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  1. Sven Joschke ‘V.S.V.P’  Fortified Syrah 2022
    Sven Joschke ‘V.S.V.P’ Fortified Syrah 2022
    Taking a little inspiration from our Portuguese friends, here’s our Barossa Vintage P@rt. A.K.A Very.Special.Vintage.P@ort . Early picked Syrah spread over three nally bins, foot stomped twice a day to extract maximum colour and tannin. Whilst we didn’t adopt the tradtional lagar approach, Motely Crue accompanied us on this stomping journey. Aged Brandy Spirit added at a mild baume of 3 arrested the ferment at 52gms residual. Must was immediately pressed to tank, settled and bottled shortly after with zero fining or filtration and no oak. The result, a complex balance between savoury and sweet savoury, liquorice spice, lavender and violets. SVEN JOSCHKE
    2022
    shiraz
    Australia
  2. Monte Ronca Valpolicella Superiore 2022
    Monte Ronca Valpolicella Superiore 2022
    The Monte Ronca Valpolicella is a blend of mostly the Corvina grape with a touch of Corvinone, Rondinella and an even smaller portion of Teroldego. The vineyards are predominantly limestone and clay, with altitudes of up to 450 metres at their Col de la Bastia vineyard. The grapes are hand-picked, crushed and fermented in mostly stainless-steel tanks, and are kept in bottle for 12 months before release. This wine is light, fresh and fruity, almost Beaujolais-like in style, with sour cherry, dried herbs and a soft and silky tannin profile.
    2019
    Valpolicella
    Italy
    499
    Special Price $33.00 Regular Price $39.00
  3. Valdespino PX Yellow 750ml
    Valdespino PX Yellow 750ml
    With six centuries of sherry production under their belts, Valdespino lay claim to being one of the oldest sherry bodegas in the region. The heart of Valdespino is their vineyards. One of the few bodegas to release single-vineyard wines, their Macharnudo holding is one of the grand crus of Jerez at the highest altitude and located on the famous, and sought-after bright white Albariza chalk soils.

    From their savory and fresh Manzanilla Deliciosa and Fino Inocente, to their unctuous and intense Solera 1842 and Pedro Ximenez wines, the quality is world class and the bodega still ferment a proportion of their wines in wood, adding layers of complexity to the finish product. One of the few estates that age in solera far in excess of the DO regulations for all their styles of sherry.

    This is outstanding value PX with rasins, Christmas spice, grilled walnut in a lovely rich yet fresh frame. Don't get us wrong, it's sweet and delicious but still comes of with some nice bright citrus peel and orange fruit. Yum!
    NV
    Sherry
    Spain
    410
  4. Michael Hall Sang de Pigeon Shiraz 2022
    Michael Hall Sang de Pigeon Shiraz 2022

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    2022
    shiraz
    Australia
    349
  5. Michael Hall Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2023
    Michael Hall Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2023

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    2023
    sauvignon Blanc
    Australia
    340
    Special Price $34.00 Regular Price $39.00
  6. Bondar Violet Hour Shiraz 2023
    Bondar Violet Hour Shiraz 2023

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    2023
    shiraz
    Australia
    436
  7. Paradigm Hill Shiraz Cols Block 2019 375ml
    Paradigm Hill Shiraz Cols Block 2019 375ml

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    2019
    shiraz
    Australia
    441
  8. Ministry of Clouds Shiraz 2023
    Ministry of Clouds Shiraz 2023

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    2023
    shiraz
    Australia
    436
  9. Craggy Range Te Muna Road Sauvignon Blanc 2023
    Craggy Range Te Muna Road Sauvignon Blanc 2023
    Grown on the lower terrace at Te Muna Road, this wine shows a unique level of texture and complexity. The cooler climate of Martinborough ensures the wine is aromatic with steely minerality while the rocky soils gives intensity of the fruit.
    2023
    sauvignon Blanc
    New Zealand
    435
  10. Lustau Fino Jarana
    Lustau Fino Jarana
    The crisp, light-bodied, pungent, potent non-vintage Light Fino Jarana is redolent of the smells and flavors of roasted nuts. ROBERT PARKER
     
    Sherry
    Spain
    410
  11. Pandra Sauvignon Blanc Aged on Lees 2023
    Pandra Sauvignon Blanc Aged on Lees 2023

