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• Red Wine

  2009 Peninsula Shiraz, Paringa Estate

  £3900

  Co-fermented with 5% Viognier and aged for 11 months in seasoned French oak barriques. In the glass, it is an opaque dark red black tinged colour with a bright purple-red hue. Plum and liquorice aromas intermix with smoky vanillin cedar, earth and pepper notes. The pretty, light to medium weight palate is elegantly flavoured with spicy plum, cherries and red liquorice over faint vanillin cedar, light earth and pepper. Finishes fresh with fine-grained tannins and a moderate aftertaste. Vibrant, elegant, drinking very well after 11 years in bottle and under £30!

   

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• White Wine

  2008 The Florita Riesling, Jim Barry

  £3900

  This legendary dry Riesling from Jim Barry has matured under optimum conditions and displays the complexities that fine Australian Riesling develops over time.

  The Florita Story

  This story is best told by famous Australian wine writer, Huon Hooke and head of the Barry Family, Peter Barry who below tell the wonderful story of Florita…..

  It starts in 1946, just after the war, when Leo Buring bought land at Watervale and planted Pedro ximénez for sherry – the preferred wine of Australians at the time. He named the vineyard Florita, which is Spanish for ‘little flower’ – a reference to the sherry flor (or flower), the film of yeast that covers the dry flor sherry as it matures in its ullaged casks.  Public tastes shifted, table wine became fashionable, and in 1962 Buring’s winemaker John Vickery began to remove Pedro and plant riesling. “He started to make riesling (wine), which began to be seen as the future of Australian white wine,” says Barry. Indeed, Vickery and the Leo Buring brand became almost synonymous with riesling.   “In 1986 Philip Morris (the tobacco company which owned the Leo Buring brand at the time) had six years supply of riesling in its cellars, and no-one was drinking it – chardonnay was the new fashion. They decided to sell the Florita vineyard.

  My brothers and I went to the auction. I was 24.  Mum said ‘You’re not allowed to buy it’. She said we already had plenty of vineyards. We told Dad he’d better buy it, and that would let us off the hook.
  Southcorp (the precursor of Treasury Wine Group) owned the Florita trademark at the time, and although the Barrys began using the grapes immediately, they couldn’t use the name.
  “I had to wait eight years until the registration period was up, but then Southcorp renewed it for another 10 years, so I had to wait 18 years all told, and I registered the name Florita two days after it lapsed.

  Eighteen years is a long time to wait for a drink.”

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• White Wine

  2009 The Florita Riesling, Jim Barry

  £3900

  This legendary dry Riesling from Jim Barry has matured under optimum conditions and displays the complexities that fine Australian Riesling develops over time.

  The Florita Story

  This story is best told by famous Australian wine writer, Huon Hooke and head of the Barry Family, Peter Barry who below tell the wonderful story of Florita…..

  It starts in 1946, just after the war, when Leo Buring bought land at Watervale and planted Pedro ximénez for sherry – the preferred wine of Australians at the time. He named the vineyard Florita, which is Spanish for ‘little flower’ – a reference to the sherry flor (or flower), the film of yeast that covers the dry flor sherry as it matures in its ullaged casks.  Public tastes shifted, table wine became fashionable, and in 1962 Buring’s winemaker John Vickery began to remove Pedro and plant riesling. “He started to make riesling (wine), which began to be seen as the future of Australian white wine,” says Barry. Indeed, Vickery and the Leo Buring brand became almost synonymous with riesling.   “In 1986 Philip Morris (the tobacco company which owned the Leo Buring brand at the time) had six years supply of riesling in its cellars, and no-one was drinking it – chardonnay was the new fashion. They decided to sell the Florita vineyard.

  My brothers and I went to the auction. I was 24.  Mum said ‘You’re not allowed to buy it’. She said we already had plenty of vineyards. We told Dad he’d better buy it, and that would let us off the hook.
  Southcorp (the precursor of Treasury Wine Group) owned the Florita trademark at the time, and although the Barrys began using the grapes immediately, they couldn’t use the name.
  “I had to wait eight years until the registration period was up, but then Southcorp renewed it for another 10 years, so I had to wait 18 years all told, and I registered the name Florita two days after it lapsed.

  Eighteen years is a long time to wait for a drink.”

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• White Wine

  2012 Central Coast Viognier, Alban Vineyards

  £3950

  John Alban is more than a wine producer: Robert Parker has described him as the “spiritual and qualitative leader of the Rhône Ranger movement”: his impact on wine production in California is not to be understated.  Established in 1989, Alban Vineyards represents California’s first winery and vineyard dedicated exclusively to the varietals of the Rhône at a time when anything that was neither Cabernet nor Chardonnay was barely grown in California, Alban was a groundbreaking project and has gone on to be regarded as one of the U.S.A’s best and most influential producers.

  Aromatic and floral. Forward and fruity with notes of lychee, pear and stone fruit. North County fruit brings rich texture and body while estate fruit adds floral notes, minerals and balancing acidity. It is 25% barrel fermented in a mixture of new and used French oak. This is an intense, full-bodied style with considerable weight, luscious and delicious.

