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Nothing quite matches the sparkle and sensation of fine bubbles dancing across the tongue. However, not everyone can drink Champagne on a regular basis. That's why we also stock affordable, quality Loire Valley sparklings, Prosecco, Sparkling reds and more, tasting hundreds of examples each year to bring you the best at any given price point.

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Coriole Prosecco

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

ABV: 10.5%

Closure: Screw Cap

Excellent white frothy mousse showing good hold. Very pale straw base wine colour with very fine profuse bead. The nose displays scents of pear, cashew, lees and citrus. Light, clean and crisp, the palate delivers refreshing flavours of citrus, pear and lees. Dry finish with aftertaste of citrus, pear and lees.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc 10.5%

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2019 Corryton Burge Martha Mae Pinot Noir Chardonnay

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$37. 99
Bottle
$455.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2025-2030)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Diam Cork

A crisp, nervy Sparkling that has a tense feel.
Matured on lees for 4 years. A well proportioned mousse forms atop a very pale straw coloured base that has subtle flashes of pale gold to the edges. Steady, fine bead with aromas of pear, baked bread and yeast lees intermeshed with some brioche, citrus and delicate chalk notes. Crisp, nervy palate with citrus and green pear fruits framed by tense, sculptured acidity. Some toast, green apple and yeast lees elements unwind across the back half. Dry, chalky finish with a racy, tightly knit feel.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12%
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Pale straw in the glass with an energetic bead and mousse. Aromas and flavours of green apple and citrus fruits with hints of freshly baked brioche, grilled nuts, crème fraîche, soft spice, nougat, white flowers and stone. Dry, clean and long with a lemony burst of acidity as the wine trails off. Drink by 2034.
93 Points
Dave Brookes – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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Corryton Burge Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay

AUSTRALIA
$23. 99
Bottle
$287.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

ABV: 12%

Closure: Diam Cork

A fluffy mousse quickly evaporates leaving behind a very pale straw coloured base that has a fine bead flowing through it with plenty of persistence. Pear and red apple scents drift out of the glass followed by hints of quince and subtle lees like notes. Crisp and highly refreshing the palate features pear and ripe apple fruits over a citrus and lees back drop. Racy in its feel its finishes dry and slightly chalky.
Alc. 12%

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Crittenden Estate Geppetto Sparkling Cuvee

Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

A satiny mousse prevails over a pale straw coloured base that has a steady stream of tiny bubbles flowing through it. Yellow peach, apple and citrus aromas mix with bready yeast lees like notes. Fruity red apple and citrus flavours overlay a back drop of subtle toast and yeast lees. Dry, slightly chalky finish with a refreshingly crisp aftertaste.
Alc. 12%

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Croser Sparkling

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2009-2011)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Produced from a blend of 64% Pinot Noir and 36% Chardonnay this wine is aged for 18 months on yeast lees. Excellent white creamy mousse with exceptionally fine and very persistent bead. Straw colour base wine. Aromas of apple, pear, cashew and yeast lees. Fruit driven palate with flavours of citrus, grapefruit, yeast lees and toast – quite full flavoured and displaying good length. Creamy texture with clean finish. Aftertaste of citrus, grapefruit and lees.
Drink over the next 2 years (2009-2011)
13.5% Alc

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Dal Zotto Pucino Prosecco

King Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$21. 99
Bottle
$263.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now (2016)

ABV: 10.5%

Closure: Crown Seal

Pours with a buoyant white mousse. Water like base wine colour with a greenish tinge around the edges. Very fine bead showing excellent persistence. Top notes of apple and pears are followed by some lemon sherbet. The palate has good fruit and a zippy mouthfeel with flavours of pears and baked apples to the fore over some sherbet and citrus. Dry finish with crisp acidity. Aftertaste of pear, baked apples, sherbet and citrus.
Drink now.
Alc 10.5%

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Dalwood Estate Hunter River Sparkling Chardonnay

Hunter Valley, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
$24. 99
Bottle
$299.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

ABV: 12%

Closure: Crown Seal

A light, crisp Sparkling with a tense feel and dry, chalky finish.
Pours with an exuberant mousse which overlays a pale straw, pale gold tinged base. Fine persistent bead with the nose extolling aromas of green apple, citrus, roasted almond and subtle oily toast like notes. Crisp sculpturing acidity frames nectarine, green apple and citrus fruits with some delicate oily toast and honeyed elements in the background. Vivid and tense in it’s feel with a dry, chalky finish.
Alc. 12%

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2017 DAOSA Late Disgorged Blanc de Blancs

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$180. 00
Bottle
$2160.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.9%

Closure: Cork

DAOSA's new Late Disgorged Blanc de Blancs comes from the Bizot family vineyard in the Piccadilly Valley, a site that has shaped the estate's most celebrated releases. This 2017 edition is a true long-game wine, spending time in barrel before an extraordinary 90 months on lees in bottle, a regimen aimed at building depth and refinement rather than overt power. Released only in tiny quantities, it sits at the top of the DAOSA sparkling range, offering a rare look at extended ageing in Australian sparkling and the kind of detail that has defined the label's recent reputation.
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From a single site – the Bizot family vineyard. All chardonnay. Barrel maturation employed. A foamy texture belies the detail of fruit, spice, savoury oak seasoning and freshness here. Summer fruits, biscuits and bread, toast and cinnamon and honey and marshmallow and ginger. Intense, saline acidity and bristling, tight and fine bubbles. A little glossiness of intensity even with the freshness. It's rich but lively, coursing with energy and yet shows off the mature fruit and secondary characters so well. A kaleidoscopic experience, per se. Just straight up fantastic, and a world beater. Drink 2025-2035.
96 points
Mike Bennie - James Halliday's Wine Companion
This is so pure and refined, with remarkable tension and mineral drive. Aromas of oyster shells, sliced lemons, flint, sourdough and white flowers. The palate is tightly wound and poised, with a bright line of acidity and a generous texture cut through by a persistent minerally, saline drive. The freshness is balanced by underlying power, coming from 90 months on tirage before disgorgement in May 2025. Excellent. Drink or hold.
97 points
JamesSuckling.com
The Bizot pedigree is evident in this remarkably youthful and fresh aged sparkling from the Adelaide Hills. The creator, multi-generational Champagne/sparkling maker, Xavier Bizot, has grown and assembled a brilliant, seemingly ageless wine. Chardonnay grown in Piccadilly underwent its first fermentation and ageing on full lees in oak for eight months. Its second fermentation and maturation in bottle on lees was for 90 months. Honeysuckle and jasmine aromas swirl and mix with peach, baked apple, spice and almond biscotti with a drizzle of honey. It’s invitingly fresh and complex at the same time. So, too, a palate led by a fine bead, finely textured and dry with a deeply woven complex citrus, stone fruit intensity and background honeyed spices, peach custard, almond spread and biscuit. Acidity holds true, raising the freshness factor and adding extra spark. Drink 2025-2030.
96 points
Jeni Port - Wine Pilot

