{"title":"La Soufrandiere","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"bret-brothers-macon-villages-terroirs-du-maconnais-2020","title":"Bret Brothers Mâcon-Villages Terroirs du Mâconnais 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif'\u003eOrganic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;\nbackground:white'\u003eThis wonderful value is an assemblage from several of the Bret\nbrothers’ parcels based in Mâcon-Fuissé and Chaintré, and also from\nViré-Clessé \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif'\u003eLa\nVerchère\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif;\ncolor:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white'\u003e, Saint-Véran \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif'\u003eEn Combe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;\nbackground:white'\u003e and Pouilly-Fuissé\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif'\u003eEn Carementrant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif;\ncolor:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;\nbackground:white'\u003eSome excellent terroirs and the vines average almost 50 years\nof age. In addition, the last 50 litres of each of La Soufrandière’s premium\nwines below (biodynamic and unfiltered) are blended into this Mâcon-Villages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white\"\u003eThis 2020\nwas raised half in tank and half in older barrels for 11 months before\nbottling. It may only be the starting wine, but the level here sets quite the\nmarker! Expect a silky and pure white Burgundy with mouth-watering salinity and\nwonderful tension on the finish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#202020;background:\nwhite\"\u003e.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298548711662,"sku":"20734-750","price":37.32,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/eb100e0d-a008-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20734-750.png?v=1658796446"},{"product_id":"la-soufrandiere-pouilly-vinzelles-les-longeays-2020","title":"La Soufrandière Pouilly-Vinzelles Les Longeays 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif;\nmso-bidi-font-family:Calibri'\u003eLes Longeays\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif'\u003eis a continuation of the\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLes Quarts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehillside. La Soufrandière has 0.55\nhectares of vines here and they were planted in 1971. While\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLes Quarts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efaces east, with a stunning panorama\nover the Saône,\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e Les \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLongeays\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewraps around the contour of the\nVinzelles hill as it turns east\/southeast. It’s therefore a warmer site and can\nbe harvested as much as a week before\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLes\nQuarts\u003c\/i\u003e. Also, there is a soil change here: unlike \u003ci\u003eLes Quarts\u003c\/i\u003e, where\nthe limestone lies close to the surface,\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003ci\u003eLes\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLongeays\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas metres\nof deep red clay before the vines hit the mother rock. \u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298548744430,"sku":"20735-750","price":79.59,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/8e70e1b4-9e08-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20735-750.png?v=1658796449"},{"product_id":"la-soufrandiere-pouilly-fuisse-climat-en-chatenay-2017","title":"La Soufrandière Pouilly-Fuissé Climat En Chatenay 2017","description":"","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43299371286766,"sku":"16714-750","price":79.09,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/d26cd9c1-125c-e911-aa0e-d3cffc5c9002_16714-750.jpg?v=1658785666"},{"product_id":"la-soufrandiere-pouilly-vinzelles-les-longeays-2017","title":"La Soufrandière Pouilly-Vinzelles Les Longeays 2017","description":"","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43299371679982,"sku":"16715-750","price":79.09,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/954d2e39-145c-e911-aa0e-d3cffc5c9002_16715-750.jpg?v=1658785668"},{"product_id":"la-soufrandiere-pouilly-vinzelles-les-quarts-2018","title":"La Soufrandière Pouilly-Vinzelles Les Quarts 2017","description":"","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43299371811054,"sku":"16716-750","price":86.97,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/76db4a1b-215c-e911-aa0e-d3cffc5c9002_16716-750.jpg?v=1658785670"},{"product_id":"bret-brothers-macon-villages-terroirs-du-maconnais-2017","title":"Bret Brothers Mâcon-Villages Terroirs du Mâconnais 2017","description":"","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43299371942126,"sku":"16717-1500","price":74.23,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/483a241d-225c-e911-aa0e-f46a36e9d148_16717-1500.jpg?v=1658785674"},{"product_id":"bret-brothers-macon-villages-terroirs-du-maconnais-2018","title":"Bret Brothers Mâcon-Villages Terroirs du Mâconnais 2017","description":"","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43299373973742,"sku":"16717-750","price":36.17,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/cf2bb04a-225c-e911-aa0e-d3cffc5c9002_16717-750.jpg?v=1658785672"},{"product_id":"bret-brothers-macon-cruzille-2017","title":"Bret Brothers Mâcon-Cruzille 