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  1. Reflecting Light Tendril Pinot Noir 2023
    Reflecting Light Tendril Pinot Noir 2023

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    2023
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    426
  2. Giant Steps Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2024
    Giant Steps Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2024
    A 50/50% mix of upper and lower Yarra estate and grower fruit. 30% whole bunches. A very bright crimson purple. Pretty and complex with aromas of red cherry skins and rhubarb together with some pink peppercorn spice and a light savoury edge. More approachable than the '23. As a young wine, the medium-bodied palate is spicy, silky and long. It'll probably age well but it's so good to drink now that there's no need to bother! (95) PHILIP RICH
    2024
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    506
  3. Schloss Gobelsburg Urgestein Riesling 2023
    Schloss Gobelsburg Urgestein Riesling 2023

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    2023
    Riesling
    Austria
    501
  4. Hiedler Grüner Veltliner Tonmineral Langenloiser 2023
    Hiedler Grüner Veltliner Tonmineral Langenloiser 2023

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    2023
    Riesling
    Austria
    413
  5. De Bortoli Phi Lusatia Park Pinot Noir 2022
    De Bortoli Phi Lusatia Park Pinot Noir 2022

    2023 Victorian Wine Show, Best Pinot Noir Of Show - Trophy
    2023 Victorian Wine Show, Best Red Wine Of Show - Trophy
    2023 Victorian Wine Show, Best Wine Of Show - Trophy
    2023 Victorian Wine Show, Grower Best Single Vineyard - Trophy
    2023 Victorian Wine Show - Gold Medal
    2023 Yarra Valley Wine Show - Gold Medal

    A mix of vineyards and clones from the Lusatia Park vineyard in Woori Yallock. Bright cherry red. An immediately appealing wine with its dark cherry fruit, lavender and incense. This has good weight and depth without being heavy. A touch savoury, too, and the tannins are silky and long. Already a joy to drink, this will still be looking good four to six years from now. PHILIP RICH, Halliday Wine Companion

    2022
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    506
  6. Stargazer Riesling 2024
    Stargazer Riesling 2024

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    2023
    Riesling
    Australia
    379
  7. Staffelter Hof Magnus Riesling 2022
    Staffelter Hof Magnus Riesling 2022
    Most likely one of the oldest wineries in the world, Staffelter Hof dates far back to AD 862, when King Lothar II great-grandson of Carl the Great donated the winery to the monastery of Stavelot (hence the name “Staffelter”). A mineral and mouth-watering white wine, with pear and pineapple aromas, made from the grape variety Riesling.
    2022
    Riesling
    Germany
    442
  8. Oakridge Hazeldene Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022
    Oakridge Hazeldene Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022
    Impeccably balanced and light on its feet, fine grained and ever so gently chewy tannins round out a wine that's approachable now but will keep. PHILIP RICH, Hallidy Wine Companion
    2021
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    506
  9. Super Felsa Spranger Riesling 2020
    Super Felsa Spranger Riesling 2020

    Preserved lemon flavours are held in check by the limestone minerality and the palate is given volume and texture by the usual lees contact over winter. A lovely mouthful of wine that finishes long and dry and beautifully balanced. Unmistakably fine Alsace Riesling. VINTAGE & VINE

    2020
    Riesling
    France
    343
  10. Paul Blanck Riesling 2023
    Paul Blanck Riesling 2023
    The fruit comes from vineyards with sand and gravel soils around the village of Kientzheim.
    The juice is extracted with infinite care in an air-bag press. The slow, gentle pressing avoids crushing the stalks and pips. The must starts fermenting of its own accord thanks to the natural yeast present in the juice, and the fermentation generally lasts from four to 10 weeks. It is carried out in stainless-steel vats equipped with temperature control, a medium which maximises the expression of this variety's aromas.
    2023
    Riesling
    France
    343
  11. Moorooduc Estate Pinot Noir 2022
    Moorooduc Estate Pinot Noir 2022

