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    2024 Airlie Bank Pinot Noir
    Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
    $24. 99
    Bottle
    $299.88 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2025-2028)
    ABV: 12.5%
    Closure: Stelvin

    A delicious, supplely textured Pinot with a savoury medium to long finish.

    Semi translucent red to dark red colour with black toned edges and a light red hue. The nose offers up a fragrant bouquet of violets, cherries, strawberries and dried herbs which are followed by bramble, forest floor and spicy clove notes. Delicious cherry, strawberry and rhubarb flavours supplely kiss the palate mixing with dried herb, bramble and spice elements along the way. Polished tannins with a savoury medium to long finish.
    Drink over the next 2-3 years.
    Alc. 12.5%

    Hendrick's Grand Cabaret Gin (700ml)
    SCOTLAND
    $89. 99
    Bottle
    $1079.88 Dozen
    ABV: 43.4%

    No.4 in Drinkhacker's Top 10 Gins of 2024.

    Other reviews... Hendrick’s Gin and its Cabinet of Curiosities line of special editions continues with this fifth release, Grand Cabaret, the first wandering of master distiller Lesley Gracie into the world of stone fruits as botanical ingredients. You won’t miss those stone fruits — they’re evident from the moment you pour the gin from the bottle. On the nose, bold notes of cherry and peaches are prominent, evoking fruit brandy more than any gin you might be imagining. Some blossom elements provide a slight break from the exuberant fruit notes, but they are comparably mild in relation to the bolder, juicy fruit quality. The palate holds no surprises: Slightly sweet, it’s a fruit bomb that again drops a torrent of peach, cherry, and some tropical elements on the imbiber. Florals are present mainly in the form of lilac and lavender, with orange and cherry blossom also in the mix. Juniper and the signature cucumber of standard Hendrick’s aren’t notable here until the finish emerges, where some gentle green herbaceousness finally shows its face. Still: Red fruit dominates, through and through. As gins go, this will be far afield from anything remotely familiar to most, but it’s certainly charming as a diversion and works very well in long drinks (think soda, cranberry juice, Prosecco, or ginger ale — or a combination of these). Whatever you do, don’t even think about using it in a martini. - drinkhacker.com

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    2023 Neudorf Tiritiri Chardonnay
    Nelson, NEW ZEALAND
    $33. 99
    Bottle
    $407.88 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2025-2031)
    ABV: 13.5%
    Closure: Stelvin

    A shapely mid weighted Chardonnay that finishes long and refined.

    Barrel fermented in medium toast French oak (10% new) then matured for 10 months on full lees with monthly stirring. Brilliant pale straw colour with greenish toned edges and a watery hue. Pronounced aromas of nectarine, white peach and a whiff of grapefruit are trailed by some biscuity oak, faint dried honey and smoky gun flint notes. Shapely white peach, nectarine and citrus fruits are layered across the mid weighted palate. Delicate dried honey, biscuity oak and infusions of gun flint ensue. Nicely integrated fresh acidity with a long, refined and well fleshed finish.
    Drink over the next 5-6 years.
    Alc. 13.5%

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    2016 Louis Roederer Vintage Champagne
    Champagne, FRANCE
    Reduced from $160.00
    $145. 00
    Bottle
    $1740.00 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)
    ABV: 12.5%
    Closure: Diam Cork

    Rich and creamy yet airy and agile in it’s feel, this a wonderfully complex Champagne.

    Fine pillowy mousse with a straw pale gold tinged base that’s threaded by a nibble stream of tiny bubbles. Wonderfully aromatic sniff with intense baked bread, yeast lees, pear and brioche scents engulfing the nostrils followed by some honeyed cashew, citrus and roasted almond notes. Rich and creamy yet airy and agile in it’s feel, the palate features mouth filling flavours of baked bread, pear and yeast lees with notions of honeyed cashew, citrus, almond and brioche characters extending across the back half. Crisp, mouth watering acidity with a dry, expansive finish.
    Drink over the 6-8 years.
    Alc. 12.5%

    Other Reviews….
    Complex nose of restrained strawberries and lemon zest, with macerated flowers and shortbread. Full body and plenty of concentration, with pinprick mousse, long and chewy, integrated acidity and amazing length. Pinot noir and chardonnay. Drink or hold.
    96 Points
    JamesSuckling.com

    The 2016 Champagne Vintage Brut is the new release and is composed of 70% Pinot Noir from Verzy and the rest Chardonnay from Chouilly. A slightly richer golden straw hue, it has a floral bouquet on the nose and is a very pretty vintage of this wine aromatically. It’s sappy with lemon confit and is salty throughout the palate, revealing the weight of the Pinot Noir but retaining wonderful freshness. This lovely wine is going to take some time to open aromatically, but it’s going to be worth the wait. Drink it over the coming 15 years. It’s a going to be a stunning wine for pairings. 7 gram per liter dosage in this wine and in the collection. Drink 2024-2040.
    95 Points
    Audrey Frick – JebDunnuck.com

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    2023 Bartolo Mascarello Dolcetto D'Alba
    Piedmont, ITALY
    $89. 99
    Bottle
    $1079.88 Dozen
    Closure: Cork

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    With heat spikes exceeding 40 degrees Celsius after the 15th of August, this was not an easy year. Some grape skins suffered from sunburn, and the year saw below average rain and no snow in the mountains. The Bartolo Mascarello 2023 Dolcetto d'Alba required strict fruit selection executed by hand, cluster to cluster. The important factor was removing the berries with burnt skins across the varieties they work with. Nebbiolo yields were down 25% to 30% in 2023 as a result. Aged in oak for nine months, this wine offers dark fruit, raisin and baked plum aromas. It finishes on the short side because the skin-to-pulp ratio leans to more pulp in this vintage. You also get nicely balanced acidity in this medium-plus wine. In terms of Dolcetto, this wine speaks with a quieter voice, which ultimately makes for a nice surprise. Drink 2025-2028.
    91 points
    Monica Larner - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

    The 2023 Dolcetto d'Alba is an absolute joy. Floral, medium in body and nervy, the 2023 is a super-classic wine that reminds me of Dolcettos from another time, but it has the fruit purity that is typical of the best Piedmont wines today. Readers will find a wine of understatement and class. Drink 2024-2029.
    91 points
    Antonio Galloni - Vinous

    The 2023 Dolcetto d'Alba is a jewel-like magenta color and is lifted and fresh on the nose with highlights of red fruit accenting the pretty floral and darker berry notes of the Dolcetto, along with notes of fresh purple flowers, ripe berries, and wet stones. The palate offers brilliant intensity, complemented by electric acidity, ripe fruit, and a snappy, crunchy feel that persists through the finish. It offers a good deal of nervous energy at this early stage and will benefit from another 6-12 months in the bottle, although it should retain its poppy freshness for a considerable amount of time. Drink 2025-2035.
    92+ points
    Audrey Frick - jebdunnuck.com

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    2020 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo
    Piedmont, ITALY
    $499. 00
    Bottle
    $5988.00 Dozen
    ABV: 14%
    Closure: Cork

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    This wine is on the market now. The Bartolo Mascarello 2020 Barolo represents a blend of fruit from five sites for the first time, Maria Teresa Mascarello tells me excitedly. The classic blend of the recent past saw fruit from Rue and Cannubi in Barolo and Rocche dell’Annunziata in La Morra. San Lorenzo, if only with fruit from a mere 3,000 square meters of seven-year-old vines, returns to the blend with this vintage. The wine also has fruit from Monrobio di Bussia from 4,000 square meters of leased vineyards. (Monrobio di Bussia took the place of San Lorenzo from the 2015 to the 2019 vintages). The Rue vineyard measures 4,000 square meters and has 35-year-old plants. Rocche dell’Annunziata measures 1.3 hectares, and its vines range from 35 to 40 years old. The oldest vines in Cannubi reach 70 years in age, but replanting over the years has introduced 15-, 20- and 25-year-old plants. The site measures one hectare and makes up about one-third of this wine (with fruit sourced from across a total of 3.3 hectares). Rocche dell’Annunziata also makes up one-third of the blend.
    Fermentation times were long in 2020, lasting 55 days, with 42 days of submerged cap. This process allows the aromas and flavors to develop slowly and with added nuance. The vintage is considered hot; however, 2020 saw a "different kind of heat," Maria Teresa Mascarello tells me. Much-needed water reserves remained intact from winter and spring that saw snow and rain. "There was more disease pressure in 2020, but it wasn't too bad; and the wines show full-bodied ripeness," she says. This vintage was bottled in summer 2024. The wine reveals a soft side, with supple tannins, dark cherry fruit, dried herb, tea leaf and a hint of wild mint. The bouquet is open and does not hold back, especially in terms of its fruit-forward appeal. It feels linear and sharp on the palate, with balanced acidity that keeps it bright. Drink 2026-2050.
    96 points
    Monica Larner - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

