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The first release is derived entirely from the 2015 vintage and was disgorged with a low 2.4 g\/L after five years on lees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Ulysse Collin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43272950153444,"sku":"20026-750","price":315.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/1d857015-2e33-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20026-750.png?v=1663053072"},{"product_id":"pierre-marie-chermette-cremant-de-bourgogne-brut-nv","title":"Domaine Chermette Crémant de Bourgogne Brut NV","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis cracking dry sparkling wine is 100% Chardonnay from a single parcel of vines just north of the Chermette cellars in Le Bois-d’Oingt. It’s a 2.5-hectare, southwest-facing site on limestone\/clay soil―perfect for Chardonnay. The wine ages for 18 months in bottle, minimum sulphur is used, it is neither fined nor filtered, and very little dosage is added (4 g\/L). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis shipment is a blend of 2018, 2019 and 2020 and is showing creamier, lemon-curd intensity and more length than previous bottlings—perhaps due to the low yields and warmer vintages involved. There are well-pitched notes of pear, citrus, chamomile, toasted hazelnuts and subtle buttery brioche, while the palate is vinous, focused and balanced by stony acidity. We love the fine, airy bubbles and the fresh, sculpted energy and finesse. If you don’t know this wine, do yourself a favour; French sparkling wine this impressive, at this price, does not grow on trees. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Chermette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43272957755620,"sku":"8780-750","price":58.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/d9d89d50-8744-ef11-ac45-02c0c1c8e708_8780-750.png?v=1721257415"},{"product_id":"meltwater-marlborough-chardonnay-2018","title":"Meltwater Marlborough Chardonnay 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis is absolutely outstanding and superb value. The fruit was sourced from a sustainably farmed, grower vineyard in the Omaka sub-region of Marlborough. Hand-harvested into small bins and then whole bunch pressed. Indigenous yeast fermentation; 75% went into two-three year old French oak barrels and the balance to a stainless steel barrel. Full malolactic fermentation. Aged on lees for six-eight months without stirring. Racked to tank in December 2018 and allowed to settle prior to bottling, unfined and unfiltered, in February 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eA rather hedonistic nose suggests ripe pears, fresh peach and oatmeal while the palate is taught and chalky with nectarine, pear and iodine notes and a driven freshness. Unmistakably Marlborough for its cleansing hit of salty goodness, this is harmonious, balanced and dry. 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The vineyard team has worked hard on introducing strong biological competition, and a canopy management regimen that encourages the vines to channel all their energy into the fruit (vis-à-vis the vegetation). The overall approach has given Corofin the ability to harvest fruit that is fully flavour ripe at lower sugar levels. You get the winemaking notes from Mike Patterson below. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eWhole bunch pressed slowly over six hours; no additions were made during or post pressing; transferred with a high percentage of solids to one 500 litre oak puncheon and one stainless steel barrel for fermentation; natural fermentation with full malo; remained on original lees in barrel, without stirring or sulphur, until late March 2018; brought together in stainless steel before bottling without fining and filtration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis is stunning Chardonnay. It strikes a fine balance between generosity, with layers of ripe, Golden Delicious, nectarine fruit and gently nutty lees characters and both purity and freshness. There is intense, punchy acidity to balance the fruit and a long saline, complex close. Simply a beautiful wine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Corofin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273376334052,"sku":"16664-750","price":62.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/ff7b16be-ff54-e911-aa0e-d3cffc5c9002_16664-750.jpg?v=1660773568"},{"product_id":"meltwater-marlborough-chardonnay-2019","title":"Meltwater Marlborough Chardonnay 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is absolutely outstanding and superb value. The fruit was sourced from a sustainably farmed vineyard in the Omaka sub-region of Marlborough, hand-harvested into small bins and then whole-bunch pressed. 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The name here refers to the vertical nature of the geographic locations of the vineyards as well as the style that results from the very chalky soils of these sites—a more linear, mineral wine. The vineyards are located in Cramant, Avize, Oger, and Vertus (north of the village).