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    2022
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    441
  12. Schmolzer and Brown Thorley Obstgarten T Riesling 2024
    Schmolzer and Brown Thorley Obstgarten T Riesling 2024

    Apple blossom, pastry dough, fresh lemonade, lemon sherbet and subtle macadamia are sliced up by a slatey mineral cut. Very hightoned and pretty with pops of sweetness adding appeal. Air and temperature unlocks bath salts, savoury lemon thyme, and a whisper of mandarin pith. The palate is quite coiled and tensile, with a tight frame of pithy acid and chalky phenolics constricting around lemon juice, lemon pith, slatey minerals again, crushed green apple. If there's residual sugar here, it's completely guillotined by the acid which keeps excellent line and freshness through a long finish. Tightly wound, vibrant, bright, structured. Very good. This will do well with five to ten years in cellar. TOM KLINE Wine Pilot

    The 2022 Thorley Riesling is laden with straw and tatami, lemongrass, wet wool and scratched citrus. In the mouth, the wine is viscose and wide, textural and engaging. Instead of the usual linear fruit profile, this is populated by yellow fruits of some opulence, exotic spices and plenty of interest. Recommended. ERIN LARKIN, The Wine Advocate.

    2022
    Riesling
    Australia
    353
  13. Schmolzer and Brown Obstgarten Selection Riesling 2024
    Schmolzer and Brown Obstgarten Selection Riesling 2024
    Light straw appearance. The nose is all fresh candied mandarine segments, meyer lemon, orange blossom and perhaps some roseyness and a citrus leaf cut. In the mouth the wine rolls reasonably sweetly, somewhat peach kernelly with more orange/ mandarine and lime hits. A massive juicy acid, cottees concentration. Some peach kernel and hints of vanilla to length.
    2023
    Riesling
    Australia
    353
    Special Price $44.00 Regular Price $52.00
  14. Gerard Raphet Bourgogne Rouge 375ml 2019
    Gerard Raphet Bourgogne Rouge 375ml 2019
    An admirably pure nose speaks mostly of earthy red berries that precede the vibrant and easy-going lighter weight flavors that are delicious if not especially complex while displaying a touch of rusticity on the acceptably persistent finish. BURGHOUND
    2022
    Pinot noir
    France
    358
  15. Jasper Hill Georgias Paddock Riesling 2024
    Jasper Hill Georgias Paddock Riesling 2024
    Brilliant yellow colour with the usual aromatic citrus notes.  Occasional lees stirring during fermentation gives a weighted riesling with a long finish.  Think lemon in all its form, juice, zest and pith.  Underlining limes and slight peachy fruit characters, finishing with a hint of viscosity.  A wine to drink now but the natural zingy acidity gives this wine long lasting potential. JASPER HILL
    2024
    Riesling
    Australia
    404
  16. Pressing Matters R9 Riesling 2023
    Pressing Matters R9 Riesling 2023

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    2022
    Riesling
    Australia
    490
  17. Pressing Matters R69 Riesling 2022
    Pressing Matters R69 Riesling 2022

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    2018
    Riesling
    Australia
    490
  18. Gerard Raphet Bourgogne Rouge 2020 375ml
    Gerard Raphet Bourgogne Rouge 2020 375ml
    A very pinot nose features similar notes of fresh and ripe aromas where there is a bit more earth but less pepper character. The texture of the equally succulent and juicy flavors is a bit finer while terminating in a lingering and slightly more serious finale. BURGHOUND
    2020
    Pinot noir
    France
    358
  19. Pressing Matters R0 Riesling 2021
    Pressing Matters R0 Riesling 2021
    The tension of zero residual sugar in the cool and refreshing 2021 season is pronounced indeed, demanding a great deal of time for its razor acidity to assimilate. It's packed with all the crunchy Granny smith apple, kaffir lime and lemon fruit concentration and lingering persistence to go the distance. TYSON STELZER, James Halliday
    2021
    Riesling
    Australia
    490
  20. Freycinet Louis Pinot Noir 2023
    Freycinet Louis Pinot Noir 2023
    This is an excellent pinot noir to drink. It's complex, it's lively, it has a bit of depth to it, and it feels real. It tastes of toast and cherry plum, sweet spice and undergrowth, mint and something more earthen, almost like terracotta. Tannin curls through the juiciness of the fruit, an d the finish has very good extension. A tick in every box. No hesitation in recommending this. GARY WALSH
    2023
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    490
  21. Freycinet Louis Pinot Noir 2024
    Freycinet Louis Pinot Noir 2024

