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This is the only blended cuvée in the Boulay line-up, yet, even here we can taste the kind of finesse, texture, and stony\/earthy\/salty minerality that has made this humble grower one of France’s most respected vignerons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Gérard Boulay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43272954052836,"sku":"20870-750","price":79.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/8bcff98c-4886-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20870-750.png?v=1672193136"},{"product_id":"salvard-val-de-loire-sauvignon-blanc-2019","title":"Salvard Val de Loire Sauvignon Blanc 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eCropped from mature vines rooted in the sandy clay soils of Cheverny’s Fougères sur Bièvre, Blanc de Salvard is 100% Sauvignon Blanc raised on lees without any oak. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe Delaille brothers’ 2019 is another succulent and vibrant white, packed with aromas and flavours of pithy citrus, gooseberry and green melon fruit, shot through with smoky, resinous freshness and mouth-watering acidity. Classic Vin de Soif Loire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salvard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273532899556,"sku":"18185-750","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/c61f429e-bff9-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_18185-750.png?v=1660774363"},{"product_id":"meltwater-marlborough-sauvignon-blanc-2020","title":"Meltwater Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe’re not usually the biggest fans of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. But Mike Paterson is Mike Paterson (Corofin)—a very talented grower and maker we respect enormously. This punchy, textured wine was initially made as an exclusive for his UK importer, and when we tried it, we were suitably won over. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ticks all the right boxes with more texture and interest than the category typically delivers. The fruit also comes from a sustainably farmed vineyard in the southern foothills of the Wairau Valley—very rarely the case for Marlborough Sauvignon! It was hand-harvested into small bins with indigenous yeast fermentation occurring in tank (this approach is even rarer!) 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As with the Aligoté, you find a far fleshier texture than you may expect of this varietal, accompanied by a spicy, mineral core as well as intense saline and mineral notes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Goisot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273617342692,"sku":"19193-750","price":51.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/b0650d5d-e8fc-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_19193-750.png?v=1660774849"},{"product_id":"guilhem-j-hugues-goisot-saint-bris-corps-de-garde-blanc-2018","title":"Domaine Goisot Saint-Bris Corps de Garde Blanc 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. This Bibendum favourite is made from Fié Gris (aka Sauvignon Gris). Fié Gris used to be a much more commonly planted variety around Auxerre, but its fickle, low-yielding nature (on average it yields 35-40% less than Sauvignon Blanc) sealed its fate. Luckily for us, the Goisots have persevered and today, their old vines of Fié Gris flourish in the rich, red-brown clay and limestone soils of the Côte de la Canne, Cornevin and Moury vineyards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eUnlike the Sauvignon Blanc wines, this bottling was partly fermented and raised in old 500-litre barrels. 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Cropped from mature vines rooted in the sandy clay soils of Cheverny’s Fougères sur Bièvre, Blanc de Salvard is 100% Sauvignon Blanc raised on lees without any oak. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe Delaille brothers’ 2020 is another succulent and vibrant white, packed with aromas and flavours of pithy citrus, and shot through with smoky, resinous freshness and mouth-watering acidity. Classic Vin de Soif Loire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salvard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273620848868,"sku":"19252-750","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/370d13da-bff9-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_19252-750.png?v=1660774900"},{"product_id":"jonathan-didier-pabiot-pouilly-fume-florilege-2019","title":"Jonathan Didier Pabiot Pouilly Fumé Florilège 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. Florilège is Jonathan Didier Pabiot’s calling card, an assemblage of mature vines rooted in the estate’s three key soil types: caillottes, terres blanches and silex. The lieux-dits are Les champs de Cris, Les Asserts, Villiers and Les Champs Piot, all densely planted at 10,000 vines per hectare. To make a wine of this depth and character, Pabiot crops his vines at 30 hl\/ha.