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Wine Heroes

This page is dedicated to our wine heroes – the wines, winery, winemakers that have shaped our vinous journey over the past 20 years.
We followed, bought and collected all the wines that feature on this page for many years and their quality vintage upon vintage is without question.
In short, these are the wines we drink, and we hope you will love them as much as we do.

Wine Heroes

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  • <a href="https://wine-republic.co.uk/product/2022-porseleinberg-syrah/">2022 Porseleinberg Syrah</a> Wine Republic Heros Red Wine

    2022 Porseleinberg Syrah

    £6500

    Porseleinberg is the result of Marc Kent’s (of Boekenhoutskloof fame) determined search for South Africa’s finest Syrah, a journey that ultimately led him to the Swartland. There, atop the windswept Porseleinberg mountain, he discovered a remote, rugged farm with schist-rich soils, which is now recognised as one of the world’s great Syrah sites.

    Established as a single-vineyard project and owned by Boekenhoutskloof, Porseleinberg is meticulously farmed and vinified by winemaker Callie Louw, whose mastery and vision have elevated every vintage since the inaugural 2010 release. Focused exclusively on Syrah, the estate captures the raw power and beauty of its unique terroir, producing wines that are consistently acclaimed for their authenticity, complexity, and age-worthy elegance.

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  • <a href="https://wine-republic.co.uk/product/2015-frankland-river-cabernet-sauvignon-larry-cherubino/">2015 Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon, Larry Cherubino</a> Wine Republic Heros Red Wine

    2015 Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon, Larry Cherubino

    £6695

    The Cherubino range are the signature wines of winemaker Larry Cherubino, they represent the sum of his experiences, use the best performing vineyards from Margaret River to Pemberton, to the regions of the Great Southern.  Hand made, with attention to detail taken at every step of the winemaking journey.

    This 2015 Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon is made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes sourced from his Pedestal vineyard in Western Australia’s Wilyabrup region. Inky black, the wine has strong classic bay leaf and earthy cabernet tones. Very focused, mouth filling with very fine tannins. Oak is supporting the intense fruit. Medium bodied, destined for a long life. Drinking Window 2022 – 2040

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  • <a href="https://wine-republic.co.uk/product/2020-coltassala-chianti-classico-gran-selezione-castello-di-volpaia/">2020 Coltassala Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, Castello di Volpaia</a> Wine Republic Heros Red Wine

    2020 Coltassala Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, Castello di Volpaia

    £6695

    Perched amid the rugged hills of Radda in Chianti, Castello di Volpaia is a benchmark Tuscan estate with roots stretching back to the 11th century. Since the 1970s, it has been meticulously restored and revitalised by the Mascheroni Stianti family, who transformed the medieval village into a model of organic winemaking excellence. Today, the estate is renowned for producing some of the region’s most elegant and terroir-driven wines thanks partly to its high-altitude vineyards (up to 600 metres), certified organic farming, and a thoughtful balance of tradition and innovation.

    The 2020 Coltassala Chianti Classico Gran Selezione is the estate’s flagship wine, sourced from a historic single vineyard once part of a centuries-old farmstead. Originally produced as a Super Tuscan in the 1980s, Coltassala now represents the pinnacle of Chianti Classico as a Gran Selezione, the appellation’s highest classification. Made from predominantly Sangiovese with a touch of Mammolo, this wine undergoes extended ageing in French oak barriques, delivering structure and refinement.

    In the glass, the 2020 Coltassala shows a vibrant ruby hue with a deeply expressive nose of wild cherry, black plum, and violet, layered with hints of sweet spice, cedar, and fine tobacco. The palate is rich and textured, with a core of ripe red and black fruit balanced by firm yet polished tannins, and underpinned by the signature fresh acidity of Radda’s elevated terroir. The finish is long, savoury, and nuanced, echoing with notes of balsamic herbs and graphite.

    The 2020 vintage delivers power and poise, making this a Gran Selezione that is beautifully drinkable now but structured for long-term ageing. A perfect match for bistecca alla fiorentina, braised meats, or truffle risotto, this wine exemplifies the sophistication and soul of modern Chianti Classico.

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  • <a href="https://wine-republic.co.uk/product/2008-blanc-de-blancs-1er-cru-prestige-champagne-duval-leroy/">2008 Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru Prestige, Champagne Duval-Leroy</a> Wine Republic Heros Champagne & Sparkling Wine

    2008 Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru Prestige, Champagne Duval-Leroy

    £6895

    This champagne is refreshing and elegant, with rich aromas of floral notes, blood orange and roasted almonds. The palate shows great depth, a fine structure and wonderful minerality. 2008 was one of the best vintages of the decade. The Champagnes of 2008 are classically styled, with a rich concentration framed by wonderful freshness.

    The Chardonnay grapes from the six Grand Cru villages of the Côte des Blancs: Le Mesnil sur Oger, Oger, Avize, Cramant, Chouilly ,Oiry and Vertus in Premier Cru with parcels of Barilliers, Faucherets and les Monts Ferrés.

