A Rodda 'Baxendale Vineyard' Whitlands Chardonnay 2017

The Baxendale Vineyard, situated just north of the Mansfield-Whitfield Road, was planted in 1995 in tertiary volcanic soils over rhyolite at 600 metres above sea level. The block has a consistent northerly aspect.

Highly lifted aromas of citrus and white flower are nuanced with secondary characters of wax and flint. The mouthfeel is highly restrained with intense minerality and refreshing acidity gives the wine extreme focus and length.

Country: Australia
Producer: A.Rodda
Region: Whitlands

$42.00
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$38.00
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Stock: 1 unit

Accuro Malbec 2015

Made from fruit sourced from the Finca Los Alamos vineyard, upper Uco Valley Tunuyan, Mendoza. A unique soil profile of immense paleo channels - alluvial gravels descend to 10's of metres depth. Water enters the profile during the October/November thaw (ideal for flowering) whilst rainfall is extremely scarce for the rest of the growing season. Berries are small and flavours intense. The site is at 1200 m asl and combined with a continental influence results in great colour and good … more

Country: Argentina
Region: Mendoza

$22.00
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$20.00
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Stock: 12 units

Agrapart Blanc de Blancs 7 Crus 1er Cru Brut NV (2015 Base. Disgorged March 2018)

The name here refers to the seven Côte des Blancs villages from which it derives: Avize (younger vines, 20-40 years), Cramant, Oger, Oiry, Avenay-Val-d'Or, Bergères-les-Vertus and Mardeuil. Like all Agrapart wines, the fruit is 100% from vineyards that are estate-owned and farmed. 7 Crus is a blend of two different harvests; in this case 60% 2015 from Premier Cru vineyards and 40% 2014 from Grand Cru sites (this reserve wine is raised in neutral, 600-litre oak casks). The breakdown is … more

Country: France
Region: Champagne

$120.00
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$110.00
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Stock: 2 units

Agrapart Grand Cru Complantée Extra Brut NV (2015 Base. Disgorged March 2018)

Disgorged March 2018. Complantée comes from a single parcel in Avize that Agrapart co-planted (complantée) with six varieties: Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay, as well as the "heirloom" Champagne varieties of Arbane, Petit Meslier and Pinot Blanc. The fruit for this release is based on the 2015 harvest (with 20% reserve wine from 2014). All the fruit was hand harvested together, co-fermented and barrel-aged before being put to bottle without filtration. The wine rested for just over two years … more

Country: France
Region: Champagne
Sub Region: Avize

$200.00
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$180.00
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Stock: 3 units

Agrapart Terroirs Blanc de Blanc Grand Cru NV

"The NV Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Terroirs emerges from the glass effortlessly with layers of fruit. This is an especially large scaled, generous Terroirs that impresses for its sheer depth and body. Clean mineral notes frame the striking finish. This, too, is a breathtaking expression of pure Chardonnay fruit. The Terroirs is equal parts 2006 and 2007 juice from the Grand Cru villages of Avize, Oger, Cramant and Oiry. Disgorged July 2011. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2015.

I realize I … more

Country: France
Region: Champagne

$115.00
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$105.00
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Stock: 26 units

Airlie Bank Yarra Valley Franc 2018

One of my more favourite grapes is Cabernet Franc. This here is 100% whole bunch.

Bramble and spice, dried herb perfume, aniseed and redcurrant. Light to medium bodied, spicy and sappy, nice little drag of grainy tannin, a bit of sour cherry and cranberry acidity, and a pleasingly bitter finish. Refreshingly adult, yet playful. 92 points.

Gary Walsh, The Wine Front December 2017

Country: Australia
Region: Yarra Valley

$23.00
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$21.00
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Stock: 9 units

Akarua Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay NV

33% Pinot Noir, 67% Chardonnay

Akarua Brut NV is a fresh aperitif style with floral, savoury and bread dough aromas. The palate has a creamy middle and a long crisp brut finish.

From the Bannockburn sub-region, the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from several blocks on the vineyard are hand harvested and whole bunch pressed. All batches are kept separate. Juices are settled and racked to yeast fermentation in old French oak barriques and stainless steel tanks.

"The delicate nose is … more

Country: New Zealand
Region: Central Otago

$42.00
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$38.00
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Stock: 2 units

Alain Brumont Chateau Bouscasse Madiran 2013

65% Tannat, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc yielding 45 hl/ha. Malo is done in barrel and the wine is bottled without filtration. An elegant expression of Madiran offering more body and depth than many Bordeaux at prices that reach well above the modest price for this wine. Fragrant with blackcurrants plum and spice. Wonderfully fresh on the palate with remarkably refined tannins.

Country: France
Region: Madiran

$35.00
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$32.00
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Stock: 2 units

Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage Rouge 2016

The Domaine Alain Graillot has now been given two étoilés (stars) and become the highest rated Crozes Domaine in France’s leading wine guide, Revue du Vin de France’s Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France. Not that anyone truly needed this confirmation! It does however confirm the great work being done by Alain’s sons, Maxime and Antoine, who are now their father’s right and left arms. With an average vine age of 40+ years, the Graillot terroirs are now humming … more

Country: France
Region: Rhone Valley
Sub Region: Crozes-Hermitage

$70.00
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$64.00
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Stock: 9 units

Albino Rocca Barbaresco 2014

"A bargain...The 2014 Barbaresco opens with lovely aromatics. Sweet tobacco, licorice, smoke, mint and dried herbs give the wine its distinctive perfume and add nuance to a palette of dark-hued Nebbiolo fruit. Time in the glass works wonders to bring out the wine's freshness. This is a terrific introduction to the Albino Rocca Barbarescos." 89 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barbaresco

$82.00
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$74.00
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Stock: 4 units