Solera

The unique yeast that grows on top of the sherry protecting it from oxidation.

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Spanish term. A method of perpetually ageing wine in a “pyramid” of barrels. Wine for bottling drawn from the bottom layer. The barrels from this layer, are then topped from the next layer up, and so on until the top layer is reached. This layer is topped by fresh wine made that year. The barrels are typically left 5/6ths full. Each layer in a Solera is called a Criadera, or layers. Fino sherries will have 7 criadera, Manzanilla at least 9 and up to 20. Practically, wineries, simply place them in batches representing a criardera rather than building actual solera stacks. The image below shows the basics of how the system works.

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Clemens Busch Riesling Marienburg 1er Grosses-Gewächs 'Falkenlay' MAGNUM 2023
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Riesling from Mosel, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Clemens Busch Riesling Marienburg 1er Grosses-Gewächs ‘Falkenlay’ MAGNUM 2023

The Marienburg GG Falkenlay 2023, as it is referred to on the central part of the label, was fermented spontaneously in traditional oak casks from fruit harvested in a grey-slate infused part of the Marienburg vineyard. The splendid and appealing nose combines delicate notes almond cream and cinnamon with fresh scents of spearmint, wet slate, grapefruit zest, and jasmine. The wine also shows this double side on the palate, as ripe, creamy notes of yellow fruits and apricot interplay with spic

Vintage 2023 Magnum 1.5L
$390
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Te Mata Estate Coleraine MAGNUM 2020
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Bordeaux Blend from Hawke's Bay, North Island

Te Mata Estate Coleraine MAGNUM 2020

Only a handful for the Country! Perfumed Refined Goodness! A single vineyard wine until 1989, Coleraine is an blend of the finest wines produced from distinct plots within Te Mata Estate’s oldest Havelock Hills vineyards, first planted in 1892. Always a cabernet sauvignon dominant wine, often with merlot and cabernet franc, Coleraine is refined and classical, demonstrating the immense potential for Bordeaux blends in Hawke’s Bay. In fact, it looks mroe Bordelais than most Aussie Cabernet.

Vintage 2020 Magnum 1.5L
$320
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Paolo Scavino Barolo 'Bric dël Fiasc' MAGNUM 2021

Nebbiolo from Castiglione Falletto, Barolo

Paolo Scavino Barolo ‘Bric dël Fiasc’ MAGNUM 2021

The 2021 Barolo Bric del Fiasc is going to need a number of years to be at its best. Red toned-fruit, chalk, white pepper, dried herbs and exotic citrus notes soar out of the glass. Beams of tannin lend the energy and drive that are such classic signatures of this Castiglione Falletto site. Drink 2028-2041Antonio Galloni, Vinous 94+ PointsThe Paolo Scavino 2021 Barolo Bric dël Fiasc, from a 2.5-hectare site in Castiglione Falletto on a southwest-facing slope, shows an especially r

Vintage 2021 Magnum 1.5L
$652
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Domaine Thibert Pouilly-Vinzelles 'Les Longeays' 2018

Chardonnay from Pouilly-Fuisse, Mâcon

Domaine Thibert Pouilly-Vinzelles ‘Les Longeays’ 2018

“The 2018 Pouilly-Vinzelles Les Longeays is lovely, mingling notions of peach, pear and orange oil with scents of freshly baked bread, buttery pastry and classy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and penetrating, with racy acids and a long, saline finish, it's a terrific wine of real character. 2022 -2035”William Kelley 93 Points, Burghound 89-91 ♥ Outstanding Top Value 

Vintage 2018
$139
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