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DAOSA Natural Reserve

Piccadilly Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$48. 99
Bottle
$587.88 Dozen

Cellar: 4 - 5 Years (2022-2023)

ABV: 12.1%

Closure: Diam Cork

A blend of 85% Pinot Noir and 15% Chardonnay made with 85% 2016 vintage material and 15% reserve wines. Good frothy white mousse with a pale straw pale gold edged base wine. A very fine bead shows good persistence. Rich yeast lees and baked bread aromatics are married to pear, citrus and honeyed toast like notes. Mouthfilling flavours of oily baked bread, yeast lees and honeyed cashew embellish the palate with richness over a pear and toast back drop. Creamy textural feel finishing dry with refreshing acidity. Medium to long baked bread, pear, yeast lees, toast and subtle cashew aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12.1%

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De Bortoli Este Cuvee Sparkling

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Diam Cork

A blend of 80% Chardonnay, 14% Pinot Noir, 4% Pinot Blanc and 2% Pinot Meunier. A fluffy white mousse subsides slowly to reveal a pale straw coloured base that’s threaded by a very fine and persistent bead. Baked bread, pear and yeast lees aromas fill the nostrils with some citrus and quince notes also evident. Fine and elegant the palate features pear and citrus fruits over quince like characters. Racy, chalk tinged feel with vivid acidity lending tension to the refreshing finish.
Alc. 12%
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A blend of mainly chardonnay (78%) with pinot noir/pinot blanc/pinot meunier. A multivintage blend with 6g/L dosage. Good complexity at this pricepoint with its gentle toastiness, a little citrus and marzipan. The palate is flavoursome and balanced, finishing nutty and dry.
92 Points
Philip Rich – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion
Made with the three traditional grape varieties of Champagne but with some added Pinot Blanc, 60% of the base wine coming from the 2018, 2019 and 2020 vintages. Lemon curd, green apple, white flowers, sea spray, pastry and cream. Yummo. The bubbles are fine and silky, and the mouthfeel and fruit are resonant. I enjoyed it immensely by itself but also drank it with a very large amount of cheese. For only $28 you’re getting some very tasty sparkling wine here.
93 Points
Brendan Black – WinePilot.com

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De Bortoli Sparkling Pinot Noir Rose

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Diam Cork

Pours with an exuberant mousse which dissipates to reveal a damask pink tinged core that has a steady stream of bubbles coursing through it. Aromas of peach and strawberry mix with some baked bread, lees and delicate sherbet notes. Mouth watering pear and strawberry flavours carry an airy feel across the palate with notions of lees and raspberry also evident. Finishes dry with crisp, refreshing acidity and a nicely shaped conclusion.
Alc. 12%
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Fizz made from Pinot Noir sourced from the Yarra Valley, parcels were fermented discretely and given five months on lees before the secondary fermentation. Dosage is seven grams/litre. A very pale orange pink with notes of florals, redcurrants and spices, with hints of cherries and strawberries. This is a gentle and delightfully elegant style of fizz, with a creamy texture that is finely balanced with a crisp finish. There is a chalky, minerally backing here with a lingering finish. Delicious drinking now and for the next couple of years. Drink 2024-2026.
92 Points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com

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De Bortoli Limoncello Spritz

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

ABV: 9%

Closure: Cork

De Bortoli Limoncello Spritz is light, refreshing, and easy to drink, with a bubbly burst of lemon and citrus flavors. It's a delightful sparkling drink, perfect for any occasion, whether with food or on its own.
It's best served over ice in a cocktail glass, garnished with a fresh lemon wheel and a sprig of mint.
Alc. 9%

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De Saint-Gall Le Blanc de Bio Champagne Premier Cru

Champagne, FRANCE
$130. 00
Bottle
$1560.00 Dozen

Minimum 6 bottles

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

A crisp, refreshing Champagne that has a dry, finely sculptured finish.
A well formed mousse slowly dissipates to reveal a pale straw coloured base that has pale gold tinged edges and a fine nimble bead. Pear, yeast lees and red apple skin aromas drift from the glass followed by some oily baked bread notes. Refreshing pear and citrus fruits drive the mouth watering palate over a back drop of yeast lees, baked bread and a chalky minerality. Crisp acidity with a dry, finely sculptured finish.
Alc. 12.5%

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De Saint-Gall Le Tradition Champagne Premier Cru

Champagne, FRANCE
$69. 99
Bottle
$839.88 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

A delightful entry level Champagne with well meshed flavours, an airy feel and refreshingly crisp finish.
The largest vineyard owners in the Cote des Blancs, Champagne de Saint-Gall is the creation of the Cooperative Union Champagne, founded in 1966, which consists of growers who only hold Premier & Grand Cru Vineyards. Produced from a blend of 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir.
A buoyant and fluffy mousse holds well over a pale straw coloured base that has flecks of gold around the edges. A very fine bead showing good persistence. Excellent aromatics with baked bread, citrus and yeast lees leading the way. Subtle toast and almond notes ensue. Well meshed flavours of yeast lees, baked bread and citrus overlay an oily toast and almond back drop. Airy feel with good tension, crisp acidity and a refreshingly savoury aftertaste.
Alc. 12.5%

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De Saint-Gall is a grower-led Champagne house founded in 1966 and now the largest vineyard owner in the Côte des Blancs, with holdings in both premier and grand cru sites. This is a blend of 70% chardonnay and 30% pinot noir.
Light straw-gold colour. Rich nose of bruised pears, honey and butter on toast. A full style, quite weighty with its rich golden fruits and toasty lees development all on show. Great length; there’s ample acidity to keep it driving while the fine mousse ensures both creaminess in texture along with refreshing lift to the dry finish. A complex delight to enjoy and will be equally at home with food as without. (Diam)
95 points
Stuart Knox - The Real Review

Mineral and tense with chalky, stony aromas, green apples and lemon peel with butter. Light-bodied, zesty and polished with fine and persistent mousse. Chalky again in the finish. Drink or hold.
93 points
JamesSuckling.com

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2022 De Stefani Redentore Prosecco DOC

Veneto, ITALY
$32. 99
Bottle
$395.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

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

ABV: 11%

Closure: Diam Cork

A lacy mouse slowly dissipates to reveal a pale straw coloured base that has pale gold tinged edges and a very fine, persistent bead flowing through it. Aromas of pear and green apple mix with baked bread and citrus notes. Delicious pear and green apple fruits have a racy feel across the palate with some lemon sherbet and delicate quince elements also chiming in. Dry vivid finish with crisp acidity leading into a highly refreshing chalk tinged conclusion.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 11%

