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2021 Nicks Secret MST Gomersal Shiraz

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $59.99
$24. 99
Bottle
$299.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

An outstanding follow up release of this luxurious yet refined Barossa Valley Shiraz from what many describe as unicorn vintage where both healthy yields and exceptional quality was achieved. Presented in a striking package with a generously sized bottle that features a wax seal and laser-etched label, it’s crafted from premium parcels of fruit sourced from the winery's Gomersal Vineyard, utilising only the finest barrels. Typically retailing for $59.99 it’s available for just $24.99 as a Nick's Secret.
Rich, velvety and plush, this irresistible elixir embodies both opulence and refinement.
Matured in French oak puncheons and hogsheads, with 18% new oak, for a period of 13 months. Dense midnight black heart with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Wafting from the glass with great authority are dark plum, liquorice and dark chocolate aromas which are interwoven with some vanillin cedar, earthy mocha and spice notes. Rich, silky and plush, unfolding across the expansive medium to full bodied palate are dark plum, liquorice, blackberry and dark chocolate flavours. Vanillin cedar, subtle earthy mocha and spice characters seamlessly integrate into the background. Understated in its power and opulently textured, it has velvet smooth tannins and a long classy finish that shows great refinement and polish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 14%
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It's perfumed on the nose, showing blackberry, game, pepper spice, vanilla and assorted nut aromas. The palate delivers terrific weight and fleshy texture, superbly supported by fine, polished tannins, finishing robust yet silky with refinement and harmony. At its best: now to 2036.
96 Points
Sam Kim – Wine Orbit

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2021 Nicks Secret TW SR Blewitt Springs Grenache

McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $59.99
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2025-2031)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Made from 92 year old unirrigated vines located in McLaren Vale’s famed Blewitt Springs sub district, this superb Grenache comes from the same estate as the 2021 Nicks Secret TW Barossa Valley Grenache. Normally selling for around $60, it delivers out of this world value at just $22.99 as a Nicks Secret.
Rich, powerful and muscular in its structure, this is Blewitt Springs Grenache at its very best.
Matured in 500 litre French oak puncheons for a period of 9 months with 15% whole bunch fruit included in the fermentation process. Deep dark red core with black tinged edges and a red to dark red hue. Fragrant dark raspberry, red liquorice and cherry aromas show ample volume with some crushed rock and peppered fennel notes also chiming in. Boasting magnificent power, concentration and richness yet remarkably light on it’s feet, this sublime expression of Blewitt Springs Grenache bears remarkable resemblance to some of Clarendon Hill’s finest. Dark raspberry, liquorice and dark cherry fruits are flayed across the palate with vanillin spice, subtle scorched earth and peppered fennel elements lending further nuance. Juicy yet chiselled feel with fine bony tannins and energetic acidity shaping the exceptionally long and succulent finish.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.5%
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Immensely complex and inviting, the bouquet shows dark berry, thyme, cured meat, and toasted almond characters on the nose, followed by a wonderfully weighted palate offering refined texture and finely infused tannins. It's plush and expansive while remaining structured and robust with a persistent, delectable finish.
96 Points
Sam Kim – Wine Orbit
A stylish and exquisitely crafted Grenache from this outstanding sub-region within McLaren Vale. It always produces wine of such finesse and restraint, yet within it is the intensity and drive that is part of this region. Some whole bunches went in here, and it was naturally fermented with only light pressings included. The oak treatment was reasonably subdued in 500-litre French oak and stainless steel punctions for about 9 months, so the oak never intrudes, but it provides that important structural and complexing addition. Perfumed, highly scented aromas and a palate that springs from the glass with its vibrancy and energy. Lots of red fruits, spices, roses, a touch of varietal earthiness and that final lift of raspberry-like cherry character. Terrifically appealing wine. Drink 2025-2033.
94 Points
Ray Jordan – WinePilot.com
From the brilliant 2021 vintage, this is bargain city. Don’t miss it. They made 200 cases, so put a percent or two of that in your cellar. 92-year-old vines, 15% whole bunches in the fermentation, which was in 500-litre French oak puncheons and stainless steel, followed by nine months maturation.
The colour is a pleasing garnet/maroon. The nose is a delightful jumble of cherries and raspberries, with spices, florals, soft red fruits, cranberries and dried herbs. Simply beautifully fragrant. Well structured, the palate is seamless with impressive length and plenty of tannins, albeit very fine ones. A ten year proposition, longer if desired.
94 Points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com

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2021 Nicks Secret JEST McLaren Vale Shiraz

McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $19.99
$12. 99
Bottle
$155.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 14.9%

Closure: Stelvin

From a very well-known family owned estate with an Italian-Australian heritage, this McLaren Vale winery burst onto the scene in the early 2000’s when the then, world's most powerful wine critic, Robert Parker, lauded many of the wines with scores in the high nineties. Hailing from the same winery as our 2019 Nicks Secret SERP Cabernet Sauvignon and 2021 Nicks Secret ANGL Shiraz there’s only one parcel available at this price so jump in quick!
Rich, weighty and opulent, this McLaren Vale Shiraz is a brilliant buy at just $12.99.
Impenetrable inky black in colour with a deep dark red black hue. Dark plum, ripe blackberry and liquorice aromas sail through the nostrils with plenty of intensity followed by some subtlety smoked vanillin cedar, fennel and peppered earth notes. Rich, weighty and opulent, the palate is engulfed with bold ripe blackberry, liquorice, dark plum and subtle dark chocolate flavours. Spicy vanillin cedar, scorched earth and peppered fennel elements traverse across the back half. Amply powered it has a sturdy yet velvet like tannin structure and a long fleshy finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.9%
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Great value McLaren Vale Shiraz from a sensational vintage. After a cool fermentation, the wine spent 14 months in a mix of French (75%) and American (25%) oak hogsheads. We have notes of mocha, spices, plums, coffee beans, chocolate, blackberries, tobacco leaves and aniseed. A richly flavoured palate, which is really rather attractive. Good focus, balance, and length with silky tannins. There is generosity and richness here. Cracking value to enjoy over the next six to ten years. I know there can be a reluctance to give wines at lower price points high scores, but this one deserves it. Drink 2024-2034.
93 Points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com
2021 is a superb vintage and its beauty shines through the wines, from entry level to top-drawer. All the classic signatures of fine shiraz, fresher and cooler climatic of feel than its origins suggests, even at this approachable line. Blue fruits, lilac and nori. Perfumed, mid-weighted and brisk. Perfectly judged. It would be hard to find better value, irrespective of origin. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
92 Points
JamesSuckling.com
It's gorgeously ripe and inviting on the nose with blackberry, game, warm spice and roasted hazelnut aromas. The palate is equally satisfying with excellent weight and silky texture, well framed by finely infused tannins, offering delectable drinking. At its best: now to 2031.
93 Points
Sam Kim – WinePilot.com

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2021 Nicks Secret SE ERB Barossa Shiraz

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2025-2031)

ABV: 15.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Produced by an under the radar estate with limited local distribution, this bold expression of Barossa Shiraz has a winery listed price of around $120 per bottle which is perhaps a little over the top. Made by winemaker Jo Irvine from the great 2021 vintage, utilising some of the estate's best fruit, this punches well above it’s weight at the Nicks Secret price of just $19.99.
A deep, powerful Barossa Shiraz that oozes opulence.
Matured in French oak hogsheads for 24 months. Dense inky black heart with a very deep dark red black hue. Heady dark plum, liquorice, ripe blackberry and dark chocolate aromas waft through the nostrils complimented by notes of earth, vanillin cedar and spicy mocha. Rich and voluptuous, the dense weighty palate is completely immersed in dark to black plum, liquorice, ripe black cherry and blackberry fruits. Spicy vanillin cedar, earthy dark chocolate and subtle fennel characters extend across the back half. Ripe and polished it has slightly chewy tannins and a deep, powerful finish that oozes opulence.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 15.5%
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A rich and opulent wine from this outstanding Barossa vintage. Layers of dark richly concentrated plummy fruit topped with syrupy dark chocolate. Apart from its opulence and richness, the feature is the balance, with a seamlessly interwoven tannin and oak combination cuddling it through to a long finish. It’s a bold wine but the balance keeps it under control. Drink 2024-2042
95 Points
Ray Jordan – WinePilot.com
Sweetly ripe and richly expressed, the bouquet shows dark fruit intensity, toasty oak, cake spice and rich floral aromas, followed by a flavoursome palate that's filled with succulent fruit flavours, backed by silky texture and beautifully melded tannins, offering terrific drinking. At its best: now to 2035.
95 Points
Sam Kim – Wine Orbit
We are told that **** means heritage and the team see this wine as reflecting the heritage of their vineyards. Jo Irvine is the winemaker. Under cork, just 14,800 bottles made. A vibrant maroon colour, the nose exhibits well-handled oak, as well as some spicy notes of cassis, chocolate, soy, blackberries, florals and liquorice. It is seamless and seductive, neatly balanced with good acidity, silky tannins and impressive length. This will offer pleasure for the next 12 to 15 years. Drink now–2039
94 Points
The Vintage Journal

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2022 Nicks Secret HEW Barossa Rhone Blend Carignan Syrah Cinsault

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $27.99
$14. 99
Bottle
$179.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2025-2029)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

An utterly delicious Rhone styled blend that combines rich, generous fruit with a gently chewy texture.
Inky black heart with a dark red black tinged hue. Scents of black cherry, black raspberry and liquorice combine with scorched earth, dried herb and peppered dried meat notes. Rich, juicy black cherry and liquorice fruits drive the medium bodied palate which possesses a slightly chewy mouth feel and good underlying freshness. Some black raspberry, subtle blueberry, scorched earth and peppered dried herb elements extend across the back half. Sturdy tannins with a long, mildly robust, generously fruited finish.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13%
Other Reviews….
Gorgeously fruited and complex, the wine shows dark fruit intensity, toasted spice, rich floral and cedar characters on the nose. The palate is equally satisfying with excellent weight and plump mouthfeel, wonderfully supported by velvety texture and grainy tannins. Firmly structured, yet velvety and soothing. At its best: now to 2037.
94 Points
Sam Kim – Wine Orbit
A blend of 45% carignan, 34% syrah and 21% cinsault with 60% whole bunches in the mix, matured in old French barriques for 12 months. Bright and perfumed and packed with ripe fruit and gingery spice. Blueberry, satsuma plum and boysenberry with hints of jasmine, salted licorice, gingerbread, sarsaparilla, earth and mountain and amaro herbs. Exuberant and slinky, it comes across as quite fragrant in the mouth as well, with something akin to Turkish delight whipping around on the fringes of the palate. Fine and powdery in tannin with bright, sapid acidity, and it sports a supple tide of plush fruit and spice on the finish.
93 Points
Dave Brookes – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion
Delicious and cracking value were the two things that sprang immediately to mind with this delightful red. A blend of 45% Carignan, 34% Syrah and 21% Cinsault, with 60% whole bunches utilised plus 11 months maturation in old French barriques. …… A deep vibrant purple, it offers aromas of plums, blackfruits, cloves and chocolate. This is a big, ripe, flavoursome, exuberant, fruit bomb style. Granted that is a style which can divide the crowd, but for all of us who love them, this is a cracker. Beautifully supple, with silky tannins, the texture has some density and there is decent length here. Utterly delicious, enjoy it over the next five to six years. Drink 2023-2029.
93 Points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com

