Sparkling/Champagne
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Sassafras White Ancestral Sparkling 2021
$28.0060% Chardonnay/ 40% Fiano blend in 2021. Frothing, with a wonderful interplay of flavour, texture, salt and spice sensations. Lemon and limes, white flowers, white peach and pear, with a saline and subtle peach skin texture driving the finish. For all its freshness and vivacity there is terrific volume. A wonderful release. Waters Wine Co […]
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Deviation Road Altair Sparkling Rose NV
$33.00Hewn from a base of 2016 – 55% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir in addition to older reserves (15%). Gentle scents of crushed strawberry, loganberry and a thread of herb are woven by a needle of vibrant acidity and mineral crunch. Subtle, refined stuff. Just enough toast. Dosage nestled in. This attests to Deviation Road being […]
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Renardat Fache Bugey Cerdon Methode Ancestrale
$50.00Cerdon de Bugey is a delicious pink demi-sec sparkling wine from the Bugey, found at the foot of the French Alps. It’s made from the local Gamay and Poulsard grapes and by the ‘ancestral method’. Pour a glass and marvel at the fabulous colour. Bursting with berries, this is an absolute, refreshing pleasure to drink. […]
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Bellebonne-bis NV Rose
$40.00Strawberries and cream, raspberry and roses, all with wonderful clarity. Brioche notes are offset by that saline quality and again the chalky mouthfeel. So bright and engaging, you can taste the ripe grapes are utterly pristine. Fresh, engaging and incredibly moreish. The best value and most delicious pink fizz at this price in Australia. Waters […]
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Chartogne-Taillet Cuvee Sainte Anne Brut NV
$90.00Named for the patron saint of Merfy, this comes from mature parcels of vines in both Merfy and Saint-Thierry. These diverse, sand- and limestone-rich terroirs contribute to the wine’s vibrancy and finesse. Each plot is vinified uniquely, and blended to create a balance where site expression is front and foremost. The wines (equal parts Pinot […]
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Bereche & Fils Brut Reserve NV
$130.00Out of Stock
Base 2018. Disgorged July 2020. The current release Bereche Brut Réserve is based on the 2018 vintage (65%) with the balance reserve wines from the two previous vintages. The blend is split between 35% Pinot Noir from Montagne de Reims (specifically Ludes, Trépail and Ormes); 30% Chardonnay from Montagne de Reims and Vallée de la […]
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Gatinois Brut NV Grand Cru
$98.00Predominantly Pinot Noir (80%) which brings richness, structure and a delicious character. The 20% of Chardonnay adds a feminine touch to the blend. There is also a significant proportion of reserve wines in the blend (30%). The champagne is aged “sur lattes” (horizontally on racks) in our cellars for 2 years before the yeasts are […]
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Larmandier Bernier Latitude Blanc de Blancs NV
$110.00Latitude is a 100% Côte des Blancs Chardonnay from vineyards on the southern side of Vertus. These are roughly on the same ‘Latitude’ and the name also hints at the breadth of texture that the wines from these sites (having more clay in the soil) tend to offer up. In the cellar, Larmandier uses mostly […]
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Larmandier Bernier 1er Cru Longitude Blanc de Blancs NV
$135.00The name here refers to the ‘vertical’ nature of the geographic locations of the vineyards as well as the style of wine that results from the very chalky soils of these sites – a more linear, mineral style of wine. The vineyards are located in Cramant, Avize, Oger, and Vertus (north of the village), which […]
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Laherte Freres Blanc de Blancs NV
$105.00Incredibly subtle and fine. Complex aromas of citrus, cut hay, white flowers, honey, white chocolate and nougat. The palate is a beguiling mix of pure fruit and mineral tension. Pillow soft in the mouth with great energy and freshness. One of the finest NV Champagnes on the market, at any price point. Serve this in […]
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Jo Landron Brut Atmospheres NV
$50.00As always this is officially non-vintage (although Jo tells me it is 2017) and is mostly Folle Blanche. It is made in the extra brut style using the méthode traditionnelle. Jo will add a little dosage at disgorgement during the first 24 months, but later disgorgements such as this one receive no such support. It […]
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Bellebonne Vintage Cuvee 2018
$70.00Biscuit aromas, strawberry, apple and preserved lemon. Full on the palate, with terrific amplitude and mouth coating chalky structure. There is a brush of hazelnut and a saline quality that is as absorbing as it is refreshing. Beautiful wine to sip, and a better wine to drink. Waters Wine Co 60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir. […]
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Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru Brut NV
$265.00The latest rendition of Egly’s emblematic NV Brut Grand Cru is based on the 2016 vintage, and it was disgorged in spring 2021 with only one gram per liter dosage. Wafting from the glass with aromas of pear, crisp stone fruit, wheat toast and citrus oil mingled with hints of white flowers and praline, it’s […]
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Veuve Fourny & Fils Blanc de Blancs Brut Vertus Premier Cru
$80.00Out of Stock
The real excitement in Champagne is from the small artisan producers in Cotes des Blanc. Charles and Emmanuel Fourny from Vertus are at the forefront of that excitement. They produce fabulous Cuvees of ridiculously good quality. This is beautiful Champagne from salt of the earth, hard working people and as good as it gets for […]
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Laherte Freres Ultradition NV
$100.00Laherte’s entry level Champagne continues its skywards trajectory. It’s simply a top value grower wine: bright, pure and juicy with loads of delicious, jubey and red apple Meunier fruit. The quality delivered for this price is outstanding. Two reserve vintages are blended in, giving more complexity and oomph. The reserve wines now make up 40% […]
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Laherte Freres Rose de Meunier NV
