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2020 Balgownie Estate Bendigo Shiraz

Bendigo, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2024-2030)

ABV: 14.2%

Closure: Stelvin

Totally opaque black dark red heart with a dark red hue. Elevated dark plum and liquorice aromas mix with vanillin cedar, scorched earth and blackpepper notes. Rich blackberry, liquorice and dark plum fruits carry a plush feel over a toasty vanillin oak, earth and blackpepper back drop. Polished yet structured tannins concluding with a fleshy medium to long aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.2%
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Aged 14 months in French and American barriques and puncheons (30% new) followed by four months in older oak. Balgownie is a shiraz specialist, bringing a sense of individuality to each incarnation. Sunny in disposition and warm-hearted in style. Plum and mulberry aromatics ignite with nutmeg, cinnamon, licorice and vanilla. Layers of flavour entwine nicely with well-placed vanillin oak and well-crafted tannins. The winemaker has given the fruit his best attention. It shows. Drink by 2030.
92 Points
Jeni Port – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2022 Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2023-2031)

ABV: 12.8%

Closure: Stelvin

Aged in French oak barriques and puncheons for 9 months. Deep dark red colour with black toned edges and a red to dark red hue. Very perfumed nose with elevated violet scents leading the way followed by some red cherry, winter strawberry, clove, forest floor and subtle spicy cedar notes. Light in body cherry and winter strawberry fruits are featured over forest floor, dried herb and spicy cedar characters. Bright acidity and polished tannins with a vibrant red fruited finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.8%

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2018 Balgownie Estate Centre Block Shiraz

Bendigo, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$56. 99
Bottle
$683.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2022-2028)

ABV: 14.2%

Closure: Stelvin

Aged in a combination of French oak barriques and puncheons. Totally opaque black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Pronounced dark plum, liquorice and blackberry aromas have a toasty oak overlay with hints of dark chocolate, scorched earth and blackpepper in the background. Medium to full in body with a plush feel the palate sports spicy dark plum and liquorice fruit over scorched earth, toasty vanillin cedar and blackpepper. Polished yet sturdy tannin structure with a refined mid length conclusion.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.2%

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Hand-picked fruit was given a 2-day cold soak and then fermented in open vats with 20% whole bunches and 25% whole berries, 24 days on skins. Matured for 12 months in French barriques and puncheons (30% new). A shiraz rich in Central Victorian charm and honest flavours of its terroir. Buoyant aromas of blackberry, mint, bitter chocolate and earth. Beautifully integrated, everything in its place, with a smooth ride to the finish. Drink by 2030.
95 points
Jeni Port – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2019 Barking Mad High Trellis Grenache Shiraz

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$14. 99
Bottle
$179.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2023-2026)

ABV: 15%

Closure: Stelvin

A blend of 70% Grenache and 30% Shiraz aged in French oak hogsheads for 15 months. Deep dark red black tinged core with a dark red hue. Spicy dark raspberry and liquorice aromas intermingle with vanillin oak, scorched earth and pepper. Bold rich flavours of spicy dark raspberries and liquorice engulf the mouth with a juicy feel. Scorched earth, vanillin oak, leather and pepper characters lie underneath. Ripe muscular tannins make their presence felt. The rustic conclusion laden with pepper and scorched earth.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 15%

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- 90
- Organic
- Biodynamic
2019 Barone Montalto Nero d’Avola

Sicily, ITALY

$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2022-2024)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Biodynamic and organic. Deep dark red black in colour with a dark red hue. The nose offers up spicy dried cherry aromas which intermingle with hints of liquorice, dried herbs and subtle earthy incense notes. Light to medium bodied savoury dried cherry flavours mix with earthy dried herbs, cinnamon and spice. Fine grained tannins with a medium length aftertaste.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2017 Barossa Boy Lifeblood Shiraz

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

Reduced from $69.99
$59. 99
Bottle
$719.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2024-2029)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured for 22 months in a combination of 70% French oak and 30% American oak (30% new).
Dense midnight black heart with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Wafting out of the glass are heady aromas of dark plum, blackberry, liquorice and mocha which are followed by vanillin oak and earth notes. Rich blackberry, dark plum and liquorice fruits have an opulent feel with vanillin oak, earthy mocha and pepper elements lying underneath. Polished yet sturdy tannin structure. Concludes medium to long and fleshy yet relatively refined.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14%

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2021 Barossa Boy Double Trouble Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon

Barossa, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

Reduced from $27.99
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2023-2028)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Dense inky black colour with a deep dark red black hue. Liquorice and dark plum scents waft out of the glass followed by blackcurrant, vanillin cedar, subtle scorched earth and hints of choc mint. Rich and plush the medium to full bodied palate is decorated with dark plum, liquorice and blackcurrant fruits. Vanillin cedar, dried herb, earth and spice elements linger through the back half. Velvet smooth tannins concluding both opulent and refined.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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2019 Barossa Boy Little Tacker Grenache Shiraz Mataro

Barossa, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

Reduced from $27.99
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: 2 - 3 Years (2025-2026)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Midnight black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Dark raspberry and liquorice aromas are intermeshed with dark plum, vanillin cedar, earth and subtle spicy pepper notes. Rich black raspberry and liquorice fruits have a plump feel across the weighty palate with ripe black cherry, scorched earth, vanillin cedar and pepper lying underneath. Ripe chewy tannins firm up what is a robust finish.
Cellar 2-3 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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2021 Barringwood Grazier's Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2024-2030)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Twenty Five percent whole bunch inclusion with maturation taking place in French oak barriques (20% new) for a period of 8 months.
Dark red core with black tinged edges and a red to dark red hue. Blossoming out of the glass are captivating scents of spicy dark cherries, rhubarb, dried clove, brambly cedar and forest floor. Delicious dark cherry and strawberry fruits make a supple entrance complexed by notions of rhubarb, brambly cedar, dried clove, forest floor and spicy dried herbs. Polished tannins. Excellent power wave with a long expansive conclusion that’s highly savoury.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2022 Barringwood Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$37. 99
Bottle
$455.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2023-2028)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent red to dark red colour with a vibrant light red hue. Fragrant cherry, violet, strawberry and red plum scents sail out of the glass trailed by some dusty cedar and spicy herb notes. Juicy cherry, raspberry and strawberry fruits are bright and fresh in their feel, underscored by some earth, infusions of fresh herbs and spice. Lively acidity with polished tannins and an energetic red fruited conclusion.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13%

