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A super release and another super-value wine.","brand":"Massolino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44300907086062,"sku":"22389-750","price":34.8,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/6d50052a-65aa-ee11-ac3e-02c0c1c8e708_22389-750.png?v=1704319811"},{"product_id":"domaine-de-marcoux-chateauneuf-du-pape-blanc-2022","title":"Domaine de Marcoux Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrankly, Marcoux’s white is one of Châteauneuf’s best. La Revue du Vin de France agrees with us, writing: “[The domaine’s white wines] regularly establish themselves among the most beautiful of the appellation; cultivation has a lot to do with it.” The first thing to say is that it’s atypically Roussanne-dominant (up to 70%), blended with Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc and Clairette. Most of the Roussanne and Bourboulenc hails from two parcels: Les Esqueirons, where the cool, limestone-based soils are perfect for white grapes; and Les Bosquets, where the Bourboulenc brings citric freshness and drive to the layered Roussanne. The rest of the grapes come from parcels of Grenache Blanc and Clairette, which are co-planted in predominantly red sites. Marcoux currently farms only one hectare of white grapes, although another fifth of a hectare of Clairette will come on stream soon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, the grapes are pressed as whole bunches and ferment naturally in mostly steel tanks. An ever-increasing portion of the wine is now raised in low-impact Stockinger cask, and Sophie Armenier’s son Vincent Estevenin has also introduced some sandstone amphora into the mix. As always, there is no bâtonnage or malolactic conversion and even in warmer-than-average years, the wine always retains an outstanding balance between volume and freshness. Very aromatic this year (think spring meadows and citrus fruits), it offers a fabulous balance of textural fruits countered by chalky structure, stony depth and terrific zesty length. Great class and crazy delicious. It should live magnificently, developing more complexity, but it's just a wonderfully delicious drink now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine de Marcoux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44368539549934,"sku":"23887-750","price":106.88,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/474afe73-8a68-ee11-ac3c-02c0c1c8e708_23887-750.png?v=1697076250"},{"product_id":"domaine-de-marcoux-cotes-du-rhone-rouge-2022","title":"Domaine de Marcoux Côtes du Rhône Rouge 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarcoux’s silky and perfumed Côtes-du-Rhône was traditionally drawn from two small, biodynamically farmed parcels of old vines on the edge of the Châteauneuf vineyards in the northern sector near Orange. There’s one hectare at Maucoil (planted in the 1930s) and another at Bois Lauzon (planted in 1965). Today, two newer parcels, close to the winery in the north of Châteauneuf, have joined the blend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wine is a blend of Grenache and Syrah, with a little Mourvèdre. The grapes are sorted both in the vineyard and cellar—not all Côtes-du-Rhône is created equal. The harvesting is always done by hand, and fermentation takes place in cement tanks with wild yeast. As always, it is a cut above, and a delicious introduction to the Domaine’s wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine de Marcoux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44368541712622,"sku":"23889-750","price":36.47,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/aa717c4a-8b68-ee11-ac3c-02c0c1c8e708_23889-750.png?v=1697076256"},{"product_id":"massolino-moscato-dasti-2023-375ml","title":"Massolino Moscato d'Asti 2023 (375ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMassolino’s Moscato has long been a benchmark example of the style, but it’s only produced in limited quantities. It's drawn from hand-harvested grapes where a good portion of the vines are rooted in the prime calcareous soils of Serralunga. This gifts a more savoury and complex style than the more typical examples (yet every bit as delicious). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 is meadow-fresh and intensely flavoured, with beautifully articulated orange blossom, chamomile, white fruits and yellow peach accompanied by a buoyant mouthfeel, chalky structure and oodles of energy.