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    2023
    sauvignon Blanc
    Spain
  12. Lustau Light Manzanilla Papirusa 750ml
    Lustau Light Manzanilla Papirusa 750ml
    A beautiful Manzanilla that marries a lemon aroma with salty and yeasty character. Discreet, mature character and lively elements create a delicate and enticing whole. Drink now. JAMES SUCKLING

    The non-vintage Light Manzanilla Papirusa Solera Reserva (with an average age of five years in this solera) possesses an extraordinary, penetrating nose of salty brined nuts intermixed with crisp fruit, terrific acidity and intense, powerful, authoritative flavors that are ethereal in their lightness. ROBERT PARKER, The Wine Advocate
    NV
    Sherry
    Spain
    410
  13. Lustau Los Arcos 750ml
    Lustau Los Arcos 750ml
    A very attractive, medium-bodied Amontillado with a slew of dried fruit and a delicate hint of toffee. Elegant and dry with just a hint of bitterness that the rich flavors balance very nicely. Very clean finish. JAMES SUCKLING
    NV
    Sherry
    Spain
    410
  14. By Wilimee Pinot Shiraz 2024
    By Wilimee Pinot Shiraz 2024

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    2024
    Pinot noir, shiraz
    Australia
    426
  15. Mt Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz 2022
    Mt Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz 2022

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    2022
    shiraz
    Australia
    399
  16. By Wilimee Shiraz 2023
    By Wilimee Shiraz 2023

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    2023
    shiraz
    Australia
    426
  17. Shaw & Smith Shiraz 2022 375ml
    Shaw & Smith Shiraz 2022 375ml

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    2022
    shiraz
    Australia
    340
  18. Jim Barry Lodge Hill Shiraz 2017 Museum Release
    Jim Barry Lodge Hill Shiraz 2017 Museum Release

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    2017
    shiraz
    Australia
    377
    Special Price $36.00 Regular Price $42.00 As low as $31.00
  19. Walsh & Sons Felix Shiraz 2021
    Walsh & Sons Felix Shiraz 2021

    Grown in the sandy, clay soils of our Osmington family vineyard. Planted in 1995 with rows running north to south on a slight northeast facing slope. The vineyard is certified biodynamic. We treat it like a veg patch, heavy compost in autumn and sheep snapping the odd wire as they browse in winter.

    20% handpicked early April before machine harvesting 2-days later. The whole bunches added to vat, the machine component going on top, no crushing or destemming. Wild fermented on skins, until dry. Pressed to a mix of new & old French barrels. A single racking after the Spring equinox otherwise it sits on full lees until January, topping every two weeks. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation from Autumn to Spring giving a natural CO2 cover during maturation. The wine remains undisturbed with minimal sulphur added prior to bottling in February. High-quality, smaller corks provide a more drinkable style through bottle aging. The wine is unfined & unfiltered so may present some harmless deposits in the bottle.

    2021
    shiraz
    Australia
    504
  20. Schmolzer and Brown Pret a Rouge 2022
    Schmolzer and Brown Pret a Rouge 2022

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    2021
    Pinot noir, sangiovese, shiraz
    Australia
    353
  21. Lauren Langfield Sauvignon Blanc 2023
    Lauren Langfield Sauvignon Blanc 2023

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    2023
    sauvignon Blanc
    Australia
    340
  22. Shaw & Smith Sauvignon Blanc 2024
    Shaw & Smith Sauvignon Blanc 2024

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    2024
    sauvignon Blanc
    Australia
    340
  23. The Story Wines Super G Red Blend 2022
    The Story Wines Super G Red Blend 2022
    It's not heavy but it's so wild with spice and so generally captivating that it's hard to put it down. This is a cracker of a wine. Red and blue berried fruit flavours, black pepper notes, a mezcal aspect and flings of roasted nuts. It's ripe and robust, in a mid-weight way, but the real key here is that it's aflame with roasted spice/pepper notes. CAMPBELL MATTINSON, winecompanion.com
    2022
    Grenache, Mourvedre, shiraz
    Australia
    399
  24. Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2023
    Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2023

