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Forjas del Salnés ‘Leirana’ Albariño 2022

Albariño | Val do Salnés, Galicia

The gentler 2022 Leirana reflects a warmer year of rounder wines and slightly lower acidity. They are increasing the amount of oak, and eventually, this could end up being 100% in (used and large) foudres, but the wines don't show any oak. They blended all the wines before they are put in foudre, and they feel it results in better integration of the wine. This represents the Salnés region of Rías Baixas with the salty and tasty marine and granite twist. 40,000 bottles. There are two lots of th

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Claudio Mariotto ‘Bricco San Michele’ Derthona Timorasso 2021

Timorasso | Piedmont, Colli Tortonesi

Textural with clever use of oxidative handling to build intrigue whilst maintaining a core of vibrant fruit and mineral acidity. Citrus zest and oils with pears and a little candied ginger. White flowers dance over the top with a little savoury hit. Flowing and luscious, chalky, savoury, spiced, sapidity in a cleansing way. Plenty of intrigue and interest here. An exceptional introduction to Timorasso.

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Domaine Arnaud Lambert Samur Brézé ‘Clos de Midi’ 2022

Chenin Blanc | Saumur, Brézé

Looking good! Fresh, style with a nice phenolic grip and cleansing astringency with crunchy mineral acid. Spiced pear and quince with citrus rind and fresh marmalade are balanced by silvery almond lining. Building generosity in the glass. Give this a year in bottle to settle a little and drink over 5 years.

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Georges Deschamps Chablis 2022

Chardonnay | France, Burgundy

A richer more immediately generous iteration than the 2021 yet with a delicacy and elegance. Perfumed fruit ripe gold apple a little lemon oil at play and a salty pop. Delicous long fine, supple. Excellent texture, line and length, impressive élévage and that all important mid-palate weight. Complexed by the long slow ferment and time on lees. Great drinking.

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Schloss Gobelsburg Ried ‘Renner’ 1ÖTW Erste Lage Kamptal Grüner Veltliner 2021

Grüner Vetliner | Niederösterreich, Austria

Well this had me thinking of the Nikolaihof’s 2013 Baumepresse Grüner. The refinement, development with freshness, harmony with subtlety and sense of togetherness from a clever élévage. Pretty, perfumed, musk and white flower on citrus oils. A complete palate, flowing, long and fine with transparency and beautifully weighted flavours, gently spiced with a leafy green herb and a fine earthiness. Dry with fine acid. The phenolics here are refined and layered. A ripping example of Grü

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Forjas del Salnés ‘Goliardo A Telleira’ Albariño 2021

Albariño | Val do Salnés, Galicia

Simply delicious. Ridiculous for the coin. Citrus oils & ripe lemon juice from the kind of lemon you’d eat like an orange. Gutiérrez comment on development is interesting. I’d add that this is development pre-bottling as a winemaking choice. An approach that for mine offers more complete wine that has seen valuable exposure to oxygen that only help fruit of this quality harmonise and build complexity. Yes, there is a hint of straw & lanolin. It wraps a vibrant, energetic cor

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Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis Casa Vinicola 2023

Arneis | Roero, Italy

For all the many great things that can be told about Giacosa’s red wines, it is the Arneis that maybe typifies the great qualities of Bruno Giacosa the man. In the early 1970’s, this was an indigenous variety almost entirely lost to the region’s obsession with red wines (at the time mainly Dolcetto) that was ‘rediscovered’ by Alfredo Currado of Vietti and Giacosa very shortly after. The two are almost solely responsible for Arneis’ current importance in the region, especially in Roer

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Weingut Nikolaihof Grüner Veltliner Federspiel 2022

Grüner Vetliner | Wachau, Austria

Thought to be the oldest documented vineyard, the name “Im Weingebirge”, Wine Mountains, dates back to the 5th Century. The wines from this vineyard are known to have impressive depth and minerality. The soil is varied with loess on the higher terraces and deep topsoil over primary rock lower down the slope. The wine ages on its lees in old barrels, giving it a creamy texture to match the fruit and Grüner spice. **REVIEW OF THE 2020** Previously called Im Weingebirge, the 2020 Gr

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150-200 Year Old Vines!