    The 2020 Barolo is classy, elegant and polished, just as it was last year. Crushed flowers, sage, citrus mint, spice, cedar and pipe tobacco give this ethereal, nuanced Barolo notable aromatic presence. All the elements are very nicely balanced. This is an especially ethereal Barolo from Maria Teresa Mascarello. Nervy tannins lend verve throughout. It will be interesting to see how this ages. Drink 2028-2040.
    94 points
    Antonio Galloni - Vinous

    This vintage is extremely floral, offering restrained violets, linden tree, camphor and balsamic tones and fresh redcurrants. On the full-bodied palate there is great licorice-stick flavor with refreshing, lifted acidity and firm, velvety tannins that are savory and ripe. Bright expression of Barolo, full of detail, more elegant than powerful. Drinkable now, but best after 5 years.
    97 points
    James Suckling

    The 2020 Barolo is a transparent red hue and offers an approachable Grenache-like ease on the nose that is quite pretty and fruity with aromas of candied strawberries, hints of purple flowers, herbes de Provence, and sweet earth. The palate is savory and more classic in its structure, with refined yet well-defined tannins, refreshing, bright acidity, and driving notes of orange peel, apricot pit, and salty earth through an elegant and long finish. As is always the case, it is sourced from the four crus of Cannubi, Rocche dell’Annunziata, San Lorenzo, and Rue. While it feels approachable now, with a charming, juicy feel upfront, it should have a wide window for enjoyment and solid longevity over the coming two decades. Drink 2025-2045.
    96 points
    Audrey Frick - jebdunnuck.com

    In the blend of Maria Teresa Mascarello's Barolo 2020, the replanted San Lorenzo vineyard makes a comeback, with a small portion of young-vine fruit. It was harvested on 2 October, while the rest (from Rocche dell'Annunziata and Cannubi) was picked from 4-8 October, after the rain. The result is a wine with a backdrop of very fresh redcurranty fruits, violets, deep spices including liquorice root, as well as hints of linden, almost camphor, and wild strawberry. A defined expression demonstrating a lot of maturity and savouriness. Drink 2024-2040.
    97 points
    Aldo Fiordelli - Decanter

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    2022 Hunter-Gatherer Heathcote Shiraz
    Heathcote, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
    $24. 99
    Bottle
    $299.88 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)
    ABV: 14%
    Closure: Stelvin

    Based in the Macedon ranges, winemaker, Brian Martin also sources exceptional parcels of fruit from top growers in nearby Heathcote. This Shiraz comes from the Chinamen's Bend vineyard in Tooborac with aging taking place in a mix of new and seasoned French oak for a period of 18 months.

    An opulently fruited yet muscular Heathcote Shiraz that delivers great value.

    Totally opaque black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Ripe black cherry and liquorice aromas rise through the olfactory senses followed by flashes of blueberry, vanillin cedar and peppered earth notes. Full in body the palate is awash with succulent black cherry, liquorice and blackberry fruit with spicy vanillin cedar, blueberry and peppered earth elements in the background. Boasting superb intensity, depth and power, a sturdy tannin structure imparts a robust feel onto the long, fresh and deeply fruited finish.
    Drink over the next 6-8 years.
    Alc. 14%

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    2023 Sidewood Chardonnay
    Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
    $24. 99
    Bottle
    $299.88 Dozen
    ABV: 12.5%
    Closure: Stelvin

    Other Reviews.....
    An easy-drinking version of the variety, with glossy nectarine, peach and apricot stone fruit characters, a squeeze of lime, a touch of hay and straw, some gentle spice notes meshed in. It's more or less one note, but does well at it.
    88 Points
    Mike Bennie - James Halliday Wine Companion

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    Glengyle Distillery Kilkerran 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - 2024 Bottling
    Campbeltown, SCOTLAND
    $149. 99
    Bottle
    $1799.88 Dozen
    ABV: 46%

    The Kilkerran brand has been described as "Springbank's big middle finger to the SWA" for trying to screw them out of a regional designation. In 1998 the Scotch Whisky Association decided to cease referring to Campbeltown as a whisky region. Two distilleries (Springbank & Glen Scotia) simply weren't enough. Prompted to restore the Peninsula's reputation, Hedley Wright, the owner of Springbank envisioned Glengyle as a project to cement Campbeltown as a region proper, rather than just an extension of the Lowlands. Its whiskies are now on just about every malt maniacs short list.  Many who were lucky enough to be acquainted with Springbank's output a decade or so ago appreciate that Kilkerran is essentially a slightly less peated version of the same malt - for less dollars. The same distillery team run both operations. There is a slight difference in the production process but the upshot is a lightly peated West Highlander with fresh citrus notes and an oiliness on the palate, plus a little briney, coastal character. Because its profile clocks the range of flavours found in single malt Scotch, it is in many ways quintessential. The 12 year old is the perfect introduction. The 2024 edition was matured in 70% Bourbon and 30% Sherry casks and bottled at their standard strength of 46% without chill filtration. Experience has shown that the best time to buy it is at the start of each allocation cycle while the opening prices hold. Global demand for this distillery is already catching up with Springbank.

    Notes from the producers... Initially zesty with citrus notes of lemon cheesecake and an oiliness typical of a Campbeltown whisky. Peat smoke, leather bound books and peppery, spicy notes develop over time, along with sweet sticky toffee pudding. The peat smoke carries through to the finish in campfire embers, with sweet hints of pecan pie and butterscotch.

    Johnnie Walker Blue Label Australia Commemorative Edition Blended Scotch Whisky (750ml)
    SCOTLAND
    $599. 00
    Bottle
    $7188.00 Dozen
    ABV: 48%

    Note: Product has come from a private collection and as such has some minor scuffing/scratches/handling marks. Actual product not pictured.

    A limited release commemorating "the traditional 19th Century Johnnie Walker whiskies that first set sail to Australia in the 1860's".

    One only from a private collection. Bottled at 48% Alc./Vol.

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    2022 Wirra Wirra Church Block Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Merlot
    McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
    $19. 99
    Bottle
    $239.88 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2025-2031)
    ABV: 14.5%
    Closure: Stelvin

    Rich red to black fruits seamlessly integrated within a refined medium bodied structure.

    The 2022 vintage marks 50 years of Wirra Wirra Church Block, the first vintage being produced back in 1972. A blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Shiraz and 7% Merlot matured for 12 months in a combination of new and seasoned French and American oak barrels.
    Midnight black heart with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Blossoming from the glass are attractive scents of red to black currant, mulberry and red liquorice which are trailed by some vanillin cedar, earth and spice notes. Rich red to black currant, red liquorice and mulberry fruits meld into a vanillin cedar, earth, dried herb and spice back drop. Boasting excellent intensity and a seamlessly integrated fine grained tannin structure it finishes long and refined. One of the best Church Block’s for quite some time.
    Drink over the next 5-6 years.
    Alc. 14.5%

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    A vintage that marks an incoming winemaker and a culling of lesser quality fruit. Cabernet and shiraz, the Aussie archetype. Consummate, medium-bodied and savory, with better tannin management than what I recall of past vintages. Bay leaves, currants and iodine, with licorice tannins serving as gentle directives to good, supple length. An everyday claret for the sophisticate, with a strong maritime feel. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
    93 points
    JamesSuckling.com

    Cabernet Sauvignon (51%) Shiraz (42%) Merlot (7%).
    This release of Wirra Wirra Church Block is on song and in form. It has plenty of flesh and fruit but it’s also firm and dry. It tastes of boysenberry, redcurrant, saltbush and dried herbs, with a gently ferrous-like element running throughout. It’s lovely to drink; solid but supple. Drink 2024-2029+
    92 points
    Campbell Mattinson – The Wine Front

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    2023 Buckshot Vineyard Heathcote Shiraz
    Heathcote, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
    $29. 99
    Bottle
    $359.88 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)
    ABV: 14.3%
    Closure: Stelvin

    Rich, succulent Heathcote Shiraz that carries a plush yet vibrant feel.

