Curious Reds
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Fighting Gully Road Aglianico 2018
$45.00The winemaker has a close connection with Italy, hence the decision to plant 1450 individually-staked aglianico vines on a terrace at FGR. A fascinating grape brought to life and, importantly, managed beautifully, massaging its notoriously high tannin and acidity and bringing forth a veritable cavalcade of exotic, savoury aromas and flavours in bramble, black cherry, […]
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Mullineux Kloof Street Rouge 2022
$30.00The 2020 Kloof Street Rouge is made from Swartland fruit, a blend of Cinsault, Tinta Barocca, Grenache and Syrah. This is a classic South African red and blended, better than the sum of its parts. Juicy and medium bodied with a heady perfume of fresh flowers, baking spices and dark fruits. Succulent and well-rounded, with […]
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Savage Follow the Line Cinsault 2022
$65.00From a Stellenbosch vineyard on decomposed granite. 50% whole-bunch fermentation while maturation lasts 12 months in old 500-litre barrels before a further 10 months in foudre. Heady aromatics with top notes of musk and violets before red and black berries plus pepper. The palate shows great fruit density, fresh acidity and fine tannins. A refined, […]
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Somos Biodynamic Aglianico 2023
$35.00How to tame those aglianico tannins! This is classically styled in a sense, but has the vibrancy, energy and brightness of a contemporary wine. Black and bramble fruits, licorice, fennel, cola, rosemary and violets. Sweet and sour fruit, some fruit case spice, seaweed, tobacco and a tension between angular tannins, prickling acidity and pure high […]
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Sadie Family Swartland Treinspoor 2021
$145.00The 2021 Treinspoor is Sadie’s Tinta Barocca that the man himself likes to Nebbiolo, also opining that it is a wine that needs considerable aging. These vines were planted in 1974, and the blend includes 40% whole clusters. It has a complex, succinctly defined bouquet with melted tar and graphite infused dark berry fruit, a […]
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Inkwell Infidels Primitivo 2022
$30.00Inkwell make zinfandel and primitivo. Same, same, essentially. But the different blocks perform differently, so the nomenclature reflects that. This is genuinely reminiscent of Puglian primitivo, resplendent with dried fruits, currants, fig and date, blackberry, and hit heavily with spices, in an amaro and panforte register, anise to the fore, and underwritten by a dry, […]
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Chateau de Coulaine Chinon 2023
$45.00Cooler than the 2022 with vibrant red fruits, blackberry and violets. Sleek, streamlined and supple, with terrific energy and freshness. Gentle tannins and a highly elevated finish. Lovely, easy drinking Chinon. Waters Wine Co Mostly from younger vines up to about 20 yo coming from slopes and on the plateau close to the chateau. […]
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Vanguardist Mourvedre 2022
$65.00About as refined as you could imagine, with immense detail, poise, balance and beautiful texture. Like the Grenache this is very aromatic, but with black, briary and red fruits, flecked with potpourri, black olive and garrigue herbs. The tertiary element is in no way rustic and at the forefront is perfectly ripe, cool fruit. Texturally […]
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Beeslaar Pinotage 2020
$100.00Out of Stock
If ever you had any doubts about the potential of Pinotage, the 2020 Beeslaar will put paid to them. From a 2.5 ha vineyard, dry grown, shale soils and old bush vines. Open top fermentation, followed by 20 months in French oak barriques. Very simple stuff, but the wine is far from simple. Intense aromas […]
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Sadie Family Swartland Treinspoor 2022
$155.00“The 2022 Treinspoor is pure Swartland Tinta Barocca that includes 50% whole clusters, 20 to 28 days on the skins and matured in old foudres. The bouquet is a little plusher on the nose than the Pofadder, with crushed rose petals and fynbos – garrigue. Stunning delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannins, perfectly […]
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Cantina della Stazione Dolcetto d’Alba DOC 2021
$40.00Bright and perfumed aromatics of brambly fruit, cherry, plum, mulberry, clove and cocoa. The colour is vibrant, translucent and gentle, and you can taste the effortless and poised flavours. Juicy and sleek, savoury; the tannins tight and linear, evolving towards Cocoa powder. Gourmand in style, there’s lots of flavour, abundant texture and plenty of freshness. […]
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Sadie Family Swartland Columella 2022
$340.00Out of Stock
“This is the lightest bodied Columella ever, according to Eben Sadie, but he’s not lost any concentration or intensity at the lower alcohol level. Sourced from 12 different vineyards, seven of which are on the Paardeberg, this features components from slate, gravel, granite and sandstone soils and is a brilliant vintage of one of the world’s […]
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La Petite Mort Saperavi 2022
$42.00Without doubt, the finest Saperavi in Australia. Made traditionally in Amphorae, left on skins for 180 days and a small dash of Sulphur the only addition. Yet despite this, the tannins are silky and the fruit vivid and fresh. Deeper than the 2020, brooding, with blackberry, mulberry, plum, blackcurrant and raspberry. There’s a ferrous element […]
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Frederick Stevenson Nero d’Avola 2022
$32.00A fragrant, vibrant and juicy Nero from the Adelaide Hills. A nod to the fragrant and energetic Nero / Frappato based blends from Sicily. Destemmed and fermented on skins for 6 days. Pressed to a few year old foudre where it matured for 12 months. Producer’s Notes
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Saltfleet Touriga Nacional 2023
$38.00Out of Stock
Touriga Nacional, a famous Portuguese variety adopted by McLaren Vale An expressive floral aroma paired with a full bodied palate of black currants and dark cherries. Matured in larger format French oak to support the fruit and create a lingering finish that keeps you coming back for more. – Saltfleet “From a vineyard in […]
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Thorne and Daughters Menagerie Pinotage 2022
$40.00Thorne and Daughters ‘Menagerie’ Pinotage is the contemporary face of Pinotage, a grape that is extremely versatile in the cellar and at table. Carbonic maceration followed by ageing in neutral oak for 9 months. It’s tangy, with the grape’s trademark sandy tannins providing precision, rails and length. Bloody plum, rhubarb, raspberry, cocoa powder and cherry. […]
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Sakkie Mouton Dawn of the Salty Tongues Syrah 2024
$85.00The Salty Tongues Syrah 2024 is a 100% Syrah red made from grapes sourced from vineyards in Vredendal located 25 kilometres from the West Coast Atlantic Ocean that were picked early morning to preserve freshness before being destemmed, with 30% of whole bunches lining the bottom of the open top fermenters. After fermentation, the wine […]
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