Forjas del Salnés ‘Leirana – Finca Genoveva’ Albariño 2021

Albariño | Val do Salnés, Galicia

The Finca Genoveva is showing more complexity on the nose at this early stage in its life compared with the ‘A Telleira’, I suspect it won’t be long before they sit on par. Providing the definition of high-quality super fine acid. Like the ‘A Telleira’ the mouthfeel gently laces your tongue with a sheer delicacy. The scent Gutiérez describes is here, I’d add a little lanolin to the mix. It carries through to the palate, wrapping the core of intriguing flavours with those citru

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Schloss Gobelsburg Ried ‘Gaisberg’ 1ÖTW Erste Lage Kamptal Riesling 2021

Riesling | Niederösterreich, Austria

Schloss Gobelsburg have got élévage all sorted! Exposure to oxygen at the right times in the right amounts for the right length of time has a clear and impressive impact on the phenolics and the textural components. Lovely scent of elderflower and citrus blossom. Very subtle green leafy herb and perhaps a faint mint. Excellent acid profile and weight with length and flow from a fine texture with just enough phenolic grip to act as a cleansing element. Mid-palate weight combines with excel

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Domaine du Closel Savennières ‘La Jalousie’ Chenin Blanc 2020

Chenin Blanc | Savennières, France

A delicious Jalouise. Quince and Fejoa with a little baking spice. Building in depth with decent length in the glass. Textural phenolics play nicely with chalky acid complexed by hazelnut and crème pat from lees. Vivacious and refreshing. It’ll be lovely to see this fill out with a little more bottle age. Lemon oil and zest at play. Let it warm a little. The perfect intro to the fresher styles of Savennières. It will offer load more with time in bottle!

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Weingut Nikolaihof Gutswein Riesling 2017

Riesling | Wachau, Austria

This became the Nikolaihof “manor” wine after a natural fermentation stop. Bright and intense on the nose, with aromas of minerality, wet forest floor, sweet peach, white flowers, and a hint of dry bread and honey. It fits perfectly with Asian and spicy dishes due to its light sweetness. Clear and intense on the nose, with aromas of minerality, forest floor, sweet peach, white flowers and a hint of dry bread and honey with a slightly sweet aftertaste. **DUE MID-2024**

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Weingut Nikolaihof Chardonnay 2019

Chardonnay | Wachau, Austria

Variety: 100% Chardonnay Region: Wachau Vineyard: Own vineyards. Soil Type: Loess soil on Danube gravel Alcohol: 13.5% Acidity: 6.2 grams per liter Residual sugar: 6 grams per liter **DUE MID-2024**

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Weingut Nikolaihof Neuburger 2022

Neuburger | Wachau, Austria

Neuburger is a traditional but little-known Austrian grape. You can also find it in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and in Romania. Neuburger is a Roter Veltliner x Silvaner cross. This Neuburger has a full and soft taste and has a seductive scent of blooming flower meadows in summer. **REVIEW OF THE 2020** The 2020 Wachau Neuburger is initially much more on the Chardonnay side than it reminds me of the Wachau, particularly if served next to the Gelber Muskateller like in my case. It take

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Weingut Nikolaihof Gelber Muskateller 2022

Muskateller | Wachau, Austria

Note on the 2021 Muskateller: Carrying a little CO2 making for a lively palate when combined with plentiful fine acid. Muscat shining on the nose with all of those floral and fragrant terpenes. They can be overbearing in some wines, not so here, they sit in balance and harmony with citrus ad spice. A salty mineral pleasantly sour hit, on again, a beautifully weighted palate. As the CO2 blows off the expression builds. A Playful, fun and delicious dry Muskateller AKA Muscat à Petits Grains Bl

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Weingut Nikolaihof Riesling Federspiel 2022

Riesling | Wachau, Austria

Nikolaihof’s Fiederspiel level the middle ripeness of the classifications. Vom Stein: This site is a sub-site of the larger Silberbichel vineyard. Located south east of the village, this is just 5.25 Ha and is a slight incline, sloping east, on the easternmost border of the Silberbichel vineyard. The soils are gneiss with mica inclusions; there is a layer of loess and topsoil here – 60-120cm before you start to hit primary rock. Nikolaihof is the only winery to bottle this site on it�

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75 Year Old Vines!