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2018 Barwon Ridge Shiraz

Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2023-2029)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

Includes a component of whole bunches with maturation taking place in French oak barrels. Midnight black in colour with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Intense ripe blackberry, liquorice and black cherry aromas are complimented by smoky vanillin cedar, clove and peppered meat notes. Rich blackberry, liquorice and dark plum fruits carry ample body weight and a plush feel across the full bodied palate. Deep, concentrated and opulent yet savoury, notions of vanillin cedar, scorched earth, dried meats and peppered herbs lie underneath. Velvety tannins finishing long, polished and peppery.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14%

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2018 Barwon Ridge Pinot Noir

Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2023-2027)

ABV: 12.8%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent red colour with black toned edges and a light red hue. Nosing offers up aromas of red cherry, rhubarb and winter strawberry followed by some stalky dried herb notes, game meat and spice. Casting a silky feel across the moreish palate are flavours of spicy ripe cherries, strawberries and rhubarb with notions of earth, dried herbs and game lending complexity across the back half. Amply powered and possessing velvet smooth tannins, it finishes long and supple.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 12.8%

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2020 Basileus Grenache

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Minimum 6 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2022-2025)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Deep dark red colour with black shaded edges and a dark red hue. Nosing reveals aromas of dark raspberry, dark cherry, red liquorice, confectionary and light pepper. Juicy dark raspberry and liquorice fruits are layered across the fleshy, mid weighted palate with some scorched earth and spicy pepper characters lying underneath. Fine grained tannins with a ripe, spicy medium length conclusion.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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- Organic
2021 Battle of Bosworth Shiraz

McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$27. 99
Bottle
$335.88 Dozen

Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2028-2029)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Certified organic. Impenetrable inky black dark purple colour with a very deep dark purple black tinged hue. Aromas of freshly crushed blackberries infused with graphite are followed by some liquorice, dark plum and white pepper notes. The rich, large scaled palate is awash with blackberry, liquorice and dark plum fruits. Providing a robust framework is a muscular tannin structure and bright youthful acidity. Vanillin cedar, fennel and blackpepper characters lie underneath. Excellent concentration and power with a long sternly built finish.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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- Special Order Product – Delayed Dispatch
2022 Beachwood Shiraz

Heathcote, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now (2024)

ABV: 14.3%

Closure: Stelvin

Black as night in colour with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Plummy cassis like aromas mix with hints of liquorice and an emerging varnishy note. Rich dark plum, liquorice and cherry fruits carry good weight and a juicy mouth feel over subtle vanillin cedar and spice. Polished tannin structure with a fleshy fruit driven conclusion.
Drink now.
Alc. 14.3%

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- Nick's Import
2019 Beaux Freres The Beaux Freres Vineyard Pinot Noir

Willamette Valley, Oregon, UNITED STATES

$250. 00
Bottle
$3000.00 Dozen

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
The 2019 Pinot Noir The Beaux Frères Vineyard is super expressive this vintage, with scents of brambly fruit, rose petals, forest floor, sweet balsamic and blood orange. The palate has a weightless quality, its silty tannins and bright acidity highlighting an array of earthy accents, and it finishes very long. Drink 2022 - 2032.
98 points
Erin Brooks - Wine Advocate (Dec 2021)
A perfumed nose of cherry, wild strawberry, forest floor, dried flower, smoke and spice box. It’s medium-bodied with fine, creamy tannins and lively acidity. Round and balanced with a velvety texture. Layered with a long, savory finish. Unfiltered. Drink or hold.
95 points
James Suckling

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2022 Bel. Bev Co Rose

Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now (2023)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

A low sugar (less than 0.1g of sugar per 100ml), Grenache based Rose. Translucent salmon pink colour. Delightful peach, strawberry and musk aromas are followed by some faint wet stone notes. Fresh peach and strawberry fruits drive the mouth watering palate with notions of water melon and musk also chiming in. Slippery textured it finishes dry with a lick of brisk acidity on the wet stone laden aftertaste.
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Alc. 13%

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2020 Bello Lugar Old Vine Grenache

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$32. 99
Bottle
$395.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 1 Years (2022-2023)

ABV: 13.6%

Closure: Stelvin

Slightly cloudy red to dark red in colour with a light brick red hue. The nose reveals varnish tinged notes of red raspberry, red liquorice, earthy leather and spicy herbs. Light in body with soft, polished tannins, sour to red cherry fruits mix with earth, leather and spicy fresh herb elements. Bright acidity concluding with modest length.
Drink now.
Alc. 13.6%

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2019 Ben Potts Lenny’s Block Cabernet Sauvignon

Langhorne Creek, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2024-2030)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

From 65 year old vines. Totally opaque black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Pronounced ripe blackcurrant and liquorice aromas are interwoven with toasty vanillin cedar, hints of choc mint and earth. Rich blackcurrant fruit infused with mint overlays a vanillin cedar, earth and spice back drop. Firm sturdy tannin structure with a generous blackcurrant and mint laden conclusion
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.5%
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Estate-grown fruit, harvested by hand and machine; open fermented in small concrete and stainless-steel vessels, 10 days on skins, including some barrel fermentation, matured in French oak (20% new). Bright crimson-purple hue, promised and delivered fragrant spicy cassis flavours supported by superfine tannins. Trophy Best Cabernet Sauvignon Langhorne Creek Wine Show ’21. Drink by 2035.
95 Points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