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Larmandier-Bernier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273658368228,"sku":"19619-750","price":208.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/c122962c-f0f8-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_19619-750.png?v=1660775048"},{"product_id":"champagne-larmandier-bernier-1er-cru-terre-de-vertus-blanc-de-blancs-2014-disg-apr-2021","title":"Champagne Larmandier-Bernier 1er Cru Terre de Vertus Blanc de Blancs 2014 (Disg. Apr 2021)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e Terre de Vertus is one of three single-terroir Chardonnay wines produced at this Estate and is certainly the most famous. It is from the chalky 1er Cru vineyard plots of Les Barillers and Les Faucherets, situated mid-slope in Vertus. These sites make arguably the most explicitly mineral wines of the village; wines that can recall the best of Le Mesnil (to the north) in their chalky raciness and drive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis was fermented naturally and aged 60% in neutral barrique and 40% in large wooden Stockinger cask. Malolactic fermentation began spontaneously (without inoculation) and the wines were left on their natural lees for nearly a year. After the second fermentation the wine was aged in bottle on cork and there was no dosage addition at disgorgement in order to respect the purity of the terroir. 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Owned by Jan and Andrew Johns and farmed by Jeremy Highland, Wrekin sits in the lee of the scarps of the Southern Valley foothills, on clay-rich soils laid over greywacke mother-rock. Orientated northeast and planted at 4000 vines per hectare (to moderate vigour), it’s also one of the highest vineyards in the valley, producing fruit that is often the last to be harvested each year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eHand-harvested and whole-bunch pressed, this release was fermented wild on high solids in three 500-litre seasoned French oak puncheons and a single 300-litre stainless steel barrel. 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The dirt here is Southern Valley clay,  around 1.5 metres deep and sits on top of gravelly silt. These soils retain sufficient moisture during the dry summers to balance the growth of the vines without the need for irrigation. Corofin only gets to work with five rows (1,200 vines).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eMike explains that the Chardonnay from this dry-grown site delivers the holy trinity of “ripeness, precision and harmony”, reflecting Takaki’s sensitive farming practices and the vineyard’s ungrafted, deep-rooted vines. The winemaking mirrors that for the Wrekin, although here all the juice was barrel-fermented in two 500-litre seasoned French oak puncheons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThere’s lots of juicy citrus and white nectarine alongside white pepper, fresh ginger, and a little ocean spray. It’s a mouth-filling and textured wine, slightly richer than the Wrekin Vineyard but equally well-balanced and finely structured. 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Aware of the natural richness and density gifted by his terroir, Jean-Marie chooses to vinify only the purest and naturally tense free-run juices. Then, he favours a short aging in barrels (25% new) for eight months, before subsequent aging in concrete vats on fine lees for a further ten months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIt opens with the creamy-textured richness of the south and flavours of yellow-fleshed fruits, sweet baking spice and a wisp of smoky reduction. It is seductively mouth-filling on the palate, with juicy succulence and some nutty complexity pierced by tight but balanced acidity. This type of hearty, open-textured Chardonnay is a bit of an endangered species these days. In this case, there is plenty of the classic Guffens purity and lingering mineral tension to balance the layers. 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The result is one of the most distinctive and mineral wines of the entire Champagne region, and one of the benchmark wines of the great grower movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eSince the mid 90’s, this wine has always been non-dosé long before it was fashionable. The Larmandiers made the decision because this particular terroir (when farmed in their way: old vines, biodynamics, low yields, etc.) works best without any additions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe 2014 is a superb Terre de Vertus, very classic in style. You can expect a wonderfully fine, savoury dry white that offers complex hints of bosc pear, fresh salt, earth, preserved lemon, and chalk. It’s ultra-fine and pure and although it is terrific now (don’t be scared to decant!), you will be amply rewarded if you can rest it for three to six years on cork. 