    Established in 1999 by Rob and Meegan Peebles, this small Heathcote vineyard consists of 5 acre planting of Shiraz and 1 acre plot of Zinfandel that are grown on Heathcote’s famed Cambrian quartz and ironstone soils. Small, low yielding crops of 2 to 2.5 tons per acre ensure great flavour intensity.
    Midnight black heart with a deep dark purple hue. Freshly crushed blackberry, liquorice, dark plum and ripe blueberry scents elevate their way out of the glass with plenty of intensity. Some spicy vanillin cedar and peppered earth notes are also evident. Rich and succulent the palate is awash with blackberry, liquorice and dark plum fruits. Opulent yet fresh, it’s both intense and powerful. Spicy vanillin oak, blueberry, earth and peppered fennel characters are layered across the back half. Polished tannins with a long plush yet vibrant finish.
    Drink over the next 6-8 years.
    Alc. 14.3%

    Johnnie Walker Blue Label Alfred Dunhill Limited Edition Blended Scotch Whisky (700ml)
    SCOTLAND
    $599. 00
    Bottle
    $7188.00 Dozen
    ABV: 40%

    Note: Product has come from a private collection and as such has some minor scuffing/scratches/handling marks. Actual product pictured.

    A collaborative bottling from two of the UK's most respected luxury brands, this is definitely one of Walker's most distinctive limited editions to date. The striking carton interior shows Dunhill’s famous Chassis design evoking the rolling hills of Scotland. Or is it a contemporary urban landscape? Designed for the travel retail market, the one litre bottle features a map design, which also decorates the interior and exterior of the pack. As always, made with rare whiskies from the most prized Johnnie Walker reserves. Extremely limited stocks.

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    Blue Spot 7 Year Old Cask Strength Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey (700ml)
    IRELAND
    $250. 00
    Bottle
    $3000.00 Dozen
    ABV: 58.7%

    "...A cracking addition to the Spot range, my favourite so far in fact" - dramface.com

    Blue Spot is one of Ireland’s heritage whiskies, produced originally by Mitchell & Son in Dublin using whiskey from the John Jameson & Sons Distillery. Its revival brings back the entire 'Spot range' of Green, Yellow, Red, and Blue for the first time since the 1960s. Blue Spot debuted in 2020 and since then it's been an annual limited release with the ABV varying from batch to batch. The whiskey is a precocious 7-year-old cask-strength offering matured in a combination of ex-Bourbon, Sherry and Madeira wine casks – a nod to the Mitchell family’s history as wine merchants, known for importing Madeira wine from Portugal. Non chill filtered.

    Other reviews... Spot whiskeys inhabit a flavor profile between Redbreast's fruitiness and Powers' muscularity, and this feisty newcomer completes the family with its nose of baked apple, spiced nuts, toffee, very crisp spices, and cool mint. The creamy palate of melted toffee and condensed milk layers on tangy citrus, bitter peels, baked lemon, apple, dried cherry, and walnut, with peppery pot still spices running amok at full strength. 91 points - whiskyadvocate.com

    ...A cracking addition to the Spot range, my favourite so far in fact… yes, it’s even better than the Whisky Exchange 26 year old which is basically just Marsala and wood. This however has plenty going on. It’s thick and oily texture wise with a great flavour development and time just seems to give more and more aromas and nuanced flavours with the Madeira element very well judged. In fact I was very fortunate to try the Madeira element on its own and it wasn’t particularly stunning or interesting but added into the mix here, it really imbued its citrus and walnut notes without overpowering proceedings. Don’t let that 7 year old age statement put you off either, like it potentially did a customer in my local off-licence. He loved the 12 and 15 year old Spots but couldn’t see how a 7 year old, even at cask strength, could offer value or a better experience compared to the higher age statements. I let him know the youngest whiskey may well indeed be 7 years old but there were older whiskies in the vatting with the Madeira component actually being 20 years old. Age statement situation cleared up, he duly bought a bottle. - dramface.com

    ...The nose has a tropical tartness with touches of lime, pineapple, and a hint of banana balanced by subtle spices and nuttiness with a touch of apple pie. The taste is spicy, oaky, and nutty with a very complex balance of baking spices, black pepper, touches of tropical fruits, and a hint of hazelnut. The finish is amazingly long and complex with a nice tropical character. Outstanding! (November, 2020) 95 points - whiskycast.com

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    The Singleton of Glen Ord 15 Year Old (Special Release 2022) Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - NO GIFT BOX
    Highlands, SCOTLAND
    Reduced from $199.99
    $189. 99
    Bottle
    $2279.88 Dozen
    ABV: 54.2%

    Other reviews... Red apple, cranberry, damson, and ground pepper on first sniff, this showcases a beautifully layered bouquet of wood spices, caramel, cream, and more overt vinous aromas. The palate begins with warm baked fruits, watermelon, crystalized sugar, clove, pepper, Red Vines, red apple, taffy, and fruity red wine before a spicy finish. The cautious addition of a little water opens it up fully. 91 points - whiskyadvocate.com

    ...Lovely bottle with some kind of mermaid, would go well for suntan lotion too. No, really. I hope the wood treatment remained kind of moderate, because I think I have noticed that they've been cranking them up with last year's SRs. For example, this is ex-bourbon (good) and wine (bad) casks. Wine casks, wazzat? What is 'a wine cask'? Could we remain focused on the whiskies? Colour: gold. Nose: cask-driven. Vanilla, cakes, Nutella, macchiato. Starbucks whisky. With water: more Nutella. I just hope no orang-outangs have been harmed along the process. Mouth (neat): good for sure but indeed, there is a lot of Nescafé and Nutella. With water: roasted hazelnut and more Nescafé. Finish: medium, very dry, pretty oaky. Comments: I can't quite see how and why this would be 'Rare and Exceptional', but indeed it is rather 'Fair and Okay'. Now I've heard they'll soon launch new expressions of Ord that will be much closer to the Distillery's brilliant own character, in the vein of the magical official 28 and 30 of old. Unless I've been dreaming once more… … …  82 points - whiskyfun.com

    2022 Samuel Billaud Mont de Milieu Chablis Premier Cru
    Chablis, FRANCE
    $195. 00
    Bottle
    $2340.00 Dozen
    ABV: 13%
    Closure: Cork

    While the origins of this domaine date back to Charles-Louis-Noel Billaud in 1815, it's the current generation winemaker Samuel Billaud that has made waves with the exceptional quality of his wines produced since the creation of this project in 2009. Following the sale of the family business Domaine Billaud-Simon to Faiveley in 2014, Samuel received further prized parcels of land and now makes wines from five of the grand cru vineyards, and five of the top premier cru vineyards. The wines are vinified in a mixture of stainless steel and large old wood barrels, the latter mainly for the premier and grand cru wines.