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• White Wine

  2011 Chardonnay, Dog Point Vineyard

  £4100

  This 12-year-old Chardonnay was recently released by Dog Point as a part of their museum release program.  It’s simply stunning, liquid gold in a glass.  Aromas of limestone, lemon and white flowers waft from the glass.  The palate is full of flavour, layered and intense.  Spicy with a buttery feel.   The finish is long and intense.  This will continue to age gracefully for another 10 years.  Simply magnificent.

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• White Wine

  2013 Faultline Chardonnay, Kooyong

  £4200

  This 2013 Faultline Chardonnay now has 7 years of age and is mouth-wateringly beautiful.

  The acclaimed wine author Tyson Stelzer said of this wine: ‘Scintillating. Effortlessly unites gunflint with pristine white peach and grapefruit, even nuances of white pepper. There is energy, tension and light-footedness and at the same time expansive presence and concentration that offers breadth and remarkable persistence. Benchmark’.

  The Faultline Vineyard

  Faultline, the largest block at Kooyong, is planted predominantly to Chardonnay in an area where the soils are characterised by a friable dark brown loamy clay.    Adjacent to the Farrago block to the West, the Faultline block is more gently sloping. The block is bounded by a geological fault that runs along the south-western end, beyond which the soil becomes quite poorly drained. Before this fault, however, the soils are well-drained and high in organic matter.   The Chardonnay from the Faultline block is rich and full, defined by a generosity of texture while still supported by Kooyong’s inherent minerality.

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• White Wine

  2012 Faultline Chardonnay, Kooyong

  £4200

  This is handpicked, single-site chardonnay at its very best — a whole bunch of pressed grapes, fermented with natural yeasts and left on its lees for 12 months. It’s a pretty hands-off process, really, but that’s the secret to letting the character of the site show its true colours. The result is a wine layered with complex savoury notes matched with crystalline, fresh, zesty fruit that fills the palate. Flinty mineral characters lead to grapefruit and lemon zest fruit while the barrel influence brings softer nougat, cashew and toast.

  This wine can be drunk now or cellared for another 5-8 years for something very special!

  The Faultline Vineyard 

  Faultline, the largest block at Kooyong, is planted predominantly to Chardonnay in an area where the soils are characterised by a friable dark brown loamy clay.    Adjacent to the Farrago block to the West, the Faultline block is more gently sloping. The block is bounded by a geological fault that runs along the south-western end, beyond which the soil becomes quite poorly drained. Before this fault, however, the soils are well-drained and high in organic matter.   The Chardonnay from the Faultline block is rich and full, defined by generosity of texture while still supported by Kooyong’s inherent minerality.

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• White Wine

  2012 Farrago Chardonnay, Kooyong

  £4200

  This 2012 Farrago is supremely elegant, complex and balanced, seamless and so aromatic.  Reminiscent of Puligny Montrachet – peach, melon and nectarine knit with fresh vanilla oak and underpinned by nuances of grapefruit, ginger and cloves.

  Thre palate just feels beautiful on the tongue. Smooth and creamy, with delightful roundness and fatness, it’s long, pristine and tightly focussed, with intense stonefruit, melon and citrus flavours deftly knit with vanilla oak and wrapped in a racy acidity.  The finish lingers for a ridiculously long time.   White Burgundy of this quality would cost you triple.

  The Farrago Vineyard

  Exclusively planted to Chardonnay, this small block is gently north-sloping with sediments ranging from those higher in sand to those higher in clay.  The best fruit within the block comes from the zone higher in clay where the soil has a mottled appearance due to high sandstone pebble content, hence the block’s name Farrago.   The Chardonnay from the Farrago block is defined by a precise linear character with strong silicaceous minerality. At its best, this is the premier white wine with the greatest ageing potential.

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• White Wine

  2011 Verve Chardonnay, Ocean Eight

  £4200

  Ocean Eight is a family-owned and run by the Aylward family. Chris and Gail Aylward first made wine on the Mornington Peninsula in 1997 when they established the iconic Kooyong Estate.   Having sold Kooyong in 2004 they setup Ocean Eight on the southern and more cooler side of the Mornington Peninsula.   Ocean Eight is now run by their son Mike Aylward and his wife Hollie.   The 2011 Chardonnay lives up to their reputation – macadamia-nut aromas with some clove spices resulting from the barrel fermentation. The fruit is very much in the lime and grapefruit spectrum. The finish is the highlight with a racy acid and mineral mouth-feel up the centre of the palate.

  Awarded 97 points – James Halliday 

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• White Wine

  2008 The Virgilius Viognier, Yalumba

  £4250

  Yalumba, the pioneer of Viognier in Australia, has devoted 20 years to the growing and making of this rare and exotic Rhone variety.   The Virgilius is Yalumba’s most distinguished Viognier – a wine that shows power with restraint. As Yalumba’s most premium and enchanting white wine, it is loved by wine lovers looking for something beyond the more conventional offering.

