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Bondar Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2025
$40.00Intense aromatics of grapefruit, fresh and preserved lime, lemon, cashew, cream, wood, citrus blossom and spice. Rich and medium bodied, a wine of energy angles and cut. There’s a little more mid palate flesh than in previous iterations, and I’m not sure if it marks a shift in style or is a reflection of the […]
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Pierrick Laroche Domaine des Hâtes Chablis 2023
$58.00Deeper, darker tones than the Petit Chablis, with yellow flowers, yellow fruits, mustard seed, melon and preserved lime. Rich, medium to full bodied, with great width and long penetration. Generous and tender, with lovely mid palate flesh, pure mouthfeel, savoury herbs and a focused, lasered finish. Super detailed and for all its curve, terrific cut […]
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Gentle Folk Chardonnay 2024
$45.00Often seen as the pinnacle of white grapes, the Hills is a very good place to grow and make Chardonnay, that is for sure! The 2024 blend benefits from the addition of our new estate vineyard in Basket Range. Its beautifully refined and complex Adelaide Hills Chardonnay that balances acidity, oak and powerful fruit just […]
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Mayford Tempranillo 2023
$50.00A stellar tempranillo that offers a deeper insight into the grape with each vintage. Eleana Anderson has a wonderful, intuitive understanding of the Spanish grape, one that mixes a ripe expression with a light, savoury touch. In a cooler vintage such as ’23, they meet with a level of high refinement in rose florals, mustard […]
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Mayford Chardonnay 2024
$55.00Multiple small batches, whole-bunch pressed, indigenous yeast, fermented in French barriques (25% new), full solids, lees stirred, 12 months’ maturation. A real beauty of a chardonnay that combines cool-climate poise and a deep-set complexity. Aromas set the scene in white flowers, flinty grapefruit and citrus, stone fruits, almond meal and spice. With senses on alert, […]
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Pressing Matters R9 Riesling 2022
$42.00I love the ‘R’ designations on the Pressing Matters rieslings. From R0 for bone-dry to R139 for sweet, they are an indication of the RS in the wine. The R9, in theory, should teeter on that fulcrum between dry and off-dry, but that crystalline Tasmanian acidity tempers any sweetness and it appears dry. And totally […]
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Miles Mossop Introduction Red 2020
$32.00An unusual blend for an entry level South African red, 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Cinsault 11% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc, all from Stellenbosch. And it works brilliantly. Aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, granite, blueberry, strawberry and fresh compost. Rich and succulent, round in shape and tightened by tangy fruits and powdery tannins. […]
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Holyman Chardonnay 2024
$60.00Only a tiny amount of this wine is made each year, and very little ever leaves Tasmania. It’s a pure, confident expression of site – built to reward patience in the cellar. Aromatically, it opens with white peach, and sweet citrus notes. The palate is taut and zingy, carrying through long on the finish. Oak […]
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Corymbia Rocket’s Vineyard Tempranillo Malbec 2023
$40.00“Love this drink as it’s savoury, spicy, intriguing, delicious and more. A perfect counterplay between acidity and tannins, fruit and savoury inputs, the reductive winemaking creating part of the latter. Dark cherries and kirsch, raspberries all dusted with brown spice, nori, slatey with a distinct ferrous note. The mid-weighted palate is juicy and tangy yet […]
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Tripe Iscariot Kroos Chenin Blanc 2020
$40.00It’s racy and juicy, with more upfront acidity and drive than its Karridale sibling, which is a much more textural wine. Super spicy with fresh and preserved lemons, lime zest, lemon sorbet acidity and neat phenolics adding shape as much as a smidgen of texture. Mouth-watering and vibrant; just another cracking chenin blanc from a […]
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Curator Seppeltsfield Shiraz 2022
$60.00From vines planted in the 1950’s, a single vineyard. 18% whole bunches, the rest whole berries, wild fermented and basket pressed to French oak, 15% new for 18 months. It’s defiantly Barossa, and a totally different expression to the Marananga, as it’s supposed to be. More red fruited, with cherries, stewed plum, blackberry, blueberry and […]
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Gentle Folk Pinot Noir 2024
$45.00“While not straying from its usual form, this release is slightly more savoury and earthy – an honest blend of fruit from all the estate vineyards, plus a little addition from Uraidla. Bramble and moss, orange rind and dried fig – this is fruit broken open to the air of a cold autumnal dusk. It’s […]
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Patrick Sullivan Woori Yallock Chardonnay 2024
$75.00“Fruit off Lusatia Park vineyard, thank you very much. As is the Patrick Sullivan way, all the single-site chardonnays are made the same – whole-bunch pressed to tank, fermented in French oak barriques (30% new) aged 11 months, plus mlf with strategic lees stirring (not much). This is the most aromatic of the four wines […]
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Gembrook Hill Chardonnay 2025
