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It also spends more time on skins (23 days for the 2018) and is the most powerful and structured Pinot that Garagiste produces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garagiste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298541371630,"sku":"19164-750","price":46.06,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/ecb1e67e-f4f8-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_19164-750.png?v=1764135994"},{"product_id":"quealy-turbul-friulano-2020","title":"Quealy Turbul Friulano 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe variety behind some of northeast Italy’s most exciting whites (see Felluga, Schiopetto et al.) Friulano (née Tocai Friulano) first landed in Australia in the 1970s. Quealy sourced their cuttings from the vineyard of Slovenian émigré Denis Pasut in Mildura, grafting over a block of their 1996 Chardonnay at their Balnarring vineyard as early as 2003. Above all, quality Friulano needs two things: low yields and lots of attention. “Friulano is a bugger to work with, but well worth the effort” notes Tom McCarthy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eInspired by his father’s skinsy 2008 Claudius (under the T’Gallant label), and his time spent in Northern Italy, Tom McCarthy’s Turbul is a careful selection of the Estate’s ripest Friulano, fermented wild on skins in 800-litre terracotta amphorae. In 2020 the wine spent four months on skins without any SO2 addition and was stirred daily. The juice and skins were then basket-pressed at the end of winter (seeing just a smidgeon of sulphur here at four milligrams per litre) before being racked to used puncheons for a further 13 months maturation. 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Planted to different clones and with varying vine age, what binds these sites is Quealy’s viticulture: the Estate manages every vine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quealy Winemakers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298542944494,"sku":"20194-750","price":19.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/3a74c155-0df9-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20194-750.png?v=1658787253"},{"product_id":"quealy-musk-creek-pinot-noir-2020","title":"Quealy Musk Creek Pinot Noir 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003ePlanted in 1997 by Kevin and Kathleen with predominantly MV6, the Musk Creek vineyard at Main Ridge is a considerably cooler, and hence later-ripening site than Tussie Mussie or Seventeen Rows. As such, it’s a marginal place to ripen Pinot and low yields are a must (along with plenty of work with the canopy). In 2019, for example, Quealy started picking the home block (for KK01 and Seventeen Rows) on March 4 and 5, while picking at Musk Creek didn’t commence until March 25!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAs with most of the Pinots here, the wine was 100% destemmed and fermented as whole berries. Tom McCarthy did not sulphur the juice until pressing, trusting the “biology of the vineyard to leave its mark”.  Fermented in two- to three-tonne fermenters, the juice spent four weeks on skins with just one plunging per day. Only the free-run wine was sent to barrel (25% to François Frères, with the remainder to one- to three-year-old hogsheads). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quealy Winemakers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298549039342,"sku":"20757-750","price":25.3,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/7dd08213-0ef9-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20757-750.png?v=1764136491"},{"product_id":"quealy-mornington-peninsula-pinot-noir-2021","title":"Quealy Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe only blended Pinot in the range is drawn from all four of Quealy’s premium vineyards, from the lower-lying Campbell \u0026amp; Christine to the late-ripening Musk Creek Vineyard. Planted to different clones and with varying vine age, what binds these sites is Quealy’s viticulture: the estate manages every vine. Each portion of the batch was matured individually in a mixture of new and older barrels for 15 months before assembling and bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quealy Winemakers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298551202030,"sku":"20900-750","price":20.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/f93faefa-c35f-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20900-750.png?v=1667953502"},{"product_id":"balcombe-coastal-gin-500ml","title":"Balcombe Coastal Gin (500ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis terrific small batch gin, inspired by the flavours of the Mornington Peninsula, is distilled by our friends Garagiste Vintners in collaboration with Brogan’s Way Distillery. Long recognised as one of Victoria’s finest boutique winemakers, Barney and Cam’s foray into craft spirits was inspired by the idea of combining some of the coastal ingredients indigenous to the peninsula—samphire and saltbush—with some of the spicy aromatic notes often found in their Pinot Noirs—fennel, clove and citrus peel. To this end, Balcombe uses 15 different botanicals, including local samphire, saltbush and fennel to impart the all-important coastal experience. The guys then use long pepper, orange peel, lemon myrtle, lavender, as well as coriander and ginger for complexity. Of course, there are plenty of juniper notes to balance the powerful coastal character. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe team use a hybrid CARL still and the neutral grain spirit is distilled to 92% before being diluted back. The juniper is macerated overnight to maximise extraction and minimise waste, and all ingredients are added to the still in the morning for a days distillation, before resting for 4-6 weeks before cutting, blending and bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eDistilled under the experienced eye of Brogan Carr, this ‘winemaker’s gin’ is textural, complex and refined, with citrussy freshness, saline charm and notable, impressive balance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cgrammarly-desktop-integration data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/grammarly-desktop-integration\u003e","brand":"Balcombe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43299315253486,"sku":"16596-500","price":54.28,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/3978a125-12fc-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_16596-500_d9e288a2-e13d-4e7a-977b-50f433d13028.jpg?v=1764120635"},{"product_id":"balcombe-coastal-gin-700ml","title":"Balcombe Coastal Gin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis terrific small batch gin, inspired by the flavours of the Mornington Peninsula, is distilled by our friends Garagiste Vintners in collaboration with Brogan’s Way Distillery. 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Where Tussie Mussie enjoys a warmer, more sheltered location, Musk Creek is much cooler and ripens late. It’s perched at 180-210 metres altitude, where the persistent, cooling breeze from Bass Strait ensures the fruit stays fresh. Planted in 1994, the site produces bunches of tiny, pink berries and excellent acidity. The result is a deeper, more complex, mineral and spicy Gris than the one produced from Tussie Mussie. While Quealy’s two single-vineyard Gris hail from very different sites, the winemaking is almost identical. Almost. 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This site was established by Doctors Campbell and Christine Penfold in 1994 and is mainly MV6 (while some 114 and 115 were also planted, taking advantage of the premium clones that became available around the same time). Located on the coastal plain, it sits at a very low 30 metres of elevation behind the Balnarring village, facing north on an exposed site with alluvial clay and red soils washed down from Red Hill. It’s a site that, as Tom McCarthy tells us, produces “gorgeous, small bunches of glossy Pinot Noir”.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eCropped at less than two tonnes to the acre, only the free-run juice from the fermentation was settled and racked into 500-litre puncheons (roughly a quarter new). 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But the Balcombe team will stress that Mabel is not all about the botanicals. Silky smooth with depth and body, Mabel is designed to have the texture and intricacy you would expect in a Balcombe Gin, yet be more versatile to work with. Just like Dame Mabel Brookes, this succeeds in any scenario: in a G \u0026amp; T, a Vesper or a Negroni; garnished with citrus, herbs or flowers; topped with tonic, juice or something sparkling. 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The grapes were added to a rolling ferment (as they were harvested) to open-top amphorae, and the wine spent six months on skins. It was then basket-pressed, roughly settled and allowed to mature in old French puncheons before being bottled 12 months later. Like the Turbul Friulano a little sulphur was added at pressing before a small adjustment at bottling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quealy Winemakers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43300631511278,"sku":"19115-750","price":21.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/45671123-0df9-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_19115-750.png?v=1764136002"},{"product_id":"quealy-turbul-friulano-2019","title":"Quealy Turbul Friulano 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eInspired by his father’s skinsy 2008 Claudius (under the T’Gallant label), Turbul is Tom McCarthy’s pet project—first made in 2012. Ripe and carefully selected Friulano fruit was gently destemmed and naturally fermented on skins in 800-litre terracotta amphora, stirred daily. In 2019, the skin contact ended up lasting a total of 163 days (a little shorter than normal due to the late ripening). The wine was basket-pressed at the end of winter before being racked to puncheons for a further 12 months maturation. The wine only saw a smidgeon of sulphur at the press (four grams per litre). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quealy Winemakers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43300632527086,"sku":"19116-750","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/71d60b6c-0ff9-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_19116-750.png?v=1764135999"},{"product_id":"quealy-musk-creek-pinot-noir-2019","title":"Quealy Musk Creek Pinot Noir 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003ePlanted in 1997 by Kevin and Kathleen with predominantly MV6, the Musk Creek vineyard at Main Ridge is a considerably cooler, and hence later-ripening site than Tussie Mussie or Seventeen Rows. 