Domaine Thibert Pouilly-Fuissé Cuvée Heritage 2019

Chardonnay | Pouilly-Fuisse, Burgundy

"Riper aromas are composed by notes of white peach, apricot and petrol. There is good vibrancy to the nicely textured medium-bodied flavors that deliver better depth and persistence on the mildly warm and attractively dry finale." ♥ Outstanding Allen Meadows, Burghound 92 Points

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Pietradolce 'Archineri' Etna Bianco 2021 by Paul Kaan for Wine Decoded

Pietradolce ‘Archineri’ Etna Bianco 2021

Carricante | Sicily, Etna

I have an ever-growing soft spot for the whites of Mount Etna, they have seen great leaps in quality over recent times. The fruit for Pietradolce’s Arhcineri Etna Bianco is sourced from pre-phylloxera vines planted at 850-900 metres on the eastern slopes near Milo, the undisputed white growing sub-region of Mount Etna. You’ll find the whites from Milo to be generally a cooler reflection of Carricante with slightly lower alcohol, higher acid and minerality. The precision and purity her

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Terre Nere ‘Le Vigne Niche Montalto’ Etna Bianco 2022

Carricante | Sicily, Etna

A wee hit of sulphur blows off quickly in the glass. Holds this in good stead for a long life. Crystal clear. A layer of lanolin funk and spice floats above vibrant fruits that build on the palate fanning out offering great persistence. A little cleansing phenolics and fine acid balance a creamy mouthfeel. The fruit is nicely developed making for delicious drinking now with more to come. Spicy and full of tension, the 2022 Etna Bianco Le Vigne Niche Montalto bursts from the glass wit

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Terre Nere ‘Le Vigne Niche Santo Spirito’ Etna Bianco 2022

Carricante | Sicily, Etna

A faint lick of larger format oak adds complexity without being intrusive and resolves quickly as the wine opens. Delicious! The perceived acidity is certainly higher than that of Montalto, sophisticated and delicate. Super-fine and flowing, a myriad of fresher flavours, I like Eric’s calls on candied lime, green apples and chamomile. Fabulous drinking fine and long with plenty more to come. The 2022 Etna Bianco Le Vigne Niche Santo Spirito lifts from the glass with a savory blen

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Domaine Arnaud Lambert Samur Brézé ‘Clos David’ 2021

Chenin Blanc | Saumur, Brézé

Serious Chenin here. A big jump from the Midi. Lambert appears to be working with a little more phenolic extract adding a playful grip and cleansing astringency. Very complete and flowing. David’s extra time in old oak and a 2nd winter in tank give it harmony and refinement, flowing with a real step up in sophistication. Super zippy, mineral acid with the core of fruit to support it. Building generosity and freshness in the glass on a fine crisp acidity. Heading more strongly down the quinc

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Laurent Tribut Chablis 2020

Chardonnay | France, Burgundy

A restrained nose timidly expresses its aromas of petrol, sea breeze and white orchard fruit. The nicely rich, round and delicious middle weight flavors possess good density while delivering fine length on the clean, dry and sneaky long finish. This is an attractive villages and worth consideration. Drink 2024+ Allen Meadows, Burghound ♥ Outstanding Top Value 89-91 Points

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Terre Nere ‘Le Vigne Calderara Sottana’ Etna Bianco 2022

Carricante | Sicily, Etna

The only white ‘Grand Cru’ that Marco makes. Unlike Terre Nere's Etna Bianco DOC, which is made up of a blend of 5 white grapes, the “Vigne Niche” selection is only Carricante. Complete. Seamless, fine, delicious, flowing, complex. beautifully developed fruit with such finely textured, refreshing acidity. A great way to finish a divine set of white contrade from Marco. With a bouquet like chiseling through sheer limestone with all of the smoky and flinty nuances that come wit

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Claudio Mariotto ‘Bricco San Michele’ Derthona Timorasso MAGNUM 2018

