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Chandon Etoile Release No. 1 Brut

AUSTRALIA

$110. 00
Bottle
$1320.00 Dozen

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

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

Etoile is Chandon’s master blend of eight outstanding reserve wines. A buoyant mousse shows good hold over a pale straw, gold tinged base that has a steady stream of nibble bubbles flowing through it. Greeting the nostrils are aromatics of pear, baked bread and oily toast like scents followed by some roasted almond and yeast lees notes. Mouth filling pear, baked bread, citrus and yeast lees flavours are sculptured by vivid acidity with some roasted almond and ginger characters resonating through the back half. Slightly oily yet vibrant texture. Finishes very dry and tense with a long chalk tinged aftertaste.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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A true multi-vintage blend of eight years of Chandon’s Vintage Brut reserve wines held in barrel dating back to 2005. You’d think it might be too heavy and complex – but in fact it has exceptional balance, poise and length, with flavours spanning white peach to croissant, leading to a lingering fresh finish.
97 points
James Halliday's Top 100 2023

An inaugural release. This is a true multi-vintage blend of eight years of Chandon’s Vintage Brut reserve wines held in barrel dating back to 2005, which may have been too heavy and complex. In fact, it has exceptional balance, poise and length, with flavours spanning white peach to croissant leading to a lingering fresh finish. Drink by 2028.
97 points
James Halliday - Australian Wine Companion

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2016 Chartley Estate Lavinia Sparkling

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$46. 99
Bottle
$563.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2021-2026)

ABV: 12.2%

Closure: Cork

A blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay matured for 3 years on lees. A frothy white mousse overlays a pale straw coloured base that has a steady stream of nibble bubbles flowing through it. Lifted pear, baked bread and red apple scents are intertwined with yeast lees and toasty dried honey like notes. Rich and full yet vibrant and refreshing the palate is filled with pear, citrus and yeasty baked bread flavours which sit over an oily toast back drop. Finishes dry and slightly creamy with a vivid sculpture and a very yeasty aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12.2%

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MV Clover Hill Exceptionelle

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

MV stands for multi vintage. Made from a blend of 59% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir and 6% Pinot Meunier it opens with a lacy white mousse that dissipates to reveal a pale straw coloured base that has pale gold tinged edges. A fine persistent bead weaves its way through its core. Citrus and oily toast like aromas intermix with yeast lees, hints of lime and chalky mineral notes. The racy, tightly knit palate sees flavours of citrus, yeast lees and green apple overlay chalky mineral elements. Tense and sculptured it finishes dry with crisp acidity and a vividly refreshing aftertaste.
Alc. 12.5%

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Nadeson Collis Inception

Henty, Victoria,

$59. 99
Bottle
$719.88 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

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This has been something that Ray Nadeson, vigneron at Lethbridge, Geelong, has been working on quietly for 13-plus-years. Under some pressure, people asking for the stuff that is, Ray decided to take the wine from a home consumption drink and onto the market. October 2019 is the disgorgement (the first commercial one). Around 75% (chardonnay) is 2017 material that has been in barrel and 25% comes from material blended from a solera (which has chardonnay with pinot noir and pinot meunier dating back to 2003). Fruit comes from Drumborg, Henty. An impressive suite of new sparkling Australian wine.
Really full, textural and rich sparkling with honey, toast, nutty and very strong saline characters rolling around. Vinous in a way, but full-bodied, a touch of sherbetty lift and light white vinegar tang, a funky kind of fizz with lots of personality, vivacious feel and gentle bubbles. Lots of complexity and interest here. Drink 2020 - 2024.
93 points
Mike Bennie – The Wine Front (February 2020)

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Nadeson Collis Coda

Henty, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$150. 00
Bottle
$1800.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