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2021 Nicks Secret HEW Barossa Mourvedre

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $27.99
$14. 99
Bottle
$179.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Sourced from a prominent Barossa Valley producer who specialise in Mourvedre and other Rhone varietals, this is their entry level offering made from younger vines that have an average age of 18 years. Some whole bunch fruit is included in vinification with maturation taking place in seasoned French oak barrels for a period of 16 months.
A rich, juicy, mid weighted Mourvedre with lashings of blue and dark fruits.
Deep black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Pronounced ripe black cherry, liquorice and dark plum aromas flow from the glass with some scorched earth, blueberry, subtle dried herb and spice notes also chiming in. Rich and juicy, the mid weighted palate is flooded with lashings of dark cherry, liquorice and ripe blueberry fruits. Subtle dried herb, earth and spice elements sit in the background. Polished yet underlyingly sturdy tannins with a long fresh blue to dark fruited finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13.5%
Other Reviews….
So, this beaut little Mourvèdre is based on fruit created by taking cuttings from the Old Garden Vineyard, planted in 1853. It is such a brilliant and vibrant example of this terrific variety. I have seen this wine evolve over many years, and I have to say it just seems to get better each year. The balance of the fruit and oak is harmonious, allowing the fragrances and seductive aromas to reveal their true beauty. A great entry wine to understand some of the appeal of Mourvèdre. Drink 2023-2030.
94 Points
Ray Jordan – WinePilot.com
The 'baby' mourvèdre vines were established in 1998 from cuttings off the epic 1853-planted Old Garden vineyard. Lots of colour and lots of fruit depth for babies! Rich dark plum, blueberry and black cherry fruits with hints of turned earth, light bramble tones, graphite, dark spice, roasting meats and charcuterie. There is a wee whiff of choc-mint way off in the distance, too, with an impressive fruit density, tight granite dust tannins and bright acid drive finishing pure and savoury. Drink by 2030.
93 Points
Dave Brookes – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion
Vibrant ruby red colour. Mulberry, raw beef and ironstone aromas. Lashings of blue and purple fruits fill the core whilst it builds layers of anise, black graphite, and dried blood savouries. Tannins have a fine gravel persistence as it rolls long to the dry finish. Remarkable sense of tension and purity at this price point.
93 Points
Stuart Knox – Real Review

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2024 Nicks Secret YL Single Vineyard Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $50.00
$16. 99
Bottle
$203.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2025-2029)

ABV: 13.4%

Closure: Stelvin

This Nicks Secret Yarra Valley Pinot hails from a little-known boutique winery. Typically priced around $50 per bottle at the cellar door, it’s rarely found elsewhere. However, at just $16.99, it represents great everyday drinking, especially when one considers that Yarra Valley Pinot at this price is nearly impossible to find nowadays.
A highly engaging, savoury Yarra Valley Pinot that delivers exceptional value.
Red to dark red colour with black toned edges and a light red to red hue. The expressive nose offers up scents of dark cherry, rhubarb and strawberry which are complimented by bramble, spicy dried herb and forest floor notes. Delicious dark cherry, rhubarb and strawberry fruits make a supple entrance onto the palate complexed by notions of brambly cedar, dried herb, forest floor and spice elements. Showing ample concentration and power, it has lively acidity, polished tannins and a long savoury finish.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.4%
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Immensely complex and enticing, the bouquet shows dark berry, cured meat, porcini, bouquet garni, and elegant oak characters. The concentrated palate offers excellent depth and expansive mouthfeel, and silky texture and layers of grainy tannins wonderfully frame it. Robust and multi- layered with a sustained, alluring finish.
95 Points
Sam Kim – Wine Orbit
MV6 clone grown in Gruyere and matured in French barriques for 10 months. Red Currants, lingonberries and earthy rooibos tea. There is unfurling hibiscus and baked cherry pie. The palate spreads steadily with a wealth of acidity and powdery uniform tannins. There is underlying brown earth, cinnamon quills and cumin spice. A sweetness from fig hearts carries long on the finish. A vintage that threw a bit of all the weather extremes their way, this is a total success. Capturing abundant bright fruit and gentle graceful tannins with a core of savouriness. Drink now or cellar for up to 5-6 years. A wine that would show off served beside some pillows of gnocchi and sauteed mushrooms. Drink 2025-2031.
93 Points
Shanteh Wale – WinePilot.com
Harvested from the Gruyere district of the Yarra Valley, there’s plenty to get excited about this wine, it’s nose singing pure Pinot aromas – crimson fruits in the raspberry and cherry zone, some poached rhubarb earthiness as well, a back seat note of spearmint as well, all of this tumbling together as you taste, French oak spice offering some savoury seasoning to a lively and energised palate. A strong primary Pinot game with enough secondary interest to turn an engaged Burgundy head.
92 Points
Tony Love – WinePilot.com

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2018 Nicks Secret CB Barossa Valley Shiraz

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $44.99
$14. 99
Bottle
$179.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2025-2028)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Created as a side hustle by two winemakers from Treasury Wine Estates and Torbreck, this small Barossa Valley winery has occasionally appeared in our newsletters over the years.
At a third of it’s original price and with all of the cellaring done for you, this Nicks Secret Shiraz represents sensational drinking at just $14.99.
A super seductive Barossa Shiraz from the outstanding 2018 vintage at a ridiculous price.
Impenetrable inky black heart with a deep dark red black hue. Filling the nostrils are elevated scents of liquorice, dark chocolate and dark plum with trailing notes of vanillin cedar, fennel and subtle peppered earth. Rich, plush and velvety, the palate is drenched in a concentrate of liquorice, dark plum and dark chocolate flavours. Unravelling across the back half are spicy vanillin oak, scorched earth and peppered fennel elements. Powerful and deep it has silky smooth tannins and a long seductive finish.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 14.5%
Other Reviews….
This is amazing value. A delicious Barossa Shiraz with some significant cellar time and hailing from one of the great vintages, for under fifty bucks? Jump on this – you will not regret it. The wine has an inky, dark magenta/purple colour. The time in the cellar has undoubtedly helped. This is richly flavoured, dense and dancing, with notes of chocolate, mocha, coffee beans and licorice. This is very generous, beautifully balanced, seamless and with very good length, and it is also exhibiting early complexity. The tannins and soft and powdery. Love it. Another ten years of pleasure at least, ahead of it. Drink 2025-2035.
95 Points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com
Wonderfully rich and complex, the wine shows blackberry, vanillin oak, smoked game and toasted spice aromas on the nose, leading to a wonderfully weighted palate offering plump mouthfeel combined with fleshy texture and layers of fine tannins, finishing splendidly long and harmonious. At its best: now to 2033.
94 Points
Sam Kim – Wine Orbit

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2025 Nicks Secret PLSV Clare Valley Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $24.99
$14. 99
Bottle
$179.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)

ABV: 10.3%

Closure: Stelvin

From the Watervale sub region, Skilly Valley, which runs north to south on the valley floor, vines grow in sandy loam soils over broken quartz. Protected from the extremes of the summer sun by the valley sides, the grapes from these vines produce Riesling with a natural crisp acid backbone.
Lean and tense yet intensely flavoured with an electric feel and long piercing finish.
Brilliant water like core with a faint greenish tinge around the edges. Lime and lemon scents leap from the glass trailed by some orange rind, talc and chalky mineral notes. Lean and tense yet intensely flavoured, zesty lime and lemon fruits shimmer across the palate with an electric feel. Orange rind, chalky talc and steely mineral elements thread their way through the zingy back half. Super crisp acidity with a long piercing, steely mineral laced finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 10.3%
Other Reviews….
The Skilly Valley is a sub-region of Watervale. And the minerally character in the wine comes from the sandy loam soils over broken quartz. It’s quite a delicate wine, heavily scented with light florals and appley citrus notes with just a hint of musk stick. The palate is fine, and although delicate, has a tremendous driving intensity with that typical Riesling tension. It finishes long and picks up very subtle stone fruit nuances as it flows through. Drink 2025-2035.
94 Points
Ray Jordan – WinePilot.com
A sub-region of Watervale. You’d not expect 2025 to be a good vintage, given it was so dry, yet here we are. The proof is in the pudding (or glass as it may be).
My word this is a juicy wine. Green mango, lime and lemongrass, a spicy almost peppery top note. It has crunch and grip, lime and sherbet, definitely a sort of Thai salad sort of thing happening, and quite stony texture on a gently grippy finish of very good length. It’s maybe a little bit rugged, though I kind of like that. Flavour is not a problem for this wine, despite its very modest alcohol. Very nice. Drink 2025-2034.
94 Points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front
Exquisitely dry, gently textural, whispered with slate and full of class. This is Clare Valley riesling at its dry, persistent, mouthwatwering best. Lime, floral notes, slate and a whisper of strawberry and/or blackcurrant bud. It’s a beautiful, dry, crisp riesling, light, lingering and ultimately satisfying.
94 Points
CampbellMattinson.com

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2023 Nicks Secret PTG GSM

McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $22.99
$12. 99
Bottle
$155.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

From a top line McLaren Vale producer renowned for their rich, full flavoured reds, comes this delicious blend of 34% Grenache, 33% Shiraz and 33% Mourvedre which was matured in seasoned French oak hogsheads for 10 months.
Rich, fleshy textured and succulent, this is terrific everyday drinking.
Midnight black core with a dark red hue. Aromas of dark raspberry, plum and liquorice mix with vanillin spice, earth and peppered fresh herb notes. Rich and juicy, the mid weighted palate features raspberry, plum and liquorice fruits over a vanillin spice, earth and dried herb back drop. Fleshy textured it has polished, fine grained tannins and a long, fresh, succulent finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14%
Other Reviews….
A delicious example of the famous Rhône blend done McLaren Vale style. Three parcels from different vineyards across McLaren Vale have been blended after fermentation in small open fermenters, before ten months maturation in older French oak hogsheads. The name refers to the two gentlemen, *** and *, who founded ***. An inky dark maroon hue, the nose gives us notes of black fruits, mocha, coffee beans, cloves and leather with a sweet core of chocolate. This is bold, rich and ripe, with silky tannins and a lingering finish. An excellent McLaren Vale red which will bring joy over the next four to eight years. Drink 2024-2032.
93 Points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com
It's delightfully fruited and inviting, showing dark plum, sweet cherry, olive, nutmeg and rich floral aromas. The palate delivers excellent weight and plush texture, wonderfully framed by layer of polished tanning, finishing wonderfully long and structured.
94 Points
Sam Kim – Wine Orbit

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2022 Nicks Secret HHH Barossa Valley Shiraz

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $22.99
$12. 99
Bottle
$155.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2025-2029)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

Made from 90% Shiraz and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from the Barossa Valley sub districts of Bethany, Greenock, Nuriootpa & Krondorf with an average vine age of 30 years. Matured in French oak, 10% new.

Rich, opulently fruited and velvety textured, this delivers exceptional everyday drinking.

