Best Wines Under $100
- Alberto Bartali Morellino di Scansano DOCG 2021$65.00Morellino di Scansano, means Sangiovese from Scansano, Scansano being a hilly coastal reqion of Maremma in Tuscany which is renowned for its dry climate, volcanic soil and maritime climate. This is a 'first selection' Scansano, with exceptional fruit fermented and aged in oak. There's Cherry, tobacco, tomato and leather here, with excellent fruit concentration and finish which is replete with chalky tannins. Learn More
- Alberto Bartali Rosso di Montalcino DOC 2022$65.00Rosso di Montalcino is Sangiovese from Montalcino, often declassified Brunello. With its fruit intensity and 12 months ageing in oak, this is very much in the baby Brunello mould. It’s a big brooding wine with black and sour cherries, spice and excellent intensity and length. Drink anytime over the next decade. Learn More
- Angas King 1836 Reserve Clare Valley Shiraz 2017Special Price $65.00 Regular Price $75.00Rich, black, dark, deep, powerfully fruited and structured with a decent lick of oak. Old school but drinking beautifully thanks to its age. Blackcurrant, black olives, bay leaf, dark chocolate, zesty acidity and cedary oak make this a powerful pleasure right now. Will continue to improve tho, for at least a decade. Learn More
- Aus vs France - High End Chardy 6 PackRegular Price $540.00 $300.00We're very excited to be offering this 6 pack, replete with 3 bottles apiece of Jean Loron's exceptional White Burgundy, aka French Chardonnay, from a place that arguably does Chardy better than anywhere else on the planet. Also heading your way, should you choose to order, 3 bottles of Heirloom's magical 'Assens Fortalice' Adelaide Hills cuvée. Both are slap in the middle of their perfect drinking windows too, being from the 2019 and 2018 vintages. Burgundy expert Bill Nanson said of the Jean Loron in 2020 'this wine is about the future ... more complexity and vibrance to this aroma, more barrel, saline, concentrated and certainly mineral. The finish is subtle but very persistent. The oak is an ever-present but here’s a wine that’s rather complete – and having tasted older vintages I know that the oak fades into the background – you should give this wine at least 3 years in the cellar – or I would anyway. Excellent wine, with the potential for great. Tasted in 2020.' We can confirm, this wine is now cherry ripe for drinking now and over the next 5-8 years. The Heirloom bottling represents the finest Chardonnay they can produce in any given vintage - this edition sees struck match handing the baton to stonefruits, pancake batter and melon. As you sip, swirl and taste, the flavors deepen and increase in richness and depth. Already excellent, this will be exceptional in a few more years All in all, a cracking Chardy pack and a great opportunity to compare 2 exceptional wines. Learn More
- Aus vs France - High End Chardy Pack v2.0Regular Price $540.00 $360.00
We put out a high-end Chard pack a month or two back - clearly there's an appetite :-)
With that in mind, here's version two, pitting a superb French White Burgundy (Chardonnay) against one of the best Aussie Chardonnays produced today.
In the Green and Gold corner, Picardy Pemberton Chardonnay 2022
40 years ago, Bill Pannell, who pioneered the Margaret River wine region, building Moss Wood and earning their Cabernet worldwide acclaim, sold up and chased his burgeoning love of French Pinot and Chardonnay. On returning to Aus, he selected land in Pemberton, Western Australia and began the expensive, difficult and lengthy process of importing from Burgundy four of the very best clones of Chardonnay, a process which took about a decade.
He and his son Dan then pioneered the Pemberton wine region. They are just beginning to be acknowledged as being amongst the finest producers of Chardonnay (and Pinot) in Aus.
Picardy Chardonnay 2022
Intensity, power, elegance, and complexity. Spectacularly graceful and elegant Chardy made from Dijon clones 76, 95, 96 and 277. Stone fruits and lemon butter, chalkiness and with crystalline acidity. A wine with balance, precision and purity, with intense stone fruit carried forward by grapefruity acidity, which is softened by creaminess and complexed by super high-quality French oak and a slight phenolic grip.
In the baguette/snail/stinky cheese corner: Jean Loron Pouilly Fuisse 2019
The Jean Loron Pouilly Fuisse is a White Burgundy, AKA French Chardy, from the most highly-prized place on earth for its production, and it is a stunner. It's marginally less powerful than the Picardy at the moment, but given its age, slightly more complex.