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Delamere Cuvee

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

ABV: 12.9%

Closure: Diam Cork

Pours with a fluffy white mousse which holds well over a pale straw coloured base that has an exceptionally fine bead flowing through it. Attractive citrus, baked bread and yeast lees aromas drift through the nostrils followed by hints of brioche and chalk. Richly flavoured the palate features baked bread, pear and citrus characters over a yeast lees back drop. Dry chalk tinged finish with crisp acidity and a long gently creamed aftertaste.
Alc. 12.9%
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A blend of 68/32% chardonnay/pinot noir with 27% old oak stored reserve wine of four vintages blended into the 2021 base. On tirage 15 months, dosage 5g/L. Pale straw in the glass with a fine persistent bead. Aromas of crunchy green apple, lemon, grapefruit and juicy white peach undercut by hints of crushed stone, white flowers, sea spray, cut fennel and lighter tones of apple danish and almond meal. Excellent tension and drive across the palate with a porcelain line of acidity, pure citrus and apple tones finishing long, true and moreish. Drink by 2030.
94 Points
Dave Brookes – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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Deviation Road Altair Brut Rose

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$37. 99
Bottle
$455.88 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

This wine is predominantly made from Pinot Noir with a small percentage of Chardonnay grapes added for finesse. A buoyant lacy mousse slowly subsides to reveal a salmon pink coloured base that’s finely threaded by a very persistent bead. Attractive strawberry and peach scents meld into baked bread, citrus and yeast lees notes. Mouth watering peach and raspberry fruits have a racy feel with some lively citrus and chalky mineral characters sitting in the background. Crisp acidity finishing dry and invigoratingly fresh.
Alc. 12.5%
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55/45% 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. Layer upon layer of delicate flavour, texture and depth. Runs fine, long and so impressive. All class.
96 Points
Jeni Port – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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Dhondt-Grellet Les Terres Fines Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$199. 00
Bottle
$2388.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

In 1986, Eric Dhondt and Edith Grellet decided to stop selling off grapes to negociants and started Dhondt-Grellet. Their focus on farming translated into honest Champagnes from great holdings across the Côte des Blancs. Now with their son, Adrien, assuming a larger role, they are refocusing their efforts and producing some of the best Champagnes they ever have. Nowadays the company is lead by Eric and Adrian.
The vineyard is situated primarily in Grands and Premiers Crus of Cote des Blancs namely Cramant, Chouilly, Cuis but also Sézanne for their Chardonnays. They also cultivate some Pinot Noir in the Vallée the la Marne. Mainly located in mid hillsides on easy to work, very lightweight calcareous soils, their plots enjoy an outstanding location and a southeast exposure. The average age of the vines is 40 years. They also have their own cellars in Flavigny to age the wines before bringing them on the market. Les Terres Fines is their 100% chardonnay from premier cru vineyards from Cuis.
Please note: Disgorgement dates can vary. Please contact the store if you would like to check which disgorgement is currently available.
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Disgorged in June 2021, the NV Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Les Terres Fines (2018) offers up aromas of ripe citrus fruit, green apple, fresh bread, peach and toasted nuts. Full-bodied, ample and vinous, it's fleshy and generous, with lively acids and an enlivening pinpoint mousse. Seamless and complete, it concludes with chalky grip. Drink 2021 - 2028.
94 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Sept 2021)
The NV Champagne Blanc de Blancs Les Terres Fines Extra Brut was vinified in barriques and is more vinous in its aromas of toast, baked apple, and Meyer lemon. The palate is dry and ripe, with notes of pear, peach, smoke, and white flowers. It has underlying tension and is persistent in its length. Its assertive style will need some time to unwind and harmonize to its full potential. Disgorged July 2021. Drink 2024-2036.
93 points
Audrey Frick - jebdunnuck.com

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Divici Prosecco DOC Extra Dry

ITALY
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

ABV: 11%

Closure: Cork

Pours with a moderate mousse that dissipates relatively quickly to reveal a very pale straw base wine colour. Very fine bead showing good persistence. The nose exhibits top notes of citrus and fresh apple followed by some toasty characters. Light and crisp the palate delivers delicate flavours of pear and apple followed by some subtle yeasty characters on the back palate. Clean dry finish with aftertaste of pear, citrus and yeast lees.
Drink now.
Alc 11%

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2009 Dom Perignon Rose Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$720. 00
Bottle
$8640.00 Dozen

Closure: Diam Cork

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The 2009 Dom Pérignon Rosé is a sexy, racy wine that captures all the radiance of the year. Kirsch, blood orange, mint, spice and dried flowers unfurl in the glass. Soft, plush contours wrap it all together. Readers will find a Dom Pérignon Rosé endowed with tremendous textural depth and resonance. The 2009 is a total hedonistic turn-on. That's all there is to it. Drink 2025-2049.
98 points
Antonio Galloni – Vinous
Peaches, fresh crushed strawberries and roses on the nose. Full-bodied and generous. Fine tannins that frame the wine beautifully and set it up for a fresh finish. Some fruit tea and cedar undertones. Enticing finish with hints of bitterness. Savory. Drink or hold.
97 points
JamesSuckling.com

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2021 Dominique Portet Brut Nature

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2026-2032)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Diam Cork

Sculptured and racy finishing very dry, elegant and tense.
A blend of 45% Pinot Noir and 55% Chardonnay aged for 30 months on lees. A well formed mousse subsides into a very pale straw base that has pale gold tinged edges and a steady stream of bubbles flowing through it. Citrus and yeast lees scents are followed by some oily toast like notes, almond and chalk. Sculptured and racy in it’s feel, the palate features citrus and green apple fruits over a minerally back drop of almond and chalk. Crisp acidity finishing very dry, elegant and tense.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%

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Dominique Portet LD Brut Rose Pinot Chardonnay

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$42. 99
Bottle
$515.88 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Diam Cork

A mouth watering Sparkling Rose that finishes long, dry and savoury.
A blend of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay matured for 24 months on lees. Frothy mousse with a very pale salmon pink tinged colour and a fine, steady bead. Attractive strawberry, pear and yeast lees scents emanate out of the glass with some subtle baked bread notes also evident. Delicious pear and strawberry fruits carry a pillowy flow across the palate. Subtle baked bread, yeast lees and chalky mineral elements the undercard. Mouth watering acidity finishing long, dry and savoury.
Alc. 13%
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55/45% pinot noir/chardonnay. A minimum 24 months on lees, 5.8g/L dosage. A bright coral. A gentle and complex bouquet of small red fruits, floral scents and subtle light biscuit notes. The palate is super fresh and delicate, finishing dry and crisp. A lovely apéritif to drink now and over the next year or so.
95 Points
Philip Rich - James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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Dunes & Greene Chardonnay Pinot Noir