Dense inky black heart with a dark red black tinged hue. Elevated dark plum, blackberry and liquorice aromas fill the nostrils followed by some vanillin cedar, dark chocolate and spicy earth notes. Rich and plump, the amply weighted palate is swamped with opulent dark plum, blackberry and chocolate bullet flavours. Vanillin oak and spicy earth elements extend through the back half. Silky smooth tannins with a long plush finish.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 14%

Other Reviews……
Ridiculous value! Can I leave the review at that? I had to do a double take when I saw the RRP - wow! An articulate and expressive wine, this **** take on the classic Australian claret blend is a showstopper. It's a wine you just want to hang out with, such is its approachability and plentiful fruit. The consistency across the range of **** Wines I have seen of late speaks highly of its producer - bravo. And this super blend possesses that Scott Boland line and length reliability and magic.
Dark plums, black currants and a touch of mint from the small addition of Cabernet lie in the shadow of dark berries, plums and chocolate nibs. It's not a showy wine, yet it walks with charisma and a calming presence. A smattering of dried herbs and fine tannins adds a moreish factor on close coupled with that persistent finish. Great stuff and well played. Run to this.
Drink to five years+
93 points
QWineReviews.com

The old Barossa reds were not the blockbuster monsters which are so popular today but rather, sought out a path of drinkability, while never sacrificing flavour. This is a welcome return to the past. There is 15% Cabernet Sauvignon included in the blend, which underwent a two week ferment with wild yeasts. Maturation was in a range of formats with 10% being new French oak. The fruit came from a range of Barossa sub-regions – Bethany, Greenock, Nuriootpa and Krondorf. 1,000 cases. Mauve/magenta in colour, the nose offers notes of blackberries, herbs, plums, mulberries, chocolate, coffee beans and mocha. A lingering finish with sleek tannins ties things together. Good focus here, and fine balance. This is indeed a more elegant style, but it lacks absolutely nothing in flavour. Apparently, Alex must have recently won Gold Lotto. Otherwise, why on earth would he be giving this away at such an amazingly cheap price.
93 points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com

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2021 Nicks Secret TW Blewitt Springs Shiraz

McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $59.99
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

From one of the big names in South Australia, renown for producing wines out of the Barossa and McLaren Vale, this label is the proprietors personal project which is mostly centred around single site expressions. Normally selling for around $60, this Shiraz is sourced from 32 year old vines located in the famed Blewitt Springs sub district. Maturation took place in French oak hogsheads for a period of 12 months.
An exemplary Blewitt Springs Shiraz at a bargain basement price.
Impenetrable inky black heart with a very deep dark red black hue. Flooding the nostrils are blackberry, liquorice and ripe black cherry aromas complimented by some vanillin cedar, fennel, scorched earth and blackpepper notes. Rich and opulent yet muscular in it’s stance, the full bodied palate is saturated with succulent blackberry, liquorice and black cherry fruits which are shaped by sculptured tannins. Extending across the back half are vanillin cedar, earthy fennel and blackpepper elements. Concentrated and powerful it has a long, generously endowed yet robust conclusion.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 14.5%
Other Reviews….
This was such a good vintage in McLaren vale and Blewitt Springs, and it shows itself superbly in this excellent wine. There's lots of power here, but it's perfectly controlled and harnessed to release into its sustained finish. The aromas are spicy, dried herb and dark plummy blackberry. The palate has a firm richness and concentration with even hints of dark chocolate and lightly dusted coffee grinds. But it is that punchy, intense fruit that triumphs and emerges in the finish. It's a wine of tremendous brightness and energy.
96 Points
Ray Jordan – WinePilot.com
Impressive and rich, yet stylish and graceful, the wine shows dark fruit intensity, smoked game, star anise, liquorice, and cedar characters on the nose. The palate displays excellent concentration and plump mouthfeel, combined with layers of grainy tannins, making it sturdy and structured with a sustained, satisfying finish. At its best: now to 2040.
96 Points
Sam Kim – Wine Orbit

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2021 Nicks Secret TTN Cabernet Sauvignon

McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $39.99
$14. 99
Bottle
$179.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2025-2031)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

From a renown McLaren Vale winery, this brilliant value Cabernet was sourced from vines aged between 25 and 50 years old. Each parcel of fruit was harvested and handled separately. After fermenting on skins for 10 days, the fruit was transferred to a combination of new (15%), second- and third-use French oak barrels where it was matured for 15 months.
Deeply fruited and concentrated yet refined, this Cabernet delivers terrific bang for your buck.
Dense pitch black heart with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Sailing through the olfactory senses are ripe blackcurrant aromas infused with a mix of black olive and tobacco notes. Spicy vanillin cedar, earth, mulberry and bay leaf notes also chime in. Rich, fleshy blackcurrant and ripe mulberry fruits are intermeshed with cedary tobacco, infusions of bay leaf, subtle earthy black olive and spice elements. Seamlessly integrated fine grained tannins provide ample structure. Excellent concentration and depth with a long deeply fruited yet refined finish.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14%
Other Reviews….
Gorgeously composed and expressed, the wine shows blackcurrant, dark cherry, dried herb and roasted nut aromas on the nose. The palate is equally satisfying with succulent fruit intensity combined with fine texture and chalky tannins, making it wonderfully harmonious and structured. At its best: now to 2033.
95 Points
Sam Kim – Wine Orbit
As the name implies, the intensity of this Cabernet is titanic: green bell pepper, mint, bay leaf, green peppercorn, cedar, black olive tapenade, tobacco, pencil lead, blackberry, blackcurrant, and black cherry. The list goes on. Concentration, power, succulence, and drive—this is a Cabernet that ticks all the boxes for old-world Cabernet lovers. Drink 2024-2032.
93 Points
Lisa Cardelli – WinePilot.com

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2022 Nicks Secret ROCKG Shiraz

Frankland River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $22.99
$11. 99
Bottle
$143.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2025-2028)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

From one of Western Australia’s most well known wineries and arguably the state’s premier producer of Shiraz and Riesling, this Shiraz is their entry level offering made with small additions of Touriga Nacional and Malbec to provide additional complexity and aromatic lift. At it’s normal price of $22.99 it offers great value – at it’s secret price of just $11.99 it’s a complete steal!
Juicy, pepper laced and well fleshed with chewy tannins, this is a highly savoury Shiraz that’s a complete steal!
Midnight black dark red core with a dark red black tinged hue. Black cherry, dark plum and liquorice aromas mix with scorched earth and peppered dried herb notes. Rich spicy dark plum, liquorice and black cherry fruits abound carrying with them a nicely fleshed feel across the mid weighted palate. Juicy mouth feel with chewy tannins and an underbelly of scorched earth, dried meats and peppered herbs. Highly savoury, it has a long pepper laced conclusion.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 14.5%
Other Reviews….
This is a good wine, and it’s good value. It’s a spicy, medium-weight style of shiraz, with a touch of positive reduction helping it along, with bell pepper and black pepper characters wedded to cherry-plum fruit. There’s also the merest whisper of musky vanilla, though oak is a low-impact player here. The tannin has a grainy, grunty aspect to it but then, it’s not overdone, and not dominant. There are no question marks here, everything is positive, though a slight warmth to the alcohol is the only thing you’d point to, if you were forced. It’s no real matter and besides, even at full price the value here is decidedly in the buyer’s favour. Drink 2025-2030.
92 Points
Campbell Mattinson – The Wine Front
Dark purple hues with a ruby outer rim lead toa bouquet of ripeness and richness, aromas of dark berries and roasted plums, a dark raspberry almost jammy quality then smoky earth, a touch of boot polish wood smoke. Fleshy, fruity, varietal and dry on the palate. All the fruit scents turn into flavour on the palate set in a silky frame with fine polished tannins and medium+ acid line. A lovely example, balanced and well made with best drinking from day of purchase through 2030+.
92 Points
CamDouglasMS.com

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2021 Nicks Secret ANGL McLaren Vale Shiraz

McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $34.99
$17. 99
Bottle
$215.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2025-2031)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Diam Cork

From a very well-known family owned estate with an Italian-Australian heritage, this McLaren Vale winery burst onto the scene in the early 2000’s when the then, world's most powerful wine critic, Robert Parker, lauded many of the wines with scores in the high nineties.
Named in honour of the family’s matriarch, this plush Shiraz was matured in a mix of 25% new French, 5% new American and 70% seasoned oak hogsheads for a period of 16 months.
Oozing with succulence, this rich, seductive McLaren Vale Shiraz is a compelling buy at close to half it’s normal price.
Dense inky black heart with a near equally deep dark red black hue. Heady aromas of liquorice, blackberry and dark plum engulf the nostrils complimented by some vanillin oak, earthy mocha and spice notes. Rich, plush and seductive, the full, weighty palate is swamped with liquorice, blackberry and dark plum fruits that are oozing with succulence. Spicy vanillin oak, subtle earthy mocha and traces of peppered fennel also chime in. Boasting abundant power and a nicely built tannin structure that has a velvety feel, it finishes long and opulent.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14%
Other Reviews....
It revels in its full flex of the variety and the accompanying woody seasoning. Dark fruit, black pepper, cinnamon, clove, turned earth and undergrowth going on. It soars on the pulverised granite grip of tannins and lingers with its epic array of woody spice. Big vibe, big energy, big wine, and great harmony in all that. Classic stuff.
95 Points
Mike Bennie – Wine Business Magazine
This is immediately appealing on the nose with dark fruit intensity, game, toasted spice, and cedary oak characters. The palate delivers succulent fruit intensity with spicy nuances, splendidly framed by silky texture and polished tannins, making it structured and plush at the same time. At its best: now to 2038.
95 Points
Sam Kim – Wine Orbit
Named after the matriarch of the *** family, the wine hails from the south-western district of McLaren Vale where much of the *** fruit grows. This is a more demure expression than other Shiraz in the family portfolio, the fruit notes dark blue in tone with subtle vanillin oak integrated now after 20 months maturation in 10% new French and 5% new American barrels. Despite its depths, the palate is quite lively, acidity fresh and flavoursome with its spot on fruit energy, tannins prominent yet balanced with the overall weight of the wine. Most enjoyable.
94 Points
Tony Love – WinePilot.com

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2022 Nicks Secret AC Blewitt Springs Syrah

McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $54.99
$32. 99
Bottle
$395.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

From a renown McLaren Vale winery, this is one of their flagship cuvees which is only released in top years. Sitting at an altitude of 200 metres the Blewitt Springs sub region normally ripens 1-2 weeks later than most other areas in McLaren Vale producing refined wines that have a silken feel and gorgeous layers of rich blue to black fruit.
Sleek and glossy textured this is a gorgeous marriage of opulence and finesse.
Midnight black heart with a dark purple black tinged hue. Wafting out of the glass are seductive aromas of blackberry, liquorice and dark plum which are complimented by spicy vanillin cedar, traces of dark chocolate, earth and peppered fennel notes. A rich, silky flow of dark plum, liquorice and blackberry fruits caress the full bodied yet wonderfully refined and polished palate. Vanillin cedar, subtle earthy dark chocolate and peppered fennel accents line the back half. Outstanding in it’s power and depth, it possesses velvety tannins and a long glossy textured finish that marries opulence with finesse.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 14.5%
Other Reviews….
From three sandy sites, two planted in the '70s and one the late '90s; 14% whole bunch in the final blend; matured in French barrels (12% new) and a 2600L foudre. This is the most aromatic and lifted of the triad of single-site syrah in this range, which is unsurprising given the sandy soils. It doesn’t lack for depth and intensity though, the fruits simply more red, blurring a little into black, the structure tautly tensioned, the finale pleasingly brisk. Sour plum and cherry, tart blackberry, clove and pepper, struck rock, iron and black tea. It’s a lovely expression, just starting to suggest some tertiary perfume, which promises to build appealingly. It’s very good. Drink by 2035.
96 Points
Marcus Ellis – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion
An impressive nose of blackberries, dried kelp, violets and licorice. The structure is a taut coil, like a spring contracting and expanding across gritty, detailed tannins melded to saline acidity. Iodine reduction, nicely handled. Full-weighted but detailed and classy. Drinkable now, but best from 2027. Screw cap.
95 Points
JamesSuckling.com