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  • <a href="https://wine-republic.co.uk/product/2018-judd-pinot-noir-ten-minutes-by-tractor/">2021 Judd Pinot Noir, Ten Minutes By Tractor</a> Red Wine

    2021 Judd Pinot Noir, Ten Minutes By Tractor

    £6900

    The iconic Ten Minutes by Tractor has numerous amazing vineyards on the Mornington Peninsula and the Judd vineyard may be the best of them all, it is the oldest and steepest of all the TMT single vineyards.

    The 2021 Judd is classic cool climate Pinot Noir, showing notes of delicate sweet cherry and expressive notes of lavender, licorice and blackcurrant leaf.  The complex and structured palate works in harmony with the fruit showing precision at every turn.

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  • <a href="https://wine-republic.co.uk/product/2020-reserve-cabernet-sauvignon-xanadu/">2020 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Xanadu</a> Wine Republic Heros Red Wine

    2020 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Xanadu

    £6900

    The Quintessential Margaret River Cabernet, with perfumed black fruit aromas and a generous, velvety palate packed with irresistible dark forest fruit and chocolate characters.

    The Reserve range continues to be the best of what Xanadu are able to produce in a given vintage – single vineyard or otherwise. Fruit was predominantly sourced from two mature, dry grown vineyards; Timber Creek, in the Wilyabrup subregion; and Victory Point in the Treeton subregion of Margaret River and was supplemented with a small amount of Malbec from the Stevens Road vineyard in Wallcliffe. The resulting blend from these vineyards has married beautifully, proving again that sometimes ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’.

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  • <a href="https://wine-republic.co.uk/product/2021-reserve-chardonnay-xanadu/">2021 Reserve Chardonnay, Xanadu</a> White Wine

    2021 Reserve Chardonnay, Xanadu

    £6900

    The Reserve range continues to be the best of the best of what Xanadu can produce in a given vintage. This is the 11th consecutive release of Reserve Chardonnay, 100% of the fruit for this wine is from the estate’s oldest iconic Chardonnay vineyard, the Lagan Estate.

    The bouquet of this powerful, yet elegant Chardonnay displays fresh pear and lemon/lime characters with underlying hints of roasted cashews and frangipani adding complexity.  The sophisticated palate is medium-bodied with a wonderful purity of fruit, offering pear puree, zesty grapefruit flavours and a quartz-like, almost crystalline, mineral edge to the structure. Pristine fruit and tangy acid focus the wine to a crisp, lingering finish

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  • <a href="https://wine-republic.co.uk/product/blanc-de-noirs-champagne-palmer-co/">Blanc de Noirs Champagne, Palmer & Co</a> Wine Republic Heros Champagne & Sparkling Wine

    Blanc de Noirs Champagne, Palmer & Co

    £6995

    A contemporary expression, with delicate aromas of peach and apricot lifted by vibrant notes of grapefruit and gooseberry. A beautiful combination of intensity and finesse.

    The grands terroirs of the Montagne de Reims are central to Champagne Palmer & Co’s wine philosophy, encompassing over 200 hectares across seven iconic crus, all facing north. A perfect balance between the Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier varieties, this elite blend of growths from the Montagne de Reims area, the Côte des Bars and the Marne Valley offers a contemporary expression of a Blanc de Noirs. This aromatic diversity enables the oenologists to craft unique blends each year.

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  • <a href="https://wine-republic.co.uk/product/2021-amon-ra-shiraz-glaetzer/">2021 Amon Ra Shiraz, Glaetzer</a> Wine Republic Heros Red Wine

    2021 Amon Ra Shiraz, Glaetzer

    £6995

    Amon-Ra Shiraz is an iconic wine that epitomises Ben Glaetzer’s passion to create wines that are full-flavoured, multi-layered and intense but still elegant, stylish and finely balanced.

    Amon Ra is made from exceptional old vine fruit was sourced from the famed Ebenezer sub district at the northern tip of the Barossa Valley. Vine age 50—130 years old.

    Rich and enveloping and balanced on a razor’s edge between power and finesse. Multiple dark fruit notes saturate the palate, enhanced with graceful spice and herb notes. It will age for many years to come.
    Peak drinking: A wine that will develop beautifully with long term cellaring through to 2045.

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  • <a href="https://wine-republic.co.uk/product/2019-brunello-di-montalcino-docg-poggio-alle-mura-banfi/">2019 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG ‘ Poggio Alle Mura’, Banfi</a> Wine Republic Heros Red Wine

    2019 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG ‘ Poggio Alle Mura’, Banfi

    £6995

    Poggio alle Mura is the historical name of the 12th century fortress crowning the Banfi vineyard estate. Today the castle has been christened Castello Banfi .

    A Brunello with great personality. Intense ruby red colour with a complex aromatic structure, highlighted by notes of blackberry and plum jam, combined with spicy hints of tobacco. On the palate, it is balanced and elegant, with ripe, mature, and well- integrated tannins through the long and sustained finish.