AUSTRALIA
$14. 99
Bottle
$179.88 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

A blend of 59% Chardonnay, 36% Pinot Noir and 5% Blanc de Noir. Good creamy white mousse showing good hold with apricot pink tinged base wine colour. Very fine bead showing excellent persistence. The nose displays pear aromas intermixed with a touch of winter strawberry and some toast end notes. On the palate flavours of pear, baked apple and a hint of winter strawberry finishing clean and crisp. Aftertaste of ripe pear, winter strawberry and toast.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc 12%

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Duval Leroy Brut Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$79. 99
Bottle
$959.88 Dozen

Minimum 6 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2021-2025)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

Pours with a frothy white mousse that holds well. A very persistent and exceptionally fine bead threading its way through a pale straw coloured base that has pale gold edgings. Pear, citrus and yeast lees aromatics combine with baked bread and subtle brioche notes. Quite creamy and airy in its feel the palate is layered with baked pear, yeast lees and citrus flavours with some bready characters and oily toast like nuances in the background. Finishes crisp with a long lacy aftertaste.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 12%

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Edouard Duval Champagne Noir d’Eulalie Extra Brut

Champagne, FRANCE
$145. 00
Bottle
$1740.00 Dozen

Minimum 6 bottles

Cellar: Drink now (2025)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Diam Cork

A stimulating Champagne with a dry, chalky back drop, crisp acidity and a quite lean, oily textured finish.
A satiny mousse subsides to reveal a pale straw gold tinged core that has a gentle flow of bubbles streaming through it. Pronounced yeast lees and baked bread aromas mix with hints of strawberry, brioche and oily toast like notes. The stimulating palate features baked bread, yeast lees and oily toast nuances over delicate pear and strawberry fruits. Dry, chalky back drop with crisp acidity leading into a quite lean, oily textured finish.
Alc. 12%
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Fresh and concentrated with aromas of dried citrus zest, walnut, dried apricot and cocoa. Some lemon and lime, too. It’s medium-bodied with bright acidity and a fine, sleek mousse. Saline and biscuit notes to close. Drink now.
93 Points
JamesSuckling.com

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2015 Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru Millesime Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$1399. 00
Bottle
$16788.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

The Ambonnay based Egly-Ouriet are a reference point for grower producers in Champagne, known for their impeccable vineyard management and fastidious winemaking skills. Much of their production is raised in oak barrels, with extended aging on lees a feature. As usual with Francis Egly's millesime, the blend is 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay from the same 40-year-old vines in Ambonnay, aged in barrel until bottling.
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The 2015 Champagne Millésime is a bright straw color and is ripe and fruity on the nose, with aromas of black cherries, fresh violets, savory saline, and a hint of umami richness. The palate is full-bodied, with no phenolic bitterness, and never feels overtly savory. Pure, juicy, and inviting, it’s lovely and long on the palate, with a very pretty finish and a refined mousse that just frames the wine. It has a delicate note of toast that it needs time to harmonize, but I love what they have done with this vintage. Drink 2025-2045.
96 points
Audrey Frick - jebdunnuck.com

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2008 Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru Millesime Champagne (Disgorged April 2020)

Champagne, FRANCE
$1750. 00
Bottle
$21000.00 Dozen

Closure: Cork

The Ambonnay based Egly-Ouriet are a reference point for grower producers in Champagne, known for their impeccable vineyard management and fastidious winemaking skills. Much of their production is raised in oak barrels, with extended aging on lees a feature. This wine is the second bottling of Egly’s (already legendary) Millésime 2008, first bottled with a July 2019 disgorgement, this edition was almost a year later in April 2020, after 129 months on lees. As usual with Francis Egly's millesime, the blend is 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay from the same 40-year-old vines in Ambonnay, aged in barrel until bottling and with no malo.
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Revisited from the July 2019 disgorgement, Egly's 2008 Brut Grand Cru Millésime was showing as brilliantly as ever. The wine seemed to shut down a little in early 2020, but it is already beginning to unwind, and this was the most expressive bottle that I've drunk to date. Offering up an incipiently complex bouquet of orchard fruit, citrus oil, pralines and freshly baked bread, now complemented by hints of iodine, clear honey and mirabelle plum, it's full-bodied, deep and layered, with immense depth and concentration, racy acids and elegantly muscular structuring dry extract. Long and penetrating, as I've written before, this wine is a monument to what Champagne's grower revolution has achieved over the last 30 or so years. Drink 2023 - 2048.
100 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (May 2021)
Just being released now, the 2008 Brut Millésime Grand Cru is quite possibly the most elegant, most refined Champagne I have ever tasted at Egly-Ouriet. Francis Egly captures the freshness and verve of 2008 as expressed in his vineyards in Ambonnay. That interplay yields a Champagne that is deep, resonant and pulsing with tremendous energy. The Pinot really comes through on a finish that just expands with superb resonance. In a word: brilliant! Disgorged: July, 2019. Drink 2019-2029.
96 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
A timeless, benchmark expression of Ambonnay. Primary fermentation in barrique, no malolactic fermentation. Aged 10 years on its lees and bottled with 5g/l dosage. A stunning, complex nose of candied walnuts, cherry pits, nougat and red apples. The palate has boundless energy, leading with a punch of apricots, golden raisins, almonds and orange zest. The length of the finish is extraordinary, oscillating between airy weightlessness and muscular power. The combination of Francis Egly's meticulous nature and the sturdy clarity of the 2008 vintage is a thing to behold. A wine to enjoy over the next four decades. Drink 2020 - 2060.
99 points
Matthew Luczy - Decanter

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Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru Extra Brut Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
Reduced from $320.00
$299. 00
Bottle
$3588.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2018-2024)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

The Ambonnay based Egly-Ouriet are a reference point for grower producers in Champagne, known for their impeccable vineyard management and fastidious winemaking skills. Much of their production is raised in oak barrels, with extended aging on lees a feature. Brut Tradition is a blend of up of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay from low yielding vines in Grand Cru terroirs, and is a wine that puts to shame many a prestige cuvee at double the price.

Please note: Disgorgement dates can vary. Please contact the store if you would like to check which disgorgement is currently available.