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2023 Nicks Secret Barossa Valley YP Grenache Cinsault Mataro

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $24.99
$14. 99
Bottle
$179.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2025-2027)

ABV: 13.1%

Closure: Stelvin

Produced by a husband and wife team, this Grenache blend is designed to deliver a juicy, unpretentious and joyous wine that still retains plenty of interest. It delivers all that in spades. Sourced from several vineyards located throughout the Barossa, it’s a blend of 46% Grenache, 39% Cinsault and 15% Mataro with a portion of whole bunch fermentation. Maturation taking place in seasoned oak for a period of 8 months.
A juicy and joyous blend that makes for fabulous everyday drinking.
Red to dark red colour with black toned edges and a light vibrant red hue. Showing good aromatic lift are attractive red raspberry and red liquorice aromas which are trailed by some fresh herb, red cherry and peppered earth notes. Carrying a fresh, bouncy feel across the light to mid weighted palate are juicy red raspberry and red liquorice fruits. Infusions of fresh herbs, earth and peppered clove lend further interest. Polished tannins with a long red fruited finish that’s energetic and quite succulent.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 13.1%
Other Reviews....
*** do a great job with their *** , a blend of grenache, cinsault and mataro, this year 46/39/15%. As the name suggests, it's built for 'drinkin, not thinkin', with a vibrant hue, bouncy, lifted aromatic profile and an airy flow of red fruits, spice, amaro and floral tones on the palate. I'd label this 'chill-safe' if the weather dictates such terms; it's great, light drinking. Drink by 2029.
94 Points
Dave Brookes – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion
A blend of Grenache, Cinsault and Mataro from the Barossa providing a cute spin on the traditional blend. Lifted notes of florals with a slightly earthy rose petal character dominant. The medium bodied palate has such beautiful mouthfeel with a smooth seamlessly integrated oak and tannin combination. The sweet fruit is balanced with a slightly minerally savouriness to complete a terrific little wine. Drink 2024-2032.
93 Points
Ray Jordan – WinePilot.com
*** are the masters of reliable drinking and here we go again with the latest * release. Translating to 'unpretentious wine', that sums up what **** do ever so perfectly. Such a versatile blend, this medium-bodied delight delivers in spades.
A blend of Grenache, Cinsault and Mataro (46/39/15), I felt the Cinsault really talks bringing energy, buckets of cranberries and red apple crunch. Loaded with bright cherries, raspberries, chorizo, pan juices, cured meat, cinnamon and earthy spices, it is such an inviting and sessional red wine. Clever blending and fabulous drinking, you are winning with this in your glass.
Drink to five years.
93 Points
QWineReviews.com

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2022 Nicks Secret FE Frankland River Shiraz

Frankland River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $27.99
$14. 99
Bottle
$179.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

From one of Western Australia’s most well known wineries and arguably the state’s premier producer of Shiraz and Riesling comes this certified organic Shiraz at a never before seen price. Co-fermented with the addition of 2.5% Touriga Nacional and 1.5% Viognier to lend further complexity, 5% whole bunch fermentation was employed with maturation taking place in 500 litre French oak puncheons of varying ages for a period of 14 months.
Rhone styled Shiraz that delivers crazy value.
Pitch black core with a dark red black tinged hue. Streaming from the glass are aromas of liquorice and ripe black cherry which intermingle with dark plum, subtlety smoked vanillin cedar, scorched earth and peppered meat notes. The refined, mid weighted palate carries a plush feel, rich black cherry and liquorice fruits delivered with terrific intensity. Spicy vanillin cedar, scorched earth and peppered meat characters the undercard. Slightly chewy tannins with a long, fleshy, pepper laced conclusion.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.5%
Other Reviews....
Super savoury and highly appealing from the first pour. Certainly there are dark plums in the mix but also lots of woodsy spices, ferrous earth, wood smoke and some Aussie bush fragrance. Fuller bodied, yet the palate is neatly shaped with grainy, drying tannins and lithe acidity. Drink by 2032.
92 Points
Jane Faulkner – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion
This stylish mid-weight 2022 Shiraz delivers a powerful yet elegant Syrah expression with layers of licorice, old earth and spice well integrated with fine French oak. Genuine tannins and generous flavours are well balanced with chewy textures which make for an impressive package with all the pieces in place to be enjoyable over the medium term. Drink 2025-2030.
92 Points
Angus Hughson – WinePilot.com
A well-balanced, peppery and delicious shiraz offering aromas of cherries, strawberries, cured meat and warm spices. Medium-bodied with fine tannins. A refined texture with a dense core of delicious berries and chocolate. Textural finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
92 Points
JamesSuckling.com

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2019 Nicks Secret LHB Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon

Coonawarra, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$14. 99
Bottle
$179.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2025-2029)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

This Nicks Secret Cabernet Sauvignon is from one of Coonawarra’s most renown estates which was established in 1974. Normally sold for $25 and now with the added bonus of over 5 years bottle age it delivers exceptional everyday drinking at just $14.99. Made from vines planted between 1974 and 2000, it’s produced in a fruit forward style being aged in predominately 2-5 year old French and American oak.
Rich, expressive Coonawarra Cabernet at a bargain basement price.
Midnight black core with a dark red black tinged hue. Sailing from the glass with plenty of intensity are blackcurrant and mulberry aromas which intermingle with vanillin cedar, tobacco, earth and bay leaf notes. Unravelling across the medium bodied palate with ample generosity to their feel are rich blackcurrant and mulberry fruits. Also chiming in are spicy vanillin cedar, tobacco, earthy black olive and bay leaf accents. Sturdy tannins imparting a gentle firmness onto the long, well fruited conclusion.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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2017 Nicks Secret Pyrenees Cabernet

Pyrenees, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $69.99
$34. 99
Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2025-2029)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

With a history dating back over 50 years this iconic Pyrenees producer has earned a reputation for producing sturdily built Cabernets that develop a Bordeaux like finesse with bottle age. For the 2017 vintage maturation took place in French oak barriques for a period 18 months.
Bordeaux inspired Pyrenees Cabernet that’s drinking beautifully.
Totally opaque black dark red colour with a deep dark red hue. Delightful red to black currant and ripe mulberry scents sweep through the nostrils with enchanting effect, complimented by some well integrated spicy vanillin cedar, delicate tobacco, earth and dried herb notes. Still retaining an abundance of rich red to dark fruit, the refined palate has mellowed wonderfully with bottle age. Red to black currant and mulberry flavours overlay a cedary tobacco, subtle earthy black olive, dried herb and spice back drop. Providing the framework are seamlessly integrated, fine grained tannins which carry a sturdy underbelly. The long, polished conclusion showing a real sense of finesse.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2024 Nicks Secret Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $19.99
$14. 99
Bottle
$179.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2025-2029)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

This delicious, vibrant Pinot Noir is produced from four different clones planted in vineyards located at Gumeracha, Forreston and Lobethal in the Adelaide Hills. 2024 was a cool but sunny vintage that produced low yields but high quality fruit. Brimming with savoury red fruits it sees no oak in order to preserve freshness and purity.
A light, supplely textured Pinot brimming with red fruits that makes for great everyday drinking.
Red to dark red in colour with black toned edges and a translucent red hue. Very fragrant out of the glass with violet, red to dark cherry and strawberry scents sailing through the nostrils. Some fresh herb, delicate forest floor and spicy rhubarb notes are also present. Delicious strawberry and cherry fruits drive the light, supplely textured palate with rhubarb, subtle anise, forest floor and spicy dried herb elements sitting underneath. Polished tannins with fresh acidity lending vibrancy to the juicy mid length finish.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13%
Other Reviews....
A fine Pinot Noir from the Adelaide Hills, the colour here is a bright crimson. The nose exhibits delightful notes of red fruits, chinotto, a hint of tomato bush and a lovely cherry cola character. This is sleek in every way with bright acidity and fine balance. An elegant, stylish Pinot with a lingering finish, this will provide pleasure for five to six years but is really drinking nicely at the moment. Drink 2024-2030.
92 points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com

The 2024 The **** Pinot Noir leads with an abundance of red berries and sumptuous spice: pink peppercorns, raspberry pip, anise and red apple. In the mouth, the wine is chalky, flavorsome and delicious. There's impressive concentration and density of flavor, but it's never at the expense of balance or elegance. This is so good! It's the best *** yet for ****. 13% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drink 2025-2034.
94 points
Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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2021 Nicks Secret SF Barossa Shiraz

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $27.99
$16. 99
Bottle
$203.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

With a Barossa heritage going back six generations this renown family owned Estate knows a thing or two about producing top notch Shiraz. Matured in American oak hogsheads (40% new) for a period of 14 months, the superb 2021 vintage produced Shiraz with intense flavours and colours together with great power.
Rich, plush, voluptuously textured Barossa Shiraz.
Dense inky black heart with a very deep dark red black hue. Wafting out of the glass are ripe blackberry, liquorice and dark chocolate aromas which are interwoven with vanillin oak, earthy mocha and subtle spice notes. Rich and plush, the voluptuously textured palate is saturated with dark plum, liquorice and dark chocolate flavours. Complementing the lavish fruit are vanillin oak, mocha and spicy earth elements. Excellent power with a velvety yet underlyingly sturdy tannin structure. Concludes long and seductive. A great follow up to last year’s top selling Nicks Secret wine.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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2021 Nicks Secret BFD Reserve Barossa Shiraz - Last Stocks

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)

ABV: 15%

Closure: Cork

This bold Barossa Shiraz was one of Robert Parker’s darling wines in the early 2000’s meriting scores of up to 99 points. Following hot the heels of the outstanding 2020 vintage, the superb 2021 release lacks nothing in terms of power or intensity on its predecessor yet shows a shade more refinement and has managed to garner even more substantial scores from the critics.
Produced from a selection of only the best barrels utilising the estate’s oldest blocks of Shiraz, this formidable wine is only released in the great vintages and whilst not widely distributed on Australian shores it can be found selling for $150.00 per bottle on the winery's website. Maturation takes place in a mix of new French and American hogsheads for a period of 30 months.