  The nose on this 2009 Virgilius delivers a lifted and exotic aromatic profile of honeysuckle, dried apricot and tropical fruit on the turn followed by a hint of citrus and spice as endnotes. Rich mouth filling flavours of ripe apricot, honeysuckle, tropical fruits and spice. Aftertaste of ripe apricot, honeysuckle and spice – the acidity is incredibly fine, almost taking it into top chardonnay territory; amazing!

  At its best with food, The Virgilius complements a wide range of flavors, particularly dishes with spice and richness.

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• Red Wine

  2005 Single Site Shiraz Lyndoch Shiraz ‘Fromm Vineyard’, Yalumba

  £4250

  The Yalumba Hand Picked Single Site wines are made to express the significance as well as the individuality of standout terroirs from within Yalumba growers vineyards.

  This 2005 Single Site Lyndoch Shiraz comes from the Fromm family vineyard on the northern outskirts of Lyndoch. This Shiraz block, known as the old Block 1, was planted in 1935 and produces a distinctly ripe southern Barossa style.

  It smells of black and red-berry fruits and is quite pure and assertive. It’s rich and dense with lovely meaty fruit. Liquorice and spice with pepper and integrated toasty oak that adds another spice dimension. Quite savoury and showing it’s from a cool climate vintage. There is sweet fruit too- black cherry, raspberry, plum and cassis with hints of mint.

  Only 318 cases produced.

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• Red Wine

  2011 `Kyè` Langhe Freisa, G.D. Vajra

  £4250

  Freisa is an ancient local grape variety from Langhe that is fighting for survival. Part of the history and identity of Piemonte since ancient times, Freisa is one of the closest relatives of Nebbiolo. This wine is Vajra’s homage to this rare treasure of Langhe.

  Deep ruby red colour. Red berries, tobacco, roses, and white pepper with hints of hay and wild herbs on the nose. Full-bodied with balanced acidity and alcohol, this wine is sapid and rich with a long finish of black fruits and spices.

  Grapes for this wine are sourced from San Ponzio Vineyard in the Commune of Barolo. They are grown at an altitude of 390-410 metres above sea level, on a clay-rich soil with an assortment of vines selected by Aldo Vaira in an old vineyard planted by his grandfather.

   

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• White Wine

  2005 The Virgilius Viognier, Yalumba

  £4500

  Yalumba, the pioneer of Viognier in Australia, has devoted 20 years to the growing and making of this rare and exotic Rhone variety.   On the nose the aroma is always intense with white peaches, apricots and ginger. The palate is lifted with ginger spice, layered mineral texture and complex apricots along with white stone fruit flavours. The trademark Viognier lusciousness of the palate is clearly evident in vintages of this wine which is unctuous and complex.   We are delighted to offer this aged example.

  At its best with food, The Virgilius complements a wide range of flavors, particularly dishes with spice and richness.

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• White Wine

  2005 Wigan Riesling, Peter Lehmann

  £4500

  From the shallow rocky soils of the Eden Valley, the Wigan Riesling has become one of Australia;s most celebrated wines.

  Named after its winemaker, Andrew Wigan who until his recent retirement had a hand in every Peter Lehman vintage from its first in 1980, it is only released after 5 years from vintage to capture the wines full potential.

  Andrew ‘Wigs’ Wigan revolutionised white winemaking and championed the Riesling grape and his eponymous wine has been named IWSC ‘Best Riesling in the World’ six times and accumulated more than 80 trophies since its inaugural vintage.

  This 2005 wigan is a masterpiece and is perfectly described up by the winemaker, Andrew Wigan: ‘They commence life as wines of great purity and end up as wines of great complexity’.  This 05 is exactly that! Lemon, lime and honey on the nose intermingled with that unique aged riesling character. The palate is still crisp and fresh but developed with gorgeous flavours of lemon, toast, lime and spice with toasted honey characters persisting onto the back palate. The finish reinforces these flavours and it is so so long.

  Simply magnificent aged Eden Valley Riesling from the Master.

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• Red Wine

  2014 Pinot Noir, Stargazer

  £4500

  This stunning Pinot Noir from Samatha Connew is a world-class wine and sits in the top tier of Australian Pinot Noir (it had the honour of being rated Tasmania’s best Pinot noir in the 2014 vintage).

  Owner and winemaker of Stargazer, Samantha is a former Red Winemaker of the Year, a title won whilst head winemaker at McLaren Vale’s Wirra Wirra Vineyards.   Now bringing her skills to bear on her own project she is undoubtedly going to propel Stargazer onto ever greater heights.

  This 2014 is bright crimson with perfumed spicy lavendar and red fruits – the palate is almost smoky with dark savoury fruit and an abundance of fine tannin.  Will cellar very well and develop layers of complexity as it ages.

  Stargazer pays tribute to Abel Tasman, who as an explorer and navigator, must have spent a fair amount of time gazing towards the heavens. Tasman, a Dutchman under the employ of the United East India Company was the first European to sight Tasmania (on 24 November 1642) and then the South Island of New Zealand, nineteen days later on 13 December.

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