Previous tasting October 2018:
A fine satin like mousse shows good hold over a pale straw base with pale gold edgings. Very profuse and exceptionally fine bead. Superb aromatics of baked bread and yeast lees meld with subtle honeyed notes, pear, citrus and lightly roasted cashew. Very faint hazelnut end notes complete a complex sniff. Rich toasty baked bread and yeast lees characters pair with subtle pear and citrus flavours. Refined lacy feel with sculptured acidity lending tension on the mouth watering finish. Also evident are cashew and buttered brioche nuances. Long creamy oily baked bread and yeast lees tinged finish with a bite of refreshing citrus.
97 points
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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70% pinot noir, 30% chardonnay from the ’12, ’11 and ’10 vintages, disgorged October ’17 after 51 months on lees. Fourth-generation vigneron, Francis Egly, assumed responsibility in ’82, deciding to bottle the production of 8300 dozen from the 12ha estate. His determination to make only the best quality champagne means he now sells on allocation. This wine is supremely concentrated, and equally classy. Dosage 2g/l.
97 points
James Halliday - Australian Wine Companion

Even though it was only Disgorged: a few months ago, the NV Brut Tradition Grand Cru is super-expressive. The Brut Tradition brings together parcels in Ambonnay, Bouzy and Verzenay that, together, yield a Pinot-driven Champagne with tremendous breadth as well as cut. Red fruit, dried flowers, mint, spice and lemon confit are some of the aromas and flavors that build in this wonderfully open-knit, inviting Champagne from Egly-Ouriet.
92 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous

With this release, based on the 2014 vintage and disgorged in June-July 2019, what was formerly Egly's Brut "Tradition" becomes simply his NV Brut Grand Cru, a simplification that paves the way for several new cuvées from this reference-point grower that I'll be reporting about in due course. Changes in nomenclature aside, the wine in the bottle has never been better, and the latest release soars from the glass with an expressive bouquet of golden orchard fruit, honeycomb, citrus zest and freshly baked bread. On the palate, it's full-bodied, deep and layered, with real concentration and intensity, built around racy acids and chalky dry extract. The finish is long and lingering.
93 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (May 2020)

From the very first cuvée, Egly-Ouriet is distinguished for its ability to preserve exacting precision and outstanding chalk mineral focus in the midst of magnificent generosity. A vinous wine of calm authority, carrying the full grandeur and complexity of carefully tended, low-yielding, old vine Pinot Noir on some of Champagne’s most revered grand crus… A paradox of luxurious generosity and crystalline purity.
95 points
Tyson Stelzer - The Champagne Guide 2015-2016

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Egly-Ouriet Blanc De Noirs Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes Les Crayeres Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
Reduced from $930.00
$860. 00
Bottle
$10320.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

The Ambonnay based Egly-Ouriet are a reference point for grower producers in Champagne, known for their impeccable vineyard management and fastidious winemaking skills. Much of their production is raised in oak barrels, with extended aging on lees a feature. Blanc De Noirs is the flagship wine from Egly-Ouriet, and the one that first captured the attention of the wider Champagne public. This 100% Pinot Noir cuvee comes from the Les Crayeres vineyard in Ambonnay that was planted in 1946.
Please note: Disgorgement dates can vary. Please contact the store if you would like to check which disgorgement is currently available.
Other Reviews....
A blend of the 2015 and 2014 vintages, Egly's emblematic NV Brut Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru Les Crayères was disgorged this year with only one gram per liter dosage. Bursting with aromas of mirabelle plum, Anjou pear and green apple mingled with notions of freshly baked bread, honeycomb and praline, it's full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, its satiny attack segueing into a deep, layered mid-palate of striking texture and concentration. Concluding with a long, intensely saline finish, it's another brilliant wine from a great producer at the top of his form. Drink 2023 - 2043.
98+ points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Sep 2022)
The NV Brut Blanc de Noirs Les Crayeres Grand Cru explodes from the glass with a range of Pinot aromas and flavors that is just breathtaking. Bright acids and beams of saline intensity offer striking contrast. Even though it has just been Disgorged:, the Crayeres is just stunning. For readers who want to know what Pinot from Ambonnay tastes like, well, this is it. Hints of Mirabelle plum, red plum and dried flowers linger on the substantial finish.
96+ points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
Aged 72 months on lees, fermented in barrel with full malo, the NV Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs Les Crayeres Vieilles Vignes Brut is just a heavenly bottle, offering a kaleidoscope-like nose of buttered citrus, orange blossom, flowers, green almonds, and salty minerality. These flow to a full-bodied, rich, deep, and incredibly layered palate Champagne that flirts with perfection. It’s stunning today yet it should easily evolve for another 20 years. Drink 2020 - 2040.
99 points
Jeb Dunnuck

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Filipa Pato 3B Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature

PORTUGAL
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

ABV: 12%

Closure: Diam Cork

A sculptured Sparkling that finishes very dry and chalky.
Produced from a blend of 70% Bical, 23% Maria Gomes and 7% Cercial grapes with 9 months sur-lie aging and no dosage.
A nicely formed mousse fades into a straw, gold edge tinged base that has a persistent bead coursing through it. Pronounced quince, mandarin and citrus aromas intermix with subtle oily toast like notes. Tangy quince, apple skin and ginger like flavours meld into a yeasty baked bread back drop. Sculptured acidity with a very dry, chalky finish.
Alc. 12%

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Forest-Marie Brut Tradition Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$84. 99
Bottle
$1019.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

A heady mousse sits well over a straw pale gold edged base. Streaming through its core is a very fine and persistent bead. Invigorating scents of baked bread, yeast lees and subtle dried honey fill the nostrils with hints of ginger, brioche and roasted almonds also chiming in. Rich and mouth filling with a creamy texture the palate is generously endowed with baked bread, yeast lees and brioche flavours which overlay a back drop of roasted almonds and citrus. Crisp acidity with some lingering oily toast like accents to the long, full aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12%

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42 Degrees South Premier Cuvee Brut

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Minimum 6 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2010-2013)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

The wine opens with a good white creamy mousse and very fine and persistent bead. Pale gold coloured base wine. Lifted aromas of apple, grapefruit and citrus with just a hint of toast as an end note. The palate displays refreshing bur relatively simple flavours of grapefruit, citrus and light toast with a clean crisp finish. Aftertaste of citrus, light toast and grapefruit. A straightforward fruit driven blend.
Drink over the next 2-3 years (2010-2013).
Alc 12.0%

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2018 Georges Laval Les Chenes Brut Nature Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$550. 00
Bottle
$6600.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

While the Laval family has been growing vines for four generations, it was not until 1971 that Georges Laval began producing estate-bottled Champagne. Now under the direction of George's son Vincent, this is one of the great under the radar properties in the region. Laval’s vineyard holdings comprise just 2.5 hectares, most in the premier cru village of Cumières. Across the seven parcels the average vine age is over 30 years, with the oldest vines of the estate over 70 years of age. Organic viticulture has been practiced since 1971, and despite the challenges of this approach in Champagne, they are now certified by Ecocert. Laval’s wines are harvested ripe and almost never chaptalized, and fermentation takes place in barrel, with indigenous yeasts. The wines are bottled late, usually about ten months after the harvest, and they are neither fined, filtered nor cold-stabilized.
Les Chenes is Vincent Laval's dense and powerful 100% Chardonnay cuvée from a lieu-dit of the same name, made only in exceptional years. After harvesting fully ripe grapes, the wine spends around 10 months in barrel before another 4 years in bottle prior to disgorgement with zero dosage.