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe winemaking here takes on more intricacy, with 90% of the crop fermented and raised in concrete cuve and stainless steel and 10% barrel-fermented juice blended in for complexity. This cuvée spent at least 12 months on lees to build texture and retain freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eExpect a wine of engaging citrussy clarity to go with its succulent lees-derived texture, subtle stony minerality and a nip of phenolics to grip the palate. The cool nights of the 2019 harvest helped keep the freshness locked, and it finishes with a lick of limestone salinity and fine tension. It’s packed with character, detail and sheer drinking pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Didier Pabiot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273676914916,"sku":"19856-750","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/63d3afba-fcfc-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_19856-750.png?v=1660775236"},{"product_id":"jonathan-didier-pabiot-pouilly-fume-aubaine-2018","title":"Jonathan Didier Pabiot Pouilly Fumé Aubaine 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. Pabiot’s first single-terroir Pouilly-Fumé comes from mature vines in Tracy-sur-Loire on caillottes, a weathered limestone soil of Portlandian origin with many stones on the surface. Specifically, Aubaine is hand-harvested from one hectare of Les Champs de Cris, sited high above the river on a plateau: a vineyard Pabiot describes as a joy to work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAubaine translates as something to appreciate, and this is the fruitier, or easier going, of the two singe-vineyards we offer today. The winemaking of the two wines is identical—the hand-harvested grapes are pressed, naturally fermented and raised in concrete for 18 months—so the difference comes down purely to the two terroirs. With classic limestone drive, the limpid and succulent 2018 caresses the palate with low yield density, bound by chalky texture and a deliciously long, refreshing finish.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Didier Pabiot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273677013220,"sku":"19857-750","price":93.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/352f9d07-fcfc-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_19857-750.png?v=1660775239"},{"product_id":"alphonse-mellot-sancerre-les-romains-2019","title":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Les Romains 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. One of a handful of Mellot cuvées from outside La Moussière, the lieu-dit of Les Romains is named for the Roman road that led down to the Loire River crossing and lies almost directly south of the town, over the fault line marking a vein of flint. While these flint-dominated soils may suggest a strong resemblance to the nearby terroir in Pouilly-Fumé, the vines don’t have to dig deep before hitting pure limestone. The vineyard covers 1.9 hectares and is planted to a density of 9,000 vines per hectare. Vacheron and Gitton Père also tend vines in this great vineyard, which is home to a number of biodynamic domaines. Like all Mellot’s fruit, the grapes were hand-picked. Fermentation took place in 13-hectolitre tronconique casks and the wine was aged on fine lees for 12 months.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273693528292,"sku":"20155-750","price":146.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/9d46d931-2ff8-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20155-750.png?v=1660775428"},{"product_id":"alphonse-mellot-sancerre-satellite-2020","title":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Satellite 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. The domaine has held vines in Chavignol for over 50 years, yet the first bottling of Satellite was as recent as 2008 (what took you so long, Alphonse?). Spread over five separate parcels—all on Kimmeridgian soils—the four-hectare site includes two precious hectares on the revered terroirs of Le Cul de Beaujeu and Les Monts-Damnés. 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Established only in 2018, this is the only wine in the range one might pick as a varietal Sauvignon, yet there is ample intensity and texture to balance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eFrom a selection of lieux-dits, the vineyards cover the gamut of Pouilly’s soil types (including, limestone, silica and flint). The grapes were primarily whole-bunch pressed with some crushing for structure, and aging took place in stainless steel tanks on the lees, for between six and eight months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eStyled for early drinking—which is not always the case at this domaine—expect pure aromas of fresh orchard fruits, white florals and a whisper of wet pebble minerality. It’s a high-impact Pouilly-Fumé, intensely flavoured with stone fruits, minerality and an appealing back-note of grapefruit bitterness. 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Established only in 2018, this is the only wine in the range one might pick as a varietal Sauvignon, yet there is ample intensity and texture to balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eFrom a selection of lieux-dits, the vineyards cover the gamut of Pouilly’s soil types (including, limestone, silica and flint). The grapes were primarily whole-bunch pressed with some crushing for structure, and aging took place in stainless steel tanks on the lees, for between six and eight months. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eStyled for early drinking—which is not always the case at this domaine—expect pure aromas of fresh orchard fruits, white florals and a whisper of wet pebble minerality. It’s a high-impact Pouilly-Fumé, intensely flavoured with stone fruits, minerality and an appealing back-note of grapefruit bitterness. 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The grapes were hand-harvested into small bins and indigenous yeast fermentation occurred in tank. —an even rarer approach! For good measure, Paterson explains that during natural fermentation, a good portion of malic acidity drops out of the wine. This results in more palate breadth and means he can ferment all the sugars without having to rely on artificial balance. The wine was aged on lees for nine months over winter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIf Paterson is seeking craft wine that speaks of the vineyard, is hugely drinkable and is great with food, then it’s tick, tick, tick! Opening with a pungent and aromatic nose, the palate is well-textured, crisp and moreish, driven by mouth-watering tangy energy. 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Coupled with Mellot’s meticulous biodynamic farming and low yields, it’s a terroir responsible for some of Sancerre’s most striking and atypical wines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAs usual, 50% of this wine underwent fermentation in huge wooden fermenters and was raised in oak casks—a fact that in no way compromises the fabulous purity and energy on offer. The balance of the wine was fermented and raised in traditional concrete vats before blending. All the wine was aged on fine lees for a period of roughly 12 months, further enhancing the wine’s famously deep and pulpy texture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eReminiscent of top-flight Chablis, those who crave flesh, purity and tension in their white wines can expect great company here. From a cooler year that harks back to the incisive 2017, it’s charged with vivid citrus flavours and chalky texture, expertly offset by electric acidity and mouth-watering salinity. 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Coupled with Mellot’s meticulous biodynamic farming and low yields, it’s a terroir responsible for some of Sancerre’s most striking and atypical wines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAs usual, 50% of this wine underwent fermentation in huge wooden fermenters and was raised in oak casks—a fact that in no way compromises the fabulous purity and energy on offer. The balance of the wine was fermented and raised in traditional concrete vats before blending. All the wine was aged on fine lees for a period of roughly 12 months, further enhancing the wine’s famously deep and pulpy texture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eReminiscent of top-flight Chablis, those who crave flesh, purity and tension in their white wines can expect great company here. From a cooler year that harks back to the incisive 2017, it’s charged with vivid citrus flavours and chalky texture, expertly offset by electric acidity and mouth-watering salinity. The wine unfolds on the palate not unlike a coiled white Burgundy. A great Moussière.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273742188772,"sku":"20852-750","price":101.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/ab3cc88b-5532-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20852-750.png?v=1662966417"},{"product_id":"alphonse-mellot-sancerre-les-romains-2020","title":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Les Romains 2020 (1500ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. Another Mellot cuvée from outside of La Moussière, the lieu-dit of Les Romains is named after the Roman road that led down to the Loire River crossing. It lies almost directly south of the town, over the fault line marking a vein of flint. While these soils may suggest a strong resemblance to the nearby terroir in Pouilly-Fumé, the vines don’t have to dig deep before hitting pure limestone. The vineyard covers 1.9 hectares and is planted to a density of 9,000 vines per hectare. Vacheron and Gitton Père also tend vines in this great vineyard. In general terms, from Les Romains you get racier acidity and more lime and citrus than the Mellot cuvées from La Moussière. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eLike all Mellot’s fruit, the grapes were hand-picked. Fermentation took place in 13-hectolitre tronconique casks and the wine was aged on fine lees for 12 months. It’s a striking, super-charged Sancerre, galloping with pristine and succulent white orchard fruit. Chalky textures entwine with limpid mineral freshness and it finishes with a note of grapefruit, and exceptional focus and length.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273742254308,"sku":"20853-1500","price":372.