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    2022
    sauvignon Blanc
    New Zealand
    434
  25. Turkey Flat Pedro Ximenez NV 375ml
    Turkey Flat Pedro Ximenez NV 375ml
    Renowned for producing fine wines in Jerez, Pedro Ximènez (or PX) can really excel in another part of the world. Intense marmalade aromas with some sweet spice and dried figs. The palate is lusciously rich with some pure marmalade and dried figs characters, very long, sweet and rich finish but with a good freshnes. DECANTER TOP 10 Australian Wines

    “The other wine to look out for in the TF range is the unhinged NV Pedro Ximènez. This wine is a 100 Best Alumni and I often forget to mention but it really is a wickedly decadent pudding wine with all of the drunken raisin and fig notes you crave from this style of sweetie. MATTHEW JUKES, 100 Best Australian Wines

    Luscious and sumptuous, the inviting bouquet shows dried fruit, toffee and potpourri aromas with a good seasoning of cake spice. The palate delivers creamy mouthfeel with seductive sweetness, well framed by juicy acidity, finishing delicious and immensely satisfying. Aged using a Solera system with an average age of 7 years. (95) SAM KIM, Wine Orbit

    Christmas in a glass! Rich and intense with apricot and marmalade characters. This fortified Pedro Ximénez was made from grapes grown in one of the last remaining Pedro plantings in the Barossa Valley. Amazing!

    This is a bit of a staff favourite too. A few of us sweet tooths are big fans of this bad boy and this is a very cool interpretation that isn't quite as intense concentrated as its orginators in Spain but is all the better for it. A little lighter on its feet and that's the way we like it.
    NV
    Sherry
    Australia
    349
  26. Monmousseau Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2020
    Monmousseau Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2020

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    2020
    sauvignon Blanc
    France
    422
  27. Brokenwood Shiraz 2021
    Brokenwood Shiraz 2021

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    2021
    shiraz
    Australia
    443
  28. Michael Hall Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2022
    Michael Hall Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2022

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    2020
    sauvignon Blanc
    Australia
    340
  29. Battles Estate Shiraz 2023
    Battles Estate Shiraz 2023

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    2023
    shiraz
    Australia
    504
  30. Spinifex Bete Noir 2022
    Spinifex Bete Noir 2022

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    2022
    shiraz
    Australia
    349
  31. Little Frances Warner Vineyard Shiraz 2022
    Little Frances Warner Vineyard Shiraz 2022

    Great delight here. Medium weight but with darker fruit spectrum scents and flavours, plum, choc-liquorice, cassis and lavender with faint mintiness and dill/fennel notes in the mix. The palate is supple, smooth, rolls beautifully and long. There's a sense of concentration but refinement, lots of graphite minerally notes and light, wet pebble notes. It's a delight to drink. MIKE BENNIE

    A plump, glossy and nicely reductive, mid-weighted expression of shiraz that is crafted to be drunk with imminence and joy. Violet, purple pastille, iodine and a hint of stemmy bitterness. Yet this does not dissuade from the drinking pleasure but rather, imparts a lick of savoriness and snap to the exuberant finish. NED GOODWIN

    2022
    shiraz
    Australia
  32. Spinifex Bete Noir 2021
    Spinifex Bete Noir 2021
    It’s flush with fruit but there’s a meatiness to this and its churned with tannin too, grainy tannin. Charred meats, blackberries and blueberries, a floral element and fist loads of roasted spice. It’s bold but neat, tannic but not at the expense of the overall flow. Excellent gear, this. (94) CAMPBELL MATTINSON, The Wine Front

    Deep, bold purple-red colour; aromas of sweet ripe black fruits, blackberry and mulberry, vanilla/chocolate too, the palate full bodied and fruit-sweet at the core, then some astringency comes in thanks to acidity and tannin—but it's all in balance. Plenty happening here. A promising shiraz that will reward patient cellaring. (95) HUON HOOKE, The Real Review

    Pete Schell's Bête Noir is a shiraz blended across a selection of Barossan grounds including a portion from the cooler Eden Valley. Typically sporting a super-saturated, magenta-splashed hue with aromas of bright plum, black cherry and blueberry fruits cut with hints of violets, brown spice, ironstone, dark chocolate, smoked meats, cherry confit and earth. Glossy and impressively pure, there's ferrous edge to the tight tannins and an acid line that propels the pure fruit briskly across the palate, finishing elegant yet opulent. (95) DAVE BROOKS, winecompanion.com.au
    2020
    shiraz
    Australia
    349
  33. Devils Baie Pinot Noir 2023
    Devils Baie Pinot Noir 2023