Seductive black and blue fruits wrapped up in a refined opulence are delivered with impressive intensity and power.
Dense inky black heart with an equally deep dark red black hue. Dark plum, liquorice and dark chocolate aromas waft out of the glass complimented by some high quality vanillin oak, hints of mocha, blueberry and subtle earth notes. Boasting blockbuster depth and power yet showing a refined opulence and youthful freshness, the full bodied palate is awash with rich, concentrated dark plum, liquorice, blackberry and blueberry fruits. Spicy vanillin oak, mocha, earthy fennel and pepper characters linger across the back half. Velvety tannins have an underlying sturdiness with ample freshness lending a balanced feel to the long seductive finish.
Having only recently been it bottled it could use a few more months to settle but has all the ingredients to make a great Barossa Shiraz.
Drink over the next 6-8 years plus.
Alc. 15%

Other Reviews…..
I have to say that there have been some wonderful wines from this vintage, and this masterpiece is right up there with the best of them. It’s a limited production release and given the quality of the vintage it makes sense it has been created in this season. The low crops have created a wine of tremendous concentration and intensity, but at the same time the balance is superb. Spicy blackberry and plum with a ladling of dark syrup chocolate and subtle coffee grinds. Loving it now. Drink 2025-2045.
98 points
Ray Jordan – WinePilot.com

The team’s Reserve is a barrel selection from the harvest of their oldest blocks of Barossa Shiraz, and only made in the best vintages. 2021 is categorically one of those ‘best vintages’. The oak used to mature the wine will be a mix of new French and American hogsheads and the time spent in them will be up to two and a half years. Under cork. Not surprisingly, there is a serious oak influence in this wine, but it is integrating superbly. An opaque maroon, this is a big, bold and delicious red, Richly flavoured, with mocha, soy, coffee beans, dark chocolate, cassis, beef stock, licorice and axle grease. Fine acidity here, running the length, silky but rather abundant tannins and great length. This is a twenty year proposition. Drink 2025-2045.
96 points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com

A powerful rendition; the intense bouquet shows cassis, dark chocolate, olive, toasted spice, cedar, and potpourri aromas, leading to a concentrated palate that's dense and weighty. Substantial and brooding, it's wonderfully structured with layers of fine tannins, finishing immensely long and captivating. At its best: now to 2039.
97 points
Sam Kim

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2022 Nicks Secret Martinborough Pinot Noir

Martinborough, NEW ZEALAND
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2024-2028)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

The Nicks Secret Martinborough collection are produced by one of the pioneers and most renowned wineries of the region who are synonymous with producing world class Pinot Noir. Normally selling for anything up to $40 per bottle, this delicious Pinot delivers fantastic bang for your buck especially when one takes into account the difficulties of finding a decent $20 Pinot to begin with.
A rich and beautifully polished Martinborough Pinot which delivers out of the box value.
Matured for 10 months in French oak barrels. Semi translucent red to dark red core with black tinged edges and a light red hue. Unfurling from the glass with plenty of intensity are alluring dark cherry, violet, ripe strawberry and anise aromas followed by hints of forest floor, dried herbs and spice. Incredibly moreish and supple in texture the palate serves up dark cherry, anise and strawberry flavours which meld into a spicy cedar, dried herb and subtle forest floor back drop. Expansive and powerful it possesses silky smooth tannins, finishing long and spicy.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.5%
Other Reviews….
Sweetly fruited and spicy at the same time, the enticing bouquet shows dark cherry, dried herb, warm mushroom and toasted nut aromas. The richly textured palate delivers expansive mouthfeel together with refined texture and beautifully infused tannins, finishing splendidly long and comforting. At its best: now to 2032.
94 points
Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

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2012 Nicks Secret McLaren Vale AR Shiraz Museum Release

McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $39.99
$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2024-2027)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

From a highly regarded estate that has regularly featured in our newsletter over the years comes this Museum Release Shiraz that offers excellent value with all of the bottle ageing done for you. Matured in a mixture of French and American oak with only the best barrels selected for the final blend this offers superb drinking over the next year or two.
A seductively rich and velvety McLaren Vale Shiraz that’s sitting in its prime drinking window.
Dense inky black core with a deep very dark red black tinged hue. The nose gives up pronounced liquorice, black cherry and blackberry aromas which are complimented by vanillin oak, scorched earth, hints of leather and blackpepper. Rich, plush and seductive the palate is layered with liquorice, dark plum and blackberry fruits which overlay a toasty vanillin oak, earthy mocha and blackpepper back drop. Possessing excellent power and velvety tannins it has an opulent yet refined feel. Cruises through to a long, silky smooth finish that sees pepper and subtle tertiary elements lending further complexity.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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2022 Nicks Secret UST Cabernet Sauvignon

McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $19.99
$12. 99
Bottle
$155.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Matured in a combination of new and seasoned French oak for a period of 15 months this renowned McLaren Vale producer has produced a more refined version of their UST Cabernet Sauvignon than recent past releases.
Richly fruited yet beautifully refined and detailed.
Midnight black core with a deep vibrant dark red black tinged hue. Nosing draws out elevated scents of ripe red to black currants which are complimented by some dried herb, cedary tobacco, dusty earth and spicy black olive notes. Richly fruited yet beautifully refined and detailed, the mid weighted palate sings a chorus of red to black currant fruits which overlay a vanillin cedar, subtle tobacco, earthy dried herb, black olive and spice back drop. A framework of nicely integrated fine grained tannins contribute a sturdy feel. Concludes long, nicely fleshed and elegant. Delivers serious value at this Nicks Secret deal price.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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The vineyards which provided the fruit for this terrific McLaren Vale Cabernet include the Klavenick vineyard and, perhaps more interestingly, the Picnic Ground vineyard. The Picnic Ground vineyard was once owned by Thomas Hardy and was named after the picnics the family held there. The individual parcels for this wine were all fermented and matured, in older French oak, for fifteen months. Dark purple, the nose exhibits notes of plums, mocha, bay leaves, warm earth, dry herbs, mulberries and cigar boxes – lots of complexity here. This is a burly, firm style. A warm climate Cab with excellent length and firm, earthy tannins. This will be better in two years and then has a long life ahead of it, at least a good ten to twelve years, if necessary. If you are looking for a top-notch red for a gourmet barbecue, this will be perfect. Drink 2024-2036.
93 points
Ken Gargett - WinePilot.com

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2022 O’Leary Walker Polish Hill River Armagh Shiraz

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$24. 99
Bottle
$299.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Stelvin

After building an enviable reputation working for some of Australia’s most prestigious wineries David O’Leary and Nick Walker established their own venture in 2000. Based in the Clare Valley they specialise in Riesling and Shiraz that consistently excel in the value for money stakes.
For the superb 2022 vintage fruit was sourced from two Clare Valley sub regions, the cooler Polish Hill River and also the warmer Armagh, north of Clare. Each batch is fermented separately in two and four tonne fermenters over a 12 day period and hand-plunged. Maturation took place in French oak, 25% new, for a period of 18 months.
Bold, super seductive Clare Valley Shiraz at its finest.
Dense pitch black core with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Potent liquorice, ripe blackberry and black cherry aromas waft through the nostrils complimented by smoky vanillin cedar, black olive, fennel and peppered earth notes. Whilst just as rich, bold and concentrated as recent releases, the 2022 vintage is also plusher and more open for business. Swamping every corner of the mouth are succulent blackberry, liquorice and ripe black cherry fruits which overlay a vanillin cedar, scorched earth, black olive and peppered fennel back drop. Demonstrating outstanding power and volume along with an opulent texture it possesses a very polished yet sturdy framework of tannins. Concludes with a long exuberant blackpepper laced finish. An outstanding follow up to the highly lauded 2021 vintage.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.5%
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What a glorious expression of Clare Valley Shiraz. It’s a wine that speaks of the land and the soil, of Aussie bush notes and earth, of bramble, blackcurrant, black cherry, peppercorns, liquorice, sage and warm clove oak. And that’s just the wealth of aromas that explode in the glass after pouring. Boasts plenty of class all round, naturally fine featured, well integrated. The 14.5% alcohol might suggest a high degree of richness and weight, but it’s deceptive. The Shiraz remains well within medium bodied territory in red plums, black cherry, bush notes and earth boasting an overall fineness. Tannin management, I would suggest, is the key here, bringing structure and suppleness. The result is a perfect balance. This can only be a plus as it ages . . . and it most certainly will age well. And look at that price! Outstanding value here. Drink 2024-2032.
96 points
Jeni Port – WinePilot.com
The fruit here is sourced from two of the most exciting sub-regions in the Clare Valley, Armagh and the Polish Hill River. Fermentation of each is kept separate and the wine then sees time on skins. Pressed to tank and then racked to French oak barrels, 25% of which were new. The colour is an appealing cherry red/purple. The nose is intense with notes of chocolate, cloves, black olives, bergamot, coffee beans, blackberries and cold tea. The wine offers good focus, serious concentration and fine balance, finishing with silky tannins. Great length here and this is a wine destined to give pleasure for at least the next ten to fifteen years. Absolutely cracking value. A case in the cellar now will make you look like a genius in a decade. Drink 2024-2034.
95 points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com
One of the best value Shiraz releases I have seen this year. I only reviewed the 2021 vintage in April and here we have the 2022 hot on its heels. A brilliant expression of Clare Valley Shiraz, I enjoyed it a touch more than its predecessor. Incredible value for $35, run to this. From the Clare Valley sub-regions of Polish Hill River and Armagh, this spends 18 months in French oak.
A riot of blackberries, dark chocolate and black olives reach out for an embrace. Coffee grounds, mocha, licorice and chocolate-dipped raspberries build interest and an engaging momentum as fine spices frame the package beautifully. What stands out to me, however, is the dense and generous presentation yet there is an even tempo and fluidity. The 2022 label has been updated to represent a new shade of olive green that reflects the olive notes in this wine and a hallmark of O'Leary Walker Clare Valley Shiraz. Damn it's tasty stuff. Don't walk, run.
95 points
Steve Leszczynski – Qwine Reviews

A well-balanced and distinctly varietal and regional red of plush texture, dark cherry and mocha notes, green olive, clove oak, salt bush and gum leaf notes rippling through the bouquet and palate. A lick of graphite minerality a pleasing detail, so too the fine, al dente tannins that shape the wine and finish things fresh and bright. Fine wine. Drink by 2038.
95 points
Mike Bennie - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

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2024 Oakridge Yarra Valley Chardonnay

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $29.99
$26. 99
Bottle
$323.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2025-2031)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Generous in its flavour yet possessing a refined, glossy feel.
Oakridge’s Yarra Valley Chardonnay is consistently one of the best value’s coming out of the valley. Fruit is sourced from the cool slopes of the upper Yarra Valley notably Gladysdale (Willowlake) and Wandin East (Barkala) with some also coming from Coldstream.
Fermented in barrel and matured on lees for 9 months. Brilliant pale straw colour with hints of green around the edges and a watery hue. Drifting through the nostrils are scents of white peach, nectarine and dried honey followed by biscuity nougat and subtle gun flint notes. Generous in its flavour yet possessing a refined, glossy feel, white peach, nectarine and dried honey are featured over a biscuity oak, nougat and gun flint infused back drop. Nicely shaped it finishes long and fresh with a hint of emerging creaminess.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%

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2024 Osicka Selection Colbinabbin Sangiovese

Heathcote, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$26. 99
Bottle
$323.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2025-2031)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

A deliciously juicy Heathcote Sangiovese.
The 2024 Osicka Selection Sangiovese was grown at Gerard Kennedy and Lucy Runnalls vineyard on the Eastern slopes of the Mt Camel Range. Maturation took place in a combination of older oak (40%) and a concrete sphere shaped vessel (60%). The softer oak component had a more complex flavour profile whilst the portion stored in concrete brought intense primary fruit and structural drive to the blend.
Deep dark red black tinged colour with a dark red hue. Expressive red currant, cherry and red liquorice aromas fill the nostrils followed by some tobacco, earth and spicy dried herb notes. Moreish ripe red currant, red to dark cherry and red liquorice fruits show impressive intensity and flesh across the mid weighted palate. Spicy tobacco, dried herb and earth elements sit in the background. Slightly chalky tannins and fresh underlying acidity lead into a long juicy finish that has plenty of spice to it.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14%
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Normally Simon Osicka sends through detailed notes on wines, and these seem to have arrived from the astral plane. Maybe he did send something and I lost the memos, though have had a dig around and nada. Anyways, minutiae of my day, hey? These ‘Selection’ wines come from outside the estate, and posit another level of value and value add to the existing Osicka stable of wines. This wine feels like a red someone would drink in a tavern, taverna, bistro or trattoria – varietal, accessible, x-factor, deliciousness. Not quite the right label here but close enough. At $28 at full whack this is another gift from the Osicka family.
Red cherry, stewed and fresh, some pomegranate juice, a dash of woody spices, some blood orange, a lick of dark chocolate, a pinch of pepper. Tannins tumble in with a gruff but pleasing and somewhat light chew. A graphite mineral line lends detail and a lift. Acidity takes its cue from the blood orange. Pitch perfect. It sits at around medium weight, it’s chuggable and gluggable and damn good. Drink 2025-2030.
93 Points
Mike Bennie – The Wine Front

