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Crawford River Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
$95.00A deep ruby red, this carefully handcrafted and perfumed wine has aromas of blackcurrant, dark plums and crushed violets together with hints of coriander seeds and incense. Medium bodied, elegant and gently fleshy with silky, persistent tannins to match. 95 Points – Halliday Wine Companion Complex cedar, spice and briar notes dominate the nose, […]
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Eleni & Edouard Vocoret Chablis Le Bas de Chapelot 2021
$115.00“The 2021 Chablis Le Bas de Chapelot comes across quite closed on the nose, though Edouard Vocoret mentioned how this cuvée has closed down at the time of my visit. The palate is complex with touches of apricot and white peach, plenty of minerals and flint, focused with a long tail on the finish. This […]
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Veuve Fourny & Fils Grande Réserve Extra Brut Vertus Premier Cru
$90.00Hand-picked. Fine but complex and funky aromas typical of Vertus. Quite chalky and creamy with some biscuit like characters from the Pinot Noir. 40% Reserve wines from previous vintages added. Traditional ‘house’ style. On tirage for 2 ½ years. Dosage is 6 grams / litre. Shop all Veuve Fourny & Fils
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Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2023
$75.00Out of Stock
An outstanding release of this vaunted wine. It’s intense, it’s racy, it’s complex and nuanced in its fruit, spice, mineral and subtle savoury elements, all of it woven into an extremely persistent and poised textural experience. There’s stacks of flavour in all this, yet held within a tensile thrust of raciness and faint chalky pucker. […]
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Burn Cottage Pinot Noir 2020
$100.00Wonderful intensity, combining the wealth of sweet dark fruits, classic Central Otago, with a high toned coolness and coiled power. Dark cherry, cola, lavender, blackcurrant, blackberry, blood plum and 5 spice. Voluminous palate and head turning presence. Silken texture with a wealth of flavour, buoyant acidity and fine, melting tannins. Benchmark for the region. Waters […]
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Pesquera Reserva Especial 2010
$100.00Out of Stock
Deep ruby. Explosive, oak-spiced aromas of cherry compote, blackberry, vanilla and potpourri, with a hint of smoked meat slowly emerging with aeration. Smooth, sweet and focused on the palate, offering bitter cherry and blackcurrant flavors that are given lift and spine by juicy acidity. Shows a sexy floral quality on the long, smoky finish, which […]
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Schafer-Frohlich Felseneck Riesling GG 2022
$210.0098 points Stuart Pigott (JamesSuckling.com): “What amazing harmony this Nahe riesling GG has in spite of the vibrancy of its very racy acidity. Amazing spice and smoke in the nose with notes of pomelo and grapefruit on the concentrated and impeccably proportioned palate. Some grapefruit pith bitterness at the finish, but this just adds to […]
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Schafer-Frohlich Stromberg Riesling GG 2022
$185.0097 points Stuart Pigott (JamesSuckling.com): “The nose of this astonishing riesling GG is like an entire spectrum of electric pastel colors. So succulent and so vibrant on the extremely concentrated yet sleek palate. Staggering intensity and precision at the almost endless finish that’s so beautifully balanced. Drinkable now, but best from 2024. (9/3/23)” 95-97 points […]
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Schafer-Frohlich Felsenberg Riesling GG 2022
$170.0095 points Stuart Pigott (JamesSuckling.com): “Stacks of smoky minerality on the sleek, yet compact and well-structured palate. Also excellent citrus ripeness that easily carries the vibrant grapefruit acidity. Long, super-clean finish. Drink or hold. (9/3/23)” 93-95 points Anne Krebiehl MW (Vinous): “The 2022 Riesling Schlossböckelheimer Felsenberg Grosses Gewächs is made from various parcels at different […]
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Cantina D’Arcy Langhe Nebbiolo 2022
$130.00There is nothing reticent about the 2022 Nebbiolo. Crushed flowers of lavender, rose, violet and geranium with a compote of sweet and tangy summer red fruits, wild herbs and subtle Asian spice. Medium bodied, with an elegant intensity that is simply breathtaking. Layered, detailed and tensioned, elements drawn from a bow string, interwoven. Such precision, […]