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    2024
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    490
  22. Dr Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett 2023
    Dr Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett 2023

    The 2023 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett shows the typical refined and fragrant slate and bright, elegant Riesling aromas of this famous terroir. The 2023 Kabinett is light, round and lush, effortless in its generosity and finesse and stimulatingly saline in its delicate and irresistible finish. This is a superb Kabinett for impenitent drinking. It is a little drier than the likewise beautiful Würzgarten. STEPHAN REINHARDT, the wine advocate

    Very fresh and vibrant, with terrific white tree fruit and peach aromas, but this has terrific structure for a Mosel Kabinett, the fine tannins underlining the fruit beautifully. Very long finish for a wine with such a light body. STUART PIGOTT, james suckling

    The 2023 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett offers hints of wet stone, clementine and Amalfi lemon peel tones on its aromatic, serene nose. The palate's slight sweetness and juiciness makes the mouth water. It's dripping with freshness and verve. There's such a citric quality that defines this exuberant wine. ANNE KREBIEHL, vinous

    2023
    Riesling
    Germany
    442
  23. Pewsey Vale Contours Riesling 2016 Cellar Release
    Pewsey Vale Contours Riesling 2016 Cellar Release
    So vibrant for it’s age, this has great concentration of candied-lime and grapefruit-zest character. Terrific structure and energy on the driving palate, but all of this is wrapped in rich citrus fruit to create stunningly complete harmony. Very long and compact finish that suggests this has at least a further decade of aging potential. JAMES SUCKLING

    Pale colour. Classic developed lime, toasty aromas and flavours with hints of oilskin and sage. The palate is superbly balanced and in clockwork condition with attractive fruit complexity, underlying minerally notes, fine lacy textures, very good mid-palate viscosity and fine linear fresh acidity. A touch al-dente at the finish. A beautiful example of Eden Valley Riesling showing the fidelity of vineyard site and masterful winemaking. ANDREW CAILLARD
    2015
    Riesling
    Australia
    387
  24. Eastern Peake Persuasion Rose 2022
    Eastern Peake Persuasion Rose 2022
    This is from Owen Latta’s family label here with the Eastern Peake range with the fruit for this wine is grown by long term friends Frank & Kerry Walsh, directly over the road on the same soil type as Eastern Peake weathered basalt on grey loam. Frank first established with pinot noir in 1995 then a second 1 acre planting in 2003 with Syrah (Clone PT23).

    The Syrah  was whole bunch pressed, fermented in large format Stockinger Austrian oak with indigenous yeasts, 11 months lees contact, racked, estate bottled. A small amount of sulphur post malo & pre bottling. No fining, filtering or Tinkering. Thoughtfully produced to reflect on where it was grown.
    2022
    Pinot noir
    Australia
  25. Pewsey Vale Contours Riesling 2017
    Pewsey Vale Contours Riesling 2017

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    2015
    Riesling
    Australia
    387
  26. Onannon Mornington Pinot Noir 2024
    Onannon Mornington Pinot Noir 2024

    You would have to go a long way to find three more open-hearted and utterly committed winemakers; the world is their oyster, their ambitions unlimited. JAMES HALLIDAY

    Invariably lovely wines from Onannon. GARY WALSH

    A blend of seven vineyards across the sub-regions of Tuerong, Main Ridge, Shoreham, Red Hill, Merricks and Flinders.