Timorasso | Piedmont, Colli Tortonesi

I've yet to taste the 2018 Bricco San Michele. Given the quality of the Cavallina and Pitasso from 2018 I expect it will be delicious! I trusted friend in the know has devoured one and given it the thumbs up! Note for the 2021: Textural with clever use of oxidative handling to build intrigue whilst maintaining a core of vibrant fruit and mineral acidity. Citrus zest and oils with pears and a little candied ginger. White flowers dance over the top with a little savoury hit. Flowing and lus

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Sugar 51 g/l

Huet Vouvray Moelleux ‘Le Mont’ 2022

Chenin Blanc | Vouvray, D'Anjou-Saumur

The 2022 Le Mont Moelleux is a medium-sweet, tender style that is just so welcoming and appealing. It is the quiet type that doesn't show off. It offers breadth without weight, which I always like about the Huet wines - they're like clouds of Chenin floating over your palate. A fine floral and fruity fragrance reminiscent of lilac, pear and pineapple lingers off the tranquil finish. While the acidity in 2022 is a little gentle, it still has enough tension to sweep up the wine and hold it all tog

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Rainoldi ‘Cuvée Maria Vittoria’ Nebbiolo Rosé Nature 2016

Blend | Valtellina, Inferno

First released in 1980! Rainoldi's top sparkling 'Cuvée Maria Vittoria' is a 0 dose blend of Chiavennasca 92% A.K.A Nebbiolo, Pignola 4%, Rossola 4%. The base sparkling wine rests in steel tanks until the spring following the harvest. After the tirage or second fermentation, the wine is aged in bottle for at least 60 months. Vineyards in the municipalities of Ponte in Valtellina and Teglio at 500-730m above sea level NOTE on the 2018 Brut Rosé Cracking 'Metodo Classico' fizz from V

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Pieropan Soave ‘Calvarino’ MAGNUM 2021

White Blend | Veneto, Italy

The name 'Calvarino' translates to 'small ordeal'. Andrea Pieropan told us it was named after the hill Jesus was crucified on reflecting how difficult the soil is to work and the tortuous path which winds from top to bottom. The 2021 is the 50th Anniversary release & it is an excellent Calvarino. Vibrant and energetic with a perfume of white flowers and an excellent core of fruit. Thirst quenching. Well developed, no puppy fat here. Long and fine with a savoury twist. Chalky with a fine l

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Domaine du Closel Savennières ‘Le Clos du Papillon’ Chenin Blanc 2020

Chenin Blanc | Savennières, France

A complex, textural and thrilling Chenin Blanc. Two parcels, one picked earlier and devoid of botrytis, one later with a little botrytis marry seamlessly presenting us with an entrancing creature. Dry Chenin of this standing is truly something special. There’s a certain composure and harmony here. A fine example, the textural elements show a leaning to less alcohol and higher perceived acidity than its sibling ‘La Caillardières’ adding a degree of restraint and sophistication to thi

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DRY

Clemens Busch Riesling Marienburg 1er Grosses-Gewächs ‘Falkenlay’ 2022

Riesling | Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany

The 2022er Marienburg GG Falkenlay, as it is referred to on the main part of the label, was fermented spontaneously in traditional oak casks from fruit harvested in a grey-slate infused part of the Marienburg vineyard. This white-hay-colored wine offers a superb even if still rather reduced nose made of pear, floral elements, a hint of herbs, and reductive scents of spices and wet stone. It proves beautifully focused and impeccably balanced on the palate and leaves a simply stunningly airy, inte

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Terre de l'Elu 'Parfum d'Eden' Chenin Blanc 2021

Terre de l’Elu ‘Parfum d’Eden’ Chenin Blanc 2021

Chenin Blanc | Loire Valley, Anjou

New Cuvée from 2021 – A parcel in chaume worked separately. This terroir is often used for sweet wines. Makes a great dry according to Thomas (...and Me!) highlighting again the importance of the flavour and phenolics from the skins. Yields of just 15-20Hl/Ha from very old vines give us a wine that is a delight in the glass! Half to ⅓ of DRC's yields! Fermentation in new wood aged in the same wood for 1 year then 5 months in stainless. This is the same as for the Bastingage. F

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Moreau-Naudet Chablis 1er Cru ‘Vaillons’ 2021

