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Unlike her Mercurey whites, Nathalie Theulot vinifies the juice at low temperatures (14°C) to preserve as much delicate red fruit aromatics as possible. Bottled with minimal dosage—ranging between 5 and 7 g\/L—it is bursting with aromas of ripe orchard fruit, white flowers and warm pastry flavours. It’s a lively, medium-bodied style with mouthwatering balance, a fleshy core and lovely chalky grip on the close. If there is one gripe, it is too easy to drink! 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The inclusion of the Merricks North site brings Dijon clones (114 and 115) into play, which lend a distinct, pretty plushness and perfumed nuance to MV6’s natural structure and power. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Merricks Grove site, Barney’s flagship, contributes bright fruit characters and a signature savoury quality. The Balnarring site, which Barney has farmed for 12 years, adds shade and spice, while the higher, cooler, more southerly site in Red Hill contributes linear drive. After sorting in the vineyard and winery, spontaneous fermentations took place in concrete and stainless steel with whole berries complemented by a 15% whole-bunch component. The fruit spent 23 days on skins, with gentle pumpovers and a small amount of plunging towards the end. The wine matured for seven months on gross lees divided equally between 300-litre hogsheads and foudre, with just 5% new oak. 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This is Bandol’s highest vineyard (at 300 metres above the Baie de Bandol), and it enjoys freshness and cool nights from altitude and moderating sea breezes. It’s not only the elevation and proximity to the sea that makes this vineyard so special; a peculiar soil type predominates: les marnes bleues. This uncommon and highly chalky, blue-tinted clay—rich in microfossils—is also encountered in the Jura and Pomerol, where it is prized for its low pH, water-retentive properties, and influence on a wine’s freshness and structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the winemaking, the Cinsault component is pressed directly to tank and brings elegance, perfume and balance, while the Mourvèdre is bled, saignée-style, after several hours of skin contact. The latter brings vibrancy, complexity and chalky structure. The juices were blended before spontaneous fermentation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Pibarnon mould, the new release is a typically vinous, mouth-filling and broad-shouldered rosé with a fleshy, citrus-infused texture underpinned by grapefruity grip, precise acidity, touches of iodine-spiked minerality and amaro bitters. The finish is pure and detailed with plenty of airy, thirst-quenching length. 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The vines are now 20 years old, sitting on those expressive soils of granitic sand over heavy granite boulders. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs is the norm, the fruit was whole bunch-pressed and spontaneously fermented with no temperature control. The wine went through full malolactic conversion and matured in old oak (2,000-litre French oak foudre) for three to four months. It was bottled without fining or filtration and with minimum sulphur. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s another scintillating release, a wine as composed, refined, chiselled and elegant as many with a loftier price tag. A picture of balance and harmony, it’s springtime fresh, with pure, ripe fruit flavours accented by white flowers and deep, stony minerals. It sits beautifully on the palate, composed and flowing to a long, seamless finish. Flat out gorgeous.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lambert Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44475279540462,"sku":"24077-750","price":24.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/8a2aa149-2487-ee11-ac3d-0aa7bbf44e76_24077-750.png?v=1700431428"},{"product_id":"toolangi-pinot-noir-2023","title":"Toolangi Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eKaspar Hermann has now been at the Toolangi helm for six years. Under Hermann’s site-first approach—allowing the place and vintage to dictate the result rather than forcing a particular style—the true character and quality of Toolangi’s vineyard are starting to reveal themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt Toolangi, 2023 was another in a string of low-yielding vintages. Thankfully, the lack in quantity was more than recouped in quality, and the wines are marked by vibrancy, pure flavours and textural finesse. Drawn from 20+-year-old vines, the estate Pinot Noir was handpicked over two days in the third week of March. The fruit was partially destemmed and fermented as whole berries, with a small portion of whole bunches included (10%). After 14 days, the wine was pressed to oak (10% new) for nine months’ maturation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe don’t need to tell you about Kaspar Hermann’s serious winemaking chops. And we really don’t need to tell you how much bang for your buck you get from this diligently farmed single-vineyard bottling. 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The western aspect and the preponderance of limestone temper Barbera’s natural acidity, and Alfio Cavallotto explains that this ‘Barolo’ terroir contributes to an aromatic range in Barbera that is closer to Nebbiolo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe winemaking is also distinctive, with up to 18 days on skins (a long time for Barbera) and then aging for 20 months in the same mature Slavonian casks as the Nebbiolo wines. 2021 is a wonderfully fleshy and perfumed year for this benchmark wine. It’s got that core of pure, sweet, plummy fruit so particular to this Barbera, here infused with nuances of anise, dried flower and earthy minerals. The tannins are supple and elegant, the acidity ripe yet racy, and the wine finishes with unusual depth, finesse and complexity for the variety. 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The source vineyards are managed biodynamically and give low yields, with rocky soils that are mainly decomposed slate with granite and clay. This is simply a magnificent white from Muradella, at once succulent, deep and racy with serious mineral resonance. “Like drinking liquid stone,” our note concluded.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quinta da Muradella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44548475650286,"sku":"24031-750","price":66.14,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/c28e908a-b2af-ee11-ac3f-02c0c1c8e708_24031-750.png?v=1704889775"},{"product_id":"domaine-plageoles-gaillac-doux-mauzac-roux-2022","title":"Domaine Plageoles Gaillac Doux Mauzac Roux 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eSemi-sweet. Organic. Mauzac Roux is one of the seven varieties of the Mauzac family farmed by the Plageoles. 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Importantly, Boulay also includes fruit from younger vines on the “star” terroirs of La Grande Côte, Clos de Beaujeu and Monts Damnés.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe juice ferments spontaneously and rests for eight months on lees in a tank, with a small volume in a single large wooden cask. This is the only blended cuvée in the Boulay lineup, yet even here, we can taste the finesse, texture, and stony\/earthy\/salty minerality that have made this humble grower one of France’s most respected vignerons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2023 is a stellar vintage for this grower’s wine, and you can look forward to flavours of intense candied citrus, sweet herbs, frangipani and white stone fruit intertwined with a lovely rocky texture alongside deliciously racy, mineral vibrancy and mouthwatering phenolic structure. It finishes with stony definition, chalky cut and great length. 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