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2017 Georges Laval Les Hautes Chevres Brut Nature Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$550. 00
Bottle
$6600.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

While the Laval family has been growing vines for four generations, it was not until 1971 that Georges Laval began producing estate-bottled Champagne. Now under the direction of George's son Vincent, this is one of the great under the radar properties in the region. Laval’s vineyard holdings comprise just 2.5 hectares, most in the premier cru village of Cumières. Across the seven parcels the average vine age is over 30 years, with the oldest vines of the estate over 70 years of age. Organic viticulture has been practiced since 1971, and despite the challenges of this approach in Champagne, they are now certified by Ecocert. Laval’s wines are harvested ripe and almost never chaptalized, and fermentation takes place in barrel, with indigenous yeasts. The wines are bottled late, usually about ten months after the harvest, and they are neither fined, filtered nor cold-stabilized.
Les Hautes Chevres is a tiny selection of old vine Pinot Meunier planted in 1930, 1947, 1965, and 1971. Unfortunately the 1930 parcel needed to be replaced following the 2014 harvest, yet these are still some of the oldest Meunier vines in the area. Situated at the top of the slope within the Cumieres vineyard, this tiny parcel sits on a layer of fine clay over a firm limestone bedrock base, and produces Meunier with a rich and multi-dimensional profile, further heightened as the wine ages in bottle. This micro-cuvée is one of the rarest and most sought after in the region. Bottled with zero dosage.

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Vincent Laval (Georges Laval) Brut Nature Champagne Rose

Champagne, FRANCE
$485. 00
Bottle
$5820.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

While the Laval family has been growing vines for four generations, it was not until 1971 that Georges Laval began producing estate-bottled Champagne. Now under the direction of George's son Vincent, this is one of the great under the radar properties in the region. Laval’s vineyard holdings comprise just 2.5 hectares, most in the premier cru village of Cumières. Across the seven parcels the average vine age is over 30 years, with the oldest vines of the estate over 70 years of age. Organic viticulture has been practiced since 1971, and despite the challenges of this approach in Champagne, they are now certified by Ecocert. Laval’s wines are harvested ripe and almost never chaptalized, and fermentation takes place in barrel, with indigenous yeasts. The wines are bottled late, usually about ten months after the harvest, and they are neither fined, filtered nor cold-stabilized.
Vincent produces one of the most singular expressions of Rosé Champagne, very much in the style of red Burgundy with bubbles. A rough split of 50/50 Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier are picked as whole bunches and carefully crushed by foot with a healthy amount of skin contact leading to a bold, vibrant red colour. Expect a rich, layered, and unquestionable detailed rosé unlike anything else you will have encountered.

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Georges Laval Cumieres Brut Nature Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$240. 00
Bottle
$2880.00 Dozen

Closure: Cork

While the Laval family has been growing vines for four generations, it was not until 1971 that Georges Laval began producing estate-bottled Champagne. Now under the direction of George's son Vincent, this is one of the great under the radar properties in the region. Laval’s vineyard holdings comprise just 2.5 hectares, most in the premier cru village of Cumières. Across the seven parcels the average vine age is over 30 years, with the oldest vines of the estate over 70 years of age. Organic viticulture has been practiced since 1971, and despite the challenges of this approach in Champagne, they are now certified by Ecocert. Laval’s wines are harvested ripe and almost never chaptalized, and fermentation takes place in barrel, with indigenous yeasts. The wines are bottled late, usually about ten months after the harvest, and they are neither fined, filtered nor cold-stabilized.
Cumieres Brut Nature is a blend of 57% Chardonnay, 33% Pinot Noir, and 10% Pinot Meunier, and is fermented in oak before three years in bottle prior to disgorging with no dosage.
Please note: Disgorgement dates can vary. Please contact the store if you would like to check which disgorgement is currently available.
Other Reviews....
The NV Brut Nature Cumières (2017) makes me feel like I am in the cellar, tasting with Vincent Laval. A Champagne of tremendous purity and nuance, the NV captures all of the flavor intensity, drive and nuance that make the wines of Cumières so alluring. This release, based on 2017, sizzles with nervy energy. Time in the glass brings out layers of perfume and a whole range of red-toned fruits. In a word: terrific. Disgorged: February 21, 2020. Drink 2020-2028.
91 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous

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Georges Laval Garennes Extra Brut Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$199. 00
Bottle
$2388.00 Dozen

ABV: 11.5%

Closure: Cork

While the Laval family has been growing vines for four generations, it was not until 1971 that Georges Laval began producing estate-bottled Champagne. Now under the direction of George's son Vincent, this is one of the great under the radar properties in the region. Laval’s vineyard holdings comprise just 2.5 hectares, most in the premier cru village of Cumières. Across the seven parcels the average vine age is over 30 years, with the oldest vines of the estate over 70 years of age. Organic viticulture has been practiced since 1971, and despite the challenges of this approach in Champagne, they are now certified by Ecocert. Laval’s wines are harvested ripe and almost never chaptalized, and fermentation takes place in barrel, with indigenous yeasts. The wines are bottled late, usually about ten months after the harvest, and they are neither fined, filtered nor cold-stabilized.
Please note: Disgorgement dates can vary. Please contact the store if you would like to check which disgorgement is currently available.
Other Reviews....
The NV Extra-Brut Garennes is rich, ample and inviting, with all of the textural intensity that is the signature of Vincent Laval’s wines. Readers should expect a rich, boisterous Champagne laced with generous Meunier intensity. Dried pear, hazelnut and crushed flowers are some of the many notes that develop with a bit of air. The Garennes bottling continues to gain in complexity. This is the best edition yet. This release is based on 2016, with 40% reserve wines from 2015, 2014 and 2013. The blend is 90% Meunier with 5% each Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Drink 2020-2028.
90 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous

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2017 Georges Remy Les Muits Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$199. 00
Bottle
$2388.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Georges Remy is a young, third generation vigneron crafting exciting Champagnes from his base in the Grand Cru village of Bouzy. While his formative years following wine study were spent in Bordeaux, upon returning to his home and making some notable Bouzy Rouge (still red wine), Georges now produces a range of Champagnes from vineyards predominantly located in Bouzy, with a small part in Tauxieres. The dark clay soils here are rich in silica and gypsum, and produces wines with enormous power and complexity. Their vineyards have been certified organic since 2015, and while not prescriptive, Georges does use herbal treatments as well as some biodynamic preparations to minimize the use of sulphites following vinification. Spontaneous fermentation occurs in barrel and after aging on its lees bottling takes place following the lunar cycles.
Les Muits is made from a single parcel of 100% Chardonnay from the Premier Cru village of Tauxieres. While it's rare to find Chardonnay planted here, these specific vines are from a portion of the parcel which sits at the top of the hill planted over a bedrock of pure chalk. Vines here face south-east, and the parcel is made up of two massale selection plantings from 1971 and 1973. Production is a tiny 700 bottles.