Jean Loron Pouilly Fuisse 2019
Burgundy expert Bill Nanson said of the Jean Loron in 2020: 'this wine is about the future... more complexity and vibrance to this aroma, more barrel, saline, concentrated and certainly mineral. The finish is subtle but very persistent. The oak is ever-present but here’s a wine that’s rather complete – and having tasted older vintages I know that the oak fades into the background – you should give this wine at least three years in the cellar – or I would, anyway. Excellent wine, with the potential for great. Tasted in 2020.' We can confirm, this wine is now perfectly poised for drinking now and over the next five to eight years.
All in, there's $540 worth of Chardy here for just $360, and both are exceptional. Grab two of these six-packs and they'll come to you FREIGHT FREE.
Learn More - Boho Farm Queen Bee Reserve Pinot Noir 2021Special Price $55.00 Regular Price $60.00An intriguing pinot produced from a 35yo Fleurieu peninsula vineyard which is both cool climate and maritime influenced. This resulting Pinot, a reserve selection off their best vines, offers structure and power. It’s worth decanting and will absolutely continue to improve with cellaring. Superb structure and depth of flavour here. Learn More
- Ca 'Botta Alta Valpolicella Superiore DOC 2019$60.00Remarkably intense for a superiore, with dense fruits and excellent acidity tempered by French oak. The bouquet offers cherries, plums, sage and red flowers along with chocolate, smoke, minerality and olive tapenade. The palate is packed with ripe cherries, blackberries, blackberries along with white pepper. Soft and elegant tannins and balanced acidity leave your palate fresh. The second glass beckons. Learn More
- Ca 'Botta Rubicondo 2019$55.00Black, rich, concentrated and savoury, this wine is made from 14-day air dried, traditional regional grapes Corvina and Rondinella softened by Merlot. It offers black fruits, spice and cedar. The fruit sweetness is excellent and well balanced by savory touches. An absolute bargain. Learn More
- Ca 'Botta Torcinato Valpolicella Superiore 2018Special Price $89.00 Regular Price $99.00Our 3rd vintage of the Torcinato, and absolutely the finest to date. This is a big and exceptionally well-structured and refined wine which requires at an hour in a decanter before drinking. It is powerful yet silky smooth, with intense red and blue fruits, cola, tobacco, blackberries, cherries and fresh thyme. Fruit is air dried prior to fermentation for 45 days meaning that 1.6 kg of fruit are required to make each bottle! Learn More
- Ca ’Botta Cerviero Rosso Veneto 2016Special Price $79.00 Regular Price $89.00In theory this is an entry level wine for Ca’ Botta, carrying the IGT designation rather than the more favoured DOC or DOCG status. Why? Because this is a wine made using Amarone methods using primarily Amarone varieties with the inclusion of Cabernet which is not allowed in Amarone production… They add Cabernet to build freshness and change the tannin profile … to make something as good but a little different to a traditional Amarone. 2.2 kilos of fruit are needed to make just one bottle. We found herbs, black fruits, cherries, spice and pepper here on a pallet which is both concentrated and ethereal. A cracking wine and an absolute bargain. Learn More
- Ca’ de Lion Monteluna Langhe Nebbiolo DOC 2021$65.00Produced in Piedmont, specifically in the famed Langhe Hills, this beautifully structured Nebbiolo is aged for 12 months in a combination of large format French oak and stainless steel. This is more approachable than an equivalent Nebb from Barolo, the tannins, whilst noticeable and an important part of the wines structure, being less strident than you'll find in most wines from nearby Barolo or Barbaresco. Lots going on here from violet and red fruit aromatics, fresh straw, vanilla, liquorice and spice through truffles, which will continue to develop as the wine ages, plus tobacco and dark chocolate. A stunner after decanting and will cellar magnificently. Learn More
- Curtis 38 Year Old TawnySpecial Price $70.00 Regular Price $100.00This Tawny has spent over 38 years in barrel slowly oxidizing and becoming aldehydic in the process. It is amber and brown in colour and packed with nuttiness and raisins. There is enough sweetness to make the palate lush and plenty of acid too which provides balance and a dry finish. A stunning fortified wine. Learn More