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/1787731e-8d17-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20853-1500.png?v=1660776352"},{"product_id":"alphonse-mellot-sancerre-les-romains-2021","title":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Les Romains 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. Another Mellot cuvée from outside of La Moussière, the lieu-dit of Les Romains is named after the Roman road that led down to the Loire River crossing. It lies almost directly south of the town, over the fault line marking a vein of flint. While these soils may suggest a strong resemblance to the nearby terroir in Pouilly-Fumé, the vines don’t have to dig deep before hitting pure limestone. The vineyard covers 1.9 hectares and is planted to a density of 9,000 vines per hectare. Vacheron and Gitton Père also tend vines in this great vineyard. In general terms, from Les Romains you get racier acidity and more lime and citrus than the Mellot cuvées from La Moussière. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273742352612,"sku":"20853-750","price":173.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/6a0d31db-5132-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20853-750.png?v=1662966421"},{"product_id":"alphonse-mellot-sancerre-generation-dix-neuf-2018","title":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Génération Dix-Neuf 2018 (1500ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. Together with its sister-in-arms Cuvée Edmond, Dix-Neuf is the antithesis of modern, ‘textbook’ Sancerre. This jaw-dropping Sancerre is drawn from the oldest vines in the Moussière vineyard (approximately 100 years of age), cropped at Grand Cru Burgundy-level yields (in fact the lower end of this range). The wine was fermented and raised in 2,000-litre, tronconique wooden tanks for 12 months before a spell in steel on lees. Only 500 cases per year get to see the light of day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIt’s an intense, arresting wine, unfolding in a dizzying array of citrus oil, hints of pepper, tonic, iodine, pear sorbet and spice. Yet these complex aromas play behind an almost otherworldly weightless structure and crackling energy. Imagine the intensity and texture of great white Burgundy, but with the racy core of acidity you find in great Riesling or Chenin Blanc. As difficult they are to describe, both this and the cuvée Edmond below stack up to the finest whites on the planet; both are intensely mineral Sancerres that make a bold statement about what Sauvignon Blanc can be.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273742385380,"sku":"20854-1500","price":480.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/b32c1e4a-5032-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20854-1500.png?v=1662966452"},{"product_id":"alphonse-mellot-sancerre-generation-dix-neuf-2019","title":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Génération Dix-Neuf 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. Together with its sister-in-arms Cuvée Edmond, Dix-Neuf is the antithesis of modern, ‘textbook’ Sancerre. This jaw-dropping Sancerre is drawn from the oldest vines in the Moussière vineyard (approximately 100 years of age), cropped at Grand Cru Burgundy-level yields (in fact the lower end of this range). The wine was fermented and raised in 2,000-litre, tronconique wooden tanks for 12 months before a spell in steel on lees. Only 500 cases per year get to see the light of day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIt’s an intense, arresting wine, unfolding in a dizzying array of citrus oil, hints of pepper, tonic, iodine, pear sorbet and spice. Yet these complex aromas play behind an almost otherworldly weightless structure and crackling energy. Imagine the intensity and texture of great white Burgundy, but with the racy core of acidity you find in great Riesling or Chenin Blanc. As difficult they are to describe, both this and the cuvée Edmond below stack up to the finest whites on the planet; both are intensely mineral Sancerres that make a bold statement about what Sauvignon Blanc can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273742450916,"sku":"20854-750","price":227.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/e951b597-4f32-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20854-750.png?v=1662966425"},{"product_id":"alphonse-mellot-sancerre-edmond-2019","title":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Edmond 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. Like the Dix-Neuf, Edmond is hand-harvested from old vines in the Moussière vineyard. Here, the wine comes from a range of 50- to 90-year-old vines on the southerly slope of the site, where the Saint-Doulchard marls give way to a blanket of weathered limestone rocks that are locally called calcaires à astartes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eCropped even lower than the Dix-Neuf, Edmond’s fermentation and élevage took place in 600-litre barrels, with a portion raised in a 2,000-litre wooden, egg-shaped Taransaud ovum (the only other ovum we have encountered in the Loire is across the river, chez Dagueneau). It was aged on fine lees for around 12 months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAs if carved from the stones themselves, this is a profound and structured white wine with an intense depth of white stone fruit, white flowers and all kinds of citrus. It has layers, aromatic complexity, tension, precision, profound minerality and striking length. These wines can live 20 to 30 years easily, and typically only start to peak after five to 10 years. 