2017","description":"","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43299374203118,"sku":"16718-750","price":49.56,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/ba15ab37-e45c-e911-aa0e-f46a36e9d148_16718-750.jpg?v=1658785675"},{"product_id":"la-soufrandiere-pouilly-vinzelles-2020","title":"La Soufrandière Pouilly-Vinzelles 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eWhere the other wines of 2020 from this Domaine could be described as more ‘on the fruit’, here you have more savouriness, classy reduction and mineral freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43302681411822,"sku":"20732-750","price":61.46,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/1ec5b1ab-6522-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20732-750.png?v=1661401599"},{"product_id":"la-soufrandiere-macon-vinzelles-le-clos-de-grand-pere-2020","title":"La Soufrandière Mâcon-Vinzelles Le Clos de Grand-Père 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBiodynamic. This comes from a very old, genuine Clos (walled vineyard) that sits on a very rocky, hard limestone bedrock that’s close to the surface and is believed to be an old Roman path. This vineyard is on the lower part of the Pouilly-Vinzelles slope and is therefore classed as Mâcon-Vinzelles. The site was purchased by the Bret brothers’ maternal grandfather, hence the name Le Clos de Grand-Père. Speaking of maturity, some plants in this 0.7-hectare plot are now over 100 years old and the average age of the vines sits at around 60 years. The 2020 was mostly tank-raised—with just 10% old barrels used for élevage—and delivers a delicious combination of flesh and energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43316897906926,"sku":"20730-750","price":55.83,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/2d7775df-9f08-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20730-750.png?v=1659308905"},{"product_id":"la-soufrandiere-saint-veran-climat-la-bonnode-2020","title":"La Soufrandière Saint-Véran Climat La Bonnode 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif'\u003eBiodynamic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif;\ncolor:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;\nbackground:white'\u003eThis excellent Prissé climat is one of the new vineyards the\nBret brothers recently purchased in partnership with Dominique Lafon. The\n40-year-old vines here face due east in a sheltered spot just below a small\nforest at the foot of the Roche de Vergisson. The vines here were recently\ncertified biodynamic and had been organically farmed by the previous owners.\nIt’s not hard to see why the brothers are so effusive when talking about this\npatch of dirt (which is also home to 0.3-hectares of old-vine Aligoté).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif'\u003e It’s a big plot of \u003cspan style=\"color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white\"\u003etwo hectares,\nwith the rows running down a slope, so the grapes ripen in stages and must be\npicked in successive tries. It’s fermented and aged for the first year in\nbarrel, then transferred to tank before the next harvest. From deeper soils,\nthis wine has a little more volume than the Pouilly-Vinzelles wines, yet the\ncut and mouth-watering precision are spot-on.\u003c\/span\u003e The textured palate is all\n\u003cspan style=\"color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white\"\u003ecitrus pulp\nand peel, framed by \u003c\/span\u003ea wonderful chalkiness, \u003cspan style=\"color:black;\nmso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white\"\u003elaser-like acidity and \u003c\/span\u003ea nip\nof phenolic on the finish.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43316897939694,"sku":"20731-750","price":65.59,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/9041aef6-9e08-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20731-750.png?v=1659308908"},{"product_id":"la-soufrandiere-pouilly-vinzelles-2021","title":"La Soufrandière Pouilly-Vinzelles 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. Here we have a wine that is grown in one of Mâcon’s very best sites. Les Quarts is sectioned into four lieux-dits (or historic place names): Haut, Bas, Le Clocheton and Les Quarts Touches. This is a blend of those parcels which do not make it into La Soufrandière’s Les Quarts cuvée. Planted at 230 metres altitude on classic Bajocian clay and Jurassic limestone soil, this beautiful slope has been certified biodynamic since 2006. The 2020 was vinified mainly in tank (60%) with the balance in older barriques. The Domaine uses no new oak by the way, with the barrels in the cellar having an average age of 10 to 12 years. As well as ex-Leflaive and Lafon barrels, the Bret brothers also buy used 300-litre casks from Olivier Lamy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43316897972462,"sku":"20732-1500","price":129.81,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/ee7efc4b-9f08-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20732-1500.png?v=1659308914"},{"product_id":"la-soufrandiere-pouilly-vinzelles-les-quarts-2020","title":"La Soufrandière Pouilly-Vinzelles Les Quarts 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif'\u003eBiodynamic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;\nbackground:white'\u003eThis steep vineyard is the cradle of the Soufrandière estate and\none of the Mâcon’s most significant sites. Ploughed mostly by horse and farmed\nbiodynamically since 2001, it’s a vineyard that produces the Bret brothers’\nmost profound wines. Here, the Bajocian-era limestone soils are high in both\ncalcium carbonate and quartz, and rich in iron (giving the rock an ochre tint).