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Marc Morey Bourgogne Blanc 2022
$105.00“The 2022 Bourgogne Blanc offers bright orchard fruit, particularly orange blossom, on the nose that will be difficult to resist in its youth. The palate is rounded with a smooth texture, lightly spiced with a dab of lemongrass perking up the finish. Delightful regional white Burgundy.” 87 points – Neal Martin, Vinous.com Click here for […]
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Tyrrell’s Blanc de Blancs 2016
$65.00The wine world, like any other, is faddish and if you were to think of sparkling wine, any sparkling wine, the Hunter valley would be pretty far down the list, if not at all. But Tyrrell’s can always be relied upon to make at the very least, ‘good’ wine and some the greatest of all. […]
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Jasper Hill Georgia’s Paddock Shiraz 2023
$85.00Don’t be misled by cliches about the size and style of the Jasper Hill wines. Big though they are, they are fresh and balanced, with lovely natural acidity and waves of fruit and tannin. “Controlled full on”. Ferrous and autumnal notes reside with dark cherry, chocolate, lavender, potpourri, leather, polished wood and a compote of […]
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Sailor Seeks Horse Huldufolk Pinot Noir 2023
$130.00Perhaps the most idiosyncratic wine in the Sailor Seeks Horse stable, emanating from a single clone, 115, and aged in wood for longer and a higher percentage new, 40 . The most reticent, the oak gripping for now, but patience required, patience given. Time in the glass reveals reductive notes of flint, smoke and tar, […]
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Sailor Seeks Horse Dijon Clone Pinot Noir 2023
$90.00The two Dijon clones of 114 and 777, so favoured by Gilli and Paul. Clones are mumbo jumbo to me, but there’s no mistaking the unique nature of this wine. Savoury comes to mind, and a certain discretion; it certainly doesn’t jump out of the glass the way the estate wine does. Brooding and gentle […]
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Nadeson Collis Inception NV
$60.00“A very vinous sparkling, composed, rich, silky in texture, the Inception sees around 25% solera material blended with the remaining wine, chardonnay from 2017. The combined wines are matured in barrel. It’s a bold sparkling with honey on toast, cashew and sea-spray characters. Fuller in flavour, it shows a zingy tang of acidity and vigorous, […]
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Cobaw Ridge High Density Pinot Noir 2023
$135.00Our second single Vineyard high density Pinot Noir. First planted in 2011 at a density of just under 7000 vines / hectare and including a mix of clones including 777, Q390-02, Pomard, Able, 115 and MV6. The second release as a standalone wine from this now mature planting. More intense and darker fruited than the […]
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Cobaw Ridge Original Block Pinot Noir 2023
$100.00As the name suggests, fruit from our original 1995 planting. Pinot Noir Clones 114, 115, MV6. Super fine and more delicate than the HD but still with amazing intensity. Biodynamic farmed estate. Layers of spice and herb. Only 5% whole-bunch and 25% new oak for this vintage. A wonderful pure expression of Cobaw Ridge Pinot […]
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Jane Eyre Shoreham Park Pinot Noir 2023
$95.00From a single vineyard planted in the late ’90s; native-yeast ferment with 20% whole bunches; matured in French oak (10% new) for 10 months. The whole bunch adds a crackling component here, an autumnal rustle, which is suffused with fruit as the wine is buoyed with air, redcurrant and wild red cherry unfurling. Carraway, rhubarb, […]
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Clos Mogador Nelin Priorat Blanco 2021
$180.00Marking the 20th anniversary of this white wine, the 2021 Nelin was produced with Garnacha Blanca, Macabeo, Xarel.lo and Picapoll white and Cariñena Blanca—in the future, there will be more and more of the last two varieties in the blend, a big change from the beginning. Produced with the juice from the direct pressing, the […]
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Sylvie Esmonin Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2022
$280.00‘Here the wood is more apparent with a hint of menthol though neither are so much to impinge on the attractiveness of the ripe black cherry, smoked game and overtly floral-scented nose. The rich, generous and more concentrated medium weight flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the serious, youthfully austere and built-to-age finale. This […]
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Sylvie Esmonin Gevrey Chambertin 2022
$240.00“A more deeply pitched nose reflects aromas of humus-inflected poached plum, cassis and violet that display hints of earth and leather. The supple and succulent yet well-detailed medium weight flavors possess a lovely mouthfeel before concluding in a youthfully austere finish where a touch of wood arises. This is an excellent Gevrey villages and worth […]
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Alheit Vineyards Monument Semillon 2021
$150.00The 2021 Monument lives up to its name (having previously been labelled “La Colline”). This is a great Semillon, perhaps a step up from the 2020. Yellow plum and honeysuckle intermingle with dried apricot and a very light, cereal-like note on the nose. The palate is well balanced with a slight flor-like note on the […]
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Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes Rouge 2022
$150.00“Mid purple, the nose offers a leaner raspberry style, and then a little more flesh behind, a darker fruit before the white pepper kicks in, with a little fresh but not vegetal bitterness to finish.” Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy 87-90 Points
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Seppeltsfield Para Rare Tawny NV 15 Year Old
$80.00Seppeltsfield’s beautiful Rare Tawny sports an average age of 15 years, grenache/shiraz/mourvèdre chosen for their richness and complexity and balanced out with the addition of Rich Rare Apera (Oloroso). Brandied fruits and soaked sultanas and raisins, Christmas cake, polished leather, caramelised citrus rind, wood spice, salted caramel, rancio figs grilled with brown sugar, mahogany and […]