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    As one would expect in a vintage like 2022, there is a suggestion of the exotic lurking in the background of the ripe nose of white-fleshed fruit, wet stone and shellfish scents. The rich, full-bodied and overtly powerful medium weight plus flavors coat the palate with sappy dry extract while delivering fine length on the balanced finale. This does however need to develop more depth though that should reasonably occur if allowed at least a few years of bottle aging. Worth checking out. Drink through 2030+.
    92 points
    Allen Meadows - Burghound

    Bottled in May after 18 months. Clear pale colour with a little light lime touch. This stands back, suggesting that it really needs to be kept. Samuel Billaud has moved to DIAM 30 with that in mind. Exceptional density, based around the dry extract, a little lick of oak, this has barely begun to touch its full potential. Drink from 2027-2034.
    94 points
    Jasper Morris MW - Inside Burgundy

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    2022 Samuel Billaud Montee de Tonnerre Chablis Premier Cru
    Chablis, FRANCE
    $199. 00
    Bottle
    $2388.00 Dozen
    ABV: 13%
    Closure: Cork

    While the origins of this domaine date back to Charles-Louis-Noel Billaud in 1815, it's the current generation winemaker Samuel Billaud that has made waves with the exceptional quality of his wines produced since the creation of this project in 2009. Following the sale of the family business Domaine Billaud-Simon to Faiveley in 2014, Samuel received further prized parcels of land and now makes wines from five of the grand cru vineyards, and five of the top premier cru vineyards. The wines are vinified in a mixture of stainless steel and large old wood barrels, the latter mainly for the premier and grand cru wines.

    Other Reviews....
    An elegant, pure and beautifully airy nose presents ripe but wonderfully fresh aromas of mineral reduction, acacia blossom and oyster shell trimmed in enough wood to merit mentioning. The racy and borderline painfully intense middleweight flavors exude a bracing minerality that adds a sense of lift to the detailed, focused and lingering finale that is neither especially dry nor austere. Other than a trace of backend warmth, this is a classic MdT though one that could use better depth, so a few years of patience will be necessary. Drink through 2030+.
    92 points
    Allen Meadows - Burghound

    The 2022 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er Cru has a very impressive bouquet with wonderful marine-inflected malic scents, quite strict and focused, leaning more to traditional old school Chablis. The palate is very well balanced with a sapid entry, linear and strict with a twist of sour lemon on the finish. Excellent. Drink 2025-2042.
    93 points
    Neal Martin - Vinous

    Fresh mid lemon. Very classy on the nose, with the extra fruit-driven intensity. A brilliant core with the extra fruit from this sunny site making it more accessible. A tropical take on grapefruit promotes a lovely aftertaste Drink from 2027-2035.
    93 points
    Jasper Morris MW - Inside Burgundy

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    2022 Samuel Billaud Blanchot Chablis Grand Cru
    Chablis, FRANCE
    $399. 00
    Bottle
    $4788.00 Dozen
    ABV: 13%
    Closure: Cork

    While the origins of this domaine date back to Charles-Louis-Noel Billaud in 1815, it's the current generation winemaker Samuel Billaud that has made waves with the exceptional quality of his wines produced since the creation of this project in 2009. Following the sale of the family business Domaine Billaud-Simon to Faiveley in 2014, Samuel received further prized parcels of land and now makes wines from five of the grand cru vineyards, and five of the top premier cru vineyards. The wines are vinified in a mixture of stainless steel and large old wood barrels, the latter mainly for the premier and grand cru wines.

    Other Reviews....
    This is aromatically quite similar to the Bougros with ample wood if a bit more floral and citrus elements in play. The sleeker and finer medium-bodied flavors also possess excellent volume as well as more evident minerality that adds lift to the attractively textured and sneaky long back. Once again, better depth would be a major plus so a few years of bottle aging are in order. Drink through 2030+.
    92 points
    Allen Meadows - Burghound

    The 2022 Chablis Blanchot Grand Cru, located mid-slope from 30-35-year-old vines, has a very complex bouquet: Granny Smiths, struck flint, hints of oyster shell and seaweed developing with time in the glass. The palate is very well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, a little more weight than the Bougros but maybe not quite the same ethereal degree of mineralité. Nevertheless, this will age beautifully in bottle. Drink 2027-2048.
    94 points
    Neal Martin - Vinous

    Aged for 12 months in wood, then 6 in tank on the lees, which is the standard for all the grands crus. Light lemon yellow, a little oaky on the nose. Coconut too on the palate, but these aspects are just some top notes on top of a wealth of fruit with an excellent crystalline acidity. Very persistent. Drink from 2028-2038.
    93 points
    Jasper Morris MW - Inside Burgundy

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    2023 Willem Kurt Beechworth Chardonnay
    Beechworth, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
    $44. 99
    Bottle
    $539.88 Dozen
    ABV: 12.8%
    Closure: Stelvin

    Willem Kurt wines begun its life as a garage project initially purchasing fruit and making wine from its rented winery space. It wasn’t until 2017 that a paddock of land was purchased, and vines planted. Winemaker Daniel Balzer employs simple winemaking techniques in order to emphasis the fruit, barrel fermentation and maturation in French oak (25% new) with only select barrels undergoing lees stirring and malolactic fermentation.

    Other Reviews....
    Another stylish and complex chardonnay for this label. Embraces a chalky, savoury, citrus flintiness that is so convincingly good, convincingly Beechworth in personality. Nectarine, white peach, preserved lemon, gun flint backed by baked bread, toasted almond and spice. Acidity is a feature here, bringing a tensile quality. Mouth-watering grapefruit pithy finish. Drink 2024 - 2033.
    95 Points
    Jeni Port - Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

    The world is crazy for Beechworth chardonnay and why the heck wouldn’t it be.
    There’s an inherent complexity to this chardonnay. It pushes hay into peach, smoked bacon into grapefruit, and oatmeal into citrus, and while it has semblances of slippery smoothness – or richness, even – it feels energetic throughout, and ultimately lengthy. The way flavour sweeps through the finish is particularly enjoyable, and of particular note. This is another winner under the Willem Kurt label. Drink 2025 - 2031+
    94 Points
    Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front

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    Appleton Estate Rare Cask 12 Year Old Rum (1000ml)
    JAMAICA
    $99. 99
    Bottle
    $1199.88 Dozen
    ABV: 43%

    "Top notch rum here... hard to put down — and so beautiful it’s a perfect candidate for straight sipping." - drinkhacker.com

    For those who may not remember, this 2015 presentation replaced Appleton 'Extra'. While little blending information is offered, the recipe is said to have remained the same. We do know that it employs both column and pot still rums aged for a minimum of 12 years and reportedly contains liquid up to 18 years old. Appleton 'Rare Casks' ranks among a handful of readily available bottlings we'd recommend to anyone breaking into serious rum connoisseurship. Leading with powerful aromas of spiced apple, lean molasses and buttered fruit toast, developing banana confectionary, rancio and nutty, grilled corn-like notes, it also boasts ideal sweet/dry balance with spicy, fruity, brown sugar flavours countered by hints of banana cake and fine astringency. There are traces of walnut fudge, oaky vanilla and understated molasses at the last. Jamaican rums are known to be overtly fruity and funky, but Appleton’s style here is much tamer, instead offering a clinic on poise in the mid-tier rum category that's almost too good to mix. 43% Alc./Vol.

    Other reviews.... The first nosing passes find tight notes of molasses and walnut; aeration time releases bigger scents of nutmeg and spiced apple. The palate entry is wonderfully warm and spicy; at midpalate the taste turns cocoa- and vanilla-like, creamy and honeyed. Concludes creamy and delicious. 98 points - wineenthusiast.com

    ...This is top notch rum here, and easily the best of the bunch. Refined tropical notes — banana, coconut, brown sugar, vanilla-fueled barrel char — it’s all there, right on the nose. The body takes on a fruitier character, with chocolate lacing and more of a flame-kissed/charred fruit note, giving the rum a distinctly sweet, dessert-friendly character, yet it offers a little extra oomph thanks to the slightly higher proof. This one’s hard to put down — and so beautiful it’s a perfect candidate for straight sipping. - drinkhacker.com

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    Highland Park Viking Honour 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - Plus Bonus Cask Strength 50ml Miniature
    Orkney Islands, SCOTLAND
    $99. 99
    Bottle
    $1199.88 Dozen
    ABV: 40%

    Comes with a bonus 50ml miniature bottle of the high-octane Cask Strength Release No.3.

