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Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
$122.00Out of Stock
As I suspected in anticipation, a great wine from a great vintage. This is a glorious statement from one of the great estates of Margaret River. Classical medium weight in that understated Moss Wood way. Perfectly integrated oak and fine, chalky tannins for support. Leafy cabernet notes on the nose with a touch of light […]
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Best’s Old Vine Pinot Meunier 2019
$100.00Out of Stock
Translucent red colour with clear edges. A distinctly fragrant nose of rose petals, musk, red and black cherries. So much to love. Time open does it no harm. An earthy, anchoring note ticks in with several swirls of the glass – dried herbs and aniseed. Ethereal and haunting, red fruits continue to unfurl, with acidity […]
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Cullen Diana Madeline 2018
$125.00I’ve been waiting for this wine to be released, knowing how good the 2018 vintage was in Margaret River. In fact, it goes further than my lofty expectations. Super-concentrated deep blackcurrant, mulberry and dark, plummy, chocolate flavours. There is an extraordinary brightness and vitality on the nose with exotic violet perfumes. Impeccably poised. A wine […]
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Sadie Family Swartland Pofadder 2019
$120.00Picked slightly riper than usual in 2019, Pofadder also benefited from a decent crop compared with some of the Old Vine Series parcels. Plusher and darker than the 2018 was at this stage, with more grip and flavours of bramble and black cherry, this is a serious, sinewy Cinsault with a nip of tannins. “A […]
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La Rioja Alta 904 Gran Reserva 2011
$170.00Lovely dried red fruit, such as plums with just a hint of prunes. Cedar, walnut and leather undertones. Full- bodied with lots of fruit, considering its age, as well as hints of smoke, tobacco, bark and black tea. Some balsamic at the finish. Traditionally styled with lovely results. Drink or hold. 96 points – James […]
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Bell Hill Pinot Noir 2016
$185.00Out of Stock
This has purity, shimmering beauty and tension writ large. It feels pretty and perfumed to sniff on, sour cherry, wild herbs, faint cedar and clove. Flavours mesh light and frisky, more of the sour cherry and wild herb, though there’s a distinct stony minerality that trails long through the wine’s epic length. Texture here is […]
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By Farr Sangreal Pinot Noir 2019
$105.00Each year the same descriptive notes come to mind for the Sangreal Pinot Noir – seductive, perfumed, seamlessly balanced and moreish. It is a site that wavers very little in more difficult vintages and excels in the great ones—this is the backbone of By Farr wines. The alluring characters of this vineyard, combined with red […]
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Chateau Poujeaux Moulis en Medoc 2016
$100.00A standout during the en primeur tastings that lives up to its initial promise now it’s in bottle. Strong, confident flavours show clear Medoc character. with dark berry fruits, silky tannins, great balance and freshness. Lots of life ahead of it. 93 Points – Decanter
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Massolino Barolo 2016
$105.00The classic Massolino 2016 Barolo sources its fruit from Serralunga d’Alba, although a tiny percentage of Castiglione Falletto is part of the blend. This wine is linear and tight, with an arsenal of important Nebbiolo aromas ranging from red cherry and cassis to spice, smoke, licorice, dried ginger, rusty nail and blood orange. What really […]
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Te Mata Coleraine Cabernet Merlot 2019
$102.00Without doubt, one the few wines outside of Bordeaux that can rub shoulders with the very best. One of the wine world’s great bargains, Te Mata’s 2019 Coleraine will rank as one of New Zealand’s greatest ever wines. Tasted alongside the 2017 and 2018, this was the least black fruited of the three, offering a […]
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Yangarra Ironheart Shiraz 2018
$118.00“Squid-ink-purple colour, scents of plush boysenberry, balsamic flowers and coffee. A rush of flavour, sweet red and black cherries, bacon fat, dried herbs and vanilla bean cradled by a full-body with svelte tannins. Showcasing flavour concentration, depth, opulence and long persistence to finish.” 96 Points – Amanda Yallop, The Real Review Ironheart is the flagship […]
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Jean Foillard Morgon Cuvee 3.14 2016
$185.00Out of Stock
The 2016 Morgon Cuvée 3.14 is a beautiful wine in the making, unfurling in the glass with scents of rose petals, blood orange, sweet wild berries, smoked meats and some subtly reductive top notes that dissipate in the glass. On the palate, it’s medium to full-bodied, velvety and enveloping, with a deeper and more reserved […]
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Te Mata Coleraine Cabernet Merlot 2018
$100.00Very deep, concentrated, bright purple/red colour. The bouquet is exquisite with a multitude of black fruits, blueberry, cassis, violet and cedar aromas, and much more besides. The detail is outstanding, as is the intensity of the palate. It’s very concentrated and powerful, firmly-structured and has tremendous persistence. The tannins are firm and abundant and will […]
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Vincent Dancer Beaune 1er Cru Les Montrevenots Rouge 2018
$114.00Ships in 5-7 business days. A high altitude, rocky site on the Pommard boundary, Les Montrevenots sits on the slope above Clos des Mouches. It’s a south-facing site, which mitigates the vine’s altitude. Dancer’s parcel was planted in 1996. The white marl, limestone-rich soils here are quite different from the greater clay components of Dancer’s other sites. They […]
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Yangarra Ovitelli Grenache 2018 (1.5L)
$110.00From Block 20 planted ’46, hand-picked, mechanically berry-sorted, crushed, fermented in 675l ceramic eggs, remaining on skins for 158 days post-ferment, no oak used, the wine pressed and matured in eggs for another 6 months. Brilliant colour. Perfumed. The late Len Evans’ description for bouquet such as this was ‘old lady’s handbag.’ Arrestingly fresh and […]
