Lithe


A Tasting Word. Adjective = Graceful, Smooth, Fluid. 

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A Tasting Word. Adjective = Graceful, Smooth, Fluid. 

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Feeling Thirsty?

Medium Sweet - 80-100g/l
A real head-turner. Aromas of maple syrup, bitter orange marmalade and a touch of iodine. The palate is rich and full-bodied; silky on the tongue, it gives prunes, raisins, sweet spice and bitter almond, culminating in a sweet-smoke finish. Such clearly defined flavours highlight the unique winemaking processes at work, and its well-balanced structure makes appears like a much drier wine through the palate. My personal pick of the Five Year Old Reserves – this is seriously compelling wine!
$85
$81ea in any 3+
$77ea in any 6+
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Cappellano Barolo ‘Piè Franco’ 2004

Nebbiolo | Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo

I had a vertical of Pei Franco spanning 2000-2013 in April 2021, one of, the highlight of the night was the 2004. Delicious, texture, line and length. Earthy floracls, savoury core of fruit. A little lift sitting beautifully. Wonderful freshness, delicacy and flowers on the palate. Excellent. Paul Kaan WINE DECODED
$2,230
$2210ea in any 3+
$2190ea in any 6+

Wendouree Malbec 2014

Malbec | South Australia, Australia

AP Birks Wendouree Cellars produce some of the very few wines I’ll buy without tasting! The wines are something special. A celebration of an incredible old vineyard with plantings from the late 1800s. Tony & Lita are custodians of something truly special! Central vineyard planted in 1898. The Malbec is the best I've ever had from Australia. Malbec is a fickle variety that is a case of feast or famine. When flowering is poor so little fruit is realised that you can barely make a wine
The Bold!

Giovanni Sordo Barolo ‘Perno’ 2015

Nebbiolo | Piedmont, Barolo

Took the second longest to reveal more of itself. Like the other wines in the bracket it demands time in the bottle. Perfume combined with secondary complexity the name of the game here! This is all Monforte, with giveaway blue fruits, violet, cherry liqueur and some mint. Firm, taut and fleshy, this is typical of this part of Perno, the Cerretta parcel, immediately adjoining Conterno-Fantino’s, with which it shares a similar darker ‘blue’ style. Tannins seem very ripe this year…but they
$149
$144ea in any 3+
$139ea in any 6+