del Durlo’ Soave Classico 2023
$65.00Dense and rich with yellow peach, paw paw, apricot, cherry, kiwifruit, lime and gardenia. Old vines and low yields on a steep gradient lend themselves to contraction, structure and individuality. The palate is unctuous, and it’s hard not to imagine taking a bite out of a perfectly ripe peach, or cherry or taking a spoon […]
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Veuve Fourny & Fils Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Vertus 1er Cru
$85.00Veuve Fourny encapsulates its philosophy of purity and precision right from the very first cuvée of the estate, the most challenging feat of all for any champagne house. Crunchy granny smith apples, refined white peach and taut lemon fruit cascade into a very long finish of salty minerality and ultra-fine bead. Beautifully crafted, pure and […]
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By Farr Sangreal Pinot Noir 2024
$140.00An older vineyard than the Farrside, planted in 1994 and, for me, the Farr’s most unique expression of pinot noir. The long even vintage has yielded a wine of spotless cut, with the colours and profiles of the four seasons. Never has it been more immediate and impudent, it’s so pinot, but no other pinot […]
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Felton Road MacMuir Pinot Noir 2022
$120.00A huge pinot noir and of a style that as far as i know, i have only tasted from Central Otago. Intense in every way. all the elements dialled up. Soaring aromatics of blackcurrant, blackberry, mulberry, sweet raspberry, licorice and dark chocolate. Dense, deep, concentrated and chewy, the fruit exuberant and glossy. Round and curvaceousness, […]
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Evenfall Pinot Noir 2023
$45.00From the Derwent and Tamar Valleys. A multifaceted wine, showcasing the many different shades of pinot noir. Fragrant, with sweet red summer fruits, blackberry, sweet and savoury spice, florals and dark cherry. Beautiful weight, medium-bodied with a lovely fleshy mid palate and firm backbone of tannin. Pure, translucent and savoury, every element harmonised and counter […]
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Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2024
$70.0094+ Points – TWF This first-rate release brings together Bannockburn’s entire spectrum of Pinot vineyards. The 2024 includes fruit from Olive Tree Hill, planted in 1976, 10 Rows (1991), Stuart Block (1997), Anns Block (2004). The cream on top? The close-planted De La Terre block planted in 2007. All the sites lie in volcanic loam […]
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Rob Hall Pinot Noir 2025
$30.00Such a wonderful wine, Rob Hall’s Yarra Valley pinot noir, one of the most consistent and best value wines in the region. Lifted aromatics with lavender, sweet and tangy red fruits and savoury spice. Light to medium bodied, with fantastic concentration of flavours, perky acidity and soft, fine tannins. Bargain territory. Norris at Waters Wine […]
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Bicknell FC Applecross Pinot Noir 2024
$60.00Stunning aromatics of sandalwood, lavender, rhubarb, raspberry, nutmeg and blackcurrant. A great expression of Yarra Valley pinot noir, with it’s intense aromas, precise structure, elevated fruit and spicy/flavor characteristics. Red fruit compote, dried flowers, star anise, hoisin and subtle oak. Bright and vibrant, yet with the structure, balance and length of flavor to age for […]
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Tyrrell’s Vat 9 Shiraz 2023
$95.00Of all the wines in the Tyrrell’s Winemaker’s Selection, the Vat 9 shiraz is the most distinctive and stylistically consistent. Every Vat 9 has classic Hunter River Burgundy hallmarks of florality, high tones, medium weight, complex compote of mixed tangy fruits, a fine line of acid and the Tyrrell’s signature of an angular shape. The […]
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Christophe Patrice AC Chablis 2025
$58.00One of the best new imported producers we have come across this year, Christophe Patrice’s wines display ripe yellow fruits, stunning aromatics, generous shape and texture. The 2025 Chablis is wonderful with fresh pea, lime, white flowers, wild honey and white peach. Plump, tender and silky, with succulent fleshy fruit and dried Provencal herbs. Like […]
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Christophe Patrice Petit Chablis 2023
$52.00Scintillating and generous, a rare combination that only Chablis can bring to a wine. Citrus aromatics, white flowers, melon and a dusting of herbs. So much expression for a Petit Chablis, savoury and fruity, zesty citrus combining with apple strudel and brioche. Bargain. Waters Wine Co From vines ranging in age from 40 to […]
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Traviarti Black Springs Nebbiolo 2023
$60.00Traviarti’s Simon Grant helped establish this vineyard, which will no doubt be a source of great Nebbiolo. Considering how young the vines are, this is remarkable. Highly aromatic – more so than the estate wine – with crushed rose, English summer fruit compote, beetroot and ruby grapefruit. The palate is expansive and finely shaped, with […]
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Salo Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2025
$55.00From the Full Moon vineyard in Gladysdale, which, sadly (and in a sign of the times), has been pulled out by the owner. Salo has another vineyard lined up for ’26. In the meantime, this is an excellent way to go out. Brightly coloured with aromas of nectarine kernel, citrus peel, flint and light marine […]
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La Rioja Alta Vina Arana Gran Reserva 2015
$145.00Aromas of dark plum, raspberry, mocha, mushroom, chocolate, mocha, coconut and cigar box. Full-bodied with ripe, fine tannins and bright acidity. Balanced and supple with a velvety texture. Coffee notes on the long, succulent finish. 95% tempranillo and 5% graciano. Drink or hold. 95 points – James Suckling STYLE: spicy, toasty, classic COLOUR: dark-red cherry, […]
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