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Stonegarden Shiraz 2021
$80.00Out of Stock
I’m not sure it’s possible to produce anything but an excellent wine off the Stonegarden vineyard and the 2021 is certainly one of the best. Could this be anything other than Barossa Shiraz? One of the world’s most evocative wines, and it doesn’t seem to matter who it’s made by, the strength of Barossa Valley […]
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Reed Frequency Botrytis Riesling 2023 (375ml)
$55.00Out of Stock
The wine is poured from across the room, our kitchen to be exact, with the kids running around, the detritus of a busy family home everywhere. And yet, I am utterly fixated on the aromas teasing my attention. A wine of pure natural power, decadence and sensual complexity to take your mind from the busyness […]
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Apogee Deluxe Vintage Brut 2020
$70.00Out of Stock
Lovely, clear colour, somewhere between sunflower yellow and gold. Wafting aromatics, I almost wish I had a white wine glass, rather than a Champagne flute, to capture the spilling complexity. Hazelnut, honey, stewed apple, spring jasmine, cherry, gingernut biscuit and lime. Rich and full bodied, buoyed by frothing freshness, a marvelous combination of weight, power […]
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Pipan Steel Tesoro Nebbiolo 2018
$55.00Tasted alongside the 2017, the 2018 vintage is warmer and drier, and so fuller, with a slightly darker fruit profile and pronounced structure. Gorgeous aromatics of cola, aniseed, cassis, rose, geranium, bitumen and savoury spice. Rich and full flavoured, but in no way heavy and the overall impression is one of translucence and purity. Round […]
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Joshua Cooper Doug’s Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023
$75.00I’m pretty familiar with this wine and its flavour profile and shape, year on year, is very consistent. A little rounder than in the past, and slightly less structured, the tannins lacy. Different from those rough hewn cabernets! Sandalwood, fresh mixed herbs, blueberry and a compote of English summer red fruits. Mouthwatering backend finale, tightening, […]
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Chateau de Pibarnon Bandol Rose Nuances 2019
$90.00Out of Stock
Light, brilliant orange. Expansive, mineral-accented blood orange, red currant and nectarine aromas are complemented by suggestions of succulent herbs, honey and lavender. Sappy, chewy and penetrating on the palate, offering densely packed red berry, pit fruit and floral flavors underscored by a vein of chalky minerality. Smoothly plays power off finesse and finishes minerally and […]
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Chateau de Pibarnon Bandol Rose 2021
$75.00Out of Stock
Light, vivid orange. Mineral-accented citrus pith, red berry and succulent floral and herb scents, along with a spicy topnote. Chewy and sharply focused in the mouth, offering well-concentrated strawberry, bitter cherry, blood orange, honeysuckle and smoky mineral qualities and a deeper suggestion of nectarine. Densely packed, with the mineral and floral notes carrying through a […]
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Christian Moreau AC Chablis 2022
$75.00Aged mostly in stainless steel with 15% of the blend this year seeing barrel ageing. 40+ years old vines. Comes mostly from very old vines situated in Les Pargues on the hill located between the Premier Cru sites of Montmains and Vosgros. This terroir has historically always been very highly regarded by locals and produces […]
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Quinta Do Noval LBV Unfiltered 2017
$75.00One of the best LBV’s tasted in a long time. I often find them losing a little bit of freshness and bitter notes too apparent. Not a bit of it here, however! Oozing aromatics of blackcurrant, blackberry, mulberry, black cherry, prunes, dates, violets and mint. Luscious and full bodied, some clove and cinnamon, the spice […]
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Bulman Glen’s Vineyard Grenache 2023
$72.00Wild cherry, redcurrant, dusty white peppercorns, tamarind, orange peel, bitter herbs and a rugged mineral line rendered refined, evoking graphite, iron and struck rock, the drive of calmly resolute tannin sheathed elegantly with silky fruit, giving this an effortless feel, an engaging ease. That takes nothing away from the seriousness, though. It’s pinnacle Barossa grenache.. […]
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