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Albino Rocca Barbaresco Ronchi 2017
$125.00This famous, limestone-rich, Barbaresco Cru runs along the southern belt of the appellation, near the town itself. The Rocca cellars are located just above this southeast-facing vineyard—one of the reasons the site has become synonymous with the name Albino Rocca. Ronchi is also the oldest and largest holding of the Estate, extending to almost six hectares (three […]
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Domaine Gramenon Cotes du Rhone Rouge La Meme 2019
$136.00In December of 1978 Philippe Laurent and Michèle Aubéry-Laurent bought a barn and 12 hectares of old vines in Montbrison. Their first harvest took place in 1979 with their first cuvee being the Ceps Centenaires. It became a cult wine immediately and has been ever since. The vines that it comes from are now about […]
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Bekkers Syrah 2016
$110.00Bekkers’ flagship wine is designed as an emblem for McLaren Vale and Bekkers. Careful vineyard selection and gentle winemaking combine to deliver a beautiful wine. It has the generosity of McLaren Vale Shiraz, tempered by fragrance, spice and soft, silky texture. “A 52/48% blend of Clarendon and Seaview fruit, 80% destemmed, 20% whole bunches, 5 […]
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Wild Duck Creek Duck Muck 2015
$328.00Out of Stock
Is this the darkest Shiraz wine in the world? Supremely complex nose of blue, black and red fruits, dried flowers, chocolate, tar and cinnamon. Rich and full bodied, this is amazing. Perfectly ripe, but no sense of porty or jammy fruit. Takes hold of you, insistent, like a hug from a beautiful, voluptuous woman. I […]
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Wild Duck Creek Reserve Shiraz 2018
$130.00Almost 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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Spinifex Rostein Shiraz 2018
$115.002018 is the first release of the Rostein Shiraz. Hand-picked over 10 days, then fully de-stemmed and fermented wild in both oak and stainless steel fermenters. Prior to pressing, the wine spent two weeks on skins. Aged for 18 months, on light lees in barriques and demi-muids. This has an assertive, red-cherry and blackberry nose […]
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Hubert Lamy Santenay Premier Cru Clos des Gravières VV 2018
$168.00Lamy’s red from this site comes from a tiny 0.28-hectare parcel of 45-year-old vines in the Clos itself (see the note for the white from this site above for more details on the vineyard). The planting density is now 20,000 vines per hectare. The vines are not trimmed but plaited and they yield tiny berries with […]
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Tyrrell’s Vat 9 Museum Release Shiraz 2014
$150.00From one of the greatest vintages I can’t quite describe how excited we were to taste the 2014 museum release Vat 9. Vat 9 is without doubt one of the world’s great Shiraz/Syrah wines and at this price is one of the bargains of fine wine. Bright and youthful, a soaring nose of cherry cola, […]
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Swinney Farvie Syrah 2019
$145.00Swinney’s 2019 Farvie Syrah is without doubt an incomparable wine. I would prefer the name Shiraz, but the Farvie marches to the beat of i’t own drum, comprising elements of Syrah and Shiraz. Impenetrable core, and the nose needs lots of coaxing, before it’s immensity is fully realised. Brambly fruits of mulberry, blackberry, cassis and […]
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Swinney Farvie Grenache 2019
$145.00Grenache can mean almost anything in Australia, such is the plethora of styles and the interpretation of wine producers. Tannins however are hard to come by, with most of the better examples looking to Nebbiolo or Pinot Noir for inspiration. The 2019 Swinney Farvie Grenache, like everything from Swinney is uniquely styled, but with a […]
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Francois Lamarche Grand Cru Clos de Vougeot 2017
$378.00Out of Stock
The standard lightish Lamarche colour, and you have to go looking for the fruit on the nose. Good concentration on the palate however, though with firmer tannins behind. Follows through quite well. Fractionally more muscular than the Echezeaux but not all that obviously Clos de Vougeot in structure. 92-94 points, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy A […]
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Francois Lamarche Grand Cru Grands Echezeaux 2017
$699.00Out of Stock
The 2017 Grands Echézeaux Grand Cru comes from 0.30 hectares of vine. It has a tightly wound bouquet at first – one of the few crus from Lamarche to demand coaxing from the glass. It eventually reveals some lovely raspberry preserve, wild strawberry and subtle Seville orange marmalade scents, all very well defined. The palate […]
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Denis Mortet Fixin Vieilles Vignes 2017
$148.00This Domaine has long-produced a Fixin from a tiny, 0.32-hectare single parcel in Les Champs Pennebaut, a terroir located midway up the hill on the Marsannay side of the village. Recently Mortet also purchased a parcel of old vines (60-70 years old) in the southern part of Fixin, on the border of the Gevrey AOC in a […]
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Michel Lafarge Volnay ‘Mitans’ Premier Cru 2018
$282.00From a 0.39ha plot, planted in 1952, 1976 on 50 cm deep brown clay and limestone soil. 90% de-stemmed, pneumatic pressing, indigenous yeast fermentation Aged for 18 months in oak barrels (15% new), unfiltered. The 2018 Volnay Les Mitans 1er Cru has an absolutely glorious bouquet of perfumed black cherries, blueberry, potpourri and light violet […]
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Bernard Baudry Chinon La Croix Boissee 2016
$99.00“Tasted at the domaine, about three months after the bottling. This is an impressive ‘wow’ wine aromatically, perfumed and fresh, with toasted cherry and bright peach stone on the nose. The palate is divine, textured, complete and finessed, cleanly defined, pure and correct. Incredible fruit, cut through with a chalky, talc-like mineral substance, showing a […]
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