$105.00Laherte Freres makes interesting and compelling Champagnes, offering ridiculous value and gorgeously pure flavours. The Rose de Meunier NV fits nicely with this statement. It’s an ethereal, elegantly dancing Champagne of exquisite refinement. Strawberry, red apple, raspberry and savoury spices. The palate is so pure, no doubt due to the estate’s biodynamic practices. Very elegant, […]
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Larmandier Bernier Premier Cru Terre de Vertus Blanc de Blancs 2013
$195.00The 2013 Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Terre de Vertus unfurls with notes of lemon oil, oyster shell, pastry cream and crisp green apple that gains in definition and purity with time in the glass. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, with a pinpoint mousse, lovely venosity, fine depth at […]
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Commune of Buttons Pretty Fun Pet Nat 2021
$38.00Marking the beginning of the vintage each year, the first fruit to be harvested is always the base for Pretty Fun. In 2021 this was selected from two sites: a parcel of Syrah from the Top Range vineyard (managed by Fiona Wood) picked on the 17th of Feb; and Chardonnay from Kas Sluiter’s vineyard at Mylor, picked on […]
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Larmandier Bernier 1er Cru Rose De Saignee NV Champagne
$205.00The new rendition of Larmandier-Bernier’s NV Extra Brut Rosé de Saignée has turned out very nicely, unwinding in the glass with aromas of orange rind, red berries, pear, white flowers and fresh bread. Medium to full-bodied, bright and fleshy, with an enveloping core of fruit, racy acids and delicate phenolic presence, it’s still a little […]
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Veuve Fourny & Fils Grande Réserve Brut Vertus Premier Cru
$80.00The real excitement in Champagne is from the small artisan producers in Cotes des Blanc. Charles and Emmanuel Fourny from Vertus are at the forefront of that excitement. They produce fabulous Cuvees of ridiculously good quality. This is beautiful Champagne from salt of the earth, hard working people and as good as it gets for […]
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Veuve Fourny & Fils Cuvée ‘R’ Extra Brut Premier Cru
$120.00The real excitement in Champagne is from the small artisan producers in Cotes des Blanc. Charles and Emmanuel Fourny from Vertus are at the forefront of that excitement. They produce fabulous Cuvees of ridiculously good quality. This is beautiful Champagne from salt of the earth, hard working people and as good as it gets for […]
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Bream Creek Blanc de Blanc Sparkling 2015
$58.00A complex bouquet of white stone fruit, almond croissant and Meyer Lemon is supported by a palate that is both rich and balanced, showcasing lime pith, green apple, lemon sorbet and yellow peach. Produced in the traditional Champenoise method from 100% Chardonnay grapes and aged for over 5 years on lees. Disgorged June 2021. Winemaker’s […]
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Laherte Freres Les Empreintes 2012
$155.00The 2012 Extra Brut Les Empreintes is yet another compelling wine in this range Aurélien Laherte. Radiant and super-expressive on the palate, with tremendous richness, the Empreintes dazzles from start to finish. Bright saline notes add tension to the sculpted finish in a Champagne that delivers the goods big time. Les Empreintes is a blend […]
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Gatinois Rosé Brut NV Grand Cru
$115.00To obtain the rosé colour, 7% of still red wine Côteaux Champenois Grand Cru is blended with 83% of Pinot Noir white juice giving a blend of 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Chardonnay. Only the juice of the first press called “cuvée” is used, which is of the best quality. The wine spends 3 years on lees in the bottle. The dosage is 6 g/l. […]
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Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Brut Rose NV
$110.00Chartogne’s delicious rosé is based on a similar blend to the Sainte Anne cuvée, without the reserve wine – instead this is purely from vintage 2018. The base was combined with a little Estate red wine from the vineyards of Les Orizeaux and Fontaines de Saint Thierry. Wild fermentation was followed by élevage in barrels of […]
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Larmandier Bernier Grand Cru Les Chemins d’Avize 2013
$310.00Larmandier-Bernier’s 2013 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Les Chemins d’Avize is showing brilliantly, unfurling in the glass with a lovely nose of citrus oil, fresh apricot, peach and pear, complemented by hints of fresh walnuts and almond paste. Full-bodied, deep and vinous, it’s layered and elegantly muscular, with a concentrated core of ripe fruit, […]
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Ravensworth Riesling Ancestral 2021
$35.00Perfect springtime fun – cloudy, fizzy Riesling! The fruit saw a little skin contact and then was pressed straight into ceramic eggs and left to its own devices. When it had about 10 g/l of fermentable sugar still present the wine was bottled and left to find its own sparkle. The yeast sediment is still […]
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La Petite Vanguard Pet-Nat 2021
$28.00We hand harvested the organic certified Sangiovese on the 5th of February, hoping for about 1T of fruit. After falling a bit short I tasted some of the surrounding vines and came across the organic certified Zibibbo. It hadn’t been particularly tended to and looked rather wild. It tasted bloody delicious and was the perfect […]
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Suenen Oiry Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Extra Brut NV
$145.00Champagne Suenen is based in the prestigious Cramant area of the Côte des Blancs. This blanc de blancs comes from the Grand Cru of Oiry from vines that average 42 years of age. It is a beautifully crystalline wine with notes of freshly-cut Sicilian lemon, dried white flowers and chalky minerality. Bottled with 2g/L dosage. […]
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Ravensworth Fiano & Fizz 2021
$35.00New twist on our original Fiano & friends. Same deal only fizzy with a big dollop of Zibibbo to add a lovely muscaty spiced aroma. This year’s blend is Fiano, Zibbibo and Riesling. Fruit was harvested by hand, and the Fiano and Riesling saw two days of skin contact before being pressed directly to foudre […]
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