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Barrels in which sherry are aged.

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100% Chenin Blanc. Guiberteau’s 1.4-hectare Clos de Guichaux is a historically renowned vineyard located in Bizay terroir in the small village of Épieds, very near Brézé. It is a monopole for Guiberteau. The site is the classic clay/limestone of the region but has only 30cm of topsoil before the roots must plunge directly into the pure, chalky bedrock. It was replanted in the early 2000s with massale cuttings taken from the family’s best old vines in Brézé. It’s a site that is quick
$118
$113ea in any 3+
$108ea in any 6+
Refreshing!

Vigneti Massa Timorasso ‘Picolo Derthona’ 2022

Timorasso | Piedmont, Colli Tortonesi

The Picolo Derthona is the new entry wine from Walter Massa! The best Piccolo Derthona to date. The perfect introduction to Timorasso. More development depth and length than previous iterations. Delicate, thirst-quenching refreshing, flowing through with a saline line. Perfectly weighted phenolic note. Lemon citrus oil with pear and melon.  Lush phenolic layer that is seamless and well integrated. Delicious!
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$54ea in any 3+
$51ea in any 6+
Meaning New Lava Flow it's young soils have not broken down to release as much nutrient as the olds flows. Treating the vines mean and keeping them lean! Made from Nerello Mascelese, some call it the Barolo of the South, others a cross between Pinot & Nebbiolo. I prefer to say it is itself & delicious. The vineyards of Etna have undergone a major renaissance in the last couple of decades. Passipisciaro has been one of the wineries at the forefront. I was blown away the first time I taste
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$178ea in any 3+
$168ea in any 6+

Olek Bondonio Barbaresco ‘Roncagliette’ 2019

Nebbiolo | Piedmont, Barbaresco

From the same vineyard that offers us Gaja's Sori Tildin, we have Olek's Roncagliette! Olek has incredible touch. The man understands textures and tannins, creates wines with insane perfumes and layer after layer of divine flavours. This much and more is again true of the 2019. Now the 4th vintage of this wine I've drunk, this is right up at the top of the pyramid. The vitality, superb fruit, tannins, balance, perfume, harmony and complexity are there in spades. The purity, shape and flow is
$180
$175ea in any 3+
$170ea in any 6+