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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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Syrahmi Demi Shiraz 2024
$32.00A blend of three Heathcote vineyards, handpicked, whole bunch, wild fermented, hand and foot plunged and aged in seasoned and new French oak. Without a doubt, one of Australia’s best value contemporary Syrah. Medium bodied and silky/slippery, with five spice, blackberry, blueberry, dark cherry, plum, lavender, soy and fresh compost. A wine of terrific flow […]
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Traviarti Nebbiolo 2022
$75.00The 2022 vintage, of which we bought up the entirety of stock that was left, is showing magnificently. 2022 was a cool and wet season, ensuring a very late harvest, excellent for Nebbiolo and the development of long, complex tannins. Aromas of cool and tangy red and hedge fruits, baking spices, lavender and rose, and […]
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Deviation Road Altair Sparkling Rose NV
$38.0055/45% pinot noir/chardonnay. The base vintage is 2018 with reserve wines added; 40 months on lees. Disgorged October, 2021. 8g/L dosage. A finely beaded, salmon-pink sparkling that rates among Australia’s best. Confidently presented with complexity and poise, Altair wears a delicate sheen of savoury autolysis with almonds, baked pastry, poached pear, bright red berries aromas. […]
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Nomads Garden Prosecco 2024
$25.00A vibrant lemon colour, immensely perfumed with a mouth watering acidity tempered by just the right amount of residual sugar and texture, all complemented by a delicate fine bead bubble. Sourced from a single vineyard and fermented using only the naturally occurring wild yeast indigenous to that vineyard. Their ambition was to create a bright, […]
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Castle Rock Pinot Noir 2023
$40.00Beautiful pinot noir from Castle Rock, tasted alongside several older vintages, affirming their great aging potential. A difficult hot year 2023, it’s had to believe that such as pure, supple and translucent wine could be forged from such difficulty. Medium bodied, with the black and hedge fruits mashed with licorice, mace, fennel, pink peppercorns and […]
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Place of Changing Winds Between Two Mountains Pinot Noir 2023
$135.00A phenomenally individualistic wine and the most emblematic pinot noir that I have had from Place of Changing Winds. There is tension everywhere. Sleek shape and structure, with high toned fruit notes of blueberry, hedge fruits, black and red, with cut flowers Indian spices, sweet and savoury, vanilla and mint. There is a brooding quality, […]
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Place of Changing Winds Heathcote Syrah 2021
$60.00Out of Stock
Superficially an outsider in the range, coming from classic Heathcote Cambrian soil, known for producing wines of incredible richness and power. But it’s not an outsider, the power harnessed and controlled by the best in the business. Certainly the Heart of Darkness of the range; the richest, most dangerous, darkest and deepest wine. Masses of […]
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Storm Vrede Pinot Noir 2022
$70.00The best wines have elements of contradiction, a balancing act and tension of elements. All of Storm’s pinot noirs are distinct yet they share in their sense of the obviousness and elusiveness. The 2022 Vrede pinot noir is made from two clones and aged in 35% new wood. Juicy and mouth filling, a sense of […]
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Bannockburn SRH Chardonnay 2024
$100.00From a 12-row block of P58 clone, planted in ’76. Matured in French hogsheads and puncheons (40% new); 100% mlf. Bright green gold. With its aromas of yellow fruits, orange blossom, fennel seeds and crushed rocks, there is a lot going on here! The palate is concentrated and vibrant, with a fine vein of acidity […]
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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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J&S Fielke Lenswood Chardonnay 2023
$40.00The 2022 was, is amazing, the 2023 is even better. Stylistically the same, but with greater precision and mid palate weight. It’s rich, but in no way heavy, fleshy and juicy. Very complex, with citrus and stone fruits, white flowers, white chocolate, blood orange, buttered toast with honey, macadamia and a salty, sea tone. It’s […]
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Crawford River Riesling 2024
$58.00A very bright green gold. Smells like the essence of perfectly ripened lemon and lime, jasmine and frangipani together with a little apple blossom. Gently textured, this flows mellifluously across the palate, finishing saline, chalky and long. Just a touch richer than the ’23 and a beautiful wine to drink now and over the next […]
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Fighting Gully Road Chardonnay 2024
$50.00Twelve months in 300L French Tronçais barrels followed by three months on lees in tank before bottling. Chardonnay, the undoubted strength of Beechworth, was one of the first fruits picked in the ’24 vintage at FGR, retaining sensational, energised acidity while keeping a pretty tight flavour profile. Spring blossom aromatics mingle with tangy citrus and […]
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Meadowbank Riesling 2024
$40.00The 2023 Meadowbank was, and is, one of the best Rieslings ever to come out of Tasmania, so it was a pretty tough act to follow. Yet the 2024 is wonderful; prettier, more floral, with a greater degree of elegance to the force and stature of the 2023. Spring jasmine, citrus blossom, lemon and lime […]
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By Farr RP Pinot Noir 2022
$165.00‘Impressively deep, bright red-purple colour, in great shape for an Australian pinot of its age, then the bouquet arrives with a great complexity of smoked charcuterie, root vegetables, dark cherry and blackberry delivered with great intensity and volume. The concentration and depth are outstanding and it’s all delivered with great elegance and refinement. The lightness of […]