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2024 Paladino Pinot Grigio

Veneto, ITALY
$13. 99
Bottle
$167.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 1 Years (2025-2026)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

A fantastic entry level Pinot Grigio that delivers both intensity and texture.
This fantastic entry level Pinot Grigio that delivers on both intensity and texture was produced by the Rocca family who have been producing wines since the late 1800’s. This wine hails from the Veneto region in northeastern Italy, renowned for its picturesque vineyards and a climate that is ideal for producing crisp white wines.
Brilliant pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Lifted pear and red apple aromas are complimented by hints of dried honey, lime and wet stone. Featuring more than admirable concentration for its price and a gorgeous slippery textural feel, the palate is layered with delicious pear, red apple and lime fruits. Wet stone back drop with brisk acidity leaning into a refreshing finish that carries a supple feel.
Drink over the next year.
Alc. 12.5%

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Pampero Anejo Especial Rum (700ml)

VENEZUELA
Reduced from $69.99
$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

ABV: 40%

In Venezuela, locals don’t ask for Pampero Especial by name but simply a “Caballito Frenao", literally asking for a “rearing horse” – a homage to the label's iconic Llanero (Venezuelan Cowboy), a symbol of freedom. Described as one of the company's most versatile rums, this light molasses-based spirit is aged in x-Bourbon barrels, with the heat of Venezuela’s unique micro-climate breathing flavour into the rum at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world. This process delivers a smooth, balanced expression with notes of wood, vanilla and sweet fruits.
Gold Medal - San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2022
4.5 Stars - diffordsguide.com
Other reviews... Despite the relatively young age of the rum it doesn’t burn much at all when sipped. It’s really quite an easy going rum. There is a little burn and the finish lingers in the mouth giving a little spice. It’s quite a dry rum – again similar to a Bajan (think Seales 10 year old). It has quite a long finish and leaves notes of toffee and slight sugary caramel. These notes aren’t very distinct though it isn’t by any stretch of the imagination a particularly sweet or fruity rum. There is a little bit of banana and vanilla initially but isn’t in spades like some rums. As a mixing rum its perfectly acceptable. - thefatrumpirate.com

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Pampero Aniversario Rum (700ml)

VENEZUELA
Reduced from $139.99
$79. 99
Bottle
$959.88 Dozen

ABV: 40%

"...takes you on a trip into desserts galore...seductive and delicious". - drinkhacker.com
As well as being the spiritual home to the famous rum-based medicinal bitters, Venezuela makes some seriously good barrel-aged golden and dark rums. Pampero Aniversario was first crafted in 1963 to commemorate the company’s 25th anniversary. Triple distilled via a continuous still, the blend is composed of approximately four to six year old rums aged in both whisky and sherry barrels. If it sounds young by world standards, keep in mind spirits mature roughly three times faster in the Amazonian climate than regions like Scotland or France. It shows in Aniversario's fabulous deep copper colour and stunning aromatics. You get a superb medley of praline, milk chocolate, dates, honeycomb and raw sugar that follows through with a graceful, silky delivery suggesting dates, honey and vanilla custard and a warming, spicy, new leather, pipe tobacco and honeycomb aftertaste. All up: a gorgeous middleweight style showcasing pitch perfect sweet-dry balance. The packaging is a plus. 40% Alc./Vol.
Other reviews... Deep mahogany. Toffee, baked apple, walnut, glue, and tobacco aromas. Rich entry leads to a dryish medium-full body with treacle, spice, suede flavors. Finishes with a long rich fade of charred oak, spice flavors. A richly styled sipper with great balance. Celebrate the return of a classic rum. 93 points (Exceptional) - tastings.com
Double Gold Medal - 2024 San Francisco World Spirit Competition
...Pampero Aniversario is a Venezuelan rum, and one of only a handful I’ve ever tried. And like its comrade Santa Teresa 1796, it is exemplary.
Chocolate brown in color, the rum exudes nuttiness and dark, bittersweet chocolate on the nose. Fresh sugar coats the tongue as you taste, and Pampero takes you on a trip into desserts galore on the body — chocolate mousse, creme brulee, caramel pudding. The finish keeps going and going. Wood is there, but it’s sedate and stays in the background. The rum may look impossibly dark, but it actually spends only 4 to 6 years in old bourbon barrels. Really quite seductive and delicious, and at a price that’s more than fair for the quality you get. It also comes in a hard-to-miss leather satchel (it’s not a purse!), which makes it an unmistakable gift. - drinkhacker.com
...very smooth and easy to sip. There is little by way of any alcohol burn and it really does coat the taste buds with rich deep flavours. It reminds me very much of a good high cocoa content dark chocolate. Sweet yet slightly bitter with occasional hints of fruity flavour. The aged spirit gives a little smokiness and a slightly woody or perhaps leathery finish. In Dave Brooms book “Rum” he refers to one rum as “like old leather armchairs”. I kind of get that kind of vibe with this rum. To try and describe this rum stylistically is very difficult. The best I can really go with is a kind of beefed up Cuban/Spanish style rum. It has that sort of oily/smokey twang but it also has a big slab of rich flavour which is often so lacking in the lighter Cuban style. It’s not a million miles from Ron Zacapa. For the record I do not consider Ron Zacapa to be anywhere near as sweet as many make out. Maybe a few years ago it was but now, no not for me. As a nostalgia trip I’m going to mix the rum with ice and cola and maybe a squeeze of lime. Yes its very nice. I now know though that it is better on its own! No need to mix this little beauty. - thefatrumpirate.com
5 stars - diffordsguide.com

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Pampero Blanco (White) Rum (700ml)

VENEZUELA
Reduced from $63.99
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

ABV: 37.5%

Few people will be aware that as well as being home to the famous rum based medicinal bitters, Angostura, Venezuela makes a number of well-respected barrel-aged golden and dark rums. Local producers say the combination of tropical humidity and cool winds that bathe Venezuela's sugar-cane fields helps to age the rum faster than in other countries. As José Mandry, president of the Venezuelan Alcohols Chamber that groups most of the country's rum makers says, 'Venezuela is a blessed land situated at the north of South America where the winds don't tear us up but gently rock us, and gently rock our rums.' The change in temperature from day to night stimulates interaction between the alcohol distilled from cane juice and the barrels, enhancing the taste.
Produced at the Licorero del Centro distillery in Caracas, Pampero Blanco is crafted using three stills (Column, Kettle Batch and Copper Pot) giving the Rum Master a mixture of light, heavy and semi-heavy spirits to work with. Blended and aged for around two years in x-Scotch whisky casks then charcoal filtered to remove the colour before bottling, the result is a rum where the flavours are delicate yet confident enough to mix with others, be it in a rum & coke or as a “supporting actor” in a cocktail, such as the classic Mojito.
Gold Medal - San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2021
4.5 Stars - diffordsguide.com

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2024 Paralian Springs Hill Vineyard Shiraz

McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$42. 99
Bottle
$515.88 Dozen

Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2031-2033)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

Rich, youthfully bright and juicy with a slightly inky feel to the long, concentrated finish.
Incredible colour density featuring an impenetrable inky black heart along with an equally deep dark purple black hue. Freshly crushed blackberry, liquorice, dark plum and blueberry scents are delivered with ample intensity. Notes of vanillin cedar, fennel and peppered earth ensue. Rich, youthfully bright and juicy, the concentrated palate is laden with blackberry, liquorice and fresh ripe blueberry fruits. Fennel, vanillin cedar and delicate peppered earth elements engage the back half. Fresh, energetic and succulent, it has a sturdy yet polished tannin structure which provides some underlying muscle. Finishes long and vividly fruited yet slightly inky in its feel.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc. 14%
Other Reviews….
From '75 and '98 plantings on the Springs Hill vineyard. The '24 Paralian suite, for me, is the finest to date. All killer, as they say … The quiet power in this is something to behold – a wine of gravitas and grace. It comes in a little darker of fruit this year, though not heavy with it. Dried olive, black cherry, violet, blueberry, ground coffee, a certain sultry floral and spicy feel, with an undercurrent of nori and iodine. This is a marvellous expression, with finely tooled tannins and exceptional length. Simply brilliant. Drink by 2038.
97 Points
Marcus Ellis – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2018 Pewsey Vale Museum Reserve The Contours Riesling

Eden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$36. 99
Bottle
$443.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2025-2031)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

A beautifully aged Riesling that combines vivid fruit with emerging tertiary characters.
The Contours Riesling is crafted from old vines grown on the coolest slope within the Pewsey Vale Contours vineyard. Bottle aged for six years before release delivers a Riesling that’s rich and complex.
Brilliant very pale straw core with a distinct shimmer of green around the edges and a watery hue. Intense aromas of lime and green apple are intertwined with oily toast and wet steel notes. Hints of lemon butter and bees wax are also evident. Vivid lime, lemon and green apple fruits infused with oily toast like characters are layered across the palate with terrific concentration, drive and textural volume. Lying underneath are traces of bees wax, lemon butter and a steely minerality. Crisp acidity is delivered with pinpoint accuracy. The long, dry finish carrying a gentle waxy feel.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12.5%
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Another museum release riesling from the excellent Contours block of the Pewsey Vale vineyard, way up around 500m in the High Eden. A gentle mid-straw in the glass with aromas beginning to take on the complexity that we love from aged riesling. Bickford's lime cordial, citrus blossom and Christmas lily are joined by buttered brioche, washed rind cheese, pressed wildflowers, almond paste, petrichor and stone. Porcelain acidity provides clarity and cadence, and it is clear that this wine is in a great place, possibly heading to a greater one. Drink by 2040.
95 Points
Dave Brookes – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

Ah, the wonders of Eden Valley Riesling as it just starts to enter its secondary phase. This one is beginning to show some toasty character, which you might expect with a wine that is seven years old. But it is hardly going to flip in the short term and it retains a youthful, vibrant edge highlighted by that strong mineral and lemony character that you might expect with a little bit of Eden Valley bath salts and dry talciness. Already a high degree of richness, but it’s held tight with control. Outstanding. Drink 2025-2035.
96 points
Ray Jordan - WinePilot.com

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2025 Pewsey Vale Estate Single Vineyard Riesling

Eden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)