Chardonnay | France, Burgundy

On the left bank of Le Serein and on the middle of the slope, Vaillons is a particularly well-positioned Premier Cru that enjoys an excellent reputation thanks to the work of several key growers. The domaine works with vines planted in 1974 in the lieux-dits of Les Epinottes (a cooler part of the vineyard) and Roncières (which provides more opulence). Then, a parcel of 75-year-old vines in Sécher usually accounts for 30% of the blend and provides intense mineral cut and structure. The wine wa

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Moreau-Naudet Chablis 1er Cru ‘Forêts’ 2021

Chardonnay | France, Burgundy

Stéphane Moreau called Forêts “…one of the greatest terroirs of Chablis.” It’s a historical sub-plot within the 1er Cru Montmains, located high up the slope and facing southeast. It can certainly produce Chablis of the highest order, as both Dauvissat and Moreau have shown many times (Raveneau also has a small parcel). Moreau farms two plots of vines here, over a total of just under two hectares. The first is alongside the vineyard of Vincent Dauvissat, and the vines are the s

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Weingut Nikolaihof Reid Im Weingebirge Grüner Veltliner Smaragd 2018

Grüner Vetliner | Wachau, Austria

This wine is from the ripest Smaragd classification. Thought to be the oldest documented vineyard, the name “Im Weingebirge”, Wine Mountains, dates back to the 5th Century. The wines from this vineyard are known to have impressive depth and minerality. The soil is varied with loess on the higher terraces and deep topsoil over primary rock lower down the slope. The wine ages on its lees in old barrels, giving it a creamy texture. The 2013 Baumpresse version of this was insane! A

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Weingut Nikolaihof Ried Vom Stein Riesling Smaragd 2019

Riesling | Niederösterreich, Austria

Nikolaihof’s Smaragd level the ripest of the classifications. Vom Stein: This site is a sub-site of the larger Silberbichel vineyard. Located south east of the village, this is just 5.25 Ha and is a slight incline, sloping east, on the easternmost border of the Silberbichel vineyard. The soils are gneiss with mica inclusions; there is a layer of loess and topsoil here – 60-120cm before you start to hit primary rock. Nikolaihof is the only winery to bottle this site on it’s own, but i

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Domaine Hubert Lamy Bourgogne Les Chataigners 2021

Chardonnay | Saint-Aubin, Burgundy

Lamy farms four small parcels on the white limestone soils of Les Chataigners. Tucked up at the far end of the village, this sheltered site is Lamy’s highest and coolest vineyard, with vines planted in 1990 and 2008. The fruit was whole-bunch pressed and naturally fermented before being raised in older barrels. Perennially this one of the Côte’s most impressive Bourgogne-level whites. “Unwinding in the glass with notes of white flowers, citrus zest, freshly baked bread, iodine and

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Moreau-Naudet Chablis 1er Cru ‘Montée de Tonnerre’ 2021

Chardonnay | France, Burgundy

Montée de Tonnerre has a sandy, rocky topsoil, rich in Kimmeridgian limestone. The one-hectare parcel that gifts this wine is situated within the lieu-dit of Chapelot, which is separated from the Grand Cru Blanchot by a narrow ravine. The vines cover two continuous plots: one aged 50 years; and a second parcel recently replanted. This is regularly the most mineral, chalky, deep and powerful 1er Cru Chablis in the range. It is also one of the most limited. A youthfully structured classic

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Weingut Nikolaihof Steinterrassen Grüner Veltliner 2012

Grüner Vetliner | Wachau, Austria

Aged for 11 years in large wooden barrels 2,000 to 12,000L and bottling in September 2023. James Suckling 94 Points

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Weingut Nikolaihof Ried Steiner Hund Riesling 2017

Riesling | Niederösterreich, Austria

Under a thin layer of humus, the vine roots dig deep in the hard, primary rock and bring forth extremely balanced wines with pronounced mineral character and refined elegance. Another stunning Steiner Hund dry riesling from Nikolaihof! Deep and complex nose with a ton of flint, but also crushed-rock, quince and pomelo aromas. For the very warm vintage this is astonishingly cool and restrained, with beautiful wet-stone minerality intertwined with the elegant acidity. Very long, silky f