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Savage Never Been Asked to Dance 2024
$65.00Chenin Blanc from a Paarl vineyard planted in 1956. Matured in neutral 600-litre barrels for 10 months. Leesy, flinty notes before peach, soft citrus, orange, ginger and other spice on the nose. Great depth of fruit, zesty acidity, the finish lightly grippy in texture and saline in flavour. Alc: 13.28%. 95 Points – Christian Eedes, […]
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Te Mata Coleraine Cabernet Merlot 2021
$150.00The 2021 Coleraine exhibits a commanding presence and majestic poise. The bouquet reveals classic aromas of cassis, dark plum and violet with whispering nuances of cedar and cigar. There are hints of warm spices, compounding the pleasure upon inhalation. The palate is bold and graceful at once, enhanced by plush texture and multi-layered mouthfeel, beautifully […]
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Irrewarra Pinot Noir 2023
$70.00I haven’t tried Irrewarra for a few years and had forgotten what a wonderful set of wines they are. They have the hallmark prettiness of Farr, presumably from ferments with a high proportion of whole berries, the mid palate flesh and weight and the lovely finessed grip of cashmere tannins. The wines offer a gorgeous, […]
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Place of Changing Winds Harcourt Syrah 2021
$55.00Out of Stock
Tasting the No 2 and the Harcourt Syrah together, you are able to taste the estate’s DNA, the wines sharing many characteristics. Deeper in colour, extremely floral with lavender, violets and geraniums. The notes are darker, deeper and sweeter, with cassis, kirsch, star anise, herbs and cocoa. Rich, full bodied, voluptuous, baroque in lavish detail. […]
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Hochkirch Maximus Pinot Noir 2021
$70.00Out of Stock
This is the best Pinot Noir that John can produce each year at Hochkirch, some years it is not made. These are the oldest vines and the best barrels. This wine always has a sensual, elegant mouthfeel but with outstanding retention of acidity and freshness and a distinctive earthy, sappy complexity which is the terroir. Pure, […]
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Paralian Marmont Vineyard Grenache 2024
$45.00Pale in the glass and engagingly savoury, feeling a little less up-front fruitful than the ’23 at the same stage, but certainly no less for it. More, perhaps. This is savoury, with pressed flowers, dried cranberry, damson and macerated cherries, warm stone, whole spices – fennel seed, clove, cardamom – and a little blood orange […]
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Standish Wine Co The Standish 2021
$135.00Very deep colour and remarkably vivid considering the presumably long period in wood. There is bright purple towards the rim, fading from the deep blackness of the core, suggesting the inclusion of whole bunches. Intense aromatics, florals, black fruits, sweet and savoury spice. It’s not overly complex at present but the flavours are utterly captivating […]
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Clyde Park Chardonnay 2022
$45.00The extra year of bottle age has added some more weight and an extra dimension of complexity. Full bodied and rich with citrus, cream, preserved lemon, yellow peach, wood spice and crushed ANZAC biscuit. Fleshy and round, with terrific clarity of fruit and mineral cut. Incredible complexity for a Chardonnay at this price and an […]
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Dappled Tradition Cabernets Limited Release 2023
$40.00“68/32% cabernet sauvignon/cabernet franc. Made from a vineyard planted in Steels Creek in ’81. 20% whole bunches. A medium, bright crimson. Dark cherry and blackberry fruit aromas intermingle with a little cedar, oyster shell and some whole-bunch derived floral notes. The medium-bodied palate is energetic and bright with quite chewy, long-chained tannins that bode well […]
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Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2021
$150.00Light straw colour with a reserved lemon/grapefruit aroma, fresh and penetrating, the palate brisk and bright with vibrant acidity and intense grapefruit/lemon flavours that persist the full length of the very long palate. Superb vitality and balance. It promises to reward cellaring too. Tremendously concentrated and compact, with extreme drive and massive persistence, it positively […]
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Chacra Chardonnay 2024
$240.00“Sourced from silt-dominated soils, the 2024 Chacra Chardonnay opens with an immediately inviting and complex bouquet melding marshmallow, saline and citrus notes with ever-increasing definition and harmony. The palate echoes with a deep, velvety, effortless richness perfectly counterbalanced by a chalky, lifted, tangy energy. It concludes with a multidimensional, bright, mineral-drenched finish further elongated by […]
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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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Apogee Deluxe Vintage Brut 2021
$60.00Andrew Pirie loves Bollinger, and benchmarks his wines accordingly. White flowers, brioche notes, cream, burnt butter, honey, some wood spice, pink lady apple, citrus, cherry and white peach. Rich and mouth filling, a sparkling of great amplitude, tensioned by energy and freshness. Certainly more structured and muscular this year, yet detailed, elegant and very fine. […]
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Savage Girl Next Door 2023
$78.00For the first time, this includes Syrah from a Noordhoek vineyard planted in 2013 as well as from the usual tiny Fish Hoek plantings. 50% whole-bunch fermentation. Matured for 10 months in foudre and neutral 500-litre barrels. Hugely evocative aromatics of red and black berries, floral perfume, fynbos and pepper. The palate is extraordinarily well […]
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