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The sparkling wines under this new label are distinct, “if I am doing sparkling wine I am going to do it differently from everyone else, or as much as possible, put balls on the line in terms of style, make it interesting and different” says winemaker Ray Nadeson. This is all solera material that dates back to 2003 though comes mostly from vintages 2006 and onwards, a rolling feast of wine, set up as a single bottling and then disgorged October 2019. A caveat would be, *you must like oxidative, sherry-esque sparkling wine style*s. “Reminds me of Selosse, but of course is wholly its own thing” slipped out of my mouth as I was tasting it. Fruit is from Drumborg in Henty.
Wow. This is impressive. Wild. So nutty, savoury, whiffs of fino sherry, dried apple, faint farmhouse cider. Rich in the way it sits in the palate but with bright zing of acidity and very fine, light bubbles. Hugely nutty flavours too, more fino, maybe amontillado even, so complex, so interesting, rich, powerful statement in its way and so very delicious. An experience in the glass. Brilliant. Drink 2020 - 2026.
96 points
Mike Bennie – The Wine Front (February 2020)

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2006 Arras Sparkling Rose

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$76. 99
Bottle
$923.88 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

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Trophy winner at the Tasmanian Wine Show '17, two-thirds pinot noir, and spent 7 years on yeast lees. Like all Arras wines, it has an extra level of textural and flavour complexity derived partly from the fruit, partly from extended time on lees, balanced by tangy acidity. Drink by 2026.
97 points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

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2006 Arras Grand Vintage

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$56. 99
Bottle
$683.88 Dozen

Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2020-2021)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

A top Australian sparkling that possesses wonderful freshness and complexity.

A blend of 67% Chardonnay and 33% Pinot Noir that has been aged for 7 years. Pours with a white frothy mousse that dissipates to reveal a pale straw, pale gold edged base wine that has a steady stream of very fine bubbles that show excellent persistence. The nose shows excellent intensity and is very Champagne like in its complexity. Aromas of toasty brioche and yeast lees climb their way out of the glass with some biscuity citrus, roasted almond characters also present. The palates very precise and focused opening is offset by a moderate creaminess with flavours of pear, citrus and subtle dried honey overlaid by a distinctive toasty roasted almond character. There’s also baked bread and yeast lees nuances evident. Clean crisp acidity with a very dry finish. Long aftertaste of toast, roasted almonds, citrus, yeast lees and very subtle dried honey. Very Limited Stocks.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2002 Arras EJ Carr Late Disgorged

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$150. 00
Bottle
$1800.00 Dozen

Minimum 6 bottles

Cellar: 4 - 5 Years (2020-2021)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

‘Rich, creamy and toasty with a nutty finish’
Made from Chardonnay & Pinot Noir this sparkling has spent 10 years on lees. Pours with a white frothy mousse that shows good hold. Once dissipated it reveals a pale straw coloured base wine with pale gold edges. The exceptionally fine bead showing excellent persistence. Yeasty baked bread aromas merge with some toastiness followed by some pear, cashew and light honeyed almond end notes. Rich and creamy the palate features flavours of honeyed roast almonds, yeast lees and toast with following citrus and light hazelnut. Finishes crisp and fresh with a long aftertaste of honeyed roast almonds, yeast lees, toast and hazelnut. Drink over the next 4-5 years. Alc. 13.5%

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2020 Bellebonne Vintage Rose

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$69. 99
Bottle
$839.88 Dozen

Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2028-2029)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Diam Cork

Made from Pinot Noir this sparkling rose pours with a buoyant mousse and a salmon pink tinged base that has a steady stream of tiny bubbles flowing through it. Aromas of winter strawberry and peach are interwoven with baked bread, yeast lees and raspberry notes. Tense and vividly sculptured by racy chalk tinged acidity, flavours of winter strawberries, red cherries and citrus over shadow oyster shell and mineral undertones. Finishes very dry, crisp and elegant.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc. 12%
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Pipers River pinot noir from four rows of vines, fermented in eight-year-old barrels with 100% mlf. Early picked for the aromatic purity it provides, and it really shows. A beautiful salmon hue with a fine energetic bead and mousse, stunning aromatics of redcurrant, wild strawberries, red apple and raspberry with notes of mushroom broth, fresh pastry, crushed river stone and light creamy notes. Super savoury and pure, gentle tannin texture from the barrel ferment and a long, harmonious finish. Gorgeous drinking. Drink by 2033.
96 Points
Dave Brookes – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2012 Chandon Altius Upper Yarra Cuvee