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Domaine Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin La Princée 2021

Chardonnay | Saint-Aubin, Burgundy

La Princée is a blend of 10 small village parcels from across just under three hectares. One-third of these vines are now over 60 years old, and the remainder were planted in 1985 and 2000. All the parcels are in the cooler, east-facing Saint-Aubin combe (valley), on chalky/mineral soils. It is therefore no surprise that this is a racy white Burgundy with great energy and a limestone-rich personality. “Aromas of white flowers, lemon oil and toasted nuts introduce the 2021 Saint-Aubin L

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Weingut Nikolaihof Gutswein Riesling MAGNUM 2017

Riesling | Wachau, Austria

This became the Nikolaihof “manor” wine after a natural fermentation stop. Bright and intense on the nose, with aromas of minerality, wet forest floor, sweet peach, white flowers, and a hint of dry bread and honey. It fits perfectly with Asian and spicy dishes due to its light sweetness. Clear and intense on the nose, with aromas of minerality, forest floor, sweet peach, white flowers and a hint of dry bread and honey with a slightly sweet aftertaste. **DUE MID-2024**

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Weingut Nikolaihof Riesling Federspiel MAGNUM 2022

Riesling | Wachau, Austria

Nikolaihof’s Fiederspiel level the middle ripeness of the classifications. Vom Stein: This site is a sub-site of the larger Silberbichel vineyard. Located south east of the village, this is just 5.25 Ha and is a slight incline, sloping east, on the easternmost border of the Silberbichel vineyard. The soils are gneiss with mica inclusions; there is a layer of loess and topsoil here – 60-120cm before you start to hit primary rock. Nikolaihof is the only winery to bottle this site on it�

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Weingut Nikolaihof Klause Riesling 2016

Riesling | Niederösterreich, Austria

From just across the border in Kremstal. Named after an old hermitage, the small, terraced vineyard is located high above the north bank of the Danube. A mineral Riesling from a soils of hard primary rock covered with a thin layer of topsoil. Decanting recommended. **REVIEW OF THE 2014** Previously called Klause am Berg Privat, the Kremstal 2014 Riesling Klause is beautifully intense, clear and aromatic on the concentrated and immediately seductive nose. Crystalline, refined and hi

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Weingut Nikolaihof Riesling Federspiel ‘Late Release’ MAGNUM 2016

Riesling | Wachau, Austria

Superb harmony and clarity, a charming transparency, graceful, pure and flowing, perfectly weighted with long even length and depth. White flowers, earthy, savoury, lanolin & shroom funk, a little spice spice. Fine luscious mouthfeel with incredible restraint, sophisticated yet powerful. Underlying ripe, fresh citrus of energy. Such grace with a sensual texture. Beautifully developed yet full of energy. Blossoming in the glass. This wine speaks to me! **DUE MID-2024**

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Schloss Gobelsburg Tradition Heritage Cuvée 10 Years Edition 852 NV

White Blend | Niederösterreich, Austria

**This wine is on pre-arrival offer due September 2024** Following on from the epic 50 year version of this wine, Michael Moosbruger now releases both a 3 year and 10 year version annually. Read more of the technique below. The Cuvée 10 Years Edition 852 is a blend of : Vintage: 2012, 2010 Grapes: 95% Grüner Veltliner, 5% Riesling Below are the reviews of the previous version 851. The 852 hasn't been reviewed yet. The NV Tradition Heritage Cuvée 10 Years Edition 851 is pr

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Weingut Nikolaihof Baumpresse Riesling 2015

Grüner Vetliner | Wachau, Austria

The gentle giant presses the grapes for over ten hours, which then mature into wines of exceptional character. Please decant. The Baumpresse Riesling spent 5½ years in a 2,000L cask. **DUE MID-2024**

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Domaine Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes 2021

Chardonnay | Saint-Aubin, Burgundy

Lamy has 2.4-hectares in the 1er Cru Les Frionnes, with vines planted in 1935, 1960 and 1985. It’s a southeast-facing site with old, decomposed limestone/clay soils and a plethora of small rocks in the topsoil. The vines are adjacent to the Derrière chez Edouard, but this is a slightly warmer site and is therefore picked earlier. Frionnes gives both pulpy fruit and vibrant, saline freshness along with a compact, rocky close. “Habitually one of the domaine's more mineral wines, the

