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The grapes were allowed to macerate for a period before the juice was drawn off, providing the colour and much of the body and flavour for the wine. This saignée technique is now rare in Champagne, primarily as it is a demanding method of vinification and it requires grapes with an excellent degree of maturity. Most rosé in Champagne is made by the addition of a little red wine. Vive la difference!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAs with all Larmandier’s wines it was naturally fermented. Part of this cuvée was raised in a Nomblot concrete egg and part in stainless steel, and more recently Larmandier has been also trialling amphora designed by Mizel Riouspeyrous from Domaine Arretxea. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIt’s one of Champagne’s wow wines, repeatedly compared to a Chambolle-Musigny. In short, it’s a Champagne that can stop drinkers in their tracks. The 2019 is a spellbinding release built on energy and crystalline tension. Although it drinks beautifully on its own, it has the depth to go with smoked or grilled salmon. Yes, do that—you won’t regret it! This bottling was disgorged with a discreet dosage of three grams per litre. It is a superb release that will be even better with a year or two in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Larmandier-Bernier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298543075566,"sku":"20218-1500","price":352.21,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/2803fe4d-f1f8-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20218-1500.png?v=1764135483"},{"product_id":"laughing-jack-jacks-semillon-2021","title":"Laughing Jack Jack's Semillon 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eShawn Kalleske’s old-vine, wild fermented Semillon is sourced in equal measure from two sites: a Greenock vineyard planted in 1964; and the family’s Creek Block vineyard which was planted in 1994. The soils are red\/brown earth over dark red clay with underlying bluestone and limestone. For the 2021, the fruit was destemmed and spent a short time on skins before whole-berry pressing and fermentation in stainless steel tanks. It was kept on lees for four weeks post-fermentation before being bottled unfined. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eExpect a wine of freshness, zip and boundless energy. Touches of green-apple-grip and citrus weight add texture, and there’s a moreish and salivating close.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laughing Jack","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298548383982,"sku":"20625-750","price":17.37,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/ca523e22-f7f8-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20625-750.png?v=1764136594"},{"product_id":"pyramid-valley-north-canterbury-sauvignon-2021","title":"Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Sauvignon + 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe 2021 is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc (97%) and Pinot Gris (three per cent) from two sustainably farmed vineyards in Waipara. The Fraher vineyard (Sauvignon Blanc) was planted in 2002 and sits on soils of Omihi clay. The Porters vineyard, a source of Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc, was planted in 2004 on Domett clay soils. The wine was naturally fermented in a combination of tank, neutral barrels and clay amphora, and five per cent of the fruit was fermented on skins for two to three weeks. The wine sat on lees for three months before being bottled unfined. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pyramid Valley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298551333102,"sku":"20910-750","price":22.63,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/cba0cb92-4527-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20910-750.png?v=1661920271"},{"product_id":"la-gritona-reposado-tequila","title":"La Gritona Reposado Tequila","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘La Gritona’ is Spanish for ‘The Screamer’. It’s an appropriate name seeing that one of the people behind this outstanding tequila is LA-based punk guitarist Andy Coronado. The other significant player is the renowned tequilero Melly Cárdenas, who fashions La Gritona at her small distillery in Valle de Guadalupe in the highlands of Jalisco. One of Mexico’s few female master distillers, the fiercely independent Cárdenas—who has 20 years of quality Tequila production under her belt—shares Coronado’s love of the exceptional and unconventional, and leads a team staffed by only local women. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a Reposado, La Gritona is light on colour and sweetness—Coronado and Cárdenas want none of the flavours that mask many commercial Reposados like vanilla, chocolate and dulce de leche. Instead this is packed with delicious, honest and savoury, roasted agave flavour, reminiscent of the old-style ‘rested’ Tequila, before the mass market took hold: “It’s tequila like our grandparents drank,” says Cárdenas. Working with 9- to 10-year-old, mature Blue Weber agave grown in the iron-rich red soil of the Jalisco highlands, every step of production after harvest takes place under Cárdenas’ own roof. The agave is steam-cooked in a single, thick-walled earthen oven for 24 hours and then allowed to rest for another 24 hours before crushing. The collected liquid is naturally fermented (no additives are used to push things along) in open steel vats at a rate dictated by the ambient air temperature and the wild yeasts, usually lasting between six to nine days. The double distillation takes place in small steel stills.  Those bespoke bottles by the way are made from recycled Mexican glass, hand-blown just an hour’s drive from the distillery. Coronado uses any recycled clear glass he can find (mostly old Coke bottles) then chips in a few Dos Equis bottles for the green tint! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe distilled blanco is then rested in reused American whiskey barrels for eight months before bottling. These low-impact second or third fill barrels are given only the lightest char which allows for the refreshing, sappy notes of the agave to shine through, resulting in a Tequila that sips and mixes perfectly in equal measure—it’s crisp, clean and elegant and kills it in a Tommy’s Margarita.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Gritona","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43299393143022,"sku":"16802-700","price":83.