\nThere is also some granitic influence. Most of the vineyard sits on soil only\n20 to 30cm in depth before the roots hit the mother rock. In some sections, the\ntopsoil can be scraped aside by hand to reveal the bare limestone. Such a\nsituation, when matched with the appropriate viticulture, results in wines with\nthe mineral clout to cut through even the ripest, juiciest fruit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white\"\u003eWhat we\nlove about this wine is that it’s so proudly Mâconnais—with layers of textured,\nvoluminous fruit—and yet it is also incredibly precise, with the poise, length\nand mineral freshness that is so familiar from the best Côte de Beaune whites.\nIt helps that the massale selection vines are aged between 45 and 80 years\n(with younger vine material at the site declassified into the straight\nPouilly-Vinzelles). This is benchmark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white\"\u003eMâcon (benchmark\nwhite Burgundy!). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43316898005230,"sku":"20733-750","price":87.16,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/cfb38b67-9e08-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20733-750.png?v=1659308911"},{"product_id":"la-soufrandiere-saint-veran-climat-la-bonnode-2018","title":"La Soufrandière Saint-Véran Climat La Bonnode 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. This excellent Prissé climat is one of the new vineyards the Bret brothers recently purchased in partnership with Dominique Lafon. The 40-year-old vines here face due east in a sheltered spot just below a small forest at the foot of the Roche de Vergisson. The vineyard was recently certified biodynamic and had been organically farmed by Pierre and Nathalie Desroches since 2010. It’s not hard to see why the brothers are so effusive when talking about this patch of dirt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43323965767918,"sku":"19517-750","price":65.56,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/d04dc56e-fdfc-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_19517-750.png?v=1659308837"},{"product_id":"bret-brothers-macon-villages-terroirs-du-maconnais-2021","title":"Bret Brothers Mâcon-Villages Terroirs du Mâconnais 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\n\"Arial\",sans-serif'\u003eOrganic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif;color:black;\nmso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white'\u003eThis wonderful value is an\nassemblage from several of the Bret brothers’ parcels based in Mâcon-Fuissé and\nChaintré, and also from Viré-Clessé \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif'\u003eLa Verchère\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif;color:black;\nmso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white'\u003e, Saint-Véran \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif'\u003eEn Combe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif;color:black;\nmso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white'\u003e and Pouilly-Fuissé\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif'\u003eEn Carementrant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-size:10.0pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;background:\nwhite'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\n\"Arial\",sans-serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white'\u003eSome\nexcellent terroirs and the vines average almost 50 years of age. In addition,\nthe last 50 litres of each of La Soufrandière’s premium wines below (biodynamic\nand unfiltered) are blended into this Mâcon-Villages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif'\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white\"\u003eAged half in tank\nand half in older barrels for 11 months before bottling. It may only be the\nstarting wine, but the level here sets quite the marker. Lovely notes of pure\nand cool orchard fruits flecked by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'\u003e\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US'\u003ecitrussy vibrancy give way to a racy mouthwatering\npalate full of energy and vibrant balance. Everything is in its place, and in\ntoday’s world, this is every inch the bargain. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif;background:white'\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44229290131694,"sku":"22316-750","price":42.37,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/94be298c-6719-ee11-ab3d-0a0c589e3996_22316-750.png?v=1688431832"},{"product_id":"la-soufrandiere-pouilly-vinzelles-2021-1500ml","title":"La Soufrandière Pouilly-Vinzelles 2021 (1500ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003eBiodynamic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:\nwindowtext;background:white'\u003eHere we have a wine that is grown in one of\nMâcon’s very best sites.\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003eLes Quarts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:\nwindowtext;background:white'\u003e is sectioned into four lieux-dits (or\nhistoric place names):\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003eHaut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:\nwindowtext;background:white'\u003e,\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003eBas, Le Clocheton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:\nwindowtext;background:white'\u003eand\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003eLes Quarts Touches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:\nwindowtext;background:white'\u003e. This is a blend of those parcels which do not\nmake it into La Soufrandière’s \u003ci\u003eLes Quarts\u003c\/i\u003e cuvée. Planted at 230 metres\naltitude on classic Bajocian clay and Jurassic limestone soil, this beautiful\nslope has been certified biodynamic since 2006.