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Domaine Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Clos du Meix 2021

Chardonnay | Saint-Aubin, Burgundy

Lamy’s tiny Clos du Meix parcel is just 0.7 hectares, situated at the western fringe of the village. Planted between 1985 and 1995, the sheltered location (just below Les Castets on a south-facing slope), its heavier clays, and the fact that it is fully enclosed by a wall (and therefore protected from the cold, northern winds), always gives this wine excellent texture to go with its intense minerality. Contributing to this mineral character is the bony soil in this vineyard, which has just

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Domäne Serrig – Markus Molitor Riesling ‘Vogelsang’ Kabinett 2020

Riesling | Saar, Germany

Basket pressed and vinified in traditional oak and stainless steel, the 2020 Vogelsang Kabinett is pure, bright and fresh on the highly delicate and flinty nose that shows precise and elegant fruit intertwined with the serious, flinty minerality of the gray and red slate soils of the domaine plus coolish vegetal nuances of nettles and mint. Round and intense yet light and filigreed on the palate, this is a pure, lush and round yet also very mineral, beautifully playful and palate-tickling Kabine

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Dr Bürklin-Wolf Riesling Forster ‘Ungeheuer’ Grand Cru 2021

Riesling | Pfalz, Germany

Bürklin's 2021 Ungeheuer G.C. is clear, deep and intense as well as flinty on the saline and lemony nose that combines richness and intensity with precision and freshness. Pure, saline and very fresh on the palate, this is a full-bodied, dense and savory, enormously tight and even finely tannic Ungeheuer with fine grip and a saline finish with ripe, concentrated fruit. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in November 2022. Drink 2028-2052 Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advo

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Weingut Nikolaihof Reid Im Weingebirge Grüner Veltliner Smaragd MAGNUM 2018

Grüner Vetliner | Wachau, Austria

This wine is from the ripest Smaragd classification. Thought to be the oldest documented vineyard, the name “Im Weingebirge”, Wine Mountains, dates back to the 5th Century. The wines from this vineyard are known to have impressive depth and minerality. The soil is varied with loess on the higher terraces and deep topsoil over primary rock lower down the slope. The wine ages on its lees in old barrels, giving it a creamy texture. The 2013 Baumpresse version of this was insane! A

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Weingut Nikolaihof Ried Vom Stein Riesling Smaragd MAGNUM 2019

Riesling | Niederösterreich, Austria

Nikolaihof’s Smaragd level the ripest of the classifications. Vom Stein: This site is a sub-site of the larger Silberbichel vineyard. Located south east of the village, this is just 5.25 Ha and is a slight incline, sloping east, on the easternmost border of the Silberbichel vineyard. The soils are gneiss with mica inclusions; there is a layer of loess and topsoil here – 60-120cm before you start to hit primary rock. Nikolaihof is the only winery to bottle this site on it’s own, but i

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Weingut Nikolaihof Ried Steiner Hund Riesling MAGNUM 2017

Riesling | Niederösterreich, Austria

Under a thin layer of humus, the vine roots dig deep in the hard, primary rock and bring forth extremely balanced wines with pronounced mineral character and refined elegance. Another stunning Steiner Hund dry riesling from Nikolaihof! Deep and complex nose with a ton of flint, but also crushed-rock, quince and pomelo aromas. For the very warm vintage this is astonishingly cool and restrained, with beautiful wet-stone minerality intertwined with the elegant acidity. Very long, silky f

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Schloss Gobelsburg Tradition Heritage Cuvée 10 Years Edition 852 MAGNUM NV

White Blend | Niederösterreich, Austria

**This wine is on pre-arrival offer due September 2024** Following on from the epic 50 year version of this wine, Michael Moosbruger now releases both a 3 year and 10 year version annually. Read more of the technique below. The Cuvée 10 Years Edition 852 is a blend of : Vintage: 2012, 2010 Grapes: 95% Grüner Veltliner, 5% Riesling Below are the reviews of the previous version 851. The 852 hasn't been reviewed yet. The NV Tradition Heritage Cuvée 10 Years Edition 851 is pr