    Talk about pristine. This Pinot Noir is presented in immaculate condition. Dark cherries, a splash of strawberry, toast and chicory notes, and rounds of turned earth and assorted dry/roasted spices. It’s fresh, crunchy, silken and spicy at once, the finish then well formed and well sustained. It has substance but mostly it has flow. I can’t fault this. (94) CAMPBELL MATTINSON, The Wine Front

    These are your quintessential overachievers in the wine game. Everything is done right here. They are slick wines that offer mass appeal and hit the high registers of drinkability, but there is more than enough suave, subtly nuanced, elements to keep even the most serious nerd happy.

    2024
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    441
  27. Te Kairanga Runholder Pinot Noir 2022
    Te Kairanga Runholder Pinot Noir 2022
    A purity and freshness to this with flowers, strawberries and lemons. Medium body with a tight linearity. Racy tannins here with focus and clarity. 30% Abel with Dijon clones and Pommard. Drink or hold. Screw cap. JAMES SUCKLING
    2022
    Pinot noir
    New Zealand
    435
  28. Ravensworth Estate Seven Months 2022
    Ravensworth Estate Seven Months 2022

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    2021
    Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Riesling
    Australia
    365
  29. Brash Higgins RSM Semillon Riesling 2022
    Brash Higgins RSM Semillon Riesling 2022
    From 1975 plantings in Blewitt Spring, riesling (70%) and semillon (30%) are picked together, kept on skins for a couple of days, then basket pressed for co-ferment in old barrels and one steel vat. This is a fuller-bodied expression of two varieties that are often represented in more trim form. Lightly oily and saline of feel, this still has zest and verve, with pungent lime oil, stone fruit, lemon pith, mint, fresh fenugreek and a bitter tonic note. It's an engagingly eccentric blend. MARCUS ELLIS, Halliday Wine Companion
    2022
    Riesling, Semillon
    Australia
    436
  30. Ravensworth Estate Riesling 2021
    Ravensworth Estate Riesling 2021
    Our first batch that explores a longer elevage of two years. The first in ceramic eggs which we feel bring an elevated minerality during fermentation and maturation. Then the wine is stirred up and racked to a seasoned 2000l foudre. Here the wine evolves slowly as the lees settle out and protect the wine. BRYAN MARTIN
    2021
    Riesling
    Australia
    365
  31. Shaky Bridge Pioneer Pinot Noir 2022
    Shaky Bridge Pioneer Pinot Noir 2022

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    2021
    Pinot noir
    New Zealand
    373
  32. Rongo Rhapsody Skin Contact Riesling 2024
    Rongo Rhapsody Skin Contact Riesling 2024

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    2024
    Riesling
    Australia
  33. Swinging Bridges Caldwell Lane Pinot Noir 2022
    Swinging Bridges Caldwell Lane Pinot Noir 2022

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    2022
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    494
  34. Rivulet Glaziers Bay Riesling 2023
    Rivulet Glaziers Bay Riesling 2023
    A lovely riesling from Keira O'Brien, sourced from the Elsewhere vineyard between Cygnet and Huonville in the Huon Valley. Pale straw with green flashes and an attractive aromatic profile of freshly squeezed lime, green apple, christmas lily, crushed stone and a whiff of ozone. Detailed and tight with a lovely sense of tension and clarity, finishing sapid and fruit pure with plenty of drive. DAVE BROOKES, James Halliday
    2023
    Riesling
    Australia
  35. Schmolzer and Brown Obstgarten K Riesling 2024
    Schmolzer and Brown Obstgarten K Riesling 2024
    (our note) Very pallid straw hue. The nose is so delicate, finely musky, crushed salted rose petal-esque. A really pretty crystalline impression, with lime juice, green citrus zest and taut freshness. The palate is all focussed purity, feather weight, white peach and green apples, light and dancing with a touch of sweetness breadthening the wine to length. Pure and lemonadey.
    2023
    Riesling
    Australia
    353
  36. Ata Rangi Crimson Pinot Noir 2023
    Ata Rangi Crimson Pinot Noir 2023
    A departure from the typically broad-shouldered expression of Crimson, this is a reflection of the 2023 vintage. Instead of making three single vineyards, plus the estate pinot and the Crimson pinot in 2023, winemaker Helen Masters responded to the cool, wet conditions by crafting an estate-wide blend for the Crimson as the only still pinot noir in the cellar that year. This is clearly a lighter year, but there’s also a delicate, elegant side which emerges from the shadows—it’s an ethereal wine which speaks in whispers and echoes.