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/e380e7db-4535-f011-ac43-0a5a9202f90d_16802-700.png?v=1747723947"},{"product_id":"terroir-sense-fronteres-montsant-guix-vermell-negre-2018","title":"Terroir Sense Fronteres Montsant Guix Vermell Negre 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIn 2015 Dominik Huber finally managed to purchase his beloved Les Manyes vineyard in Priorat’s North West Escaladei canton. Part of this purchase was an adjacent four-hectare parcel of Garnacha vines in the DO Montsant. Lying a few hundred metres from Les Manyes, the vineyard is called Els Montalts and the terroir is almost identical. High in the Montsant ranges, the vines are located at a remarkable altitude of 800 metres. As we have seen, Les Manyes produces a Priorat Garnacha like no other; the antithesis of Priorat’s blockbuster image, with the intensity, finesse and transparency of a great Grand Cru Burgundy. El Montalts is cut from the same cloth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eTaking its name from the local terminology for the vineyard’s red clay and gypsum soils, Guix Vermell was planted with Garnacha some 75 years ago. Peceric and Huber only use the finest selection of fruit from the site to produce between just 1,200 and 1,600 bottles per vintage. 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It is this block that supplies both the Paul’s Lane and this reserve bottling. Specifically, here the fruit is sourced from rows 26 to 45. Hermann's 2020 was partially de-stemmed (60% whole bunch and 40% whole berry) before a short cold soak and then natural fermentation. All up the wine spent four weeks on skins before being pressed to French oak (30% new) for 10 months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toolangi Vineyard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43301609668846,"sku":"20032-750","price":59.77,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/527e56f7-d658-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20032-750.png?v=1667192630"},{"product_id":"quinta-da-muradella-monterrei-gorvia-tinto-2016","title":"Quinta da Muradella Monterrei Gorvia Tinto 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eReship. From the same singular vineyard (pictured below) as the Gorvia Blanco, this is a field blend of around 95% Mencía, with the balance Bastardo and Caíño Redondo. It fermented with 60% whole bunches in a wooden vat before an extended post-ferment maceration, after which it was racked into a variety of old casks. Delivering a beguiling balance of power, lightness and restraint, this 2016 is the most exciting release we have shipped. Floral-accented field strawberries and sweet cherry scent the palate as it floats with northern finesse to a prolonged, mineral finish. There’s generous texture, nicely hemmed by silky tannins and lively acidity, which keeps you tethered to the glass as this special wine slowly unfurls. 2016 was a challenging vintage, yet here is a wine that makes it look easy. 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It’s also made from 100% Pedro Ximénez grapes, which brings texture and depth. This offers an invitingly layered mid-palate and a round finish that sets it apart from Jerezano Fino and Manzanilla. However, there is still plenty of that bright, chalky crackle—so distinctive of the Fino style and the local chalky soils. The freshness is, well, electrico! As always, this is an absolute bargain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toro Albala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43302677577966,"sku":"20698-500","price":41.89,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/cdc68741-d2c4-f011-ac49-0a5a9202f90d_20698-500.png?v=1764136557"},{"product_id":"toro-albala-poley-amontillado-en-rama-35-anos","title":"Toro Albalá Poley Amontillado en Rama 35 Años (500ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003e21% ABV. A textured wine of salty, nutty intensity and great finesse, this old Amontillado is drawn from a solera laid down in 1922. 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In qualitative terms, this wine stands toe-to-toe with the domaine’s cult rouge bottling Haut Coustias, though this wine spends a shorter time (12 to 15 months) aging in large old foudre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe vines are now well over 100 years old and yield between 18 and 25 hl\/ha—one of the reasons this wine offers extraordinary power and value for money. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eExpect layers of black fruits with drive and clarity, a slick of creamy tannin and a lingering cool, bright tone on the finish. Unlike Haut Coustias, it needs a bit of time to fuse and unfurl. 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This patch of vines consistently produces a sublime and unique wine which is widely considered to be the pinnacle of Vintage Port and indeed, one of the great wines of the world. It is also almost certainly the rarest of the great wines of the world as so little is released and then, only in the appropriate years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Nacional plot is not named after the grape Touriga Nacional (as is commonly assumed). In fact, the site is planted with a range of the best Port varieties including Touriga Nacional (which only accounts for roughly 30%), Touriga Francesa, Tinto Cão (about 20%, 60-year-old vines), Tinta Roriz and some Sousão. The average age of the vines is around 50 years. The wine is called Nacional (i.e. national) because it is produced exclusively from ungrafted vines (i.e. vines on their original rootstocks and therefore directly in touch with the soil of the nation). 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The soil here is the limestone-rich Sant’Agata marl with sandy and calcareous layers. In 2015 Piero began to separate his oldest vines here (planted in the 1950s), for a separate old vine bottling (see below). The vines for this wine were planted between 25 and 50 years ago. Aging is the same as for the other crus (two years in Slavonian oak casks), but the wine is kept an extra year in bottle before release.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is clearly the most hedonistic Barbaresco in the line-up, with waves of plush fruit and very fine tannins. It offers, deep, plummy characters and all kinds of spice (cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, etc.) and a lingering, sappy close. 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After pressing, the wine matured in seasoned puncheons and demi-muids for 10 months before it was bottled without fining or filtration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sign of things to come, this first release is pure magic. It’s knee-deep in scents of berries, florals, earth and spice, while the palate is intensely flavoured, with ample texture, refreshing tannin and brightness all striking a flawless balance. Finishing with a beautifully long, tapered and perfumed close, this refined and layered Grenache over-delivers in every department. 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