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  • <a href="https://wine-republic.co.uk/product/21-year-old-para-tawny-seppeltsfield/">21 Year Old Para Tawny, Seppeltsfield</a> Red Wine

    21 Year Old Para Tawny, Seppeltsfield

    £7000

    The 1999 vintage 21-Year-Old Para Tawny is proudly a single vintage fortified wine, whereby parcels have been matured in old oak hogsheads. Brandy spirit has been used as the fortification element, which along with extensive oxidative ageing, gives rise to roasted nut, praline and butterscotch aromas and flavours.  A fine example of single vintage Tawny from extended barrel maturation, lifted, fresh & elegant.

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  • <a href="https://wine-republic.co.uk/product/2018-wolta-wolta-clare-valley-riesling-loosen-barry/">2018 Wolta Wolta Clare Valley Riesling, Loosen Barry</a> Wine Republic Heros White Wine

    2018 Wolta Wolta Clare Valley Riesling, Loosen Barry

    £7200

    The friendship between Ernst Loosen, of the Dr. Loosen Estate in Germany, and Peter Barry, of Jim Barry Wines, Australia, began in 1995 at the London Wine Fair. Forged out of mutual respect for the noble variety Riesling, this collaboration of ideas pays homage to the wine making techniques used by the Loosen family for generations, and the vineyard practices of the Barry family.

    The German-style Riesling made in Australia is called Wolta Wolta, (Aboriginal for ‘good water’) in honour of one the Barry family’s most significant and successful land purchases, which later became known as Lodge Hill. The Australian-style Riesling, made with grapes from the Erdener Treppchen Vineyard in Germany, is called Walhalla, (pronounced Valhalla) named after the majestic hall ruled over by Odin in Norse mythology.

    It was no simple task for an Australian winemaker to make a German-style Riesling and vice versa, but when each winemaker can draw on forty years of experience of their counterpart, the possibilities are genuinely intriguing, and even though Peter and Tom Barry were uncertain they could make such a different style of Riesling, they were delighted with the outcome.

    This project is not about sales. This is a project of passion, designed to test the skills, explore the possibilities, and hopefully, get people thinking about Riesling in a different way.

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  • <a href="https://wine-republic.co.uk/product/2017-wolta-wolta-clare-valley-riesling-loosen-barry/">2017 Wolta Wolta Clare Valley Riesling, Loosen Barry</a> Wine Republic Heros White Wine

    2017 Wolta Wolta Clare Valley Riesling, Loosen Barry

    £7200

    The friendship between Ernst Loosen, of the Dr. Loosen Estate in Germany, and Peter Barry, of Jim Barry Wines, Australia, began in 1995 at the London Wine Fair. Forged out of mutual respect for the noble variety Riesling, this collaboration of ideas pays homage to the wine making techniques used by the Loosen family for generations, and the vineyard practices…

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  • <a href="https://wine-republic.co.uk/product/2019-lota-cousino-macul/">2019 Lota, Cousino Macul</a> Wine Republic Heros Red Wine

    2019 Lota, Cousino Macul

    £7200

    Red Wine of the Year, 97 points, Tim Atkin MW, 2023 Report on Chilean wines.

    Lota is the flagship wine of Cousiño Macul, an emblem of heritage, precision, and exceptional terroir. Sourced from the winery’s most treasured parcels, including Cabernet Sauvignon vines planted in 1932, this wine represents the pinnacle of the family’s winemaking tradition. These ungrafted vines are descendants of original French cuttings brought to Chile in the 1860s and grow at the foot of the Andes, 600 meters above sea level, in rocky, loamy soils that yield naturally low quantities of intensely concentrated fruit.

    In the glass, the 2019 Lota reveals a nose that is rich and layered, offering aromas of cassis, blackberry, and black cherry interwoven with cedar, cocoa, and subtle hints of warm spice. On the palate, it is full-bodied and structured, yet impressively refined. Lush black fruit flavours are framed by fine, ripe tannins and nuanced oak, creating a harmonious balance that culminates in a long, elegant, and ultra-smooth finish.

    This is a wine of power, grace, and provenance, worthy of extended cellaring, but compellingly drinkable now. Ideal for collectors and connoisseurs seeking a Cabernet-based wine that marries Old World sophistication with New World vitality.

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  • <a href="https://wine-republic.co.uk/product/2011-blanc-de-blanc-hattingley-valley/">2011 Blanc de Blanc, Hattingley Valley</a> Champagne & Sparkling Wine, English & Welsh Sparkling Wine

    2011 Blanc de Blanc, Hattingley Valley

    £7500

    Winner of the Best Blanc de Blancs in the World at the 2017 Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships.

    This magnificent Blanc de Blanc from Hattingley Valley has aged wonderfully as you would expect of top quality Blanc de Blanc.  It shows a vibrant hue and opens with aromas of sourdough bread, kumquat and shades of forest floor that fill the nose. The palate shows great vibrancy and weight with bright lemon oil, nectarine and brioche.  This gives way to a rich toasty and honeyed charm. The palate is beautifully balanced and complex.  A rich and rounded mouthfeel and long finish.

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