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color:black;\nmso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white\"\u003eThe 2021 was vinified mainly in tank\n(60%) with the balance in older barriques. The domaine uses no new oak, by the\nway, with the barrels in the cellar having an average age of 10 to 12 years. As\nwell as ex-Leflaive and Lafon barrels, the Bret brothers also buy used\n300-litre casks from Olivier Lamy. It’s a coiled, rocky Pouilly-Vinzelles\nwith layers of cool flesh, surging grapefruit and herbal lift and exceptional tangy\nlength. Great texture here, precisely balanced by the vibrant freshness of the\nvintage. Can this really be a \u003ci\u003evillages\u003c\/i\u003e level wine? With so much drive,\ndepth and length or flavour, it will make many a Côte de Beaune white look like\npretenders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:white\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44229290229998,"sku":"22314-1500","price":136.35,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/404b587f-3618-ee11-ab3d-0a0c589e3996_22314-1500.png?v=1688425436"},{"product_id":"la-soufrandiere-pouilly-vinzelles-2022","title":"La Soufrandière Pouilly-Vinzelles 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBiodynamic. Here we have a wine that is grown in one of Mâcon’s very best sites. Les Quarts is sectioned into four lieux-dits (or historic place names): Haut, Bas, Le Clocheton and Les Quarts Touches. This is a blend of those parcels which do not make it into La Soufrandière’s Les Quarts cuvée. Planted at 230 metres altitude on classic Bajocian clay and Jurassic limestone soil, this beautiful slope has been certified biodynamic since 2006. The 2021 was vinified mainly in tank (60%) with the balance in older barriques. The domaine uses no new oak, by the way, with the barrels in the cellar having an average age of 10 to 12 years. As well as ex-Leflaive and Lafon barrels, the Bret brothers also buy used 300-litre casks from Olivier Lamy. It’s a coiled, rocky Pouilly-Vinzelles with layers of cool flesh, surging grapefruit and herbal lift and exceptional tangy length. Great texture here, precisely balanced by the vibrant freshness of the vintage. Can this really be a villages level wine? With so much drive, depth and length or flavour, it will make many a Côte de Beaune white look like pretenders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44229290262766,"sku":"22314-750","price":67.22,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/0e5c095d-3618-ee11-ab3d-0a0c589e3996_22314-750.png?v=1688425439"},{"product_id":"la-soufrandiere-st-veran-la-combe-desroches-2021","title":"La Soufrandière St-Véran La Combe Desroches 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLa Combe Desroches is located at the foot of the Roche de Vergisson, on the north-facing hillside of a stunning valley. The soils are eroded limestone and clay. Jean-Philippe Bret notes that “the grapes achieve lovely ripeness despite this cooler terroir”, and thanks to the soil’s good water storage, the vines always perform well in warm and dry vintages. Five years under the Brets’ organic regime have added even more tension to this north-facing, linear expression of Saint Véran. This cuvee is raised predominantly in tank (two-thirds of the blend) to lock in the tension. It’s a beautifully rendered Saint-Véran, linear and tight on the palate with an airy filling of pulpy stone-fruited flesh before a chiselled, grippy and mineral-laced finish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44229290393838,"sku":"22318-750","price":59.44,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/52a6484f-3918-ee11-ab3d-024d026f405e_22318-750.png?v=1688425445"},{"product_id":"la-soufrandiere-macon-vinzelles-le-clos-de-grand-pere-2021","title":"La Soufrandière Mâcon-Vinzelles Le Clos de Grand-Père 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBiodynamic. This comes from a very old, genuine Clos (walled vineyard) that sits on a very rocky, hard limestone bedrock that’s close to the surface and is believed to be an old Roman path. This vineyard is on the lower part of the Pouilly-Vinzelles slope and is therefore classed as Mâcon-Vinzelles. The site was purchased by the Bret brothers’ maternal grandfather, hence the name Le Clos de Grand-Père. Speaking of maturity, some plants in this 0.7-hectare plot are now over 100 years old and the average age of the vines sits at around 60 years. The 2021 was mostly tank-raised—with just 10% old barrels used for élevage—and delivers a delicious combination of flesh and energy. From a lower-lying site that tends to deliver more tenderness, there is real steel this year. The fleshy honeydew and apple fruits are shot through by reverberating line of citrussy acidity that pulls the wine’s dense texture to an energetic and mineral finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44229298913518,"sku":"22312-750","price":59.44,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/d54a16e2-3618-ee11-ab3d-024d026f405e_22312-750.png?v=1688425433"},{"product_id":"la-soufrandiere-pouilly-vinzelles-les-longeays-2021","title":"La Soufrandière Pouilly-Vinzelles Les Longeays 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003eBiodynamic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:\nCalibri'\u003eLes Longeays\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003eis