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2021 was am exceptional vintage for Barolo and Barbaresco.  Dollar for dollar there are few better value wines from this part of the world than the Produtorri's Barbareasco DOCG.  The 2021 vintage release is a superb wine.

Prior to the 2022 vintage, the Buisson family sold their Aligote fruit.  Not any more!  Buisson Bouegogne Aligote Pierre Percee 2022 is taut, steely and flinty.  It is a great example of Aligote.

Pelaverga is pretty much exclusively grown in the commune of Verduno, which is situated in the northern sector of Barolo. Bel Colle Pelaverga is a benchmark example of the variety, pale garnet in appearance with red fruits and a twist of spicy complexity.…

Gippsland-based Patrick Sullivan has carved out a reputation for producing high quality Chardonnay.  The second release of Patrick Sullivan Chardonnay, drawing on fruit from south-eastern South Australia, exceeds expectations.  It is a cracking…

Thierry Mothe produces textbook Chablis, with notes of gunflint, grapefruit pith and crushed stones. With Chablis supplies under severe pressure, this is your last opportunity to buy at $65 per bottle.

Sourced exclusively from the grand cru village Bouzy, Barnaut Blanc de Noirs Bouzy Grand Cru NV is an exceptional grower Champagne that walks the tightrope of power and finesse. 

Apsley Gorge Pinot Noir 2021 could well go down as the 'best ever' from this much-loved Tasmanian winery.  It has great fruit purity and is wonderfully elegant.  Patience will be well rewarded with this wine, as it will benefit from a few years…

In France, Muscadet is 'the' wine to have with seafood, particularly a plate of freshly shucked oysters.   It also France's most undervalued wine, and a veritable steal at under $30 per bottle.

The 2023 vintage releases are lively and fresh wines, with modest alcohol levels and measured oak treatment.  This mixed six-pack comprises two bottles of Holyman Chardonnay 2023 and four bottles of Holyman Pinot Noir 2023.

Shaw + Smith M3 Chardonnay is one of Australia's best Chardonnays.  The 2023 vintage release includes fruit from the cool Piccadilly vineyard for the first time.  

After en extended absence. Pondalowie Special Release Shiraz returns to Armadale Cellars.  The 2018 vintage release is one of the best ever under this label.   Lovers of full bodied Shiraz will not be disappointed.

Cabernet Sauvignon is as important to Crawford River as its iconic Riesling.  The 2022 vintages marks the first release of a Reserve wine from the estate's original Cabernet plantings in 1997.  This is Cabernet at its most elegant and refined.…

Penfolds Grange 1990 is one of the greatest wines ever made in Australia.  Wine Spectator anointed it as the Wine of the Year in 1995, the first wine from outside of Europe or California to do so.  These are pristine bottles sourced from a…

MMAD Vineyard Chenin Blanc is the best example of the variety in Australia.  That's not surprising given that the talented Shaw + Smith team are behind the wine.   The 2023 vintage release may well surpass the award-winning 2022.

Bernard Metrat is widely acknowledged as the best producer of Chiroubles.   The 2020 vintage of Bernard Metrat Chiroubles 'La Scandaleuse' is firing on all cylimders and represents outstanding value for money.

Jorge Monzon's career took him to Domaine de la Romanee Conti and Vega Sicilia prior to establishing Dominio del Aguila in Robera del Duero,  Picaro del Aguila is an elegant, fine-boned take on Ribera del Duero informed by his time in Burgundy.

Neldner Road Kraehe Shiraz 2021 is the best wine David Powell has made in his storied career.  It is also the first current release Australian wine Jeremy Oliver has scored 100 points.  Oliver anointed it as the successor to another legendary…

Villa Dugo Pinot Grigio is a wine of aroma and texture.  Grown in Friuli Isonzo, it is characterful Pinot Grigio at a modest price. 

Beaune-based merchant house Andre Goichot is a significant player in the Cote Chalonnaise including the village of Givry. It's Givry Champ La Dame 2021 is silky and possesses considerable depth of flavour. 

In the hands of a great producer such as the Boiron family (owners of Bosquet des Papes), Cotes du Rhone can transcend its modest appellation.  In many ways, this is a junior version of the estate's Chateauneuf-du-Pape reds.

Moss Wood proprietor likened the 2021 vintage of the estate's Cabernet Sauvignon to another cool year - 1975.  In Mugford's eyes, 1975 ranks as one of the all time great Moss Wood Cabernets.

The outlier appellations of the Right Bank are a rich source of great value red Bordeaux.  Chateau Cailleteau Bergeron Prestige 2020 punches well above its weight and at less than $40 per bottle is ridiculously hip pocket friendly.

With a history dating back over 850 years, Schloss Gobelsburg boast a rich winemaking heritage.  Its regional Gruner Veltliner is a great introduction to the estate.  It punches well above its price and is a textbook example of the variety.…

The history of Rustenberg winery dates back over 300 years.   Rustenberg Stellenbosch Chardonnay 2022 delivers plenty of Chardonnay flavour cosetted by well judged nutty, spicy oak.

Nestled in the hillside village of Vinsobres, Domaine Jaume is one of the leading family-owned estates of the Rhone Valley.  The estate's keenly priced Cotes du Rhone Rouge is a simply delicious red blend.

Like Dom Perignon P2 Plenitude and Bollinger RD, Redolent Late Disgorged underoges extended lees ageing prior to disgorgement.  The difference is that it sells for less than $40 per bottle!  This is complex and mature sparkling wine from the…

Tony Bish Skeetfield Chardonnay is a benchmark for nee world Chardonnay that ranks alongside such illustrious names and Kistler and Giaconda.   The 2021 vintage may go down as the best Skeetfield Tony has made to date.

Toodle Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2020 is proof positive that one can find high quality, barrel-fermented Chardonnay for around $20 per bottle.  It is the real deal.

English wine scribe Neal Martin recently anointed Domaine Henri + Gilles Buisson as one of six estates that could become Burgundy's next superstar - that's high praise indeed.  The brothers Buisson make very smart entry level Bourgognes under their…

Moulin-a-Vent is considered by many to be the source of the most powerful and savoury examples of Beaujolais (those in Morgon would beg to differ).  This example marries the lively fruity side of Beaujolais with a serious underbelly.

Obscurite Heathcote Shiraz 2016 joins the likes of Whistling Eagle Eagle's Blood and Wild Duck Creek Springflat as an elite member of the Heathcote Shiraz firmament.  This is one classy Shiraz, for sure.

Pascal and Richard Jaume followed up the brilliant Jaume Gigondas 2018 with an equally impressive release from the 2019 vintage.  If you like full bodied wines with plenty of spicy complexity, this wine is for you.