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The wine was naturally fermented in a combination of tank, neutral barrels and clay amphora, and five per cent of the fruit was fermented on skins for two to three weeks. The wine sat on lees for three months before being bottled unfined. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pyramid Valley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273744744676,"sku":"20910-750","price":38.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/cba0cb92-4527-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20910-750.png?v=1661920742"},{"product_id":"guilhem-j-hugues-goisot-saint-bris-corps-de-garde-blanc-2019","title":"Domaine Goisot Saint-Bris Corps de Garde Blanc 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. This house favourite is made from Fié Gris (aka Sauvignon Gris). Fié Gris used to be a much more commonly planted variety around Auxerre, but its fickle, low-yielding nature (on average it yields 35-40% less than Sauvignon Blanc) sealed its fate. Luckily for us, the Goisots have persevered and today, their old vines of Fié Gris flourish in the rich, red-brown clay and limestone soils of the Côte de la Canne, Cornevin and Moury vineyards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eUnlike the Sauvignon Blanc wines, this bottling was partly fermented and raised in old 500-litre barrels. It’s always one of Burgundy’s leftfield gems, and Goisot has nailed this release. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe 2019 opens with pungent aromas of zippy citrus, white fruits, some subtle herbaceous tones and enticing savoury scents. On the plate, it is fresh and saline, with ripe citrus flavours, pitch-perfect acidity, textural prowess and a phenolic nip to close. It will match brilliantly with a variety of seafood and white meat dishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Goisot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273751331044,"sku":"21044-750","price":62.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/b2da60fb-7618-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_21044-750.png?v=1660776531"},{"product_id":"domaine-du-salvard-aoc-cheverny-blanc-lheritiere-2010","title":"Domaine du Salvard AOC Cheverny Blanc l'Heritiere 2010","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eDomaine du Salvard quietly go about their business producing true, classic Cheverny that is both delicious and elegant. The Delaille brothers have focused their attention on growing fresh, lively Sauvignon Blanc, deeply rooted in the sand, clay, and limestone plains of north-eastern Touraine. Gilbert and his sons have also made their own contributions to the heritage of the Domaine, including the introduction of sustainable farming practices into the vineyards, as well as temperature-controlled vinification equipment to the winery.  Having worked with the Unique Sauvignon for a handful of years now, we have turned our attention to Salvard's terrific value AOC Cheverny wines. L'Heritiere is Salvards funky old-vine\/low yield bottling. As with the regular Cherveny it's roughly 85% Sauvignon Blanc and  15% Chardonnay, all hand harvested, from the Estate's oldest, limestone rooted vines.  Both varieties are barrel fermented separately before blending and it is bottled unfiltered. A captivating, exotic white Loire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salvard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273824927972,"sku":"9919-750","price":58.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/8d8f8cf4-f140-ee11-ac3c-0aa7bbf44e76_9919-750.png?v=1692745265"},{"product_id":"alphonse-mellot-sancerre-les-herses-2013","title":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Les Herses 2013","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. Museum Release (shipped 2022). Any who doubt Sancerre’s ability to age is in for a shock. Planted to both Pinot Noir and Sauvignon, Les Herses is southeast-exposed on flinty clay soils. Mellot farms a 1.6-hectare parcel of vines which were planted in the early 1970s. These vines produce a structured and stony Sancerre that can appear a touch austere in its youth, a character that makes Les Herses a great candidate for the cellar. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43382910583012,"sku":"20848-750","price":167.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/e5fa7dee-5432-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20848-750.png?v=1662966403"},{"product_id":"alphonse-mellot-sancerre-la-demoiselle-blanc-2020","title":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot Sancerre La Demoiselle Blanc 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. La Demoiselle was established on a small, east-facing hillside in 1951, and is one of Sancerre’s easier vineyards to locate, just below the Panoramic Hotel on the edge of the village. The deep soils are a mix of flint and flinty clay, the town being situated over the fault that runs through the appellation. While the winemaking essentially mirrors that of La Moussière, the yields here are somewhat lower still.