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2019 Ben Potts Fiddle’s Block Shiraz

Langhorne Creek, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2023-2029)

ABV: 14.8%

Closure: Stelvin

From 65 year old vine. Dense midnight black colour with a deep dark red hue. Elevated aniseed, ripe blackberry and black cherry aromas are intermeshed with toasty vanillin oak and peppered earth notes. Rich, concentrated and voluminous, the full bodied palate is awash with liquorice, blackberry and black cherry fruits. Vanillin oak, scorched earth and blackpepper characters linger underneath. Opulent and lush yet bold in its structure with ripe sturdy tannins, it powers through to a long finish.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.8%
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Despite the Fiddle's Block name, the grapes come from multiple Langhorne Creek vineyards aged 15–80 years; the focus on selection of clones including very old sources; hand or machine picked; small concrete or stainless-steel open fermenters; various vinification including part barrel fermented, part extended maceration. Delicious shiraz showing the sense of place to perfection; small red and black berry fruits on a medium-bodied framework of spicy, savoury fruit and oak tannins; lip-smacking finish and aftertaste. Trophy Best Shiraz at Langhorne Creek Wine Show ’21. Drink by 2042.
96 Points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

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2020 Benjamin Leroux Volnay Mitans Premier Cru

Burgundy, FRANCE

$270. 00
Bottle
$3240.00 Dozen

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Cork

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The 2020 Volnay Les Mitans 1er Cru has a generous bouquet with red cherries, blackcurrant and violet aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, quite spicy with white pepper and clove notes towards the finish. Very fine, but it needs time. Drink 2026-2042.
90-92 points
Neal Martin - Vinous
From the Ormeau part of Mitans. Very dark colour. Ripe fruit with a sundried element, quite dark fruit for Volnay, but the tannins are ripe and the acidity is lower. Medium density and persistence.
88-91 points
Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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2017 Bent Creek GSM

McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$26. 99
Bottle
$323.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now (2020)

ABV: 14.8%

Closure: Stelvin

Deep dark red black colour with a brick red hue. Aromas of sweet dark raspberry and anise combine with choc mint, hints of toasty oak and spicy earth. Velvety in its feel, the rich medium bodied palate is sweetly fruited with dark raspberry and anise flavours. Traces of dark chocolate, scorched earth and spicy vanilla follow on. Slightly dryish finish with polished tannins and some heat on the medium length aftertaste.
Drink now.
Alc. 14.8%

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2017 Bent Creek Old Bush Vine Grenache

McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$26. 99
Bottle
$323.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2020-2023)

ABV: 15%

Closure: Stelvin

Aged for 15 months in second and third fill oak barriques. Deep dark red black core with a brick red hue. A liquorice and spearmint laced nose also sees elements of choc mint and vanillin cedar present. Juicy dark raspberry and liquorice flavours are pretty much overwhelmed by prominent infusions of spearmint. Choc mint, lightly earthed vanillin cedar and traces of spice ensue. Velvet smooth tannins with a mint dominated aftertaste.
Drink it over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 15%

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2022 Bera Barbera d’Alba

Piedmont, ITALY

$32. 99
Bottle
$395.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 1 Years (2024-2025)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

Dense black dark red colour with a bright purple red hue. Freshly crushed blueberry and raspberry scents intermingle with hints of violet, liquorice, inky earth and spice. Juicy raspberry and blueberry fruits carry a fleshy feel across the delicious mid weighted palate with some liquorice, inky earth and infusions of fresh herbs lending further interest. Fresh crunchy acidity lends a youthful energetic feel. Polished tannins with a long succulent blue to dark fruited conclusion.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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2019 Bernard Baudry Chinon Rose

Chinon, Loire Valley, FRANCE

$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Baudry’s rosé is drawn from vines rooted in the gravel terroir of Grézeaux and a parcel called Les Balais, which was originally planted by Matthieu’s father some 30 years ago. In contrast to Grézeaux, Les Balais is on clay and flint (silex) soils. Picked by hand, there was brief skin contact and then the wine fermented via indigenous yeasts—two-thirds in Italian-made concrete tanks and the remainder in stainless steel. The result is a layered, fleshy and complex rosé with lots of earthy, saline minerality to complex the red fruit characters. Unique and delicious.

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Brilliant onion skin color. Suave, mineral-accented aromas of fresh red berries and tangerine on the sharply focused nose. Dry and energetic on the palate, offering sappy strawberry, bitter cherry and orange zest flavors that show excellent clarity and mineral lift. Closes extremely long and silky, displaying resonating floral and red fruit notes and a faint touch of anise.
93 points
Josh Raynolds - Vinous

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2019 Best's Great Western Bin 0 Shiraz

Great Western, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$79. 99
Bottle
$959.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2023-2031)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

Best’s Bin 0 Shiraz is produced from the four original Shiraz plantings in the low yielding blocks of the historic Concongella vineyard at Great Western. This includes nineteenth century and mid twentieth century plantings of Shiraz.
Totally opaque black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Lifted blackberry, red plum and liquorice aromas infused with blackpepper sail confidently through the nostrils followed by some vanillin oak, scorched earth and spicy dried meat notes. Medium bodied, rich and seductive blackberry, plum and liquorice fruits are interwoven with vanillin cedar, scorched earth and peppered dried meat characters. Refined yet opulently fruited with a polished tannin structure it concludes with a long amply powered aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years
Alc. 14%

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Vines date back to as far as 1868, the youngest 1992. Right there you have an inkling of what is to come: a stunning concentration of fruit. Impressive, but the supple, savoury tannins are up to the task of meeting that deep intensity of black fruits, woody spice and violets. What a team for the future. Of course, this is not to forget the vanillan warm-oak component. A wine of history that still stands firm today. Drink by 2040.
96 points
Jeni Port – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2020 Best’s Great Western LSV Shiraz