    Ranked alongside the classic malts, revered as a spectacular after-dinner drink and without doubt '...a malt to challenge any Cognac or Armagnac', Highland Park's house style is fragrant and floral with a smooth, honeyed character over hints of citrus and smoke. The phenol content of their proprietary malt is 30-40ppm but the remainder which is imported from Simpson's is unpeated. Employing roughly 20% first-fill sherry casks, the distillery is serious about quality oak, spending $20 million a year on wood alone, more than any other Scotch distillery - despite having a fraction of the output of some of the larger brands. 

    First released in 1979, the 12 year old remains the best introduction to the Orkney legend. A name change and packaging update took place in 2017. It's now called 'Viking Honour', adding to what seems like a never-ending series of Nordic themed labels. This special gift pack edition will please bargain hunters. It comes with a 50ml cask strength HP - a massive, extra smokey limited release bottled at a whopping 64.1% Alc./Vol!

    12YO Retasted 2019 ...Surprisingly full at 40% ABV but loses vitality and flattens out towards the finish. Otherwise, mostly unchanged from our first tasting back in 2012. Subtle nashi-pear fruitiness combines with a judicious slap of peat and a spicy flourish. More peaty than some previous bottlings with drying brine, spice and smoke lingering. Closer to the HP style of 15 years ago.

    Other reviews... "The sweet aroma is very inviting and draws you in closer to inspect the dram. The honey'd and vanilla fragrance takes a turn on the palate replaced by grass and pineapple. A lemon twist or two comes next with the peat smoke just teasing your senses." 91 points - drinkhacker.com

    ...This amber spirit has a light, briny vanilla scent and a silky feel. A veil of smoke rises through the Scotch (but fades out fast), leaving behind a sweet nutty, vanilla finish93 points - wineenthusiast.com

    More Viking paraphernalia… Could we at least have Lagertha? Colour: gold. Nose: not my preferred style of HP either, but this is fresher, fruitier, more lively, even if the core is kind of similar. Bitter oranges, marmalade, ginger, ale, whiffs of pumpernickel bread, oak spices, a little leather and tobacco… Indeed I like this nose better. Mouth: no questions, this is more refreshing despite the ‘seasoning’ that’s a little too apparent to me. Pepper, oak spices, black tea, grass smoke… Nice earthy honey beyond these bitterish spices. Finish: medium, spicy, with an obvious tannicity. Comments: they seem to have used active seasoned wood too here, but the spices and the leather were better controlled in my opinion. But indeed I much prefer the brighter, distillate-driven HPs. Because what a distillate it is indeed! 83 points - whiskyfun.com

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    Springbank 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - 2024 Bottling
    Campbeltown, SCOTLAND
    $399. 00
    Bottle
    $4788.00 Dozen
    ABV: 46%

    Why has Springbank been so hard to get of late? Quite simply, the distillery has always had a relatively low output. Patchy supply has been an issue for quite a number of years, but that's slowly changing. Production has increased marginally, but it will be quite some time before there's sufficient age stated stock is available to meet year-round global demand. In the meantime, allocations from the official Australian importer remain negligible. Just landed is another tiny instalment of the 15 year old, this time matured in Oloroso sherry casks. 46% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

    Other reviews... The issue for me remains the same: it’s nearly impossible to beat the 10-year-old, even more so in terms of quality/price ratio. In short, the 15 is sold at twice the price of the 10. This is the 2024 release in our glass—I imagine the 2025 version is already in the pipeline. Colour: gold. Nose: a restrained sherry greets us, with the distillate in full command of itself, brimming with Springbankness. Damp plaster, fresh concrete, low tide, paint pot, lemon, menthol, old ointments, and not the slightest trace of sulphur this time. We found a bit in an earlier version, but that was back in 2017. Mouth: less luminous than the 10 OB, with more leather and simply more sherry (old walnuts) as well as tobacco, yet the brininess is spot-on, before things shift more towards bitter oranges rather than lemons. Finish: long, oily, with a touch of curry and very peppery olive oil. Comments: excellent, as expected, but as the old ad used to say, I wouldn’t trade two bottles of the 15 for one of the 10. Well, there we are… 88 points - whiskyfun.com

    Notes from the producers... Nose: Hints of dried fruits, oak, and a subtle maritime influence. Taste: Layers of toffee, vanilla, and a touch of peat. Finish: Long and warm.

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    2022 A-Mano Imprint Falanghina
    Puglia, ITALY
    $32. 99
    Bottle
    $395.88 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 1 Years (2025-2026)
    ABV: 13%
    Closure: Diam Cork

    A fruity, saline laced white that carries gorgeous textural shape.

    Bright straw colour with a watery hue. Aromas of pear, lime and green apple fill the nostrils followed by some Mediterranean herb infusions and stony mineral notes that have a saline like edge. Delicious pear and green to red apple fruits carry gorgeous textural shape across the palate. Traces of lime, tangerine, wet slate and a saline like minerality lie underneath. Crisp acidity with a long fruity, saline laced finish.
    Drink over the next year.
    Alc. 13%

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    2023 Mac Forbes Yarra Junction Chardonnay
    Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
    $54. 99
    Bottle
    $659.88 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2025-2030)
    ABV: 11%
    Closure: Stelvin

    Light, tense, energetic Chardonnay.

    Brilliant pale straw colour with subtle flecks of green to the edges and a watery hue. Delicate citrus and green apple aromas are trailed by some lime juice, faint orange blossom and stony mineral notes. The light, energetic palate features frisky lime juice and green apple fruits which have a back bone of crisp acidity. Some subtle stony mineral elements are also evident. Tense racy feel with a very focused finish.
    Drink over the next 4-5 years.
    Alc. 11%

    Other Reviews…..
    From a single site. A few hours of skin contact before fermentation and maturation in seasoned barriques. A brilliant green gold. Restrained with aromas of just-ripened orchard fruits, yellow plum, orange blossom and grilled hazelnuts. Really persistent, balanced, tensile and long. A lovely wine destined to blossom over the next, at least, seven to 10 years. Drink by 2030.
    97 Points
    Philip Rich – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

    The boundaries are being pushed – it’s 11% alcohol – but there’s good flavour here, not to mention style, not to mention an extra kick of flavour through the finish. Indeed there’s more than a little x-factor to this wine. Lactose, grapefruit, pear, green apple and fennel flavours come with a light coating of custard powder and woodsmoke. It all sails so beautifully along. There’s a floral element here too; if ever a wine benefited from being decanted, it’s this one. Every time I returned to my glass it had something else to say. Drink 2026-2033+
    95 Points
    Campbell Mattinson – The Wine Front

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    2021 DCB Wine Woori Yallock Single Vineyard Pinot Noir
    Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
    $37. 99
    Bottle
    $455.88 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2025-2033)
    ABV: 13.2%
    Closure: Stelvin

    Savoury red to dark fruits with a supple feel and long, elegant finish.

    Semi translucent red to dark red colour with a light red hue. Perfumed aromas of violets, red to dark cherries, wild strawberries and subtle anise sail through the nostrils followed by some dried herb, spicy cedar and forest floor notes. The savoury palate is layered with red to dark cherry, strawberry, anise and delicate rhubarb flavours. Dried herb, forest floor and spicy cedar elements lie underneath. Supple in its feel it has refined yet neatly structured tannins and fresh underlying acidity. Concludes long and elegant with spicy red to dark fruits.
    Drink over the next 6-8 years.
    Alc. 13.2%

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    2022 Linke Cabernet Sauvignon
    Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
    $17. 99
    Bottle
    $215.88 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2025-2027)
    ABV: 14.5%
    Closure: Stelvin

    Ripe and plump a with stewed fruit finish that has a slightly chewy feel.

    Pitch black heart with a very dark red black tinged hue. Lifted black plum, blackcurrant and liquorice aromas intermingle with some toasty oak, tobacco and spicy dried herb notes. Rich and plump, black plum and blackcurrant fruits meld into an earthy tobacco, vanillin cedar and spicy dried herb back drop. Ripe sturdy tannin structure with a stewed fruit finish that has a slightly chewy feel.
    Drink over the next 1-2 years.
    Alc. 14.5%

    Cadenheads Original Collection Inchgower 14 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)
    Speyside, Highlands, SCOTLAND
    $179. 99
    Bottle
    $2159.88 Dozen
    ABV: 46%

    Bottled in 2024, this middle-ager takes Inchgower on a novel tangent - it's been matured in refill casks that previously held the richest and sweetest sherry of them all, Pedro Ximenez. 'PX' for short, is sweet, luscious, gooey and packed with flavours of dried fruits, dark chocolate and roasted coffee. Before that, the malt spent its first 12 years in ex Springbank casks. Curious? We certainly are! 46% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

    Notes from the bottlers... “Salted caramel, wine gums, brine, coastal. Cola syrup, honey roasted cashews.”