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2016 Georges Remy Le Mont de Tauxieres Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$230. 00
Bottle
$2760.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Georges Remy is a young, third generation vigneron crafting exciting Champagnes from his base in the Grand Cru village of Bouzy. While his formative years following wine study were spent in Bordeaux, upon returning to his home and making some notable Bouzy Rouge (still red wine), Georges now produces a range of Champagnes from vineyards predominantly located in Bouzy, with a small part in Tauxieres. The dark clay soils here are rich in silica and gypsum, and produces wines with enormous power and complexity. Their vineyards have been certified organic since 2015, and while not prescriptive, Georges does use herbal treatments as well as some biodynamic preparations to minimize the use of sulphites following vinification. Spontaneous fermentation occurs in barrel and after aging on its lees bottling takes place following the lunar cycles.
Le Mont de Tauxieres is a blend of 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay from this single vineyard based in the Grand Cru village of Bouzy. Disgorged in April 2022 with no dosage, there are a scant 1500 bottles available from the 2016 vintage.

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2022 Grampians Estate Rutherford Sparkling Shiraz

Great Western, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$34. 99
Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2026-2034)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Diam Cork

A rich, opulent Sparkling Shiraz with a sturdy structure imparting a touch of firmness across the long expansive finish.
A fluffy purple tinged mousse holds well over a midnight black dark red core that’s finely threaded by a steady bead. A heady mix of dark plum, liquorice and dark chocolate aromas waft through the nostrils followed by some spicy vanillin oak and earthy mocha notes. The weighty palate is awash with rich opulent dark plum, chocolate and liquorice flavours. Vanillin oak and earthy mocha characters drift across the back half. Creamy textured mid palate feel with a sturdy structure imparting a touch of firmness across the long expansive finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 14%
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A wonderful tribute to Ford Guthrie, the son of the producer who tragically died too young. Walks the finest of lines between complexity and freshness so well, so convincingly. Dense, dark purple hues. Ripe, sweet blackberries, cherry, blueberry, lively spice, black licorice, chocolate and warm oak light up under the liveliest of bubbles. Flows seamlessly, underscored in soft, ripe tannins and delivered long with a subtle, spicy sweetness. Classic modern Aus style. Drink by 2034.
95 Points
Jeni Port - James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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Guerrieri Rizzardi Prosecco Extra Dry

Veneto, ITALY
$26. 99
Bottle
$323.88 Dozen

ABV: 11%

Closure: Diam Cork

A fluffy white mousse holds well eventually subsiding into a pale straw coloured base that has a very fine and steady bead flowing through it. Expressive pear and ripe apple scents are trailed by hints of lemon sherbet and quince like notes. Airy and satiny in its feel the palate has a delicious flavour profile of pears and apples which are complimented by traces of quince and sherbet. Finishes dry with nimble acidity and a long crisp aftertaste.
Alc. 11%

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Guiborat Prisme.17 Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
Reduced from $175.00
$150. 00
Bottle
$1800.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Champagne Guiborat is based in the grand cru village of Cramant, right in the heart of the Cote de Blancs. Much of their vineyards are planted in the deep chalk soils of Cramant and Chouilly grand crus, along with a parcel in the Marne near Epernay where they have some Pinot Meunier. While they own 8 hectares of vineyards, three quarters of their production is sold off to Laurent-Perrier, keeping only the best parcels for their own label.
Prisme is a 100% Chardonnay cuvee exclusively from old vine parcels owned by the family, namely Les Bergeries (Cramant, planted in 1984), Le Mont Aigu (Chouilly, planted in 1970 and 1979), and Les Caurés (Chouilly, planted in 1946 and 1988). The emphasis with Prisme is to display the transparent nature that the chalk soils of Cramant and Chouilly lend to these wines. Vinification occurs in 96% stainless steel, with the balance in neutral oak barrels. Following 7 months on lees the wine is assembled and sees a further 44 months on lees in bottle, and 12 months resting in the cellar before release. Dosage is a very low 1.5g/L.
Other Reviews....
The NV Extra-Brut Prisme . 17 is a taut, chiseled wine, based on the 2017 vintage with 13% reserve wines. Offering up notes of citrus zest, verbena, warm bread and fresh herbs, it's medium to full-bodied, elegantly textural and incisive, with racy acids underpinning an attractive core of ripe fruit. Drink 2023 - 2029.
92 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Dec 15, 2023)

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2015 Guiborat de Caures a Mont-Aigu Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
Reduced from $270.00
$240. 00
Bottle
$2880.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Champagne Guiborat is based in the grand cru village of Cramant, right in the heart of the Cote de Blancs. Much of their vineyards are planted in the deep chalk soils of Cramant and Chouilly grand crus, along with a parcel in the Marne near Epernay where they have some Pinot Meunier. While they own 8 hectares of vineyards, three quarters of their production is sold off to Laurent-Perrier, keeping only the best parcels for their own label.
In certain years Richard Fouquet will release a wine solely from the Mont-Aigu parcel (planted 1970), however in the warmer years he chooses to combine fruit from this warm site with the cooler exposure of the Caures vineyard (planted 1946). This 100% Chardonnay cuvee is vinified in stainless steel and rests on lees for 6 months, before a further 68 months on lees in bottle prior to being disgorged with 1.5g/L dosage.
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Incorporating some 16% of lieu-dit Caurés to temper the richness of Montaigu in sunny vintages, Guiborat's 2015 Extra-Brut De Caurés à Montaigu offers up aromas of crisp green apple, white flowers, citrus oil, freshly baked bread and wet stones. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and seamless, it's racy and charming, with a pure core of fruit, a pillowy mousse and a chalky finish. Drink 2023 - 2038.
94 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Dec 15, 2023)

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Henriot Brut Souverain Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$120. 00
Bottle
$1440.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Diam Cork

Rich and airy with a dry chalk tinged finish.
Made from a blend of 45% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Meunier using 30-50% reserve wines with ageing on lees for a period of 3 years. A fine, lacy mousse slowly dissipates to reveal a pale straw coloured base with gold tinged edges and a nimble bead. Aromas of citrus, yeast lees and baked bread drift through the nostrils followed by subtle oily toast like notes and chalk. Rich, airy flavours of baked bread, yeast lees and citrus meld into an oily toast and almond background. Dry, chalk tinged finish with crisp acidity and a gently creamed aftertaste of ample length.
Alc. 12%