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$46. 99
Bottle
$563.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2017-2022)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

Pours with a creamy white mousse that has good staying power and a pale straw golden edged base colour. Exceptionally fine and very profuse bead. Citrus, pear and subtle baked bread aromas merge with light toast and yeast lees characters. Fresh palate flavours of citrus and pears merge into some yeast lees with a light fluffy mid palate and crisp dry lemon sherbet finish. Aftertaste of pears, citrus, light toast and yeast lees.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc 12.5%

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2017 Chartley Estate Sparkling Rose Methode Traditionnelle

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

This superb sparkling Rose is a made from a blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay with 4 years spent on lees. Pours with a frothy mousse that subsides to reveal a salmon pink coloured base that has a very fine and nibble stream of bubbles flowing through it. Leaping from the glass with fantastic intensity are aromatics of wild strawberry, yeast lees, baked bread, subtle brioche and toast. Delicious strawberry and raspberry fruits combine with yeast lees, baked bread, sherbet and subtle toast. Dry refreshing finish with crisp acidity and a long mouth watering aftertaste.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 12%

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2010 Clover Hill Blanc de Blancs Cuvee Exceptionelle

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$56. 99
Bottle
$683.88 Dozen

Minimum 6 bottles

Cellar: 4 - 5 Years (2021-2022)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Pours well with a lacy white mousse sitting over a straw, golden edged base wine that has an exceptionally fine and very persistent bead. Pronounced, the nose exhibits rich aromatics of baked bread and oily toast like aromatics that meld into hints of dried honey, yeast lees and a hint of citrus. Toasty and rich yet still very fresh the mouth is filled with toasty honey like characters, oily baked bread, yeast lees and a refreshing burst of lemon citrus on the dry crisp finish. A slightly oily mouthfeel counterpointed by the fresh citrus infusions. Aftertaste of toasted honey, oily baked bread, yeast lees and citrus.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13%

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Chardonnay was where it all began for Clover Hill, and there is a tension and definition to this grape that defines the estate's longest-lived wines to this day. At 6yo, this cuvee upholds a bright, medium straw hue. There's intensity of grapefruit, lemon butter and even the exuberance of star fruit, amidst the toast and burnt butter of bottle age. In creamy texture, mouth filling intensity and undeviating line and length, this is a grand release for Clover Hill, with plenty of energy still coiled into its folds. Drink by 2022.
95 points
Tyson Stelzer – James Halliday’s Wine Companion

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2012 Clover Hill Vintage Methode Traditionelle

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2017-2022)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

A heady white mousse dissipates to reveal a pale straw coloured base wine with golden edges. The very fine bead shows excellent persistence. Quite refined, the nose displays delicate scents of baked bread which meld into some yeast lees and toast. Ensuing are notions of faint dried honey, pear and citrus. Quite dry with a faint creaminess the palate has subtle flavours of baked bread, citrus, toast, yeast lees, faint dried honey and light cashew. Dry crisp finish with an aftertaste of toast, oily baked bread, yeast lees, citrusy dried honey and a light nuttiness.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2011 Daosa Blanc de Blancs

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: 4 - 5 Years (2020-2021)

ABV: 11.9%

Closure: Cork

Pours well with a white frothy mousse that shows excellent hold. Pale straw base wine colour with an exceptionally fine and very persistent bead. Ripe pear and baked apple notes are to the fore followed by some sherbet and yeast lees. Pear and apple flavours again dominate the front palate over some toast, cashew and yeast lees characters which linger onto the aftertaste. The clean, dry crisp finish concludes with pear, apple, cashew, toast and yeast lees.
Cellar 4-5 years.
Alc 11.9%

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2008 Elderton Sparkling Shiraz