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The balance comes from a 0.5-hectare holding in the neighbouring terroir of Le Fond du Bâteau (with 75-year-old vines). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe winemaking across each of Larmandier’s single-terroir wines is similar; here it is natural fermentation and malo, 12 months in large Stockinger barrels and no filtration. This cuvée, however, spends at least seven years in bottle on lees (nearly nine years for the 2012). 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Both are highly chalky parcels with very little topsoil, and both lie on the lower slopes of Avize (not far from Agrapart and Selosse’s La Fosse vineyard). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe winemaking is similar to the other cuvées, save for the use of smaller, neutral barrels for the fermentations, necessitated by the smaller quantities of wine produced. The wines age in bottle for a minimum of five years and are then disgorged by hand with only two grams dosage per litre. It’s a stunning, racy example of Avize, a little deeper than the Terre de Vertus, although more delicate and less fleshy than the Vieille Vigne du Levant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Larmandier-Bernier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273731047652,"sku":"20635-750","price":290.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/b50d11e9-f2f8-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20635-750.jpg?v=1760945053"},{"product_id":"champagne-larmandier-bernier-1er-cru-longitude-blanc-de-blancs-nv-base-19-disg-dec-2021","title":"Champagne Larmandier-Bernier 1er Cru Longitude Blanc de Blancs NV (Base 19 Disg. 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It’s a great new site for Corofin, providing both Pinot Noir and Chardonnay of “exceptional individuality and quality”, according to Paterson. Owned by Jan and Andrew Johns and farmed by Jeremy Highland, Wrekin sits in the lee of the scarps of the Southern Valley foothills, on clay-rich soils laid over greywacke mother-rock. Orientated northeast and planted at 4,000 vines per hectare (to moderate vigour), it’s also one of the highest vineyards in the valley, producing fruit that is often the last to be harvested each year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eHand-harvested and whole-bunch pressed, this release was fermented wild on high solids in three 500-litre seasoned French oak puncheons and a single 300-litre stainless steel barrel. 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Over the past three seasons, Marlborough—particularly its organic vineyards—has experienced significant troubles with powdery mildew. In 2020 Takaki Okada’s Folium Vineyard succumbed to this pesky pathogen, and the resulting yields would not allow for a Corofin release this year. In Folium’s place, Paterson turned to his friend Ben Glover, whose organic Brawn Vineyard in Dillon’s Point had been impressing for several years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eSitting in the lee of the Wither Hills to the southeast of the Wairau Valley floor, the Brawn Vineyard lies on Kaiapoi silt loam over pea gravel, closer the ocean than Corofin’s other sites. It’s home to an old-vine Mendoza clone that is now rare in Marlborough, “most of the old blocks have been ripped out and replaced with Sauvignon”, sighs Paterson. It’s the thick skins of this old-vine fruit that Paterson credits with his wine’s succulent extract and spice tones. In addition, both Glover and Paterson have identified a unique saline\/umami note to the Chardonnay from this site (and both reviewers seem to pick this up on this signature in their notes below). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eGiven the quality of this first release, we were not surprised to hear that Paterson hopes to make Brawn a full-time member of the Corofin family. 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Moreau’s Petit Chablis comes from a single 2.5-hectare site in Beine, just outside Chablis on the way to Auxerre. It has a southwest orientation and lies on Kimmeridgian soils (as opposed to the higher Portlandian soils on which most Petit is grown). Half of the plot is home to 25- to 30-year-old vines, while the other half is somewhat older at 45 to 50 years old. Naturally fermented, this wine was vinified in large vats of 32 to 100 hectolitres. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis really has some gravitas and charisma for a Petit Chablis. The nose is a brew of youthful vivacity, its freshness and elegance tinged with green citrus fruit studded with wet stone and brine. It has thirst-quenching acidity balanced by a sensuous mid-palate, delivering delicious clarity of lip-smacking pithy lemon and green apple flavour. The finish shimmers with crystalline minerality and juicy crunch. 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