a continuation of the\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLes Quarts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehillside. La Soufrandière has 0.55\nhectares of vines here and they were planted in 1971. While\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLes Quarts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efaces east, with a stunning panorama\nover the Saône,\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e Les \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLongeays\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewraps around the contour of the\nVinzelles hill as it turns east\/southeast. It’s therefore a warmer site and can\nbe harvested as much as a week before\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLes\nQuarts\u003c\/i\u003e. Also, there is a soil change here: unlike \u003ci\u003eLes Quarts\u003c\/i\u003e, where\nthe limestone lies close to the surface,\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003ci\u003eLes\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLongeays\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas metres\nof deep red clay before the vines hit the mother rock. \u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003eGiven\nthe exposition and deeper, clay-rich soils, you might be surprised by the\nsalty, mineral intensity of this cuvée. Yes, there are waves of extract and generosity\nbut again, this is a taut and energetic white Burgundy with its texture balanced\nby vibrant tension. The voltage here is so palpable: expect spring-loaded white\nstone fruit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US'\u003e, crushed rock and salty tang with a finish that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003edeals out plenty of this\nsite’s signature note of iodine\/sea spray. Thrilling.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44229503058158,"sku":"22317-750","price":85.75,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/12685d37-3918-ee11-ab3d-0a0c589e3996_22317-750.png?v=1688439240"},{"product_id":"la-soufrandiere-pouilly-vinzelles-les-quarts-2021","title":"La Soufrandière Pouilly-Vinzelles Les Quarts 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003eBiodynamic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif;color:black;mso-color-alt:\nwindowtext;background:white'\u003eThis steep vineyard is the cradle of the\nSoufrandière estate and one of the Mâcon’s most significant sites. Ploughed\nmostly by horse and farmed biodynamically since 2001, it’s a vineyard that\nproduces the Bret brothers’ most profound wines. Here, the Bajocian-era\nlimestone soils are high in both calcium carbonate and quartz, and rich in iron\n(giving the rock an ochre tint). There is also some granitic influence. Most of\nthe vineyard sits on soil only 20 to 30cm in depth before the roots hit the\nmother rock. In some sections, the topsoil can be scraped aside by hand to\nreveal the bare limestone. Such a situation, when matched with the appropriate\nviticulture, results in wines with the mineral clout to cut through even the\nripest, juiciest fruit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Goudy Old Style\",serif'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white\"\u003eWhat we\nlove about this wine is that it’s so proudly Mâconnais—with layers of textured,\nvoluminous fruit—and yet it is also incredibly precise, with the poise, length\nand mineral freshness that is so familiar from the best Côte de Beaune whites.\nIt helps that the massale selection vines are aged between 45 and 80 years\n(with younger vine material at the site declassified into the straight\nPouilly-Vinzelles). Right now, the wine is compact and pent-up, yet still\nexhibiting exceptional density on the palate with crunchy stone fruit, woven through\nwith a hint of matchstick, white flower, salty citrus, sweet herbs and a splash\nof chalky mineral. All this framed by intense, rocky, mineral freshness and\noutstanding persistence. Electric Dreams. By any measure, this is stunning\nwhite Burgundy at a very fair price. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:white\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"La Soufrandiere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44229503123694,"sku":"22315-750","price":98.75,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/f6685226-3918-ee11-ab3d-0a0c589e3996_22315-750.png?v=1688439237"},{"product_id":"la-soufrandiere-saint-veran-climat-la-bonnode-2021","title":"La Soufrandière Saint-Véran Climat La Bonnode 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBiodynamic. This excellent Prissé climat is one of the new vineyards the Bret brothers recently purchased in partnership with Dominique Lafon. The 40-year-old vines here face due east in a sheltered spot just below a small forest at the foot of the Roche de Vergisson. The vines here were recently certified biodynamic and had been organically farmed by the previous owners. It’s not hard to see why the brothers are so effusive when talking about this patch of dirt (which is also home to 0.3-hectares of old-vine Aligoté). It’s a big plot of two hectares, with the rows running down a slope, so the grapes ripen in stages and must be picked in successive tries. It’s fermented and aged for the first year in barrel, then transferred to tank before the next harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA nice change in tone. From deeper soils, this wine has a little more volume and a riper profile than the Pouilly-Vinzelles wines, yet the cut and mouth-watering precision are spot-on. 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