Great Western, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2023-2029)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

Inspired by the great Shiraz wines of the Northern Rhone in France, this wine contains Shiraz from the best elevated vineyards in Great Western and is co-fermented with a small amount of Viognier (2%). The viognier helps brighten the colour, lift the aromatics and polish the Shiraz flavours on the palate.
Very deep dark red black shaded colour with a dark red hue. Spicy plum and liquorice aromas are intermeshed with smoked meats, dried herb and peppered earth notes. Delicious plum, blueberry and liquorice fruits carry a succulent feel across the mid weighted palate and show excellent intensity. Notions of spicy clove, light honeysuckle and peppered dried meat characters line the back half. Silky smooth tannins concluding with great length, polish and refinement.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14%
Other Reviews…..
A co-ferment with a small amount of viognier, brings forth a complex and fragrant wine. Viognier helps lift the bouquet in violet, anise, pepper and briar with black fruits and blueberry. The palate stretches out across the palate in fine, lithe tannins. Fabulous flavour concentration and deliciousness for the price. Drink by 2033.
95 points
Jeni Port – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion
An elegant and beautifully structured shiraz with floral notes as well as subtle red berry and orange fruit, plus just a hint of spice. The very polished tannin structure drives this along at the long, cool and mineral finish. A blend of shiraz with a small amount of viognier. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
94 points
JamesSuckling.com

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1997 Best's Great Western Thomson Family Shiraz

Great Western, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$250. 00
Bottle
$3000.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2023-2025)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Cork

Four thousand five hundred and sixty bottles of this extraordinary wine were made from the 1997 vintage - that's a total of 380 dozen available for the entire world. The Best's Great Western Thomson Family Shiraz is an International Wine Icon. The vines were established in 1869 by Henry Best and 130 years later the wine enters the new Millennium as one of a wine lover's most desirable possessions.
Totally opaque black dark red core with a dark red hue. Sailing out of the glass in an intense aromatic profile of blackberry and liquorice which crosses paths with vanillin cedar, mocha, earth, hints of leather and spice. The silky smooth mid weighted palate features blackberry, liquorice, dark plum and vanillin cedar flavours over a back drop of mocha, earthy leather and spice. Velvet smooth tannins. Excellent power with some earthy leather characters lingering right through the long and highly refined finish.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 14.5%
ORIGNAL TASTING NOTE UPON RELEASE: Each November we anxiously await the release of this wine and with each successive vintage our expectations reach new levels, and yet in the back of our minds we have a nagging tall poppy syndrome - Viv Thomson surely can't produce a better wine than he did last year? He has to falter some time! Viv is too smart to be complacent, and as each vintage is blessed with spectacular fruit, he manages to create its perfect bottle expression. However, when nature turns against him as it did in 1999, there was no Thomson made - severe frosts saw to that. The 1997 Thomson is an expression of Shiraz fruit concentrate. This is almost the perfect wine. When tasted, it achieved the remarkable score of 99.3 out of 100, the highest ranking wine in memory at the time. Opaque crimson colour with mauve edges. Exceptional nose of violets, blackpepper, spice, liquorice allsorts, confectionary, vanilla and an aniseed end note. Totally mouthfilling. Concentrate of Shiraz! Flavours of blackpepper, spice, liquorice and blackcurrant, filling every cavity of the mouth. On the back palate the blackpepper flavour explodes and carrys through the after flavour in an exceptional long aftertaste that lasts for 5 minutes and more. Velvet smooth tannins. Perfect balance. AN AUSTRALIAN TREASURE AND A WONDERFUL PIECE OF HISTORY.

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Deep, bright purple-red, it has seductive sweet cherry fruit, a hint of spice and finely balanced oak on the bouquet; the concentrated yet smooth and velvety palate has perfectly balanced tannins and oak.
97 points
James Halliday - Australian Wine Companion

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2020 Best’s Great Western Bin No. 1 Shiraz

Great Western, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$23. 99
Bottle
$287.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2023-2029)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

Introduced due to the relative scarcity of Best’s Thomson Family and Bin 0 Shiraz wines, the Bin 1 Shiraz aims to provide an introduction to Great Western Shiraz style at a price point that gives the wine broader market access. Made predominantly from Best’s own vineyards it combines the varietals generosity with the region's cool climate elegance.
Deep black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Elevated spicy red plum and liquorice aromas intermingle with clove, earthy graphite and white pepper notes. Red to dark plum, liquorice and blueberry fruits have a fleshy textural feel with notions of clove, earth and peppered dried meats lying underneath. Fine grained tannins concluding with refinement and medium length.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14%
Other Reviews….
This is a traditional Australian shiraz in the best sense, with a wealth of black, red and ripe orange fruit. Deep and rich,with a stunningly fine tannin structure and a lovely blood orange freshness at the long, structured and spicy finish. Excellent aging potential. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
95 Points
JamesSuckling.com
A vibrant, deeply coloured shiraz with that distinctive Grampians peppery bouquet with briar, black cherry, mixed berry, aniseed and bush mint. Pepperiness lights up the palate which is supple and dark fruited, driving long. Drink by 2033.
92 Points
Jeni Port – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2021 Best’s Great Western Cabernet Sauvignon

Great Western, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2023-2031)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

Best’s impressive range of Great Western Shiraz has long taken centre stage with their Cabernets sitting in the shadows. Showcasing the regions elegance and cool climate structure the Cabernet possesses dense rich fruit and is capable of cellaring for up to 20 years. At under $25 it consistently delivers terrific value.
Very deep midnight black core with a vibrant purple red hue. Fragrant red currant and red liquorice aromas infused with violets blossom from the glass followed by some dusty vanillin cedar, subtle earth and bay leaf notes. Rich juicy red currant and red liquorice flavours carry medium body weight and good flesh across the palate. Spicy vanillin cedar, dusty earth and spicy bay leaf infusions linger underneath. Finishes with a youthful freshness, fine grained tannins and a long savoury, spicy red fruited aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 14%