ABV: 11.5%

Closure: Stelvin

In 1839, shortly after his arrival from England, Joseph Gilbert started building a fine homestead in Eden Valley and planted the region’s first grapevines in 1847. Like so many vineyards in the 1920s and 30s, Pewsey Vale fell into disuse but, thankfully, its potential was rediscovered.
In 1961, pastoralist Geoffrey Angas Parsons became aware his property had once incorporated the region’s earliest vineyard and shared his discovery with good friend, and vigneron Wyndham Hill-Smith. Hill-Smith needed no further persuasion – work soon began on re-establishing Pewsey Vale Vineyard. Initially, 56 hectares of Riesling were planted in contoured rows. The several remaining hectares of these vines continue to provide fruit for The Contours Riesling. All plantings at Pewsey Vale Vineyard are propagated from the original 1847 vines.
Classic Pewsey Vale Riesling at the top of it’s game.
Brilliant very pale straw almost water like colour with green tinted edges. Intense lime, citrus and orange rind aromas jump out of the glass trailed by distinct chalky talc, green apple and mineral notes. Scrumptious lime and citrus fruits fill the mouth carrying with them plenty of textural volume. Crunchy acidity with orange rind, green apple, chalky talc and subtle steely mineral elements lining the back half. The finish, long and racy.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 11.5%
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What a beautiful example of Eden Valley Riesling is this estate Pewsey Vale wine. The nose is intense lemon with a minerally bath salts character, while the palate has that lemon rind edginess, balancing the deeply intense, linear and focused fruit that emerges from this high-altitude block. It retains a degree of tension with a slightly talcy character, and the finish is long and fine. Excellent wine. Drink 2025-2037.
95 Points
Ray Jordan – WinePilot.com

Riesling sourced from a single vineyard way up around 490m elevation in Pewsey Vale. Classic Eden Valley characters from woe to go. Fresh limes, Christmas lily, citrus blossom, crushed stone, lemongrass, Bickford's lime cordial and ozone. Dry, precise and thirst-slakingly good drinking. Super stuff; we all need a bottle of this close at hand when the weather warms up. Drink by 2040.
94 points
Dave Brookes - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

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2024 Pieropan Soave Classico

Soave, ITALY
$34. 99
Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2025-2028)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

Scrumptious benchmark Soave.
The Pieropan winery is in the heart of the Classico zone and dates back to 1890. Leonildo ‘Nino’ Pieropan, who sadly passed away in 2018, was the first to show the world just how great Garganega, and Italian white wine, can be. He recognised the importance of terroir early on, acquiring various hillside vineyards and expanding the prestigious Calvarino and La Rocca vineyards, first made as single vineyard crus in 1971 and 1978 respectively.
Today, sons Dario (winemaker) and Andrea (viticulturist) continue the family tradition. The brothers have converted all of their vineyards to organic and are overseeing the new winery being built amongst the vineyards just outside the village. Made mostly from Garganega grapes with the inclusion of 15% Trebbiano di Soave.
Brilliant pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Aromas of pear and red apple skin show plenty of elevation out of the glass with hints of lime, fresh herbs and wet stone also evident. Delicious pear, lime and red apple skin flavours are delivered with ample concentration over a back drop of fresh herb infusions and slatey mineral elements. Crisp acidity with a river stone like feel to the long dry finish.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 12%
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Perfumed wine with citrus and minerality, forthright, intense and focused. Medium-bodied, vibrant and savory, it displays super-cool freshness and weight, with a polished finish. One of the top Italian whites for quality-per-price ratio. Drink now.
95 points
JamesSuckling.com

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Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao Triple Sec Liqueur (700ml)

FRANCE
$79. 99
Bottle
$959.88 Dozen

ABV: 40%

A Triple Sec employing Pierre Ferrand Cognac as its base. Pours slightly viscous, bright gold. A joy to the nose with perfumed scents of fresh orange cake and orange peel over a juicy, sweet centre. The viscous, svelte-like entry leads into a creamy, concentrated burst of orange flesh / peel / pith with a gently warming supporting spirit. Hints of mandarin on the finish. Concludes with the sweetness tempered, followed by a candied orange peel aftertaste. A juicy, plush rendition that sits comfortably in the Triple Sec pantheon along side the likes of Grand Marnier and Cointreau as one of the world’s best. 40% Alc./Vol.
Other reviews... Less sweet and more sprightly than most orange liqueurs, the aroma explodes with orange peel and marmalade. The palate echoes those notes, finishing brisk and slightly bitter, tinged with ginger sparks. 95 points - wineenthusiast.com
A citrus smorgasbord with clementines, orange peel and pith, and grapefruit zest, as well as toffee, and grape jelly. The palate showcases zesty oranges with vanilla bean, along with touches of herbaceousness and spice. The finish is warming with bitter orange, tingly black pepper, and tannic black tea. A triple sec that's close to perfection. 96 points - distiller.com
Triple sec or curacao are an essential ingredient in so many cocktails, and stylistically they cover a wide range of focuses. But they all tend to have one thing in common (well, besides tasting like oranges): They’re generally quite sweet. And so it was that cocktial god David Wondrich teamed up with Cognac producer Pierre Ferrand to create a drier style of curacao. Fittingly called Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao, this spirit is meant to take the often sickly sweet stuff into a more refined direction. It is made by infusing unaged brandy with Seville orange peels; this infusion is then redistilled, blended with Cognac and spices (including star anise, more orange, and sugar), then aged in barrels for an indeterminate time (not long, I’d guess). It’s bottled at 80 proof. The resulting spirit is quite impressive. To say it’s not sweet would be a lie. This is, after all, still a triple sec, where sweet oranges are the primary character of the nose and the palate. Lots of vanilla and nut character in there too, with a particularly buttery body — though I didn’t pick up on the anise in the blend. Overall it’s a wonderful curacao that would add a delightful spin to any cocktail and is also quite delicious consumed on its own. - drinkhacker.com

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2024 Pierro Chardonnay

Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
$110. 00
Bottle
$1320.00 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 10 Years (2025-2035)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

A benchmark Australian Chardonnay that balances power and richness with exceptional finesse and impeccable structure.

Owner and manager of Pierro Estate, Dr Mike Peterkin, has a viticultural pedigree second to none. Besides making one of Margaret River's and Australia’s best Chardonnays, Mike also produced the first Semillon Sauvignon Blanc blend in Australia.
Fermented in French barriques, the wine goes through a full malolactic fermentation which helps achieve superior texture, mouth feel and a more refined, persistent flavour. Lees are stirred fortnightly by hand in barrel over a period of 12 months.
Brilliant pale straw colour with green highlighted edges and a watery hue. Both complex and captivating, the nose features an elevated aromatic profile of white peach, nectarine and citrus infused with gun flint married to biscuity oak, faint nougat, delicate dried honey and spice. Rich and incredibly powerful yet possessing wonderful finesse, the medium weighted palate is layered with mouth filling white peach, pear and nectarine fruits. Infusions of gun flint, citrusy nougat, subtle dried honey, mealy roasted almond like characters, traces of crème brulee and spice lend further sophistication to what is a kaleidoscopic flavour experience. Generous creamy like textural feel counterpointed by a delightful underlying freshness. Finishes exceptionally long with a Burgundian like refinement.
Magnificent drinking over the next 8-10 years.
Alc. 14%
Other Reviews…..
From one of Margaret River’s great chardonnay producers, this is yet another brilliant example of the style that has made Pierro so admired. You wouldn’t guess it came from a warm year—it’s delicate and fine, with a pristine brightness. The nose shows light grapefruit, citrus, a touch of butterscotch, and a subtle mealy note in the background. The palate has real zing, with lively, pristine acidity driving through to a sustained finish. A chalky, minerally edge adds to the linear feel and precision. Another outstanding Pierro chardonnay.
98 points
RayJordanWine.com.au

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2024 Pierro L.T.C.

Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
$32. 99
Bottle
$395.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2025-2027)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Bristling with freshness and wonderfully concentrated with ample textural volume counterpointed by crisp, mineral infused acidity.
In 1979 Mike Peterkin produced Australia’s first Semillon Sauvignon Blanc. Working at Cullen’s at the time, the wine went on to win a trophy at the Perth Royal Show. He never claimed any originality for the idea, he simply borrowed it from the French. In 1980 he was so convinced of the blend’s potential in Margaret River he devoted a third of the Pierro plantings to the varieties.
The 2024 L.T.C. is made up of 55% Sauvignon Blanc, 21% Semillon, 13.5% Chenin Blanc and 10.5% Chardonnay. Twenty five percent of the blend was fermented and matured in new and one & two year-old French oak barrels for a period of 2-3 months with the balance fermented and matured in stainless steel.
Brilliant very pale straw colour with distinctive green tinted edges and a watery hue. Passionfruit and herbaceous gooseberry aromas leap out of the glass with notions of green apple, lime, delicate pencil shavings and spice notes also present. Bristling with freshness, wonderfully concentrated passionfruit, green apple and lime fruits are layered across the scrumptious palate. Ample textural volume is counterpointed by crisp, mineral infused acidity with subtle gooseberry, quince and spice elements the undercard. Long, vivacious finish.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 13%
Other Reviews….
This vintage is 55% Sauvignon Blanc, 21% Semillon, 13.5% Chenin Blanc and 10.5% Chardonnay. So a little touch of two Cs here. Not Les Trois Cuvées, rather Les Quatres Cuvées.
Lime and grapefruit, a little cut grass, green tea, fennel and spice. It’s bright and has some lime and grapefruit tang, though it also has some macadamia nut richness to it and kiwi fruit juiciness. Texture is a little powdery, and it finishes with good length and sort of gin and tonic bite. A very good and interesting wine. As an aside, it looked better after being open for a day. It’s 93 or 94 points, though I’m leaning toward the latter. Drink 2025-2031+.
94 Points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front

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2024 Pikes The Merle Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
$52. 99
Bottle
$635.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 10 Years (2024-2034)

ABV: 11.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Named in tribute to Pike’s family matriarch, ‘The Merle’ is a selection of the best parcels of Riesling from their Polish Hill River Estate.
Brilliant water like colour with a faint greenish tinge around the outskirts. Bursting out of the glass are intense lime, citrus and orange rind aromas which are trailed by some green apple, talc and steely mineral notes. Tense and focused, the riveting palate features concentrated flavours of lime, lemon and Granny Smith apple. Chiselled acidity lends a taut sculptured feel with subtle orange rind, chalky talc, wet steel and flinty mineral elements extending across the back half. Outstanding power with a long, bracing finish that’s delivered with laser like precision.
Drink over the next 8-10 years.
Alc. 11.5%
Other Reviews…..
While the Traditionale is regularly one of the very best in its price bracket (and often well above it), The Merle never fails to sit among the very best releases of Clare Riesling, year after year, no matter what price bracket you quote. For me, this is one of our iconic Rieslings. The colour for this latest release is a near transparent lemon. The wine is elegant and refined, fresh and focused and offers drive, impeccable balance and endless length. A line of sea breeze acidity runs the length, the intensity never drops for a moment, and that freshness is still evident throughout. Fabulous stuff, this latest release is a worthy addition to the lineage. Enjoy over the next twenty years. Drink 2024-2044.
97 points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com
I'd be happy to lie on my back and have someone drip feed this Pikes The Merle Riesling into my mouth for the rest of my days. What an impeccable wine this is. Pure, focused, detailed and delicate all at the same time, class oozes from every pore.
It's a supreme exercise in precision and highlights the gift that the Clare Valley subregion of Polish Hill River is to the production of this fabulous variety.
Only made in exceptional years, specific parcels were selected and it was made exactly the same as the Traditionale Riesling.
Limes, lime leaf and green apple feature large but carry themselves with fabulous humility. Lemongrass and grapefruit add detail with a river stone minerality that threads its way through the frame. Pretty white field flowers offer a fresh and vibrant aroma that calls you back time and gain.
The 2024 Clare Valley Rieslings are absolutely humming and be sure to pop The Merle down as one of the wines that you need to track down. Drink to ten years+
97 points
QWineReviews.com