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    2023 Paralian Marmont Vineyard Grenache - Last Stocks
    McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
    $42. 99
    Bottle
    $515.88 Dozen
    Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2030-2031)
    ABV: 14%
    Closure: Stelvin

    Juicy and vibrant with a sculptured feel and long, tense finish.

    Deep dark red heart with black shaded edges and a dark red hue. Fragrant red to dark raspberry and red liquorice scents sail through the nostrils followed by some red cherry, crushed rock, vanillin spice and peppery fresh herb like scents. Juicy and vibrant the mid weighted palate features red raspberry, red liquorice and red cherry fruits which are underscored by fresh acidity. Vanillin spice, crushed rock and pepper elements ensue. Slightly chalky tannins impart a muscular feel onto what is a tense but long finish.
    Cellar 5-6 years.
    Alc. 14%

    Other Reviews……
    Blewitt Springs grenache planted to Holocene sand in 1960; fermented in 135-year-old wax-lined concrete fermenters with 20% whole bunches; about 18 days on skins; matured in a 2500L 17-year-old French oak vat for 10 months. Newly bottled, this is just so engagingly present at this early stage, though the architecture is there for a long life. Cranberry, pink peppercorn, freeze-dried raspberry, rosehip, raspberry leaf tea, sumac, cinnamon, white pepper and ground dried orange peel. It’s got grip and tension, so natural of feel, with a savoury line that connects to fruit, both bundled together seamlessly. This is stunning. Drink by 2032.
    96 Points
    Marcus Ellis - James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

    From the Marmont vineyard, Blewitt Springs, planted in 1960.
    Steely, iron filings, ozone, cherry, raspberry, floral and spicy, honey glazed ham and mint. Medium-bodied, fine emery board tannin, dried herbs and almond, lots of cranberry crunch and energy, with very good length. Lovely wine. Fine Grenache. Picked on the right side of ripeness, with some tangy blood orange flavour in the aftertaste. It’ll do well with a few more years on it. Drink 2024-2033+
    95 Points
    Gary Walsh – The Wine Front

    The 2023 Grenache is aromatic and light in the glass, with notes of perfumed roses, blood orange, petrichor/wet asphalt, star anise, raspberry seed and licorice. On the palate, the wine is representative of the season that birthed it—it is cool and fine-boned, and the large oak vats that the wine matured in works to elevate the aromatics and protects an ethereal core of the wine. It is gossamer like in its shape and flow, really good. Made with 20% whole bunches, it fermented in old concrete fermenters (the same age as the Ryecroft winery that they belong to—137 years old this year). Post ferment, the fruit was pressed and put into large old vats (purchased from Tyrrell's). The tannins here are the highlight for me, aside from the fruit of course, in that they are chalky and infused into the wine rather than encasing it. This is glorious. The fruit is from Marmont vineyard in Blewitt Springs. 14% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drink 2024-2038.
    94+ Points
    Erin Larkin – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate

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    2022 Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz
    Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
    $29. 99
    Bottle
    $359.88 Dozen
    Cellar: 6 - 8 Years (2031-2033)
    ABV: 14.5%
    Closure: Stelvin

    The distinctive labels of the Glaetzer portfolio hold special significance when you view this stunning collection of wines as a family affair. The entry level Bishop Shiraz is named in honour of Ben's mother, Judith (Bishop being her maiden name). The label bears the sign of Venus, which has come to represent women and feminine energy. Glaetzer sources fruit for the Bishop from the Ebenezer district of the Barossa valley from low yielding 35 year old to 120 year-old vines. He finds the fruit from younger vines contributes freshness & vibrancy, while Shiraz from the older blocks provides structure and depth. Maturation took place in 100% French oak for a period of 16 months of which 40% was new oak.

    A superb union of richness, power, structure and energy.

    Dense inky black heart with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Wafting through the nostrils are blackberry, liquorice and dark plum aromatics followed by some crushed blackpepper, subtle fennel, vanillin cedar and faint graphite like notes. Rich and opulent yet possessing great definition, the full bodied palate is awash with concentrated blackberry, liquorice and dark plum fruits which are framed by fine grained tannins that have a muscular edge. Superb depth & length with spicy vanillin cedar, fennel and peppered earth elements also chiming in. Showing an abundance of power and an energetic vibrancy, it has a long, structured yet slightly tense finish. Give this a few more years to settle in and it should turn into something special.
    Cellar 6-8 years.
    Alc. 14.5%

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    2023 Soumah U. Ngumby Vineyard Chardonnay - Last Stocks
    Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
    $42. 99
    Bottle
    $515.88 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2025-2030)
    ABV: 13.1%
    Closure: Stelvin

    Refined and elegant with a delicately creamed mid length conclusion.

    Brilliant pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Attractive white peach, pear and dried honey aromas intermix with subtle citrusy nougat, biscuit and gun flint notes. Refined in it’s feel the elegant mid weighted palate features white peach, pear and subtle dried honey flavours over biscuity nougat and delicate spicy cashew characters. Fresh acidity with a delicately creamed mid length conclusion.
    Drink over the next 4-5 years.
    Alc. 13.1%

    Other Reviews…..
    From a single 25-year-old vineyard planted in Yarra Glen. Fermented and matured in 20% new French oak. A light, bright green gold. A restrained and elegant nose featuring gentle white peach and apricot aromas together with a little acacia honey and some struck match. Gently waxy, saline and balanced on the palate with a fine vein of acidity coursing through the wine. This should cellar well for at least the next five to seven years. Drink by 2029.
    95 Points
    Philip Rich – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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    2023 Torres Sangre de Toro Blanco
    Penedes, SPAIN
    $19. 99
    Bottle
    $239.88 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 1 Years (2025-2026)
    ABV: 12%
    Closure: Stelvin

    A vibrant dry white with a smooth mid palate feel and zingy acidity.

    A blend of Parellada and White Grenache grapes. Brilliant very pale straw colour with a subtle glimmer of green around the edges and a watery hue. Spicy pear and red apple skin aromas mix with citrus and quince like notes. Vibrant fleshy pear and red apple fruits are underpinned by zingy acidity with some quince and spice characters also chiming in. Smooth river stone like mid palate feel finishing dry with a gentle tang.
    Drink over the next year.
    Alc. 12%

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    2023 Primo Estate Il Briccone Shiraz Sangiovese
    McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
    $24. 99
    Bottle
    $299.88 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2025-2030)
    ABV: 14%
    Closure: Stelvin

    A marriage of rich plush shiraz fruit and Sangiovese’s muscular tannins and bright acidity.

    A blend of 85% Shiraz and 15% Sangiovese matured for 12 months in older oak barrels.
    Dense midnight black in colour with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Aromas of liquorice and red currant combine with some dusty earth, tobacco, dried herb and blackpepper notes. Rich liquorice and blackberry fruits are to the fore with notions of ripe plum, earthy tobacco, spicy Mediterranean herbs and pepper tailing off through the back half. The fleshy fruit counterpointed by muscular tannins and bright acidity. Excellent concentration with a plush yet chalky dry finish.
    Drink over the next 4-5 years.
    Alc. 14%

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    2023 Chalk Hill Chardonnay
    Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
    $24. 99
    Bottle
    $299.88 Dozen
    Minimum 12 bottles
    Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2025-2028)
    ABV: 12%
    Closure: Stelvin

    A light, elegant Chardonnay with lively acidity.