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Taylors 10 Year Old Tawny Port NV
$75.00Aromas of dried fruit, almonds and chocolate follow through to medium body. Medium sweet with light chocolate and dried plums. Drink now. 92 Points, JamesSuckling.com Established in 1692, Taylor’s is recognized as the quintessential Port house, dedicated exclusively to the art of crafting Port wine, with a special focus on producing the finest styles. […]
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Taylors Vintage Port 2017
$220.00Complex aromas of tar, wet earth, dark berry and flowers follow through to a full body, medium sweet and amazing compacted concentration. Vertical and so deep. It goes on for minutes. Truly excellent. Better after 2027. 99 points, JamesSuckling.com The 2017 Taylor’s Vintage Port comes from their three quintas: Vargellas, de Terra Feita and […]
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Taylors Late Bottled Vintage Port 2017
$60.00Dense ruby black centre with a narrow brick rim and cerise highlights on the edge. The essence of this superb LBV is the fine red berry and stone fruit character, wonderfully fresh and vibrant, which bursts immediately from the glass. Raspberry, cherry and red plum, subtly infused with richer notes of blackcurrant and liquorice, dominate […]
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Fonseca Vintage Port 2017
$220.00The 2017 Vintage Port, not quite bottled when seen but the final blend, is a field blend (with typical grapes like Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca) aged for approximately 20 months in used French oak. It comes in with 98 grams of residual sugar, a little drier on paper […]
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Fonseca Vintage Port 2016
$220.00On this second look, this Fonseca is still remarkably expressive, lifted and gloriously fresh, even with that slight closing. It has reasonable mid-palate concentration but even better intensity of flavor. Despite that intensity of flavor, it is not quite as sexy as it is in some years, at least not yet, as the tannins are […]
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Fonseca 10 Year Old Tawny Port NV
$75.00Fonseca 10 Year Old Tawny is russet in colour with brilliant crimson highlights and a fragrant, ripe-fruit bouquet. Its smooth, silky texture and subtle oak nuances are balanced by a fresh acidity and tannic “grip” that culminate in a long, elegant, plumy finish. Shop ALL Sweet Wines
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Fonseca Late Bottled Vintage Port 2018
$60.00This has a spiced sweet-berry character with hints of cassis, chocolate, vanilla and bark. Full-bodied with firm tannins, yet it is textured and velvety with creamy sweetness and a deep dark-fruited finish. Unfiltered. Drink or hold. 93 points – James Suckling The wines used to produce Fonseca LBV were drawn from a reserve of […]
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Paul Bara Comtesse Marie de France Grand Cru 2012
$265.00Wow. A thoroughly complete Champagne, combining power, richness, elegance and finesse. Very complex aromatics of winter honey, cherry pie, mint and mixed flowers. Such beautiful texture, an even palate of silken flow. Flow is the word. Such effortless drinking, remarkable when you take into account the sheer presence and volume of flavour. There is a […]
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Paul Bara Grand Millesime Brut 2014
$155.00A Champagne of great immediacy, instantly showing itself. The exuberance of pinot noir, with homey, ripe cherry, raspberry, strawberry, violets and mint. Bara’s Champagnes are never too rich, almost always balanced with some zesty chardonnay and the fact that there is never any malolactic fermentation. Rich and vinous with great pinot character, cashew, savoury spice, […]
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Paul Bara Reserve Brut NV
$100.00Considering that this is a ‘entry level’ Champagne, but there is a lot going on here. Paul Bara’s emblematic wine, predominantly pinot noir of course, with some balancing chardonnay. Cut fresh flowers, savoury spice, green apple, cherry and strawberry. Energetic, frothing, rich and fleshy with grilled nuts, savoury notes, white cherry and strawberry. Slightly waxy […]
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Bonnaire Cramant Grand Cru Blanc de Blanc 2013
$120.00A blend of two of Cramant’s greatest parcels, The sheer weight and power of Buisson, tempered and refined with the finesse of Le Bateau. Grilled nuts, yellow flowers, Dijon, mint, stewed apple, rhubarb, citrus marmalade and treacle notes. Rich, immense and expansive, the Champagne’s breadth a study of controlled power and refinement. Blanc de Blancs […]
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Gosset Grand Blanc de Blancs NV Brut
$165.00Too many Blanc de Blancs are sour and overtly mineral, making them difficult to enjoy, let alone drink. Gosset as ever manages to assemble a Champagne of completeness, a combination of invigorating freshness and a blanket of texture and fruit. At first subtle, but that doesn’t last as the beautiful aromas of burnt butter, nougat, […]
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Gosset Celebris Rose 2008
$425.00I like to drink Champagne, like any other wine and to not sip. I critique Champagne no differently to any other wine, the attributes of concentration, complexity of flavour, textural evenness, length of presence and the harmony of elements. So when I tasted Gosset’s Celebris Rose 2008, I knew instantly I was in the presence […]
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Iggy Maywald 1926 Barossa Valley Syrah 2021
$90.00The Maywald vineyard is in Light Pass, on Terra Rossa Soils. One of the best Barossan reds from this vintage, showcasing the virtuosity of Igor as a winemaker, making the absolute best out of the Maywald vineyard. Intensely aromatic and purer with dark cherry, Guinness, blackcurrant, bitter chocolate, kirsch, clove spice, fresh herbs, pipe tobacco […]
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David Moreau Santenay Beaurepaire 1er Cru 2022
$160.00The 2022 Santenay Beaurepaire ler Cru contains 15% whole bunches, though I would have guessed a little more. Black pepper and pencil box on the nose interlace the black fruit, backward and tight at the moment. The palate is pliant, with fine tannins lending this a silky texture. There is lovely harmony here, poised and […]
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