Barossa Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: 4 - 5 Years (2014-2015)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Excellent creamy purple mousse with good hold. Dark crimson red black base colour with exceptionally fine and persistent bead. The nose is quite closed revealing subtle aromas of inky blackberry and plum with a hint of liquorice also present. The palate displays youthful concentrated flavours of ripe blackberry, ink, plum, liquorice and confectionary finishing quite dry with just a touch of bitterness evident on the back palate. Aftertaste of dark cherry, plum and liquorice. The wine needs time to fill out and build complexity.
Cellar 4-5 years (2014-2015)
13.0% Alc

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2017 Elgee Park Cuvee Brut

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

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

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

A blend of 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir which has spent 40 months on lees. An exuberant mousse holds well over a pale straw coloured base that features a nimble and exceptionally fine bead. Elevated citrus and baked bread aromas meld into yeast lees, roasted almond and faint ginger notes. The vividly sculptured palate is shaped by crisp acidity which gives it a chiseled feel. Citrus and green apple flavours are to the fore with yeast lees and an oyster shell like minerality leading into a dry chalk tinged finish that’s both racy and tightly focused.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 12%

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2007 Kreglinger Vintage Brut

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2016-2020)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

This rich, toasty sparkling has a frothy white mousse that slowly dissipates to reveal a pale straw coloured base wine with golden edges and a very fine bead that shows excellent persistence. Rich aromatics drift from the glass with baked bread, honey and toast merging into some yeast lees characters followed by roasted almond like end notes. The palate reflects the nose, quite full and richly flavoured, yet still fresh and vibrant. Mouthfilling baked bread, oily toast like characters and yeast lees overlay roasted almonds with a burst of fresh citrus on the crisp dry finish. Creamy like texture with a long, rich conclusion of baked bread, oily toast like characters, citrus, yeast lees and roasted almonds.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc 12.5%

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Hand-picked in the early morning, whole-bunch pressed, cool-fermented in tank and barrel, then in traditional method in bottle. It is cruising along peacefully, its crisp acidity underpinning the richness developed during 9 years on yeast lees prior to disgorgement. Spice, dried and fresh fruits provide texture and flavour.
95 points
James Halliday - Australian Wine Companion

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2005 Kreglinger Brut Rose

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2016-2022)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Pours well with a frothy mousse that shows good buoyancy. Salmon pink colour with an exceptionally fine and profuse bead. Aromas of winter strawberries and raspberries intermingle with yeast lees, light toast and cashew. Still bright and fresh, flavours of winter strawberries and subtle raspberries laced with some complexing toast and yeast lees characters drift across the palate with a pinch of pear on the dry cleansing finish. Aftertaste of winter strawberries, pear, yeast lees and subtle toast.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc 12.5%

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2004 Kreglinger Brut de Blancs Sparkling

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Cellar: 3 - 4 Years (2019-2020)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Aged for 3 years on yeast lees in the bottle before disgorgement. Good creamy white mousse with a pale straw/gold base wine colour. The bead is very fine and shows excellent persistence. Possessing good intensity and richness the nose tosses up aromas of baked bread and dried honey which overlay some oily toast like characters, yeast lees and roasted almonds. Rich with an oily creamy like textural feel and fresh finish the palate is filled with citrus, baked bread and toasty dried honey flavours which prevail over some roasted almonds and yeast lees. Crisp dry finish with an aftertaste of citrus, baked bread, toasty dried honey, almonds and yeast lees.
Cellar 3-4 years.
Alc 12.5%

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2004 Leasingham Classic Clare Sparkling Shiraz

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$69. 99
Bottle
$839.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2010-2016)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Cork

One of Australia’s benchmark Sparkling Shiraz’ this wine pours with an excellent purple mauve mousse showing good hold. Very fine bead showing good persistence with a black dark red base wine colour. Lifted aromas of blackberry, liquorice, plum and confectionary are followed by a touch of blackpepper as an end note. The palate possesses excellent body weight, concentration and richness displaying flavours of blackberry, liquorice and plum pudding with some leather overtones and blackpepper on the finish. Creamy texture. Excellent length with long aftertaste of blackberry, liquorice and blackpepper.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc 14%