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    2021
    shiraz
    Australia
    404
  34. Havilah Shiraz 2022
    Havilah Shiraz 2022

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    2022
    shiraz
    Australia
    490
  35. Bowerbird Syrah 2021
    Bowerbird Syrah 2021
    From the Malakoff vineyard we see aromas of violet, pepper and black olive. A spicy and pretty syrah that would trick many in thinking it was from a different hemisphere. On the palate we know this wine comes from our own backyard thanks to rich fruit weight that is pleasantly contradicted by a silky medium body weight. So much joy in a glass! KAYLEEN REYNOLDS, pws
    2021
    shiraz
    Australia
    463
  36. Amayna Boya Sauvignon Blanc 2015
    Amayna Boya Sauvignon Blanc 2015

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    2015
    sauvignon Blanc
    Chile
  37. Lustau Jarana ‘En Rama’ Manzanilla de Sanlúcar 500ml
    Lustau Jarana ‘En Rama’ Manzanilla de Sanlúcar 500ml

    Light, fragrant-but-steely nose – not unlike a dry Riesling! Very long, pure and pungent. Lovely wine! And a fabulous aperitif. (17/20) JANCIS ROBINSON MW

    Sanlúcar de Barrameda sits on the estuary of the Guadalquivir river with Atlantic breezes coming off the ocean. Its microclimate impregnates the yeasts growing on the surface of the Manzanilla with a rare sea salt character. Selected for its delicacy, this Manzanilla is aged under “flor” in American oak casks for five years and bottled without any treatment. LUSTAU

    NV
    Sherry
    Spain
    410
  38. Devils Baie Syrah+ 2022
    Devils Baie Syrah+ 2022

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    2022
    shiraz, Viognier
    Australia
    404
  39. Allevare Gippsland Sauvignon Blanc 2022
    Allevare Gippsland Sauvignon Blanc 2022
    A small proportion of fruit for spends approxiamately two weeks on skin in Amphora to add a little textrure and grip to the final blend. The remaining juice is pressed to neutral oak barrels and aged on full lees for around 12 months.
    2022
    sauvignon Blanc
    Australia
    500
  40. Fabien Jouves Les Agudes 2019
    Fabien Jouves Les Agudes 2019

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    2019
    Chenin Blanc, sauvignon Blanc
    France
    360
  41. Coursodon Vin de France 'Grenade' Syrah 2023
    Coursodon Vin de France 'Grenade' Syrah 2023

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    2023
    shiraz
    France
    467
  42. Riley Harrison Black Hound Syrah 2021
    Riley Harrison Black Hound Syrah 2021

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    2021
    shiraz
    Australia
    340
  43. Pierre Prieure et Fils Sancerre 2023 375ml
    Pierre Prieure et Fils Sancerre 2023 375ml

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    2023
    sauvignon Blanc
    France
    423
  44. Curlewis Bel Sel Syrah 2022
    Curlewis Bel Sel Syrah 2022

    A true cool climate shiraz. Herbaceous aromas with a scent of blackberry and blue fruits, a light spray of black pepper and woody spices. The palate has a core of ripe blackberry fruit and concentrated redder berry fruit flavours. The blend of various barrels makes for a complex fruit palate with the pepper noted on the nose adding an attractive feature on the palate with the addition of woody spice and warm oak. The tannins finish with a detailed acid play that is flavourful and interesting to drink.

    2023
    shiraz
    Australia
    395
  45. Hobo Wine Camp Folk Machine Parts and Labour Red 2022
    Hobo Wine Camp Folk Machine Parts and Labour Red 2022
    This is the second vintage that Grenache has dominated the P&L blend. The 2022 is a blend of Grenache from Mangels Ranch in Suisun Valley, Cedar Lane in Arroyo Seco, and Waddington Ranch in Mendocino, Carignane from Lolonis, Maria Martinson, and Castañon all in Mendocino, and Syrah from Vecino in Potter Valley. There is a good amount of whole cluster and carbonic maceration through the lots keeping everything fresh and fun. As always, the blend was made immediately after harvest and the wine was aged in a combination of French oak foudres and stainless steel tanks.