\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Massolino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45715317326062,"sku":"23724-375","price":19.65,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/ba3da354-c465-ef11-ac3d-0a73f16ad943_23724-375.png?v=1724915395"},{"product_id":"massolino-barolo-2029","title":"Massolino Barolo 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eNomacorc Reserva. First produced in 1911, the fruit for Massolino’s classic cuvée is selected from seven sites across roughly seven hectares of prime-sited Serralunga vineyards. The most important of these sites—Briccolina, Collareto, Broglio and Le Turne—are dotted around the town itself (Le Turne borders Margheria, while Collareto lies next to Vigna Rionda)—so we are talking quality real estate. The 2020 also includes a little declassified fruit from Massolino’s Parussi Cru. Vine age varies from 10 to 55 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2020 was the third year that Massolino’s Barolo wines fermented in large wooden casks (the wines used to ferment in concrete). While the Cru wines below now ferment exclusively in oak—which Giovanni Angeli credits with imparting even more finesse—half of this Barolo still fermented in concrete. This cuvée spent around 20 days on skins, and the final blend matured for 30 months in large Slavonian oak casks. It is an exceptional release for a wine that is, as always, wonderful value and an archetypical Serralunga Barolo. Already drinking beautifully, this is lithe, refined village Barolo at its best, with suave flavours of strawberry compote, spiced cherry, blood orange and liquorice underscored by fresh acidity and superfine, long tannins. Pretty as a peach!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Massolino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45836798558446,"sku":"23726-750","price":71.1,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/548b302f-ae7f-ef11-ac3e-02cd372e28bf_23726-750.png?v=1727766539"},{"product_id":"massolino-moscato-dasti-2030","title":"Massolino Moscato d'Asti 2024","description":"Massolino’s Moscato is a benchmark of the style, only produced in limited quantities. It's drawn from hand-harvested grapes, with a good portion grown in the prime calcareous soils of Serralunga. This gives a more savoury, complex style than other examples, but it is every bit as delicious. The aromas ooze ripe pear, candied lemon rind and acacia flower. The palate is bright and pure, with terrific balance between crispness and sweetness, and just the right amount of spritzy freshness. It’s the kind of wine that doesn’t need to be taken too seriously; it’s all about fun, precision and purity—but there is no question that Giovanni Angeli is a master of the style. It’s impossible to stop drinking!","brand":"Massolino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46413561790702,"sku":"24906-750","price":29.84,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/5582089b-201f-f011-ac42-0a5a9202f90d_24906-750.png?v=1745291680"},{"product_id":"domaine-de-marcoux-lirac-la-lorentine-2022","title":"Domaine de Marcoux Lirac La Lorentine 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarcoux’s biodynamically farmed Lorentine vineyard lies in the heart of the Lirac appellation on the red clay, limestone and galet soils of Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres (in the valley of Balouvière). Over many years, the Armenier family has slowly peeled back the layers of Lirac’s neglected terroir. They have restored life to the soils through cultivation and organic\/biodynamic practice. Today, they produce wines worthy of this excellent terroir. 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Massolino credits this cool, chalky site with giving the wine more lifted perfume and freshness. Finally, a parcel in Alba on lighter, sandy-clay soils, brings fruit generosity. The blend is one-third from each of these sources. There’s little doubt the sum of these parts brings even more finesse and early-drinking appeal to what has always been an outstanding Langhe Nebbiolo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough a warmer year, 2023, like 2022, had more rain which made for a vastly different style of wine than the previous year, with more finesse and delicacy. This is ripe, fleshy and seductive yet also so fine and pure, and with classic powdery tannins, superb complexity and a long, perfumed finish. In short, it’s ridiculous value! Vinification was in concrete, with very gentle extraction, and aging was in large Slavonian oak casks (like all Massolino Nebbiolo) for 12 months, as opposed to 24-plus months for the Barolo wines. A touch more buoyant than recent releases, the wine closes with a lick of smoky charcuterie that gives the finish a saline kick. To call this a bargain is a significant understatement!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Massolino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46819691561198,"sku":"25290-750","price":39.24,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/0c15142f-e66e-f011-ac45-0a5a9202f90d_25290-750.png?v=1754089850"},{"product_id":"massolino-barbera-dalba-2024","title":"Massolino Barbera d'Alba 2024","description":"Massolino’s two hectares of Barbera, planted across their limestone-rich Serralunga vineyards, are now complemented by fruit from Monforte d’Alba. This bright, delicious, drink-now style of Barbera was fermented for 10 to 12 days in stainless steel and cement tanks. It was then raised in the same vessels for a short period before bottling and release. 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