$50.00A generous, finely wrought Chardonnay in a classic Chablis-inspired style. Aromas of stone fruit, white flowers and subtle nuttiness lead into a palate of real depth and composure. Whole bunch pressed and fermented with solids using wild yeast, then matured in large-format French oak, it feels confidently traditional in the best sense. There is both […]
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Tillie J Langhorne Creek Grenache 2024
$35.00Grenache has to be one of the most diverse grapes planted in Australia, reflected by the plethora of styles being crafted. Tillie J’s is delightful. Described to us as a Beaujolais style, I thought it somewhere between a Brouilly and Southern Rhone red. Compote of black, bramble and red fruits, with cut flowers, licorice, five […]
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Bernard Baudry Chinon Les Granges 2020
$40.00Organic. 100% Cabernet Franc. Les Granges is the Baudry family’s vin de bistro—a delicious, entry-level Cabernet Franc designed for early drinking. It comes mostly from the Estate’s younger vines (planted between 1985 and 1988) grown on the alluvial gravel soils of the terraces by the river Vienne. This is a terroir that loves long periods of dry and […]
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Clarence House Pinot Noir 2024
$35.00Planted across six blocks and utilizing a myriad of different clones. Wild fermentation with a small portion of whole bunches for perfume and structure. Aged in a combination of new and old French oak barriques and puncheons. Typical red and dark berry fruits are prominent, with floral and spice notes. Medium bodied, erring on the […]
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Meadowbank Blanc de Blancs 2018
$85.00I don’t normally like fizzes aged for long periods on lees but this, disgorged after five years, seems to have hit a sweet spot. Still very primary and super intense with pastry notes, butter, apple, almond cream, lavender, honey, grapefruit, lemon, lime, white peach and cinnamon. Fantastic intensity with great vibrancy, the acidity so lively […]
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Jean-Louis Chavy Puligny Montrachet Folatieres 1er Cru 2022
$350.00From 0.51 ha of vines in 2 separate plots planted 1993 and 1965, one in the steepest stoniest part close to Blagny which contributes excellent acidity and structure, the other part is from lower down where the soil is richer and this part gives greater richness and depth to the wine. This shows wonderful intensity […]
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Crystallum Mabalel Pinot Noir 2024
$85.00Peter-Allan Finlayson avoids using any whole clusters on Mabalel, as the Elandskloof stems tend to be greener and less lignified. Very much a cool climate style, it has impressive poise, focus and elegance, sappy redcurrant and wild strawberry fruit, perfumed 20% new wood, appealing zip and minerality and the structure to evolve gracefully in bottle. […]
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Bondar Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2024
$40.00Sourced from a single vineyard in Echunga in the Adelaide Hills, Bondar’s 2024 Chardonnay is hand-picked and gently pressed directly to barrel, without the addition of sulphur. Fermentation occurs naturally in French oak (around 25% new), followed by ten months’ maturation. The result is bright and expressive – lemon zest and citrus lead, layered with […]
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Curator Marananga Shiraz 2022
$60.00From the best plots of the estate’s own vineyard, this is a glorious Marananga expression. 10% whole bunches, unhurried wild ferment and aged for 18 months in French oak, 20% new. Incredible wine, showcasing that detail, tension and freshness can live alongside rich, full bodied hedonism. Lavender, violet, sweet and savoury spice, blackcurrant, mulberry, dark […]
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Jasper Hill Georgia’s Paddock Shiraz 2024
$90.00Don’t be misled by cliches about the size and style of the Jasper Hill wines. Big though they are, they are fresh and balanced, with lovely natural acidity and waves of fruit and tannin. “Controlled full on”. Ferrous and autumnal notes reside with dark cherry, chocolate, lavender, potpourri, leather, polished wood and a compote of […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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Moreau-Naudet Chablis Les Pargues Vieilles Vignes 2022
$110.00Diam. Les Pargues is a Chablis lieu-dit on a ridge between the Montmains and Vosgros Premiers Crus. It has the same exposure as Vaillons and Montmains, so it’s a handy site. The story goes that it was initially classified 1er Cru (pre-AOC) before being largely abandoned during the war when there was a labour shortage. This meant it missed out on the status it […]
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Laurent Tribut Chablis 2022
$125.00The 2022 Chablis Village is delightful, fresh, and quite animated with orange rind, Golden Delicious and light nutty scents. Very precise. The palate is well-balanced with a crisp line of acidity, quite spicy on the mid-palate with a pleasant richness on the finish without compromising terroir expression. 88-90 points – Neal Martin, vinous.com […]
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Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Spätlese 2020
$60.00From the upper storeys ,and therefore cooler, of the Brauneberger Juffer. Fine and tense palate with gorgeous stone and citrus fruits, gardenia and bergamot. Very lively palate, and the fruit is juicy, the structure linear and precise. Great vintage? Pretty close! Coiled perfection. Waters Wine Co
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