    Light ruby. Floral, delicate nose with subtle aromas of pot-pourri, wild berry and rosehip. A light, crisp palate with crystalline, light-weight tangy flavours and a subtly savoury finish which rests on bony, chalky, fine tannins. Volnay-esque in its expression of lightness and clarity, like lace stained with cherry. Accessible now but it will unfurl and evolve within the context of its more contemplative, delicate style, at least in the mid-term. STEPHEN WONG MW, Real Review
    2023
    Pinot noir
    New Zealand
    435
  37. Quealy Tussie Mussie Pinot Noir 2021
    Quealy Tussie Mussie Pinot Noir 2021

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    2021
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    441
  38. Giant Steps Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2023
    Giant Steps Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2023

    A 50/50% mix of upper and lower Yarra fruit; 35% whole bunches and matured in French oak (10% new). A bright crimson red. After a few good few swirls, aromas of ripe raspberries, black cherries, wild herbs and some crushed violets soon emerge. The palate, though, doesn't need much coaxing, and this silken, sappy wine has excellent depth and persistence. Will be even better six to 12 months from now. 96 PHILIP RICH, wine companion

    2023
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    506
  39. Mount Horrocks Cordon Cut 2024 375mll
    Mount Horrocks Cordon Cut 2024 375mll

    A highly risky and complex process, the making of this wine is very much about seat-of-pants decision making and this is where the experience of 30 vintages certainly helps!” says Stephanie.

    The high-risk part comes after the canes that feed the fruit are cut – causing that fruit to concentrate – effectively using the vine as a drying rack for the fruit. Much depends on the weather conditions that follow – sunny and dry conditions work wonders; wet, cold or windy conditions all bring challenges. Stephanie uses intuition to decide the day to harvest.

    This is a unique, delicious, concentrated wine that delivers all the hallmarks of riesling – citrus, florals and spice; beautifully expressed through an intense yet perfectly balanced palate and a pristine, clean finish.

    2024
    Riesling
    Australia
    377
  40. Pooley Coal River Valley Riesling 2024
    Pooley Coal River Valley Riesling 2024
    Brilliant, intense lemon aroma, fresh as a daisy. The palate is likewise tremendously intense, fresh and bright with great energy and penetrating length. Crisp dry balance and terrific palate length, driven by piercing acidity. Long-term potential. HUON HOOKE, The Real Review
    2024
    Riesling
    Australia
    490
  41. Neudorf Toms Block Moutere Pinot Noir 2023
    Neudorf Toms Block Moutere Pinot Noir 2023

    Grown on the Moutere clay gravels. The wine blossoms with dark cherries, black plums and balsamic glaze. A smattering of dark spices, clove, cassia and five-spice. The wine bristles with firm tannins and threads of taut acidity. It is sumptuous in its plumpness and yet maintains a sturdy framework filled with woody spice. This is mixing business with pleasure, a savvy investment for the cellar but equally joyful drinking now. This sets up the Neudorf pinot scene with great expectations. Thrilling. SHANTEH WALE, Wine Companion

     

    2023
    Pinot noir
    New Zealand
    448
  42. Stonier Pinot Noir 2023
    Stonier Pinot Noir 2023

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    2023
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    441
  43. Fighting Gully Road Pinot Noir 2024
    Fighting Gully Road Pinot Noir 2024

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    2024
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    353
  44. Paradigm Hill Pinot Noir L'Ami Sage 2020 375ml
    Paradigm Hill Pinot Noir L'Ami Sage 2020 375ml
    George is winding back his production at Paradigm Hill and that is a real shame but with no new generation to take the lead he will keep at it all-be-it with a reduced output. His 2020's are some of the best in recent years and the Lamis Sage is always the more structured and tightly wound of the two single vineyards so being a half bottle and with a few years under its belt this one is a ripper!