    Oh yum! This is such a joy to drink. A cracking drop here from the legend that is Kenny likitprakong of Hobo. He was telling us that this was his house wine. The one that he has cases of to rip the corks off when mates come round, the BBQ fires up and a long warm weekend is about a kick off and we can see why. This is hard to put down once it's in your glass.

    It's all about the red fruits here with fresh picked red cherry and raspberry all vying for position at the front of the pack. Some pretty violet notes swirl around and as this opens up some savoury whole black peppercorn and foresty bits make themselves heard. Its lithe and fresh bursting onto the palate with that core of red berry fruit. Clean and pure just sizzling with energy. A joy to drink and would happily take a brief chill if you were so inclined.
    2022
    Barbera, Carignan, Grenache, shiraz
    USA
    362
  46. Lustau Don Nuno
    Lustau Don Nuno
    If you are looking for a dry sherry made in a slightly more oxidized style, the non-vintage Dry Oloroso Don Nuno Solera Reserva is your choice. Again, a nuttiness (in this case, walnuts) intermixed with a hint of Chinese black tea combine with salty, caramelized flavors make for a delicious glass of sherry. ROBERT PARKER, The Wine Advocate

    In spite of the massive tarte-tatin character in the nose, this is mouth-filling but bone dry and powerful with a rather silky finish for a dry Oloroso (which tends to bitterness and austerity). Drink now. JAMES SUCKLING
    Sherry
    Spain
    410
    Special Price $47.00 Regular Price $53.00
  47. Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Mourvedre 2023
    Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Mourvedre 2023

    Vines planted in 2004, which makes them the oldest in Frankland River. 110 dozen produced.

    This is a very fine rendition of Mourvèdre. It’s medium-bodied, dusty and spicy, with fragrant dried herbs, red and blue fruit, liquorice root and dried flower perfume. It feels quite stony and ‘minerally’, some bloody ferrous things, acidity is all just so, and in some ways, it puts me in mind of top shelf German Pinot Noir, which is strange to say, and maybe esoteric, though that’s the kind of feel it has. There’s a little grilled meat, toasted hazelnut, and orange peel, with a bright finish of excellent length. Oh, and the quality of the tannin, I forgot to mention, is so lovely, a sort of fine brick dust texture to it. It’s under-stated, and quite wonderful. (95) GARY WALSH, The Wine Front

    Mourvedre is one of the most improved varieties emerging from WA's vineyards. As the first to plant this variety in the region, Frankland Estate led the way. This represents a modern style - a middleweight that packs a punch. Flavours are a complex melange of blueberry essence, dark chocolate, petrichor and a dash of umami broth.It's the grape skin tannins that make this style so unique and wonderfully moreish.They bring dryness and lightness at first, then gently creep across the palate giving the wine energy and substance as you enjoy the changing flavours. You can be sure this is a wine that will grow in stature, over time, as it's discovered and appreciated. (95) PAUL EDWARDS, The West Australian

    2023
    shiraz
    Australia
    400
    Special Price $47.00 Regular Price $56.00
  48. Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Syrah 2023
    Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Syrah 2023

    There’s a lot of detail and delight with this savoury syrah, a 1.5% splash of viognier and 3.5% glug of mourvèdre also in the mix, with 5% whole bunches, then aged 14 months in French oak foudres plus puncheons. The tannins are key – they are shapely, plush, almost velvety, and augmented by aromas/flavours of dark fruit, warm spice, ferrous notes and gun smoke. Fuller bodied without feeling weighty, and the finish is long. (96) STUART PIGOTT, JamesSuckling.com

    Between the 15% whole bunch and the garnish of 2% Viognier, the aromatics are stoooooon’n! This wine is confident in her own skin and commands respect wherever she goes. Plum juice, red liquorice and vanilla. I want to protect this wine. Nurture it. Love it. The intense sweetness of fruit, is complimented by small framed, Velcro-like-tannins and encouraged by the 13 months spent in 3500-litre French oak foudre. Medium bodied. Doesn’t need food. Drinking beautifully in its current window of youth. The finish is clean, fresh and sharp—yet the fruit carries effortlessly through the length, with blood orange, Canadian mountains and rose petals. Chic and stylish—this wine drives a 1959 Cadillac. (95) CYNDAL PETTY, Winepilot.com

    2023
    shiraz
    Australia
    400
    Special Price $47.00 Regular Price $56.00
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