Other Reviews....
If this wine auditioned for a role in the film adaptation of 'Remains of the Day' it would get the part in a heartbeat. It's just so exquisitely well mannered. Ultrafine tannin, perfectly ripened fruit, the line of acidity placed just so. Even the oak wraps smokily around the herb notes, as if to ensure that they don't appear too loud. This mid-weight cabernet would make the perfect butler to the finest of meals. Drink by 2034.
95 points
Campbell Mattinson - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

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2019 Best’s Great Western Hamill Shiraz

Great Western, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$56. 99
Bottle
$683.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2023-2029)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

Deep black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Spicy dark plum and liquorice aromas infused with clove are followed by some smoked meat, subtle earth and peppered herb notes. The elegant mid weighted palate is laden with fleshy textured spicy dark plum and liquorice fruits which meld into a clove, smoked meat, earth and peppered dried herb back drop. Velvet smooth tannins with a refined supple peppered dried herb finish that has a savoury quality to it.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14%
Other Reviews….
Deep yet transparent nose of plum, candied orange and wet earth. At once fleshy and elegant on the very focused palate, which has a wonderful delicacy. Long refined finish. From the Sugarloaf Creek Vineyard. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
95 Points
JamesSuckling.com
Hand picked, fermented in small open fermenters, 70% whole bunches. Basket pressed into small French oak barriques for 8 months, blended and placed into 150yo underground vats for 5 months. Comes fully formed into the world, combining black/blueberry fruits, sweet spice, baked earth and wood smoke. Warms on the palate, with a depth of fruit intensity and light savouriness. Tasted soon after bottling and already looking a winner. Drink by 2034.
94 Points
Jeni Port – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2014 Betelgeuse Heathcote Shiraz

Heathcote, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$32. 99
Bottle
$395.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2018-2020)

ABV: 14.6%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured for 20 months in old French oak. Opaque dark red black colour with a dark red hue. Aromas of dark cherries and red liquorice are overlaid by some leathery notes with earthy vanillin cedar and spicy herbs following on. Medium bodied, quite lean and lacking in both richness and depth the palate is flavoured with spicy dark cherries, red liquorice, saddle leather, earthy cedar and spicy herb characters. Dry finish with slightly chalky tannins and bright acidity. Short earthy leather, dark cherry, spicy vanillin cedar and dried herb aftertaste.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 14.6%

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2016 Betelgeuse Heathcote Shiraz

Heathcote, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2020-2023)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured for 20 months in old French oak. Totally opaque black dark red core with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Lifted aniseed aromas meld into toasty vanillin oak, clove, earth and spice. Rich toasty aniseed flavours meet up with notions of clove, scorched earth and spice. The toasty clove characters quite prominent leaving a touch of bitterness on the finish. Plush mid palate with velvety tannins and a medium length aftertaste.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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2020 Bethany Blue Quarry Barrel Select Shiraz - Last Stocks

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2023-2029)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Dense inky black heart with a deep dark red black hue. Jumping out of the glass are seductive aromas of dark plum, liquorice and dark chocolate followed by toasty vanillin oak, earthy mocha and spice notes. Rich, powerful and opulently textured, dark plum and liquorice fruits are layered across the full bodied palate with plenty of volume. Toasty vanillin oak, earthy mocha and spice characters linger on the back half. Velvet smooth tannins finishing long and plush. Classic old school Barossa Shiraz.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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2021 Bethany Blue Quarry Barrel Select Shiraz

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$42. 99
Bottle
$515.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2023-2031)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured for 18 months in a combination of new and seasoned French and American oak. Midnight black heart with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Pronounced dark plum and liquorice aromas are interwoven with vanillin oak, earthy mocha, dark chocolate and spice notes. Rich and plump the flamboyant palate is awash with dark plum and liquorice fruits which meld into a vanillin cedar, fennel, dark chocolate and spice background. Possessing good underlying freshness and velvety tannins it finishes long and opulent yet resoundingly energetic.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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2021 Bibi Graetz Testamatta Pre-Arrival Offer

Tuscany, ITALY

$155. 00
Bottle
$1860.00 Dozen

Cellar: 8 - 10 Years (2031-2033)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork
Red to dark red core with black shaded edges and a red hue. Fragrant red currant and red liquorice scents drift through the olfactory senses infused with graphite like notes. Fresh herbs, subtle tobacco and spicy cedar aromas are also evident. Refined and elegant yet intense in its flavour, the mid weighted palate has an electric current of red currant and red liquorice fruits flowing across it. Red cherries, infusions of fresh herbs, a crushed rock like minerality and spicy tobacco the back drop. Muscular yet integrated tannins and energetic acidity provide great definition and focus. Long, fresh, crunchy red fruited conclusion.
Cellar 8-10 years.
Alc. 13.5%
Other Reviews....
Fabulous aromas of strawberries, orange zest and orange blossom. So pure on the nose. Very perfumed. Medium-bodied with intense linear tannins that are ultra-fine in texture. It's fresh and salty with a brightness and focus. Minerally and crisp. pH is 3.4 highlighting the strength of the acidity. Crunchy. Salty. So delicious now but this will age incredibly well.
98 points
JamesSuckling.com
The 2021 Testamatta is Sangiovese sourced from various hilltop vineyards spanning different cool microclimates. The ideal is to underline the transparency and fragility of the variety. Fruit from the Olmo Vineyard plays a big role and “gives a strong imprint to this wine,” Bibi says. Testamatta offers fresh aromas of violet, rose, forest green and candied orange peel. Bibi says 2021 was generally warmer than 2020, but all three vintages—2020, 2021 and 2022—are considered hot. He is upbeat regarding 2023 thanks to all the rain. Testamatta shows an earthy note that gives this wine (with 120,000 bottles made) a slightly more accessible personality. The tannins are lightly managed and the oak framing is down to an elegant minimum. Bibi buys 1% new oak each year, and his oldest barrels date back to 2003. He does not pull leaves, and he employs methods that do not concentrate his fruit so he can safeguard the typicity of Sangiovese. Winemaking is as natural as possible. The beautiful results are classic and bright. He strives to keep alcohol contents below 13%. Drink 2024-2045.
96 points
Monica Larner – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
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2021 Bibi Graetz Colore Pre-Arrival Offer