The 2024 The Merle Riesling is powerful and tightly controlled, with a long spool of flavor—lemongrass, white pepper, cheesecloth, bay leaf and scratched lime—that draws out over the finish. I like this wine in its youth, and I like it as an older wine as well. It's very smart and eloquently of place. 11.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drink 2025-2044
96 points
Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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- Biodynamic
- Organic
2022 Plantamura Primitivo Gioia del Colle

Puglia, ITALY
$34. 99
Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2025-2029)

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

Rich and mouth filling with chewy tannins and a long juicy yet sturdy finish.
Gioia del Colle is a town located midway between Matera and Bari, high in the hills of central Puglia renowned for it’s Primitivo and cheese. Plantamura is a family run concern with 10 hectares of organically farmed vineyards.
Midnight black heart with a dark red hue. Pronounced ripe morello cherry and liquorice aromas mix with some black cherry, vanillin spice and earth notes. Rich mouth filling morello cherry, liquorice and black plum fruits are supported by chewy tannins with notions of vanillin spice and scorched earth the undercard. Concludes long and juicy yet sturdy in its feel.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 14.5%

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Plantation Grande Reserve Rum (700ml)

BARBADOS
Reduced from $74.99
$64. 99
Bottle
$779.88 Dozen

ABV: 40%

Other reviews... part of the Signature blends which include the Barbados 5, the XO, Grand Anejo and Xaymaca — these are what one might infer are entry level rums for the curious (to call them ‘premium’ would be a stretch). They are neither bartenders’ mixing staples like the Three Star, OFTD or Original Dark, nor expensive limited editions like the upscale Extreme, Single Cask or Vintage series, and exist in a kind of everyman’s universe where “reasonableness” is the watchword. It goes down easy without reaching and that may be the key observation. Overall, it’s a relatively simple rum compared to others I’ve had (including some from Plantation themselves), yet a rum one can, with care and lowered expectations, have neat without too many issues. To be honest, I thought the rum was better than it had a right to be considering the sweetening Plantation is known for... For someone now getting into rum, it’s serviceable and they could use it as a stepping stone to get more into the field, though for getting into the Barbados style it’s useless, so forget that aspect. Those with more experience can use it as a bellwether for what to look for in Plantation’s successively more upscale (and expensive) offerings; and for those who’re really into rums, well, there’s not much to say to them, since they already know all there is to know. - thelonecaner.com
... From just before Plantation became Planteray, for reasons that remain a little unclear to us—though seemingly a bit on the ‘woke’ side. We’ve nothing against wokism, of course, but we do rather like balance in all things and tend to think anything excessive becomes trivial. ‘Does ‘habitation’ still work by the way? Right then, shall we have a taste?... This must be from W.I.R.D., owned by the same fine folks. Colour: white wine. Nose: cooked sugar verging on ‘petit boulé’, sugarcane syrup and a generous splash of orgeat, with a few fluttering florals hovering about—white clover in particular, adding a faint pastoral lift. Mouth: pleasant at first, but the sweetness does rather take over. Think Malibu laced with molasses honey and sweet woodruff cordial. Finish: medium in length, gentle and sugary, with no real parting bite. Comments: clearly meant to be served over a good handful of ice, ideally dragged down to 8°C or so. In that context, it might even do the trick. At room temperature, however, it's a different story altogether. 70 points - whiskyfun.com

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Plantation Isle of Fiji Rum (700ml)

FIJI
Reduced from $99.99
$74. 99
Bottle
$899.88 Dozen

ABV: 40%

From the pristine lagoons to the lush jungles, Plantation Isle of Fiji is an ode to the beauty of the Fiji Islands. Molasses-based and made using both pot and column stills at the Fiji Distillery, including local Fijian sugar cane, the liquid was first aged in the tropical climate in bourbon casks for three years, then sailed to the southwest of France for twelve months finishing in French oak. This double ageing method paired with Fijian know-how creates a rum with warm notes of exotic fruits and raisins. 40% Alc./Vol.
Notes from the producers... Color : Gold. Nose : Intense, it starts on molasses, pear and varnish. It then becomes fruitier and spicier on apple, banana and gooseberry, also nutmeg and vanilla with a hint of smoke. Palate : Rich and round, it follows the nose with vanilla fudge, honey, ginger and fruity notes of prune and coconut. Finish : Very long on dried banana, bourbon and allspice. Empty glass : Molasses, oak and allspice.

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Plantation Stiggins Fancy Pineapple Rum (700ml)

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Reduced from $88.99
$79. 99
Bottle
$959.88 Dozen

ABV: 40%

A pineapple-infused libation built on Plantation's Original Dark and 3-star white rums. Aromas of fresh-sliced pineapple take centre stage maintaining excellent clarity and lift even after ample air contact. Medium-bodied, with upfront ripe pineapple, the finish adds gentle acidity achieving an impressive sweet/dry balance. Hints of dried banana and golden syrup evoke rum in the aftertaste, but the keynote throughout is pineapple, pineapple and pineapple - in the best possible way. Use it as a base for tropical cocktails. 40% Alc./Vol.
Other reviews... not an artificially flavored alcoholic beverage; it's infused with real pineapple rinds. It's a nuanced, delightful sipper, with Trinidad's Plantation Original Dark and Plantation Three Star White as its base spirits, and Queen Victoria pineapples infused therein...Their infusion method, however, is rather modern. The rinds (where essential oils reside) of Queen Victoria pineapples—widely considered the best—are infused with the white and dark rum (separately) for three weeks. The white rum concoction then gets distilled in pot stills, and is married with the dark rum infusion in barrels for three months. The result is entirely tropical, with pronounced pineapple flavor accenting the spiciness of the rum. However, it's not fruity in the way that overly sugary fruit-based cocktails are. It's far more dynamic and of the utmost quality. - David Graver, Cool Hunting

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2022 Poggerino Chianti Classico

Tuscany, ITALY
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 14.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

A medium bodied Chianti Classico that combines fabulous richness with a robust structure.
Located in the commune of Radda, Piero Lanza and his sister, Benedetta, took over the estate from their father in the mid 1980’s and have extensively renovated the vineyards. The wines are typically full and rich yet retain beautiful elegance and perfumed fruit. They taste like Chianti should and they are always good, even in lesser years. The attention to detail in the vineyard verges on fanatical, with biodynamic farming, careful clonal selection, close planted vines, nitrogenous cover crops, extensive canopy management and hand picking to ensure the best possible combination of concentration, acidity and ripe tannins. Wild yeast fermentation, modern winemaking techniques and French oak for maturation complete the process. The resulting wine reflects these labours and is a beautifully balanced and perfumed style of Chianti.
A 100% Sangiovese aged in French barrique and tonneaux for 12 months. Inky black core with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Ripe red to black currant and liquorice aromas mix with earth, dried herb and spicy tobacco notes. Possessing fabulous richness and a robust structure the medium bodied palate is flooded with ripe red to black currant and liquorice fruits. Dusty earth, spicy cedar, subtle tobacco elements and traces of leather sit below. Muscular tannins finishing long, ripe and chewy.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.5%
Other Reviews....
Cherry, raspberry, blood orange and floral aromas and flavors come together in this vibrant red. Offers earth, Mediterranean herb and oak spice hints, while assertive tannins leave a firm grip. Best from 2026 through 2033.
93 Points
Wine Spectator
Once again, Poggerino’s Piero Lanza puts out one of the most successful annata of the vintage thus far. His 11 hectares in Radda sit mainly on Galestro soil with an underpinning of clay rather than sand, giving seriously structured wines. Dense fruit and spice greet the nose, with glossy dark red cherry, mint and cinnamon following through on the palate. Impressive substance is backed up by chewy, layered tannins, gracious rather than austere, dissolving slowly into the crunchy currants that draw out the finish. Vibrant and impressive. Drink 2024-2031.
92 Points
Decanter

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2016 Pol Roger Vintage Champagne

Champagne, FRANCE
Reduced from $175.00
$160. 00
Bottle
$1920.00 Dozen

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

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

Pol Roger’s 2016 vintage Champagne is made from the traditional house vintage blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay sourced from 20 Grands and Premiers crus vineyards in the Montagne de Reims and the Côte des Blancs regions.
Possessing great length and a graceful, airy like feel, this is a wonderfully complex and finessed Champagne.
A fine, satiny mousse slowly subsides to reveal a pale straw coloured base that has pale gold tinged edges with a generous and very fine bead flowing through to the surface. On the nose leading the way in classic Pol Roger style are aromatics of yeast lees and brioche followed by some citrus, cashew, subtle dried honey and faint oily toast like notes. Rich and creamy textured yet wonderfully light and airy across the palate. A sophisticated flavour profile of baked bread, yeast lees, delicate cashew, citrusy honeyed like characters, ginger, chalk and oily toast elements extend through to a very long and pillowy finish that’s beautifully sculptured by mouth watering acidity.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%
Other Reviews….
A very elegant and silky vintage Champagne with a seamless harmony of candied citrus fruit, sushi ginger and dried cherry character with racy acidity and delicate minerality at the long, straight and refined finish. You don’t even think about how much or little dosage this has. Drink or hold.
95 points
JamesSuckling.com
Based on 60% Pinot Noir and the rest Chardonnay, the 2016 Champagne Vintage Brut is released only after 6-7 years on the lees (sur latte). It pours a straw hue and displays a more expressive profile on opening, with notes of tangerine and fresh flowers, its red fruit coming through with fresh red raspberry and peppery spice. It’s medium-bodied and rounded through the palate, with excellent structure, powerful concentration, and a long finish. This has a refined yet powerful feel and will be a wine with significant longevity and slow maturation over the next 15-20 years. True to the house style, it has a sturdy backbone and is emblematic of a fantastic vintage champagne from Pol Roger. The mousse is pinpoint and rounded on the finish. Drink 2024-2040.
95 points
Audrey Frick - JebDunnuck.com

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2022 Pressing Matters Pinot Noir

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
$64. 99
Bottle
$779.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2024-2032)

ABV: 12.8%

Closure: Stelvin

Semi translucent ruby red colour with a bright crimson red hue. Perfumed scents of violets, red to dark cherries and strawberries escape from the glass followed by hints of anise, forest floor, fresh herbs and spicy cedar notes. Rich, intensely flavoured and possessing an expansive peacocks tail and power wave, the highly moreish palate is supplely decorated with red to dark cherry, strawberry and anise flavours. Infusions of fresh herbs, rhubarb, forest floor and spicy cedar like characters lie underneath. Possessing ample freshness and polished tannins it finishes exceptionally long and uber delicious.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.8%
Other Reviews…..
Coal River Valley pinot noir made by Samantha Connew. A very pretty bright ruby in the glass with aromas of amaro and blossom-flecked red cherry, raspberry and wild strawberry fruits underscored with hints of spice, Peking duck, leaf litter, dried citrus rind, struck flint and earth. It smells gorgeous, and the palate follows up with smallgoods and undergrowth and mountain herb tones, finishing long with detail, sapid acidity and powdery tannins – it's a wonderful release. If you're ever down Tassie way, make sure you check out the new Pressing Matters cellar door too. It's a beauty. Drink by 2038.
96 points
Dave Brookes – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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