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eYou can expect a more restrained aromatic profile than La Moussière, with scents of chalky, flinty minerality in the lead supported by citrus backing. It packs a serious punch on the palate with silky yellow fruits shot through with vibrant acidity, finishing with a tantalizing nip of grapefruit bitterness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43382910681316,"sku":"20849-750","price":149.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/a1ad5d42-5532-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20849-750.png?v=1662966406"},{"product_id":"alphonse-mellot-pouilly-fume-2021","title":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot Pouilly-Fume 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. Mellot’s Pouilly-Fumé was originally bottled under the name of Alphonse Jr’s sister, Emmanuelle Mellot. Emmanuelle has recently moved on to start her own project, so the Pouilly now falls under the domaine banner. The parcel in question is 1.8 hectares of 40-year-old vines in the flint-rich terroir of Saint-Laurent-l’Abbaye, a village best known to the wine world as the origin of Dagueneau’s Pur Sang cuvée.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eFor those familiar with this estate’s Sancerre, the similarities born from hand-tended, biodynamic, low-cropped vines feeding off a mineral-rich site are again on offer here. The winemaking also follows a similar thread to the family’s Sancerre wines, although here 50% of the juice is fermented in stainless steel and the rest in used, tronconique oak casks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Alphonse Mellot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43382910779620,"sku":"20850-750","price":89.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/e8a5aa43-5632-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20850-750.png?v=1662966410"},{"product_id":"domaine-laroque-dantan-igp-cotes-du-lot-nephele-blanc-2017","title":"Domaine Laroque D'Antan IGP Côtes du Lot Néphèle Blanc 2017","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eDescribed by its growers as tasting like “crystalline limestone soaked in sunshine”, this remarkable white is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Gris, Mauzac and Verdanel. The two Sauvignons account for three-quarters of the blend (the Blanc cuttings were sourced from the great limestone and flint vineyards of Dagueneau, Cotat and Vacheron in the upper Loire). The white portion of the vineyard is two hectares on the upper slope where the fractured Kimmeridgian is covered by just 20cm of workable topsoil before the vine roots tap into the rock below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIn traditional field blend style, all the grapes were whole-bunch pressed and co-fermented, a process that can take up to three months as the wild yeasts do their work. Emmanuel Bourguignon used a mix of mature barrels (70%) and stainless steel for fermentation. Aging was for 10 months in used barrels sourced from Domaine Jacques Selosse. 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The white portion of the vineyard is two hectares on the upper slope, where the fractured Kimmeridgian is covered by just 20cm of workable topsoil before the vine roots tap into the rock below. In traditional field blend style, all the grapes were whole-bunch pressed and co-fermented, which can take up to three months as the wild yeasts do their work. Emmanuel Bourguignon used a mix of mature barrels (70%) and stainless steel for fermentation. Aging was for 10 months in used barrels sourced from Domaine Jacques Selosse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen faced with a glass of wine as original as this, it’s natural to search for a comparison. In this case, our pursuit goes unrequited. This is a wine of contrasts, with the pungency of ripe orchard fruits countered by saline freshness; honey blossom sings of spring, while earthy notes point to autumn. Treble and bass. The mouthfeel is layered and complex, with pinpoint acidity leavening an otherwise dense core of flavour. 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Boulay farms two parcels in this terroir, including one within the original Clos of this vineyard, established by the monks of Beaujeu in the Middle Ages. This parcel is historically known as Le Grand Clos. For this reason, Boulay names this wine Clos de Beaujeu rather than the more ubiquitous Cul de Beaujeu. In his book entitled Le Vignoble de Chavignol, Thibaut Boulay notes that this vineyard first appears in documents dating to 1328 as the Clausus de Bellojoco, an indication of this terroir’s age-old origins. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVines on this slope of Kimmeridgian limestone and clay (terre blanches) sit between 30 and (a remarkable) 110 years old. The soils here are particularly rocky—limestone rich and strewn with fossils—making this parcel very difficult to farm. A second, even steeper parcel at a 60 per cent gradient lies closer to the village. 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