Tuscany, ITALY

$399. 00
Bottle
$4788.00 Dozen

Cellar: 10 - 15 Years (2033-2038)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Cork
Fascinated by old vines, in just 20 years, Bibi Graetz has assembled one of the largest holdings of old vineyards in Tuscany. He shuns the traditionalist Chianti constraints and unlike other Super Tuscan producers focuses on championing the local varieties of Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Colorino rather than pursuing Bordeaux blends.
Deep dark red black tinged colour with a dark red hue. Expressively scented with aromas of spicy red currants and red cherries tinged with a mix of violets, dried herbs and earth emanating from the glass. Hints of cedar and tobacco are also apparent. Intense, beautifully refined, focused and sculptured, the mid weighted palate is richly flavoured with delicious red currant and red cherry fruits which sit over a spicy back drop of earthy graphite like characters, tobacco, pencilly cedar and infusions of dried herbs. Muscular and elegant in its feel with a tightly knit tannin framework. Good tension with a long red fruited finish showing great vitality and force.
Cellar 10-15 years.
Alc. 14%
Other Reviews....
Intense aromas of purple fruits such as raspberry, spice, lead pencil and granite. Perfumed flowers as well. Full-bodied, tight with poised tannins that show transparency and focus. Crunchy and very long. Better after 2028 when it opens and integrates beautifully.
99 points
JamesSuckling.com
The Bibi Graetz 2021 Colore is Sangiovese from old vines, but otherwise, winemaking and the oak regime is identical to the other top red, Testamatta. In this case, fruit comes from the Lamole area with vineyards at a high 600 meters above sea level. Some are south-facing but high up on the mountain. As Bibi explains: “Colore delivers power and freshness, whereas Testamatta delivers transparency and freshness.” The Colore shows the pure energy and liveliness of Sangiovese with violet, wild cherry and orange zest. The wine delivers an elegantly earthy side with a very delineated mouthfeel driven by very fine, silly tannins. This is a beautiful wine with delicately sweet cherry on the finish. Bibi has been making little changes to this wine over the years (other than giving it a new winery home in Fiesole) to capture an ideal or benchmark for Sangiovese. His 2021 is his best wine yet. Production is 35,000 bottles, which is slightly lower compared to the last vintage. Drink 2024-2045.
98+ points
Monica Larner – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
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1. There is no minimum order unless stated.
2. All wines are 750ml unless indicated otherwise.
3. Payment is due at the time of ordering to secure stocks.
4. The wines are being collected and shipped in refrigerated containers and are due to arrive in May 2024.
5. Nicks Wine Merchants reserve the right to pass on any changes in Government duties and taxes and delivery charges from the date of order to the date of final delivery of the wine.
6. Errors and omissions excepted.
7. Delivery charges may apply - these can be determined by visiting the Freight Rates page.
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2020 Bibi Graetz Colore

Tuscany, ITALY

$420. 00
Bottle
$5040.00 Dozen

Cellar: 8 - 10 Years (2030-2032)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Fascinated by old vines, in just 20 years, Bibi Graetz has assembled one of the largest holdings of old vineyards in Tuscany. He shuns the traditionalist Chianti constraints and unlike other Super Tuscan producers focuses on championing the local varieties of Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Colorino rather than pursuing Bordeaux blends.
Deep dark red colour with black tinged edges and a bright red hue. Alluring red cherry and red currant scents infused with crushed rose petals meld into earth, tobacco, dusty cedar, fresh herb and spice notes. Delicious vibrant red fruits decorate the mid weighted palate with notions of tobacco, earth, fresh herbs and mineral infused crushed rocks lying underneath. Bright acidity combines with savoury yet slightly chalky tannins. Superb line, tension and length with a deceptively long and finessed finish.
Cellar 8-10 years.
Alc. 13.5%
Other Reviews….
The subtlety and perfumed nature of this wine is enchanting, offering flowers, orange peel and cherries. Wonderful ripe strawberries, too. Full-bodied, but not over the top, with tannins that are polished and run the length of the wine. It’s tight, but gives you every indication of a terrific wine. You want to drink it now, and you probably should do, because it’s so alluring. Yet it will age beautifully as well. Drink or hold.
98 points
James Suckling
The Bibi Graetz 2020 Colore is a pure expression of Sangiovese all sourced from old vines that are carefully selected in various parts of Tuscany. Much of the fruit comes from a high elevation and cool site in Lamole, or from 70-year-old vines in Bagno a Ripoli or Vincigliata near Fiesole. A small percentage of old vines in Olmo is also used. Bibi has a preference for old vines, and you can taste the lovely depth and complexity that comes through in the Colore. Compared to his other wine Testamatta, this wine has seen fewer stylistic changes over the years, and the goal has always been elegance and finesse. Colore boasts a pretty luminous quality with dark fruit aromas and wild berry. There are hints of licorice and mint as well. Mineral flavors and bright acidity are what set Colore apart.
Drink 2023-2045.
96 points
Monica Larner – Wine Advocate
Bright and lively on the palate, such beautifully expressed raspberry and red cherry fruit flavours alongside high-shining acidity that is so clean and precise. A supremely joyful expression with hints of caramelised strawberries and fresh mint. So sharp but so well defined with a clarity to the palate that is gorgeous. Really delivers a sophisticated, charming, characterful wine that is balanced, easy to enjoy with plenty of life. A more structured and perhaps harder to understand wine than Testamatta this year, but both have their own lovely personalities. This is so complete and abundant, muscular but controlled and full of complexity and detail - there's weight and density without heaviness. A sensational wine. Ageing 12 months in 500l French oak barrels.
98 points
Georgina Hindle - Decanter