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Only the free-run wine was sent to barrel (25% to François Frères, with the remainder to one- to three-year-old hogsheads). Bottled unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quealy Winemakers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43301129978094,"sku":"19339-750","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/495d5d06-0ef9-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_19339-750.png?v=1764135942"},{"product_id":"quealy-seventeen-rows-pinot-noir-2019","title":"Quealy Seventeen Rows Pinot Noir 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAlthough it was purchased in 2003, Quealy’s home vineyard was initially planted in 1982, making this Balnarring vineyard one of Mornington’s oldest Pinot Noir sites. From that era just 17 rows of MV6 Pinot Noir remain, gifting their old-vine fruit to Quealy’s flagship Pinot Noir. The entire vineyard is located on a gentle north-facing slope, on shallow loams over clay. From 2019 these vines have been certified organic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe 2019 was harvested on the 4th of March, entirely destemmed (with zero sulphur added) and wild-fermented in small, one-tonne pots. 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Barney has always felt this parcel could result in a superb and unique Chardonnay—in this part of the vineyard, the 24-year-old vines are rooted in brown soils rather than the more common reddish dirt of the area. The parcel also faces slightly east, offering the vines a cooler, more sheltered aspect. There is therefore less vigour than in the rest of the vineyard, and the bunches are a touch smaller. As a result, the fruit from this parcel tends to make a wine that has real power and intensity without forgoing the finesse which we always associate with Barney’s wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis is just the third release of Terre Maritime and it has only strengthened Barney’s decision to keep this parcel separate. Raised in a single 500-litre François Frères puncheon, it’s a stunning Mornington Chardonnay with a great bouquet of fresh white peaches together with compelling notes of oyster shell and gunflint unfolding from the glass. The palate is intense, beautifully delineated and long. Without question, one of the most impressive (if not the best) Chardonnays we have seen from Garagiste. 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Twenty per cent went into Francois Frères puncheons for just four weeks (to soften the barrels for the Pinot) before being blended back with the stainless-steel component.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quealy Winemakers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43301361320174,"sku":"19710-750","price":21.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/5e6207a1-0bf9-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_19710-750.png?v=1764135754"},{"product_id":"garagiste-le-stagiaire-pinot-gris-2021","title":"Garagiste Le Stagiaire Pinot Gris 2021","description":"","brand":"Garagiste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43301549375726,"sku":"19965-750","price":19.35,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/leStagiairePinotGris.png?v=1662515386"},{"product_id":"garagiste-le-stagiaire-rose-2021","title":"Garagiste Le Stagiaire Rosé 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe lion’s share (85%) of Barney's 2021 rosé is Merricks Pinot Noir, and to this he added a portion of Tuerong Gewürztraminer. 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In Merricks North, the vineyard’s 3.5 acres of Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir is rooted in the Peninsula’s most prized soil: deep red volcanic clays. North-facing at 120 to 150 metres altitude, the site is well-protected and warm. Quealy notes all these attributes, along with the youthful vine stock, result in an exuberantly fruity style of Gris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe fruit was hand-picked and whole-bunch pressed over six hours at low pressure (Alsatian-style) to capture only the grapes’ most delicate phenolics. Only the free-run was used, with the lion’s share fermenting in stainless steel and 20% going to French oak for structure and complexity. 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The fruit spent 22 days on skins, with gentle pump-overs and a small amount of plunging near the end. Eight months élevage (on gross lees) was roughly half\/half in 300-litre hogsheads and foudre, with just five per cent new oak. It was bottled unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garagiste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43301766234350,"sku":"20125-750","price":19.35,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/8eaa493e-f3f8-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20125-750.jpg?v=1764135183"},{"product_id":"garagiste-le-stagiaire-chardonnay-2021","title":"Garagiste Le Stagiaire Chardonnay 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis year's blend is drawn from Tuerong, Merricks and Balnarring (37, 23 and 40% respectively). The fruit was sorted in both the vineyard and winery and whole-bunch pressed directly to 500-litre puncheons. Fermentation was natural with no temperature control. This was followed by an eight-month élevage on gross lees. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe 2021 Stagiaire Chardonnay could very well be the best release of this wine we have seen. The aroma profile is intense and powerfully concentrated with a hint of succulence—generous and pulpy stone fruit to the fore. An immediate mouth-watering citrus blast is quickly followed by layers of flinty minerality, a hint of reduction and a wisp of garrigue—all supported by perfectly balanced fresh acidity. Packed full of charm and intrigue, this will make for fabulous and refreshing summer drinking. 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Garagiste’s first harvest for a sparkling base took place roughly two weeks before the Merricks vineyard table wines, Barney picking with both depth of flavour and freshness in mind. In the shed, fruit was slowly whole-bunch pressed directly to old barriques for a wild ferment with no temperature control. Post-primary it was kept on full solids for eight months. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eFrom the generous vintage of 2018, this second disgorgement has spent a further 12 months on lees than the first release, for 36 months in total. 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This means the grapes need to be left on the vine to ripen into late Autumn, and they therefore produce wines that are heady and richer in body. The Grigio on the other hand comes from the warmer Balnarring sites where the fruit is picked earlier and produces racier wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis is 100% estate Mornington Pinot Gris sourced from basalt-derived volcanic soils in the Musk Creek Vineyard. This site enjoys cooler conditions and ripens later than Tussie Mussie. It’s perched at 180-210 metres altitude atop Main Ridge. Here it overlooks Westernport Bay and the heads, and the persistent, cooling breeze from Bass Strait ensures the fruit maintains freshness. The site produces bunches of tiny, pink berries with excellent acidity—the result is a deeper, spicier, more complex and mineral Gris. Planted in 1997, the vines are dry-grown, and the fruit is always hand-harvested.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe ‘Alsatian-style’ press cycle is a long process. Whole bunches are loaded into the press and gently extracted over 12 hours to capture only the most delicate phenolics. The juice was then racked, and half fermented (wild) in stainless steel while the rest went to French oak for structure and complexity. 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The name is a throwback to an earlier T’Gallant wine which Kevin calls “a nice piece of nonsense history”. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe aim here is to craft a delicious, earth-to-glass Pinot for early enjoyment. Hence, there’s a strong carbonic element, there was less time on skins, very little in the way of sulphur additions and the only oak the wine saw was puncheons upwards of five years old. The vines are the MV6 clone and trained as an arch cane to increase available sunshine to every part of the vine. This vineyard is dry-grown, something evident in the intensity of the wine. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quealy Winemakers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43301860638958,"sku":"20193-750","price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/eb766a82-0cf9-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20193-750.png?v=1764135499"},{"product_id":"garagiste-merricks-chardonnay-2021","title":"Garagiste Merricks Chardonnay 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe Merricks Chardonnay fruit was hand-harvested and hand-sorted before it was whole-bunch pressed, then a natural primary fermentation with high levels of solids was in François Frères 500-litre puncheons (20% new). A small portion went through natural malolactic fermentation and the wine then rested on full gross lees for 10 months before bottling. 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The wine was matured in 300-litre hogsheads (roughly 25% new) and spent 10 months on lees before it was bottled unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garagiste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43301929418990,"sku":"20244-750","price":30.1,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/3ca9909d-f1f8-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20244-750.jpg?v=1764135155"},{"product_id":"garagiste-merricks-pinot-noir-2021","title":"Garagiste Merricks Pinot Noir 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe 2021 Merricks Pinot Noir, like in most other years, was the last fruit to ripen and therefore the last to be picked. The whole bunch portion was a little higher than usual this year (60%)—Flanders recognised the fruit could handle this given the quality and concentration of the vintage—which has added a savoury edge and a tannin complexity. The winemaking was, in true Garagiste form, pretty hands-off: natural fermentation, gentle extraction and 10 months in 25% new oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garagiste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43301930565870,"sku":"20245-750","price":30.1,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/090ea143-f4f8-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20245-750.png?v=1764135464"},{"product_id":"garagiste-tuerong-chardonnay-2021","title":"Garagiste Tuerong Chardonnay 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eTuerong is back on board after a brief hiatus. This site is always first cab off the rank for picking at Garagiste, and can be harvested as early as two weeks before Merricks—highlighting the impact of aspect for grape growing on the Peninsula. Like the Merricks Chardonnay, this was hand-harvested, hand-sorted and whole-bunch pressed, followed by natural primary fermentation with high levels of solids in François Frères 500-litre puncheons (20% new). A small portion went through natural malolactic fermentation and the wine then rested on full gross lees for 10 months before bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garagiste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43301931876590,"sku":"20246-750","price":30.1,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/7d146f97-f5f8-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20246-750.png?v=1764135460"},{"product_id":"quealy-splendido-2021","title":"Quealy Splendido 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003ePrevious releases were made in the pét-nat style, but from 2021 Quealy has changed the model. The team simply felt the traditional method would be more suited to the style and clarity they had in their mind’s eye, and judging from the quality, Tom McCarthy was bang on the money. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe fruit was sourced from the 100 Hunts Vineyard in Merricks North, owned and managed by Joe Vaughan—recipient of the inaugural Mornington Peninsula Vineyard of the Year Award (2021). The vineyard grows Moscato Bianco especially for Quealy. The fruit was harvested before dawn, arriving cool and ready to press at the winery only minutes away. The 2021 is 100% Moscato Bianco, picked at 10.5 Baumé to preserve perfume and acidity. The grapes were gently pressed to a low yield, gifting filigree aromas and a nimble palate weight. The juice was settled, then racked to begin ferment. The wine was then tiraged and immediately bottled for secondary fermentation. Disgorgement was by hand and the wine was made without any sulphur or dosage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBrimming with character, it fizzes with expressive aromatics of white florals, chamomile and teacake spice. A skinsy textural intensity bolsters a clean, fresh and robust palate weight, and then there’s plenty of depth, focused by pristine freshness. Zero dosage works well here—the wine finishes with vibrant intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quealy Winemakers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43302156271854,"sku":"20312-750","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/0be88323-0ff9-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20312-750.png?v=1764135419"},{"product_id":"garagiste-terre-de-feu-pinot-noir-2019","title":"Garagiste Terre De Feu Pinot Noir 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eCropped from a specific half-acre of the Merricks Grove vineyard, Terre de Feu (the land of fire) takes its name from the vein of pure red ferrosol soils of this plot. Several years ago, Barney noticed that the vines in this little ironstone buttonhole were producing slightly smaller bunches, yielding wines of greater depth and concentration than the surrounding vineyard. Thus, in 2013 the decision was taken to produce this micro cuvée. The power of the fruit enables a 100% whole-bunch ferment and Terre de Feu remains Garagiste's only Pinot to be made this way. It also spends more time on skins (23 days for the 2019) and is the most powerful and structured Pinot that Garagiste produces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garagiste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43302250709230,"sku":"20372-750","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/78357793-f4f8-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20372-750.png?v=1764136817"},{"product_id":"garagiste-tuerong-aligote-2021","title":"Garagiste Tuerong Aligoté 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eWith just three plantings, Australia’s roll call for Aligoté makes for pretty short reading. There are small parcels in the Whitlands area and in the Margaret River (at Blind Corner), and then there’s the mother-vineyard on the Mornington Peninsula, which supplied the cuttings for the two above sites. This is cropped from a mere three rows of 30+-year-old vines rooted in the sandy grey loams of Tuerong. The grapes were hand-harvested and whole-bunch pressed to a single, old puncheon for ferment, then ten months resting on its large, soft lees. It’s a lovely example and true to not only the variety but to Australia and Mornington Peninsula in particular. “There’s detail and fineness to this release, with elegance and spice”, says Flanders. Needless to say, 2021 was a knockout vintage and has gifted a highly characterful expression of his smallest batch wine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe third incarnation of this wine, and categorically the finest we have looked at. A delicate and detailed wine, possessing fine-boned, refreshing acidity and captivating phenolic tension. Alongside this impressive texture are citrus fruits, herbal and savoury tones and a refreshing bitter melon, grapefruit pith impression. It’s mouthwatering, with a swirl of fern polishing up what is a very powerful finish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garagiste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43302250971374,"sku":"20373-750","price":23.65,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/fd59e040-f5f8-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20373-750.jpg?v=1764135126"},{"product_id":"quealy-lina-lool-2018","title":"Quealy Lina Lool 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eNamed after the aromatic compounds stored in the skins of the Moscato Giallo, Lina Lool is the skin-fermented alter ego of Pobblebonk. The 2018 is a blend of Friulano (67%), Malvasia Istriana (15%), Riesling (8%), Moscato Giallo (5%), and Chardonnay (2%), each harvested from Quealy’s Balnarring home block. Here the grapes were added as a rolling ferment (as they were harvested) to open-top amphorae, where they stayed for six months. The wine was then racked off its skins before going back into large-format oak to settle and clarify. 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Like all Quealy’s wines, the ferments were wild, and while there was some bâtonnage with the Gris, there was none here with the Grigio, as Tom sought to lock in tension and steeliness. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quealy Winemakers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43358489608430,"sku":"21030-750","price":23.1,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/a74ee352-7cc3-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_21030-750.png?v=1678932330"},{"product_id":"quealy-lina-lool-2021","title":"Quealy Lina Lool 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis is named after the aromatic compounds stored in the skins of Moscato Giallo. The 2020 is a blend of Friulano (40%), Moscato Giallo (32%), Riesling (16%) and Malvasia Istriana (12%), all from Quealy’s Balnarring home block. The grapes were added to a rolling ferment as they were harvested, to open-top amphorae, and the wine spent six months on skins. It was then basket-pressed, roughly settled and allowed to mature in old French puncheons before being bottled 12 months later. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIn a season defined by low yields, the less common varieties on the peninsula fared much better than the more traditional Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay. The long and cool ripening conditions allowed the later ripening varieties to develop flavour and character at a relaxed rate and has resulted in a wine that is teeming with bright aromatics, dense and full flavours and a lovely grippy structure. Ripe citrus and white florals emanate from the glass, while savoury flavours work in tandem with bright and ripe citrus, grippy structure, balanced acidity and a saline splash to close.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quealy Winemakers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43358490460398,"sku":"21031-750","price":21.65,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/ede87f0e-c45f-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_21031-750.png?v=1667954019"},{"product_id":"garagiste-terre-de-feu-pinot-noir-2021","title":"Garagiste Terre De Feu Pinot Noir 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eCropped from a specific half-acre of the Merricks Grove vineyard, Terre de Feu (the land of fire) takes its name from the vein of pure red ferrosol soils of this plot. Several years ago, Barney noticed that the vines in this ironstone buttonhole were producing slightly smaller bunches, yielding wines of greater depth and concentration than the surrounding vineyard. Thus, in 2013 the decision was taken to produce this micro-cuvée. The power of the fruit enables a 100% whole-bunch ferment—Terre de Feu remains Garagiste’s only Pinot to be made this way. It spends 24 days on skins, followed by 10 months in 33% new oak. It is the most powerful and structured Pinot that Garagiste produces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garagiste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43366634914030,"sku":"21065-750","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/8476161a-6156-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_21065-750.png?v=1666921461"},{"product_id":"garagiste-terre-maritime-chardonnay-2021","title":"Garagiste Terre Maritime Chardonnay 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe Terre Maritime is drawn from a few rows of Chardonnay in the top corner of Merricks Grove. Barney Flanders has always felt this parcel could result in a superb and unique Chardonnay—in this part of the vineyard, the 25-year-old vines are rooted in brown soils rather than the more common reddish dirt of the area. The parcel also faces slightly east, offering the vines a cooler, more sheltered aspect. 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It was hand-picked, sorted and whole-bunch pressed on a slow, gentle cycle and then sent to old puncheons to ferment naturally, with no temperature control on full solids. The blend spent seven months on lees before bottling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe result is a delicious and immensely drinkable rosé that’s jam-packed with texture and summer-fruit freshness. Expect a wine with a beautiful light colour and a pretty, red-fruited, floral and spicy personality. A touch of grip on the palate and lively acidity adds depth and a serious edge to what is a mouth-watering and invigorating wine. 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It is perhaps for these reasons the variety has yet to take off in Australia. Quealy manages yields at flowering—in effect halving the potential yields—and employs prudent canopy management to manage sun exposure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe Friulano is all sourced from the organically certified winery vineyard in Balnarring. The fruit was handpicked on the 10th of April, grapes were destemmed into a cooled open vat and fermented on skins for 12 days. The wine was gently pressed and went through malo before resting on lees in a mixture of barrel and tank. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eA more restrained expression than its 2019 predecessor, this is beautifully pitched with pure stone fruit and orange citrus flavours underpinned by refreshing minerality. There’s plenty of savoury flavour spliced throughout the textural weight, grippy structure and intensely concentrated fruit. 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Barney doesn’t chase malo in his Chardonnay, he doesn’t test for it and his winery doesn’t have a strong malo bug presence. Plus, in 2022 the acidities were ‘spot on’ so there was no need round out the edges. So, there’s a small bit of malo at work here, but just a smidge.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBoy does Flanders do good Chardonnay. The new release is racy, energetic and fine, with intensely concentrated citrus and floral aromas kissed by notes of fennel and rocky minerals. As with the Pinot Noir, there’s a terrific wave of acidity, here dicing the wine’s fleshy, svelte texture with tensile vigour before a stadium finish of citrus-fuelled energy. If this all sounds too to be true for a wine of this price, it isn’t. 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