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Levrier Meslier Brut Rose

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now (2022)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

Produced from Meslier grapes. A fine mousse subsides relatively quickly to reveal a very pale salmon coloured base that has a steady bead flowing through it. Aromas of pear and strawberry mingle with plum, yeast lees, toast and citrus. Rich, full and yeasty with a citrusy spine of acidity, flavours of baked pear, bready characters and yeast lees sit over an oily toast like back drop. Finishes very dry with a bracing freshness and long yeasty plum like aftertaste.
Alc. 12%

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2016 Meadowbank Blanc De Blancs

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$79. 99
Bottle
$959.88 Dozen

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

ABV: 11.5%

Closure: Cork

This is Meadowbank's inaugural Blanc de Blancs which is sourced from the Far Horse Vineyard block, which lies close to vines used for the Meadowbank Chardonnay. While the latter vines are exposed north, the Blanc de Blancs parcel faces south in a slightly cooler microclimate. The fruit was hand-picked and whole-cluster-pressed, and the juice fermented in old barriques for three months. Disgorged earlier this year, the wine spent five years in bottle before release and has a low, two grams per litre dosage.
A heady white mousse slowly evaporates to reveal a pale straw coloured base that’s finely threaded by a very persistent and exceptionally fine bead. Aromas of citrus, light baked bread and yeast lees are trailed by green apple and chalky oyster shell like notes. Sculptured and tense the palate carries vibrant citrus and fine yeast lees flavours over subtle notions of green apple and oyster shell. Dry chalk tinged finish with crisp acidity and an elegant, mouth watering aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 11.5%

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What a great show! And what do I know about fizzy wine? Not a lot. Generally I only drink Champagne Jérôme Prévost, maybe twice a year at that. Still,I reckon I can turn my hand to anything, if I try. There’s 100 cases of this released now, with 50 held back for a future LD offering, or whatever.
Very fine style, complex too. I’m thinking salted almond, brioche, oyster shell, lemon barley. Gentle bubbles, offering a little surf and foam, quiet, and soothing, dry, saltine crackers, again the lemon barley thing, has some grip too, with a dry chalky finish of excellent length. Really good Tasmanian sparkling. Complexity and verve. Drink 2022 - 2027.
95 Points
Gary Walsh - The Wine Front (May 2022)

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2013 Moorilla Muse Methode Traditionelle Extra Brut

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2020-2025)

ABV: 11.7%

Closure: Cork

Pours with a very fine frothy white mousse that shows good hold over a pale straw coloured base that has an exceptionally fine and persistent bead flowing through it. Aromas of pear and apple interact with yeast lees, brioche and subtle dried honey notes. Light and airy in its feel with brisk acidity underpinning pear, citrus, yeast lees, green apple and chalky mineral flavours. Dry crisp finish with an elegant racy medium length aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 11.7%

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Red apples in a sunset of aldehyde, honey and citrus. It's zippy with acidity, but there's plenty more besides. Excellent structure, flavour and length. Yet more bottle age won't do it any harm. Drink by 2024.
94 points
Campbell Mattinson – James Halliday’s The Wine Companion

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2011 Nadeson Collis Millesime

Henty, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$89. 99
Bottle
$1079.88 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

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This has a splash of the Lethbridge sparkling solera (dates back to 2003 but mostly from 2006 and onwards) but is predominately 2011 (as in, legally so) and chardonnay only from the dominant 2011 component. New sparklings on the market from Lethbridge are pretty darn interesting and good. It spends eight years on lees.
Strong sea spray, wet fern, lemon-lime and blossom scents with whiffs of grilled nuts in the mix. Brisk across the palate with a lean, racy pulse of salty acidity, crunchy green apple and lime juice. Some richness in oily notes, slightly distracting buttery-soapy, really long and fine finish compensating with a starburst of pulpy grapefruit finishing things. Refreshing, energetic, bright and intense. Works in two speeds, stays interesting in whatever gear you find it in. Drink 2020 - 2030.
92 points
Mike Bennie – The Wine Front (February 2020)

