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  • Garagiste - Stagiaire Chardonnay and Pinot Noir 2022, A “Spot On” Release

    Garagiste - Stagiaire Chardonnay and Pinot Noir 2022, A “Spot On” Release

    Barney Flanders’ 2022 Stagiaire release is right up there with his best ever. Following last week’s Lambert release, it appears lightning has struck twice. So, what defines best ever at this address? We all know the vintage was pretty handy. Flanders himself compares it with 2017—the Everest of vintages at chez Garagiste—and tells us it’s nipping at the heels of the great 2021. 

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  • Verget: New White Burgundy (and Friends) from a “Reference Point for the Mâconnais” [Kelley]

    Verget: New White Burgundy (and Friends) from a “Reference Point for the Mâconnais” [Kelley]

     As is often the case, we taste through a comprehensive and eclectic range of whites. 2020 was an outstanding vintage across Burgundy, and there’s no exception here. It has the edge over 2019, and Julien gives us the quote of the day when he declares that 2020 was “the best vintage since I have been working here” (he is not at all prone to exaggeration). 2021 also looks very impressive; a challenging year of frost and hail, with cool temperatures offering a marked contrast to those solar years on either side. 

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  • Clos Larrouyat: Chablis of the South

    Clos Larrouyat: Chablis of the South

    Clos Larrouyat is a tiny, family-run domaine planted to just three hectares in Gan, located in the commune of La Chapelle de Rousse, just south of the regional capital of Pau. Jurançon’s Petit Manseng forms the lion’s share of the plantings, followed by Gros Manseng and the rare, underused Camaralet; all planted on sheltered, east-facing slopes in the coolest part of the appellation.

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  • Another Level: “The Best Crudo Wines We’ve Ever Made” [Luke Lambert]

    Another Level: “The Best Crudo Wines We’ve Ever Made” [Luke Lambert]

    The 2022 Crudo release sets a new high-water mark for this label, one that Lambert aims to maintain. This is neither happenstance nor luck. Firstly, last year Luke stopped all consultancy winemaking work to dedicate his focus solely to Lambert Wines. Secondly, there is now a singular source of fruit from a vineyard also operating on another level, farmed to the same high standards that Luke and his partner Rosalind employ at their own site in the Yea Valley.  

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  • Quinta do Noval: The Stellar 2020 Vintage Ports, the Remarkable Colheita Tawnies (and more)

    Quinta do Noval: The Stellar 2020 Vintage Ports, the Remarkable Colheita Tawnies (and more)

    Today’s offer comprises the most exciting and comprehensive Noval release we have yet shipped to Australia. Firstly, the two limited-production 2020 Vintage Ports are extraordinarily perfumed and profound releases, undoubtedly some of the most powerful and sensual young wines Noval has released for some time. Seely describes the expression as “extremely rich and powerful, voluminous, sensual, with great density” and a tannic structure that is “immense, but with remarkable finesse”. 

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  • Noble Rot - Issue 30: Don’t Sulphur Fools

    Noble Rot - Issue 30: Don’t Sulphur Fools

    In Noble Rot’s 30th Issue, Editor Dan Keeling asks, “Are the Sulphur Wars finally coming to an end?”. Keeling’s impassioned essay reels in the recent experiences of two talismans of the zero-sulphur movement, quotes the Bird (Charlie Parker) and, ultimately, argues for a cessation of hostilities. “We’re delighted that divisions over one of the most important methods for wine preservation and hygiene are fast giving way to a middle ground,” writes Keeling. Amen.

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  • Domaine Goisot: Biodynamic Burgundy That Won’t Break the Bank

    Domaine Goisot: Biodynamic Burgundy That Won’t Break the Bank

    The bewitching 2019 vintage delivered a super-rare combination of ripeness and freshness, with acidity levels similar to the exciting and racy Chardonnay vintages of ‘17 and ‘14. To quote Allen Meadows: “Fans of the domaine are used to seeing it consistently outperform with the modest appellations that it has, and they have done so again in 2019.”

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  • Exopto: Outstanding Old Vine & Single Vineyard Rioja

    Exopto: Outstanding Old Vine & Single Vineyard Rioja

    Much has transpired since we last visited Tom in Spain. Having arrived on a shoestring in 2003, Puyaubert now farms 30 plots spread across 22 hectares of vines (the majority of which are over 60 years old) in the western Sonsierra villages of Ábalos, San Vicente and Baños de Ebro. His latest acquisition was two hectares in Baños de Ebro in 2019, whose 60+-year-old Tempranillo and Viura vines will further underpin the quality of Puyaubert’s Horizonte label. 

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  • Gargantua in the Vineyard by Art Hazelwood

    Domaine Bernard Baudry: New, Organic Chinon

    Alongside a reship of a savoury and delicious Chinon crammed with earthy, sweet Rabelaisian charm, today we offer the new vintage of Baudry’s Les Granges bottling—a bright lip-smacking red of simple perfection. Then, two of the domaines rarest wines, the Chinon Blanc and Rosé.

    ** Producteur de très grands vins Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2022 (The equal-highest rated domaine in Chinon)

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  • Massolino: 2018 Barolo and the "Absolutely Stunning" [Galloni] 2016 Vigna Rionda

    Massolino: 2018 Barolo and the "Absolutely Stunning" [Galloni] 2016 Vigna Rionda

    During last year’s Massolino masterclass, Giovanni Angeli promised us a special 2022 release. He wasn’t kidding. This year would see the release of what Angeli describes as one of the greatest wines Massolino has ever produced—the 2016 Vigna Rionda Riserva. Then, there is the not-so-small matter of the estate’s 2018 Barolo, which seems like an excellent place to start.

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  • Toolangi: Gin Ginie, The Scintillating 2021 F Block Chardonnay

    Toolangi: Gin Ginie, The Scintillating 2021 F Block Chardonnay

    Next year will mark Kaspar Hermann’s fifth vintage as chief winemaker, and under his site-first approach—allowing the place and vintage to dictate the result rather than forcing a particular style—the true character of this block is beginning to emerge. Put simply, Toolangi’s F-Block should now be counted among the Yarra Valley’s finest Chardonnay vineyards, and Hermann’s 2021 release has set a new benchmark for this bottling.

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  • Terroir al Límit: “Wines of great purity” From 2019 to 2021

    Terroir al Límit: “Wines of great purity” From 2019 to 2021

    Next to the relatively serene 2018 vintage, 2019 was a more tumultuous year in the vineyards. And, while the meagre yields delivered power, it’s a power worn lightly by a beautiful set of wines wreathed in minerality and reverberating with superb, balancing freshness. It’s a year that lovers of this defining producer should feel right at home with. In terms of yields alone, 2020 was even less obliging...

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