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Irvine The Earl Sparkling Red

Eden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$27. 99
Bottle
$335.88 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

Rich, lush and creamy textured with some emerging earthy complexity.
A foamy purple tinged mousse shows good hold over a dark red black tinged base that has a fine stream of tiny bubbles flowing through it. Ripe dark plum and liquorice aromas show good lift out of the glass followed by some earthy dark chocolate, vanilla and spicy leather notes. Rich dark plum, liquorice and blackberry fruits carry a creamy texture across the mouth filling palate. Earthy dark chocolate and vanillin spice elements sit in the background. Firms up a touch on the back half with a long, lush finish.
Alc. 13.5%

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Jacques Lassaigne La Colline Inspiree Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$260. 00
Bottle
$3120.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

Emmanuel Lassaigne is one of Champagne's most thoughtful and exciting grower producers, working with the chalky south and southeast-facing sloped vineyards of Montgueux in the Aube department. Lassaigne's extraordinary Champagnes are pushing the qualitative boundaries not just of the Aube but of the entire region. Farming in his vineyards is organic with cultivated soils and harvesting at full maturity. In the cellar, the wines ferment in wood and stainless steel, and they're disgorged by hand without dosage. The style is powerful and vinous but also racy and electric.
La Colline Inspirée is 100% Chardonnay raised in oak, and displays a vinous and lush expression bound to please lovers of quality aged white Burgundy.
Please note: Disgorgement dates can vary. Please contact the store if you would like to check which disgorgement is currently available.
Other Reviews....
A blend of the 2013 and 2012 vintages that was disgorged in March, the NV Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs La Colline Inspiré opens in the glass with aromas of almond paste, citrus oil, crisp green apple and pastry cream, gently framed by its élevage in barrel. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, vinous and concentrated, with an immensely incisive spine of ripe but bracing acidity, a fine mousse and a long, electric and searingly saline finish. This bottling is produced from several parcels in Montgueux, and all the vins clairs are now fermented and matured in barrel. Drink 2020-2035.
94 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Aug 31, 2019)
There are lovely, up front, crazy coconut and tropical fruit aromas, along with a bit of spice and tangy barrel-aged oxidative notes. The texture is one of silky perfection. The freshness, the density of the fruit, and the complexity of the ageing create terrific dynamic tension on the palate. This is blended from base wines from 2018 (12 months in barrel on the lees), 2017 (24 months), 2016 (36 months), and 2015 (48 months), and aged on the lees before disgorging in January of 2022 – a superb wine. Drink 2022-2040.
96 points
Charles Curtis MW - Decanter

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2015 Jacques Lassaigne Millesime Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$280. 00
Bottle
$3360.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

Emmanuel Lassaigne is one of Champagne's most thoughtful and exciting grower producers, working with the chalky south and southeast-facing sloped vineyards of Montgueux in the Aube department. Lassaigne's extraordinary Champagnes are pushing the qualitative boundaries not just of the Aube but of the entire region. Farming in his vineyards is organic with cultivated soils and harvesting at full maturity. In the cellar, the wines ferment in wood and stainless steel, and they're disgorged by hand without dosage. The style is powerful and vinous but also racy and electric.
Lassaigne's vintage Blanc de Blancs is perhaps the sweet spot in the range. As a cuvee of 100% Chardonnay from the Le Cotet (35%) and Les Paluets (65%) vineyards, the wine was raised in tank before 8 years in bottle and disgorgement in late 2023. Given the extended lees contact this wine shows an enormous level of depth and complexity.

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Jacques Lassaigne Le Cotet Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
$230. 00
Bottle
$2760.00 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

Emmanuel Lassaigne is one of Champagne's most thoughtful and exciting grower producers, working with the chalky south and southeast-facing sloped vineyards of Montgueux in the Aube department. Lassaigne's extraordinary Champagnes are pushing the qualitative boundaries not just of the Aube but of the entire region. Farming in his vineyards is organic with cultivated soils and harvesting at full maturity. In the cellar, the wines ferment in wood and stainless steel, and they're disgorged by hand without dosage. The style is powerful and vinous but also racy and electric.
Please note: Disgorgement dates can vary. Please contact the store if you would like to check which disgorgement is currently available.
Other Reviews....
Based on the excellent 2019 vintage, and derived from the lower part of the parcel in front of Lassaigne's winery, planted between 1964 and 1968, the newly released NV Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Le Cotet wafts from the glass with aromas of toasted nuts, crisp stone fruit, citrus oil and youthful reduction. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and textural, with tangy acids and a long, saline finish, its reductive profile means that it really rewards some time in the glass. Drink 2023 - 2038.
94 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Aug 11, 2023)
This magnum of Le Cotet is starting to open now, with notes of smoke, truffle and brioche over ripe green apple fruit. The bright acidity carries the wine on the palate but doesn't overwhelm at all – the sensation is subtle elegance and finesse, with nothing shrill or harsh. The base is the 2011 vintage (aged more than a year in used barrels on the lees) with about 10% reserve wines; the blend was disgorged (with no dosage) in July 2015. This wine has dynamic freshness and impressive length and should continue to age in a proper cellar for years to come. Drink 2022 - 2040.
95 points
Charles Curtis MW - Decanter

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French Champagne is not an everyday luxury for many. Thankfully, over the past few decades the production of Sparkling Wine in Australia has made a quantum leap, and to be fair, much of the increased quality is because of the presence of French know-how. The most prestigious and expensive technique for Sparkling wine production has become known as 'Methode Champenoise' (fermentation in the bottle). As we have all learnt to our joy, sparkling wines produced by Methode Champenoise, as opposed to other techniques, invariably result in a superior drink. But it is a very difficult wine to make - costly, time consuming, even risky.

The two key grape varieties employed are Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, though warmer regions may favour others. Chardonnay gives life, acid, freshness and aging potential to methode champenoise, though care must be taken to avoid excess maturity, particularly in warmer climates, which can produce a dominant, aggressively varietal character. Warm climate Chardonnay cuvees may suffer from a narrow flavour profile, high "melony" aroma notes and lack of freshness, liveliness and length. Additionally, rich fertile soils can cause this variety to produce foliage and grassy aromas. When combined with Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay has a greater capacity to age harmoniously and for a longer time. Pinot Noir adds depth, complexity, backbone, strength, and fullness (what the French call "carpentry") to methode champenoise wines but is seldom used by itself, even in Blanc de Noirs. Contact us directly for any assistance… We taste and rate many of the bubblies before you do, meaning we help take the guesswork out of your online purchase. Call our us today on 1800 069 295 should you have any questions about our collection or click here to learn more about Sparkling wine production.

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