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Domäne Serrig – Markus Molitor Riesling ‘Vogelsang’ Grosse Lage 2020

Riesling | Saar, Germany

The 2020 Vogelsang Grosse Lage is pure, deep and intense on the spectacularly fine, mineral and absolutely unique nose that reveals concentrated but elegant and spicy-mineral fruit with a coolish and herbal terroir expression. A show-stopping nose! On the palate, this is a medium to full-bodied, dense, rich and intense but also refined and vibrantly fresh Saar Riesling with a tight structure and a spectacularly long, refined and saline finish that reveals a serious tannin structure. The

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Philipponnat Clos des Goisses 2013

Pinot Noir | Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Champagne

“Surpassing even the 2012 and 2008, Philipponnat's 2013 Extra-Brut Clos des Goisses looks to be the finest vintage of this cuvée in several decades, at least on first acquaintance. Deriving from only the six core parcels out of the 13 that make up the Clos des Goisses, it's a striking wine, evoking aromas of crisp yellow orchard fruit, Anjou pear, clear honey, bee pollen, stone fruit and iodine. Full-bodied, layered and vinous, its textural attack segues into a deep, concentrated and tight

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Philipponnat Clos des Goisses Juste Rosé 2012

Pinot Noir | Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Champagne

2012 Philipponnat Clos des Goisses Juste Rosé “The just-released 2012 Extra-Brut Clos des Goisses Juste Rosé shares the vinous, textural profile of the regular Clos des Goisses in this vintage, offering up aromas of mirabelle plum, crisp orchard fruits, white flowers, frangipane and papaya. Full-bodied, broad and fleshy, it’s a rich, muscular Champagne of considerable depth and persistence.” William Kelley, The Wine Advocate 95 Points AG 95 AK 97 JR 18

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Weingut Nikolaihof Riesling Vinothek ‘Fass Severin’ MAGNUM 1997

Riesling | Wachau, Austria

The 1997 Riesling Vinothek Severin Fass was aged for 25 years in a large, traditional oak cask (filtered, though not on the lees) and opens with an intense yet pure, fresh and spicy, finely oaky bouquet with a deep, mineral tone of crushed stones. On the palate, this is a very intense and complex Riesling slowly building up and revealing great finesse and balanced juiciness. The wine develops a sustainable, aromatic and structured finish with great finesse, lingering salinity and fine tannin gri

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Philipponnat Clos des Goisses MAGNUM 2013

Pinot Noir | Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Champagne

“Surpassing even the 2012 and 2008, Philipponnat's 2013 Extra-Brut Clos des Goisses looks to be the finest vintage of this cuvée in several decades, at least on first acquaintance. Deriving from only the six core parcels out of the 13 that make up the Clos des Goisses, it's a striking wine, evoking aromas of crisp yellow orchard fruit, Anjou pear, clear honey, bee pollen, stone fruit and iodine. Full-bodied, layered and vinous, its textural attack segues into a deep, concentrated and tight

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Château Grillet 2020

Viognier | Rhône Valley, Château Grillet

The perfume alone is enough to make your heart race! Château Grillet (pronounced Gree-yay) makes one of the world’s most sublime white wines from Viognier. It’s price is heading into the stratosphere. I loved playing with the Viognier at Yarra Yering, may have been from Grillet cuttings, may not ….. and was fortunate to drink my fair share of Grillet. For years there was never enough Viognier at YY to make an individual white wine. It was always co-fermented with Shiraz to make the Dr

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Philipponnat Clos des Goisses L.V. 1997

Pinot Noir | Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Champagne

The latest release from Philipponnat's L.V. program, their late-disgorged ex-maison releases This year also sees the 1997 release of Philipponnat’s L.V. or Long Vieillissement i.e., ‘long aging’ project. It is widely accepted that the Clos des Goisses is one of the finest wines in Champagne for aging and needs at least 10-15 years to unveil its true majesty. “Gorgeous nutty nose, dark golden in colour but completely belying the freshness and racy energy within the glass. Bu

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