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Steven Spurrier was one of the wine trade’s most influential figures. Over the years, he held the roles of wine merchant, buyer, educator and lecturer; and he wrote books, wine courses and over 300 columns for Decanter magazine. He also set up the breakthrough ‘Judgement of Paris’ in 1976. This memoir reflects on Steven’s life, charting the incidents, adventures, ideas and discoveries that formed his wine journey. Along the way, he had the privilege not only to taste the finest wines, but to judge them and work with the winemakers who created them.
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A 45/45/10% cabernet sauvignon/merlot and cabernet franc/petit verdot blend with the majority coming off the original dry-grown 1963 plantings. A fabulous, bright crimson/purple. A touch riper and richer than the ’22. There’s a sumptuous core of dark fruits, violets, cedar and fresh pencil shavings on the nose. It’s just as enticing on the perfectly pitched, […]
Add to cart Producer: Wantirna Estate
“Aromas of watermelon, dried strawberries and orange peel…Medium-bodied with fine tannins that show softness and a light, velvety texture. Only 11.5% alcohol.” 95 points – James Suckling.com A passion project for Piero that he personally oversees. Bunch selection from the 1955 vineyard, aged mostly in concrete with extreme attention to detail and zero Sulphur. Click […]
Add to cart Producer: Bodega Chacra
Exceptionally rare. A wine that I think embodies this estate like no other, showcasing their ability to make elegant, savoury and very complex wines, not just dark and massive monsters. Dark in colour, but less so than their still shiraz’s, and there is a greater emphasis on tertiary notes. The fruit profile is very complex, […]
Add to cart Producer: Wild Duck Creek
Of 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 […]
Add to cart Producer: Tyrrell's