Premium Wines

Rathdowne Cellars

australian | exclusive | imported | special releases

Australian

One of our specialities is our range of premium Australian wines: Cullen, Bass Phillip, Bindi, Clonakilla, Penfolds Grange, Giaconda, Moss Wood, Yarra Yering, Charles Melton, Torbreck, Chris Ringland, Greenock Creek, Red Edge, Mount Mary, Yeringberg, Henschke (it's really a very long list! This is just a sample to whet your appetite).

Exclusive

Amongst a raft of small producers that we deal with directly, we are particularly proud to be the only offically approved Victorian retail outlet for Rockford Wines which covers their complete range (including one product that you don't even see at cellar door!)

We are also a member of the Alliance of Independant Fine Wine Merchants, a select group of 9 shops from all around Australia, who have banded together to secure exclusive access to certain wines.

"Alliance" wines will always offer exceptional value and the consumer will have the security that the wine will have been tasted and approved by a very select group of Fine Wine Merchants.

Look for the Alliance logo instore and on this site, and keep an eye out for upcoming wines under this logo and label.

Imported

Our range covers most major regions – New Zealand, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and USA. It includes names such as Ata Rangi, Masi, Sassicaia, Ornellaia, Pingus, Alvaro Palacios, JJ Prum, Dr Loosen, Ramonet, Sauzet, Armand Rousseau, Guigal, Chateau Margaux, Raveneau, Chateau d'Yquem, Josmeyer, Hugel and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti to name a few.

Special Releases

We periodically offer our customers special en primeur pre-release offers of premium wines from Spain, Burgundy, New Zealand, Alsace, and Bordeaux.
All offers are available as pdf files. Please visit adobe to get the free Reader.

Champagne Offer
It is once again the time of year to be popping the corks from bottles of bubbly. So, with saber in hand, here is our 2009 Champagne Offer.
Spring/Summer 2009 Champagne Offer

A Selection of Premium French Offers
We have a number of small offers from even smaller producers running at the moment. All are French, but from a variety of regions.
Didier Dagueneau Offer
A collection of 06s & 07s from the wild man of Pouilly Fume - undeniably the best wines made from Sauvignon in the world.
Comte Lafon Offer
Clive Coates says these are the best White Burgundies available. You can't get much higher praise than that.
Etienne Sauzet Offer
One of the most highly sought after Puligny producers.
Ghislaine Barthod Offer
Textbook Chambolle-Musigny with all the delicacy and perfume. A staff favourite producer for many years.
Sylvain Cathiard Offer
One producer who should be better known in Australia. He is one of Clive Coates' favourite Burgundy producers. Dense, concentrated and complex.