    Brilliant pale straw colour with highlights of green around the edges and a watery hue. Aromas of pear, nectarine and citrus mix with hints of honeysuckle and flinty mineral notes. Relatively light weight and elegant, pear, citrus and nectarine fruits are featured over a melon and flinty mineral back drop. Lively acidity with a dry, energetic finish.
    Drink over the next 2-3 years.
    Alc. 12%

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    2024 Te Mata Gamay Noir
    Hawkes Bay, NEW ZEALAND
    $26. 99
    Bottle
    $323.88 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2025-2027)
    ABV: 12.5%
    Closure: Stelvin

    A light energetic red that has a bright savoury finish.

    Maceration carbonique fermentation, which enhances the fruit and floral aromas of the wine, was used for 70% of the grapes. The other 30% received a traditional, warm, red wine fermentation. The resulting wines completed their malolactic fermentation and were matured for eight weeks in seasoned French oak barrels, before blending and bottling.
    Semi translucent red colour with black toned edges and a vibrant light red hue. Fragrant violet, red cherry and strawberry scents gently infused with clove, earth and spice drift through the olfactory senses. Light, energetic and elegant, the palate features sour to red cherry and winter strawberry fruits over infusions of clove and spicy earth. Vibrant acidity and fine grained tannins with a finish that’s bright and savoury.
    Drink over the next 1-2 years.
    Alc. 12.5%

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    2024 Five Geese Volpachiotto Rose
    McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
    $22. 99
    Bottle
    $275.88 Dozen
    Minimum 12 bottles
    Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2025-2027)
    ABV: 13%
    Closure: Stelvin

    A dry, agile Rose with a texturally supple entry and energetic finish.

    Made from a blend of Grenache, Mataro and a splash of Cinsault. Pale salmon tinged colour with alluring peach and strawberry scents trailed by some raspberry and delicate Turkish delight notes. Texturally supple, the dry agile palate features fresh peach, pomegranate and raspberry fruits over a musk, wet stone back drop. Lively acidity lending an energetic feel to the elegant mid length conclusion.
    Drink over the next 1-2 years.
    Alc. 13%

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    2023 Mt. Yarra Valley Chardonnay
    Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
    $36. 99
    Bottle
    $443.88 Dozen
    Minimum 12 bottles
    Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2024-2027)
    ABV: 12%
    Closure: Stelvin

    A fresh, elegant Chardonnay with lively acidity and a mid length finish.

    Aged on lees for a period of 10 months in mature French oak barrels. Brilliant pale straw colour with a glimmer of green around the outskirts and a watery hue. Nectarine and pear aromas mix with hints of honeysuckle, citrus, biscuit and spice. Nectarine and citrus fruits are underpinned by lively acidity on the fresh, elegant palate. Subtle bees wax, pear and biscuity spice elements ensue. Nicely rounded in it’s feel, it has a mid length finish.
    Drink over the next 2-3 years.
    Alc. 12%

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    2023 Langmeil Three Gardens Grenache Shiraz Mataro
    Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
    $22. 99
    Bottle
    $275.88 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2025-2030)
    ABV: 14.5%
    Closure: Stelvin

    A juicy, medium bodied GSM blend.

    Dark red core with black tinged surrounds and a dark red hue. Attractive dark raspberry, cherry and red liquorice scents emanate out of the glass trailed by some scorched earth and peppered dried herb notes. Juicy dark raspberry, ripe cherry and liquorice fruits decorate the medium bodied palate with some scorched earth, vanillin spice and pepper elements lying underneath. Polished tannins with ample freshness to the mid length finish.
    Drink over the next 4-5 years.
    Alc. 14.5%

    Other Reviews…..
    34.2/32.7/28.4/1.6/1.6/1.5% grenache/shiraz/mataro/carignan/counoise/cinsault – a right old "fruit salad" blend this year. I really hope that adds up to one hundred. Pretty sure it does. You don't need all those numbers in your head, though. You only need to know this is a crunchy, very easy to drink, contemporary red blend; mid-weighted, pure and lively with raspberry top notes and a lot to like. Super value here. Drink by 2030.
    93 Points
    Dave Brookes – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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    2023 Pllana Clementine Watervale Riesling
    Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
    $29. 99
    Bottle
    $359.88 Dozen
    Minimum 12 bottles
    Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2024-2029)
    ABV: 12%
    Closure: Stelvin

    A crisp, tense Riesling that’s beginning to show some tertiary development.

    Brilliant water like core with highlights of green around the edges. Lime and lemon aromas are to the fore with some ensuing oily steel like, orange rind and flinty mineral notes. Crunchy lime and lemon fruits meld into a back drop of subtle oily kerosene characters, wet steel and minerals. Finishes dry with crisp acidity and a tense conclusion.
    Drink over the next 4-5 years.
    Alc. 12%

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    2024 Mornington Estate Pinot Gris
    Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
    $19. 99
    Bottle
    $239.88 Dozen
    Minimum 12 bottles
    Cellar: Drink now - 1 Years (2024-2025)
    ABV: 12.7%
    Closure: Stelvin

    A moderately concentrated Pinot Gris that finishes very dry with average length.

    Bright straw colour with a watery hue. Dried pear and apple skin aromas are followed by some quince and spice notes. Fleshy pear, baked apple and quince flavours have a spicy back drop. Brisk acidity finishing very dry with modest length to the aftertaste.
    Drink now.
    Alc. 12.7%

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    2024 Soul Growers Vine Vale Grenache Blanc
    Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
    $23. 99
    Bottle
    $287.88 Dozen
    Minimum 12 bottles
    Cellar: Drink now - 1 Years (2024-2025)
    ABV: 12%
    Closure: Stelvin

    A fresh dry white with a tangy feel.

    Bright straw colour with a watery hue. Pear skin, ripe apple and honeysuckle aromas greet the nostrils followed by some faint quince and spice notes. Flavours of pear skin, green apple and quince are underpinned by fresh acidity with some mandarin and spice elements lingering across the back palate. Finishes dry and tangy.
    Drink over the next year.
    Alc. 12%

    • 93
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    2022 Rocky Road by McHenry Hohnen Cabernet Sauvignon
    Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
    $27. 99
    Bottle
    $335.88 Dozen
    Minimum 12 bottles
    Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2025-2030)
    ABV: 13.5%
    Closure: Stelvin

    A mid weighted Cabernet that’s both elegant and savoury.

    Matured in 1-2 year old French oak barriques for a period of 14 months. Midnight black core with a dark red black tinged hue. Sailing from the glass are a mix of blackcurrant, mulberry, cedary tobacco, black olive, earthy bay leaf and spice aromas. Mid weighted the palate features blackcurrant and mulberry fruits over dusty cedar, black olive, tobacco and spicy bay leaf elements. Fine grained tannins with an elegant, savoury finish that shows ample depth.
    Drink over the next 4-5 years.
    Alc. 13.5%

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    2024 Oates End Tempranillo Rose
    Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
    $24. 99
    Bottle
    $299.88 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 1 Years (2025-2026)
    ABV: 13%
    Closure: Stelvin

    A delicious, supplely textured Rose that finishes long and savoury.

    Salmon pink colour with aromas of cherry, raspberry and pomegranate streaming through the nostrils trailed by some subtle musk and wet stone notes. Delicious cherry, raspberry and strawberry fruits move supplely across the palate with some tangy blood orange and stony mineral elements the undercard. Finishes very dry with lively acidity and a river stone like feel. Long savoury aftertaste.
    Drink over the next year.
    Alc. 13%

    Other Reviews….
    Well if you are looking for a proper Rosé for this Spring and Summer then look no further than this super, bone dry style which you can enjoy by the gallon. Pale onion skin pink but not pale in style as it delivers elegant yet piercing aromas of warm watermelon and cranberry with powdery dusted spice complexity – fennel seed with touches of paprika. The best part is the palate with excellent volume of flavour which it holds and holds and holds with subtle complexity over an extended finish with a little twist of tannins adding depth. Most Bandol Rosé wishes it was this good. Drink 2024-2026.
    95 Points
    Angus Hughson – WinePilot.com

    2022 Francois Mikulski Volnay Santenots du Milieu Premier Cru
    Burgundy, FRANCE
    $390. 00
    Bottle
    $4680.00 Dozen
    ABV: 13.5%
    Closure: Cork

    François Mikulski has quietly earned a place among Meursault’s most respected producers, known for wines that prioritise purity, energy, and mineral precision. His focus is on clarity and freshness across the board — whether it’s Aligoté or Premier Cru — with élevage and viticulture carefully tuned to preserve site and structure. Stylistically, the wines lean toward the racy, tensile end of the Meursault spectrum, in the vein of Roulot or Carillon. They’re built to age, but always with a drink-now brightness that keeps you coming back for another glass.