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2020 Bibi Graetz Testamatta

Tuscany, ITALY

$165. 00
Bottle
$1980.00 Dozen

Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2028-2030)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Dark red core with black shaded edges and a red to dark red hue. Delightful spicy red currant, red cherry and a faint whiff of rose petal aromas enchant the olfactory senses. Notions of earth, dried herbs, tobacco and cedar ensue. Savoury and mid weighted the palate features crunchy red currant and red cherry fruits which are underlined by Sangiovese’s trademark bright acidity. Earth, tobacco, dried herb and spicy cedar nuances are also present. Dryish finish with grainy tannins providing structure. Concludes long, elegant and fresh.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc. 13%
Other Reviews….
Bibi Graetz has long been tinkering with his formula for this wine, and this vintage represents a new chapter. The 2020 Testamatta is a blend of Sangiovese from old and new vines, with a priority on cooler growing conditions (and even a few northern exposures). In the wake of climate change, and in the pursuit of elegance, Bibi is changing his approach. He also has a new vineyard property near Fiesole, and the introduction of these grapes (from a breezy, high-elevation site) are what gives Testamatta its beautiful clarity, sharpness and lifted bouquet. The new Fiesole fruit makes up about 30% to 35% of this wine. The results are vibrant, transparent and fresh both in terms of acidity and aromatic intensity. This is a wine in transformation and a wine to watch. Drink 2023-2043.
95 points
Monica Larner – Wine Advocate
Beautiful, fresh aromas of sour cherries, orange peel and lemon bush. Medium-bodied with firm, racy acidity and ultra-fine tannins that add brightness and energy to the wine. This is definitely following the new wave of crunchy, vivid Tuscany sangioveses, which emphasize drinkability and transparency. Lighter than past vintages. Drink now or hold.
94 points
James Suckling
Wild roses and wild strawberries, the nose has a lovely fragrance and expression. Lifted and bright, this has such a beautiful delicacy to it, a creamy, chalkiness comes from the fine tannins with bright, succulent strawberry and raspberry leaf elements. You feel the savoury side too, the sweet vanilla spice and dried herb aspect which counter the fruit and the high acidity. I adore the finesse here, the sharp fruit giving the energy and the chalky texture giving the layers. Feels well controlled, powerful yet delivered with poise. It doesn't have so much overt weight, it's definitely more ethereal in terms of density, but the nuance of flavour is thrillingly captivating and this has a long lifted finish. A contemplative wine that keeps you wanting more and more. Made in new winery facilities in Fiesole. Grapes were picked from the best six vineyards; Vincigliata, Olmo, Londa, Lamole, Montefili and Siena with each divided into parcels and harvested up to eight times to get the perfect ripening points. Natural and indigenous fermentation in open top barriques (225l) for smaller parcels and 50hl cask or stainless steel tanks for larger plots. After 7-10 days of maceration, the parcels are moved into old barriques and 50hl casks for 20 months.
97 points
Georgina Hindle - Decanter

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2019 Bibi Graetz Colore

Tuscany, ITALY

$450. 00
Bottle
$5400.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 15 Years (2021-2036)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Cork

Colore is Bibi Graetz's Gran Vin, from very old vineyards of Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Colorino. Poor soils mixed with sand and stone create the perfect terroir.
Deep dark red core with black shaded edges and a red to dark red hue. Super expressive aromatics entrance the olfactory senses with red currant and red cherry scents in union with hints of rose petals, graphite, earth, tobacco, fresh herbs and spicy cedar. Carrying superb intensity of flavour, the palate is energetic and finessed with a powerful core of delicious ripe red currant and red cherry fruits underpinned by a muscular structure and wonderfully fresh acidity. Earth, dried herb, subtle graphite, light cedary tobacco characters and spice play their part on the back half. Well cut and nimble it finishes exceptionally long with a focused core of red fruits.
Drink over the next 10-15 years.
Other Reviews….
Dressed for a party, the Bibi Graetz 2019 Colore celebrates the estate's 20th anniversary with a special commemorative (2000-2019) bottle. This vintage of Colore is 100% Sangiovese (the small part of Colorino in the blend we saw last year has been removed) because Bibi thought the Sangiovese elegant enough to stand alone. Fruit comes from three vineyard sites with 70-, 80- and 90-year-old vines, respectively. The wine offers big intensity and beautifully lifted aromas and more textural support than we saw in the slightly thinner 2018 vintage. The bouquet reveals balsam herb, cassis, pressed rose, garden mint and crushed stone. Fruit from the southern-most site, Poggio Matto in Casciano del Murlo (in the province of Siena), was blended in at a greater percentage to help build the structure and momentum of this cellar-worthy wine. Drink 2022 - 2045.
96 points
Monica Larner - Wine Advocate (Aug 2021)
This is so perfumed and seductive, with blackberries, cherries, dried flowers and perfume. It’s full-bodied and tight with very fine tannins. Really structured and long. Superb tannin texture. So fine, yet so powerful. This is an incredible combination of fruit and structure. Old-vine magic. Drink after 2026.
99 points
JamesSuckling.com

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2019 Bibi Graetz Testamatta

Tuscany, ITALY

$180. 00
Bottle
$2160.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 15 Years (2021-2036)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Cork

