Champagne Jean Louis Vergnon x 2
‘Expression’ Extra-Brut 2010 A blanc de blancs champagne – so 100% Chardonnay – from Grand Cru vineyards in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger / Oger and Avize. A pale gold in the glass, …
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Champagne Chartogne-Taillet Heurtebise 2017
A blanc-de-blancs single vineyard ‘Grower champagne’ from Merfy – the “Heurtebise” vineyard. Very dry, but also wonderfully complex. The nose shows this in spades – almond, fennel, creme fraiche, white …
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Vinea Marson Sangiovese 2016
A Heathcote wine (supplied by a resident expert) from Victoria, Australia. An italian variety, and rather European in style – in this expression. A dense ruby red in the glass. …
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Adelina Shiraz Mataro 2019
From the Adelaide Hills in South Australia – a label I was delighted to discover during lockdown at the end of 2021. A deep burgundy colour in the glass, with …
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Brockenchack Tru-Su Rosé 2021
A single vineyard wine, from Shiraz grapes on their Eden Valley vineyard in the Barossa, South Australia. A vibrant pale coral pink in the glass. Bright and appetising, perfumed with …
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Grant Burge 5th Generation Barossa Shiraz 2020
Winning a Gold medal at this years NZ International Wine Show. A wine from South Australia’s Barossa region – one of those classic sub-$20 Shiraz so beloved of a backyard …
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Yalumba Sanctum Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
A deep ruby-crimson in the glass. A bold, dark aromatic structure, filled with mulberry, mint, blackcurrant, raspberry, bay leaf, sandalwood and musk rose. The palate is rich and full, fronted …
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D’Arenberg ‘The Hermit Crab’ Viognier Marsanne 2022
A wine from McLaren Vale, where they’ve been making this for over 15 years, before many people had tried Viognier outside of the Rhone. A rich, medium-gold colour in the …
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D’Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz 2018
A McLaren Vale Shiraz, considered a classic of its type. A dense purple, inky colour in the glass. Vibrantly perfumed, showing a wide range of boysenberry, plum, mulberry and black …
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Brockenchack Hare Hunter Pinot Noir 2018
A bright medium-depth ruby in the glass. Lovely nose, filled with savoury notes of mushroom, beetroot and mocha, alongside some succulent blackberry, damson, blood orange and red cherry. A youthful, …
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