    Other Reviews....
    Here the more restrained nose is both riper and spicier with its aromas of poached plum, violet and liqueur-like dark pinot fruit scents. The rich, succulent and sappy medium weight flavors possess a seductive mouthfeel before culminating in a dusty, youthfully austere and solidly powerful finale. This could use more depth but like all competent examples of Santenots, this should easily repay 10+ years of keeping during which more depth should develop. Drink through 2032+.
    92 points
    Allen Meadows - Burghound

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    2018 Royal Tokaji Blue Label 5 Puttonyos Aszu (500ml)
    Tokaji, HUNGARY
    $99. 99
    Bottle
    $1199.88 Dozen
    ABV: 11.5%
    Closure: Cork

    Tokaji Aszú is a noble sweet wine made by blending dried and noble rotten berries to a dry base wine. Taste and quality of the Aszú mainly depend on the number of hods (puttonyos) filled with dry berries (25 kilograms each), which are added to a cask (Gönc type, 136 liters) of dry base wine. Consequently, the proportion between aszú berries and dry base wine is about 1:1 for a 6 puttonyos Aszú. Aszú Eszencia is made with the same process, and is a classification above 6 puttonyos where the ratio of noble dry berries to wine is more akin to 7-10 puttonyos. This is not to be confused with Tokaji Essencia which is a fermentation of just the free run juice of the dried noble berries as they rest in the vat.

    Other Reviews....
    Attractive nose of dried apricots, candied plums and hints of tea leaves and vanilla. Medium- to full-bodied with vivid acidity and a dense, creamy texture. It shows chocolate bitterness at the end. Very long and textural, with a lot of delicious fruit upfront. Drink or hold.
    94 points
    James Suckling

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    2003 Clarendon Hills Astralis Syrah Magnum (1500ml) - LOW FILL
    Clarendon, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
    Reduced from $1,200.00
    $750. 00
    Bottle
    $9000.00 Dozen
    ABV: 14.5%
    Closure: Cork

    Note: Very mild evidence of leakage.

    This is a rare opportunity to acquire one of Australia’s greatest Shiraz in magnum format at a bargain basement price with over 20 years of bottle age behind it. Priced at or below most vintages of Penfolds Grange in 750ml format, this is a once off offer that can never be repeated.

    "Frankly, along with Penfold's Grange, this may be the greatest Shiraz being made in Australia." - Robert Parker

    Impenetrable pitch black heart with a very dark red hue. Hedonistically scented, sent wafting from the glass are dark plum, liquorice and blackberry aromas which are complimented by leather, vanillin cedar, earthy dark chocolate and spice notes. Rich, silky and super intense, the seductive palate is saturated with voluptuous waves of aniseed, blackberry and dark plum which gradually evolve into a leather, dusty vanillin cedar, black olive and pepper back drop. Exceptionally powerful and expansive it possesses cashmere like tannins and finishes tremendously long and plush. Tasted from a 750ml bottle we expect the magnums to look even more impressive and show less development.
    Drink over the next 4-5 years.
    Alc. 14.5%

    Other Reviews……
    It’s hard to believe the 2003 Syrah Astralis Vineyard could be better, but it offers riveting richness, intensity, purity, and equilibrium. Structurally, it is similar to the Piggott Range, revealing abundant amounts of sweet, ripe tannin, and huge extract, richness, and depth. Meant for true connoisseurs who are willing to forget it for 5-8 years, it represents what Roman Bratasiuk and Clarendon Hills do so well ... show respect for the great traditions of France, but recognize the extraordinary raw materials that emerge from old vines planted in McLaren Vale. This fabulous wine offers both power and elegance, and showcases the extraordinary talent of Roman Bratasiuk. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2030.
    99 points
    Robert Parker – The Wine Advocate

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    2021 Grace Koshu Toriibira Vineyard Private Reserve
    Yamanashi, JAPAN
    $89. 99
    Bottle
    $1079.88 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2025-2030)
    ABV: 12.5%
    Closure: Cork

    Grace Wine is one of Japan’s leading producers of Koshu, a delicate, dry white wine variety native to the Yamanashi region. Low in alcohol and softly aromatic, Koshu offers a clean, mineral profile that makes it an excellent alternative to other crisp whites like Albarino, Chablis, or dry Riesling.

    A light, elegant yet texturally pleasing dry white that has a bone dry finish.

    Brilliant water like core with a subtle greenish tinge around the outskirts. Lifted pear and apple skin aromas mix with spicy quince, hints of gun flint and stony mineral notes. Light and elegant yet texturally pleasing with a river stone like feel, flavours of pear skin, spicy quince and lime overlay a wet slate and smoky mineral back drop. Brisk acidity finishing bone dry with a long mineral drenched aftertaste that has a savoury edge to it.
    Drink over the next 4-5 years.
    Alc. 12.5%

    Other Reviews….
    Fermentation in old French oak barrels, maturation in stainless steel tank. All the other whites, aside the Chardonnay, don’t get to see any oak.
    White peach, stony, fennel, a little spice, coconut milk. Fine, tight, fine chalk dust/crushed rock texture, subdued and closed in to an extent, cinnamon and stonefruit, with a long cool finish. Needs a bit of air or another year in bottle. Excellent. Drink 2023-2028.
    94+ Points
    Gary Walsh – The Wine Front

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    2023 Brokenwood Indigo Vineyard Beechworth Chardonnay
    Beechworth, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
    $84. 99
    Bottle
    $1019.88 Dozen
    Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2025-2031)
    ABV: 12.5%
    Closure: Stelvin

    An elegant, delicately fleshed and energetic Chardonnay.

    Brilliant very pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Nectarine, grapefruit and citrus aromas infused with gun flint are followed by some delicate biscuit and mineral notes. Light, fresh and elegant the palate features nectarine and grapefruit flavours over a flinty back drop of subtle biscuit, green apple and slatey mineral elements. Possessing a delicately fleshed texture it has energetic acidity and a refined conclusion.
    Drink over the next 5-6 years
    Alc. 12.5%

    Other Reviews…..
    Planted in '99, the Indigo Vineyard, in the foothills of the Victorian Alps, has a reputation for fine chardonnay. This is a lovely example, lemon-scented and intense with refined pomelo and white peach flavours. The wine is defined by an acid line, which gives focus, freshness and length. Winemaking artefact has been seamlessly integrated to give the wine an extra dimension rather than a counter melody. Whole-bunch-pressed grapes with natural fermentation in French oak (100% new). Drink by 2028.
    96 Points
    Toni Paterson – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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    2022 Oates Ends Chardonnay
    Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
    $59. 99
    Bottle
    $719.88 Dozen
    Minimum 12 bottles
    Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2025-2031)
    ABV: 13%
    Closure: Stelvin

    A vibrant and refined mid weighted Chardonnay.

    Brilliant pale straw colour with a greenish glimmer to the edges and a watery hue. Nectarine and grapefruit aromas fill the nostrils followed by some citrus, gun flint and subtle roasted almond notes. Mid weighted, the palate features nectarine, citrus and grapefruit flavours over a roasted almond, biscuit and gun flint infused back drop. Fresh acidity lending a vibrant feel to the refined conclusion.
    Drink over the next 5-6 years.
    Alc. 13%

    Other Reviews…..
    Some wines just make you stop worrying to enjoy what’s at hand, which is this lovely chardonnay. It has richness and depth, full of stone fruit and grapefruit with ginger spice and honeycomb. Plus, layering on the full palate from cashew-like lees and a general creaminess with oak playing its part yet neatly integrated. The tangy acidity keeps this even and refreshing all the way through. Drink by 2033.
    93 Points
    Jane Faulkner - James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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