     Intense, enticing darker red fruit aromas followed by the expected savoury, toasty, fleshy and earthy character of this wine For L’ami sage, there is also a generosity together with a long complex and balanced fresh finish. Super fine tannins melt away easily into the gossamer fruit. Lovely drop! 
    2020
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    441
  45. Gentle Folk Pinot Noir 2024
    Gentle Folk Pinot Noir 2024

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    2024
    Pinot noir
    Australia
    340
  46. Pikes The Merle Riesling 2024
    Pikes The Merle Riesling 2024


    The Merle never fails to sit among the very best releases of Clare Riesling, year after year, no matter what price bracket you quote. For me, this is one of our iconic Rieslings. The colour for this latest release is a near transparent lemon. The wine is elegant and refined, fresh and focused and offers drive, impeccable balance and endless length. A line of sea breeze acidity runs the length, the intensity never drops for a moment, and that freshness is still evident throughout. Fabulous stuff, this latest release is a worthy addition to the lineage. Enjoy over the next twenty years. Drink 2024-2044. (97) KEN GARGET, WinePilot.com

    I'd be happy to lie on my back and have someone drip feed this Pikes The Merle Riesling into my mouth for the rest of my days. What an impeccable wine this is. Pure, focused, detailed and delicate all at the same time, class oozes from every pore...(97) QWineReviews.com

    Presence on the palate, bordering on weight, with fruit intensity presented as a wide, compelling sheet of flavour. Lime, bath salts and slate, with florals and spices – and citrus rind – for afters. Here we are again on the shore where elegance and power meet. There’s a whisper of reduction in play and an impression that this wine has been made to be cellared. And yet, right now, it’s immensely more-ish. It’s another belter from Pikes. (95) MIKE BENNIE, www.winefront.com

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

    2024
    Riesling
    Australia
    377
    Special Price $50.00 Regular Price $58.00 As low as $48.00
  47. Hobo Wine Camp Folk Machine Central Coast Pinot Noir 2021
    Hobo Wine Camp Folk Machine Central Coast Pinot Noir 2021

    From the organically farmed Vecino Vineyard, this is a 50/50 blend of Pommard and Dijon 115 clones. 70% whole cluster.

    Each year the names changes, though the wine is fairly consistent. This year it is called The Center of Gravity.

    2021
    Pinot noir
    USA
    362
  48. Roche de Bellene Bourgogne Pinot Noir Cuvee Reserve 2022
    Roche de Bellene Bourgogne Pinot Noir Cuvee Reserve 2022
    From that mad-man Nicolas Potel this is no second thought, left-over grapes, I'll see what I can do, situation for his second label. After starting Domaine de Bellene in 2008, shortly after he launched the maison side working closely with the same growers and domains that Potel had built relationships with over the past 15 years, living and working in Beaune. Like his domaine, he chooses to focus on individual terroirs mainly from old vines (40 years old or older) only working with sites that are BIO certified or at the very least farmed according to the principles of lutte rasionee. This philosophy allows Nicolas to consistently produce the expressive, terroir-driven style that is his vision at affordable prices.

    The entry-level red Burgundy comes from vineyards in the Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits. The vines range in age from 30 to 80 years and are farmed sustainably. The major part of this wine is matured in barriques and the remainder is done in stainless steel. This maintains a pure style with bright fruit and a fine texture.

    This looks great in 2022! A heady mix of red and black cherry, some ground sweet spice and bit of black pepper, savoury elements winking at you behind the plush fruit profile. Lovely drive of fruit that rushes your palate slowly fading away revealing a little savoury goodness in some darker spice and fresh crushed herb notes. A great combo of freshness, soft juicy fruits and fine boned structural elements woven in.
    2022
    Pinot noir
    France
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