Dark red in colour with black shaded edges and a bright red hue. The nose has a perfumed quality to it featuring delightful rose petal like scents which meld into ripe red to dried cherry and red currant fruits. Earth, light tobacco, fresh herb and delicate spicy cedar scents then emerge. Very long and elegant, the seemingly weightless palate is flooded with a mix of red to dark cherry and red currant flavours that show an appealing savouriness. Adding complexity are spicy cedar, light earth and dried herb elements. Beautiful freshness with muscular yet finely etched tannins leading into a powerful yet refined finish.
Drink over the next 10-15 years.
Other Reviews….
A pure expression of Sangiovese, the Bibi Graetz 2019 Testamatta is a wine in constant evolution. Bibi has added 17 more hectares of vineyard to the program, with 12 hectares in Fiesole (north of Florence) and 5 hectares in San Donato in Colle (south of Florence) with 70-year-old vines. The base of the wine sees fruit from old vines planted in the 1950s in the cool-climate Lamole subzone of Chianti Classico. These new terroirs bring a lot more aromatic nuance and complexity to the wine with perfumed blue flower, candied orange peel, wet earth and plumy black fruit. White Alberese soils add a strong chalky mineral signature to the finish of this elegantly streamlined and linear Tuscan red. Drink 2022 - 2042.
94 points
Monica Larner - Wine Advocate (Aug 2021)
Very attractive combination of dried fruit and spices with black cherries and plums. Aromas of flowers and sandalwood, too. Full-bodied and very refined, yet intense, with plush, velvety tannins that are wonderfully integrated and intertwined with the fruit. Ripe center palate. Tight at the end, suggesting the need for some serious bottle age. Very structured. Try after 2025.
97 points
JamesSuckling.com

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2022 Bindi Original Vineyard Pinot Noir

Macedon Ranges, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$110. 00
Bottle
$1320.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

Matured for 15 months on yeast lees in French oak barrels, 1/3 being new oak. Sourced from vines planted in 1988, the 2022 vintage is showing pure red cherry, raspberry and ripe strawberry aromas. It is typically floral and gently spicy, a little savoury and very seductive.
Other Reviews....
Red cherry, sweet strawberry, Campari/burnt orange peel, baking spices, cedar, a fair bit of mint too. It’s all sweet poached strawberry infused with spice and orange oil, a bit sappy and minty, kind of juicy and glossy too, a fine graphite grip to tannin, ripe tomato on a finish of good length. It’s a specific style of wine, distinctly Macedon/Australian, and the shape of it is very good. It’s a bit too minty/gum leafy for my tastes, though it’s a wine of distinct character for sure. Drink 2023 - 2030+
94 Points
Gary Walsh - The Wine Front

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2021 Bindi Sergardi La Boncia Chianti

Tuscany, ITALY

$27. 99
Bottle
$335.88 Dozen

Minimum 6 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2023-2027)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

Dark red in colour with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. The nose offers up red currant and red cherry scents followed by some tobacco, dried herb and spicy earth notes. Mid weighted with an elegant feel, the palate features fresh red currant and red cherry fruits over dried herbs, earth and spice. Slightly grainy tannins with a savoury mid length conclusion.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2022 Dhillon Col Mountain Grenache Rose

Heathcote, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$34. 99
Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Notes from producer....
This Grenache from Heathcote received a few hours skin contact while being gently pressed, fermented without the addition of yeast to dryness in old French barrels and spent five months maturing on yeast lees. It is a delicately coloured rosé, fresh and fragrant of roses, red currant and under-ripe strawberry with a vibrant, dry, textured palate. It balances the line of having enough texture and flavour without having too much. It's proven to be a pleasurable wine to make as the harvest date/ripeness is critical and the amount of pressing, mixture of barrels, amount of time on lees and number of barrels to go through malo-lactic are all impactful decisions.
Michael Dhillon (September 2022)

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2021 Bindi Sergardi Tenuta I Colli Achille IGT Toscana Rosso

Tuscany, ITALY

$24. 99
Bottle
$299.88 Dozen

Minimum 6 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2023-2027)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

A blend of 90% Sangiovese and 10% Merlot. Deep dark red black colour with a dark red hue. Spicy red currant and red cherry aromas infused with a mixture of rose petals, earth, tobacco and dried herbs emanate from the glass. The elegant mid weighted palate features bright red currant and red cherry fruits over earth, infusions of fresh herbs and spicy tobacco. Slightly dryish tannins with vibrant acidity and a savoury conclusion of moderate length.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2020 Bissoni Girapoggio

Romagna, ITALY

$37. 99
Bottle
$455.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2023-2026)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

Made from biodynamically and certified organic grown Sangiovese grapes. Totally opaque black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Red currant aromas infused with balsamic herb like notes are trailed by some earth and pine needle notes. Juicy dark cherry and currant fruits meld into an earth, rosemary and spice back drop. Slightly chalky tannins and bright acidity. Concludes rustic and gently chewy with a touch of amaro bitterness.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2017 Blacatoo Infinity Shiraz

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$89. 99
Bottle
$1079.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2025-2026)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Cork

From 70 year old vines matured in French and American oak. Spectacular inky black in colour with a very deep bright dark red black hue. Pronounced freshly crushed ripe dark plum, blackberry and liquorice scents are interwoven with clove, fennel, some earthiness and spicy pepper notes. Rich and dense yet with an underlying feeling of freshness the palate is awash with luscious blackberry, liquorice and dark plum fruits which are underpinned by smoky vanillin oak, earthy fennel elements and spice. Bright youthful acidity with polished yet firm tannins and a long vibrant aftertaste.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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2020 Black Jack Chortle’s Edge Shiraz

Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2022-2026)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Fruit was sourced from both Bendigo and Heathcote. Totally opaque black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Elevated spicy dark plum and liquorice scents mix with black cherry, vanillin cedar and peppered dried herb notes. Medium to full bodied the palate is awash with lush aniseed and black cherry flavours which meld into some charry vanillin cedar and peppered earth characters on the back half. Polished tannin structure with a fleshy textured aniseed and pepper driven finish.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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