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2004 Seppelt Show Sparkling Limited Release Shiraz

Great Western, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$99. 99
Bottle
$1199.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2013-2021)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Crown Seal

Fruit for the Show Sparkling Shiraz is sourced from Seppelt’s best blocks - St Peter’s, Imperial and McKenzie which are in close proximity to the Seppelt winery. The base wine goes through fermentation in seasoned large format French oak barrels for 12 months. It then undergoes secondary fermentation and ageing in the bottle on lees for eight years before disgorging.

An excellent dark red tinged creamy mousse is followed by a deep dark red base wine with a very fine and profuse bead. A superb sniff, the nose delivers both aromatic complexity and intensity with scents of ripe blackberries, dark chocolate and dark plums followed by subtle liquorice, vanillin oak and a hint of leather as an end note. Boasting magnificent richness and concentration along with creamy textural qualities and exceptional depth the palate is still looking remarkably fresh and vibrant. Mouthfilling flavours of blackberries, dark plum and dark chocolate flood the palate followed by some vanillin oak and very subtle emerging leather characters on the back palate. Very long persistent aftertaste of ripe blackberries, dark chocolate, vanillin oak and subtle leather.
Drink now or cellar 6-8 years.
Alc 13%

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Legend has it that when Seppelt was much larger, a battle would rage between the table and sparkling winemaking teams for the best shiraz. This wine has great colour, and is stacked with blackberry, spice and chocolate flavours - precisely those that the '61 showed. Drink to 2054
96 points
James Halliday -The Weekend Australian

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2010 Stefano Lubiana Grande Vintage Brut

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$64. 99
Bottle
$779.88 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

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A moreish delight from Stefano Lubiana’s soon to be biodynamic vineyard in the Derwent Valley, the latest Grand Vintage has spent 9 years on its lees with some extra time under cork as well. This has resulted in a glorious peachy brioche, baked apple, toasty and nutty sparkling wine.
At only 4 g/l dosage, all those warm and plumptious flavours are kept tight with taut acidity and allow the fuller flavour to emerge without becoming cloying or flabby. An indulgent wine for indulgent moments, gather your people when you can and open this, just because you can. Drink 2021 - 2025.
93 Points
Curly Haslam-Coates - The Wine Front (June 2021)

70/30% chardonnay/pinot noir from an estate vineyard in the Derwent Valley, in conversion to biodynamic. Lubiana's vintage is a showpiece for the style of Southern Tasmanian sparkling, with greater intensity of flavour and structure than the north, yet with all the tension, energy and integrity to live long. 2010 follows the outstanding '08 and '09. Chardonnay's yellow fruits define a core of racy grapefruit, succulent white peach and crunchy Beurre Bosc pear, set to the spice of pinot. Nine years on lees has blessed it with a creamy silkiness and subtle roasted nut and butter complexity. Fine phenolic grip is well enveloped into its creamy folds, perfectly judged dosage and lingering, focused, cool acid line. Drink by 2025.
93 Points
Tyson Stelzer - James Halliday's Wine Companion (December 2020)

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2010 Yabby Lake Cuvee Nina Sparkling

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$46. 99
Bottle
$563.88 Dozen

Minimum 6 bottles

Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2019-2020)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Diam Cork

This sparkling presents well opening with a white frothy mousse that shows good hold. Very pale straw base wine colour with pale gold edges. Super fine and very persistent bead. Impressive nose with yeasty lees top notes followed by some pear, toast and cashew. Light and refreshing the palate expresses delicate flavours of pear overlaid by yeasty lees and light toast with some citrusy back palate characters. Clean crisp acidity. Vibrant dry finish with aftertaste of pear, lees, baked bread and light nut.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc 12.5%

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