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  • La Rioja Alta Offer

    26th May 2021

    La Rioja Alta Offer

    Quite simply, these are some of the finest Riojas that can grace your cellar: complex, refined, classic but without compromising fruit intensity and to reiterate: wines that speak about where…

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  • 2016 Baricci Brunello di Montalcino

    21st May 2021

    2016 Baricci Brunello di Montalcino

    It was just around this time that the 2016 Rosso di Montalcinos began to arrive, giving us a peek into what producers were calling a perfect vintage. The wines were dark and effusive in how they ex…

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  • 2018 René Rostaing Pre-Arrival Offer

    14th May 2021

    2018 René Rostaing Pre-Arrival Offer

    Cote Rotie was an insiders wine [in the 1980's], astonishing all who discovered it with its magical soft-fruity finesse, southern in warmth but closer to a great red Burgundy in the way firm tannins s…

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  • 2019 Faiveley

    13th May 2021

    2019 Faiveley

    "2019 is potentially a grand vintage as it has everything it needs to be so described” - Allen Meadows, www.burghound.com"This is a thrilling year for Pinot Noir, delivering wines bursting with head-t…

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  • 2019 Robert Weil

    21st Apr 2021

    2019 Robert Weil

    “2019 is another great vintage for Robert Weil. Gutswein and Ortswein are fantastic. The dry single-vineyard Lagenwein are stunning. The naturally sweet Kabinett and Spätlese wines are incredibly beau…

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  • Cheval Blanc Offer

    18th Nov 2020

    Cheval Blanc Offer

    "The beauty of Cheval Blanc is the complex, powerful perfume paired with textures that can feel as soft as polished silk and velvet. Due to its terroir and location that straddles the border of Pomero…

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  • 2018 Château d'Yquem

    24th Sep 2020

    2018 Château d'Yquem

    Great wines are not born just anywhere, by accident. A unique set of climatic and geological conditions combine to form a rare equilibrium. This is undoubtedly the case at Yquem, which epitomises all…

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  • FL Vuitton Private Reserve Bordeaux

    20th Sep 2020

    FL Vuitton Private Reserve Bordeaux

    The exclusive private reserve of François Louis Vuitton, the great great grandson of the founder of the French fashion powerhouse, is now available to pre-order!Full disclosure - going into this tasti…

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  • 2016 Elio Grasso Barolo

    20th Aug 2020

    2016 Elio Grasso Barolo

    For those new to the Grasso Barolo’s, these are wines that combine the best aspects of both traditional and contemporary Barolo winemaking. Fermentation occurs in stainless steel, with extended skin…

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  • Bonneau du Martray Masterclass

    20th Aug 2020

    Bonneau du Martray Masterclass

    2016 The Hilt Santa Barbara Chardonnay - $105“The 2016 Chardonnay Estate spent 11 months in 38% new French oak. It has an open nose of ripe peach, apricot, toast, gunflint and pie crust with dried ch…

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  • Elio Altare Offer

    20th Aug 2020

    Elio Altare Offer

    As for the wines, they are positively stunning across the board in both vintages. At a time when so many growers have shifted towards a more classic style, Silvia Altare told me she has no plans to c…

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  • 2017 Domaine du Vieux-Télégraphe

    20th Aug 2020

    2017 Domaine du Vieux-Télégraphe

    Frederic & Daniel Brunier - Vaucluse & Ventoux2018 Frederic & Daniel Brunier “Le Pigeoulet” Vin des Pays de Vaucluse$38 per bottle ; RRP $44The Pigeoulet is the lighter, more open, and mo…

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